1959 Wichita Shockers football team

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1959 Wichita Shockers football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Veterans Field
Seasons
←  1958
1960  →
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State + 3 –1 –09 –2 –0
Houston + 3 –1 –03 –7 –0
Tulsa 2 –2 –05 –5 –0
Wichita 1 –2 –15 –4 –1
Cincinnati 0 –3 –1 5 –4  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Woody Woodard, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of five teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 181 to 161. [1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Kansas State *
W 19–012,500
September 26 Hardin–Simmons *
W 27–1312,293 [2]
October 9at George Washington *
W 21–04,500 [3]
October 17 Cincinnati
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
T 28–2815,000
October 24at Oklahoma State *
L 14–3430,000
October 31at North Texas State
L 0–12 [4]
November 7 Houston
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 13–2812,000 [5]
November 14 Drake *
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 20–74,000
November 21at Dayton *
L 13–18
November 26 Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 26–216,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1959 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Shocks end Cowboys jinx in 27–13 defeat of Hardin–Simmons". The Wichita Eagle. September 27, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Young puts teeth in Wichita attack". The Kansas City Times. October 10, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "North Texas posts 12–0 grid win". The El Paso Times. November 1, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cougars cinch 2nd with 28–13 win". The Galveston Daily News. November 8, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "1959-60 Wichita St. Shockers; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 13, 2025.
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