1958 Wichita Shockers football team

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1958 Wichita Shockers football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Field
Seasons
←  1957
1959  →
1958 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State $ 2 –1 –17 –2 –1
Tulsa 2 –2 –07 –3 –0
Houston 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Cincinnati 1 –1 –26 –2 –2
Wichita 1 –2 –14 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1958 college football season. In its second season under head coach Woody Woodard, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in last place out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 200 to 148. [1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Bowling Green *
L 14–2010,107 [2]
September 27at Cincinnati *
T 16–16
October 4 Oklahoma State *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 12–43
October 11at No. T–19 Houston
L 0–4420,000
October 25at Hardin–Simmons *
L 6–13
November 1 Villanova *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 21–6
November 8 North Texas State
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 15–137,839 [3]
November 15at Drake *
W 32–8
November 22 George Washington *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 26–12 [4]
November 27at Tulsa
L 6–2510,818
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1958 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Shockers thwart North Texas State drives to capture 15 to 13 victory". The Wichita Eagle. November 9, 1958. Retrieved November 2, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wichita jumps on GW, 26–12". The Manhattan Mercury. November 23, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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