1982 Wichita State Shockers football team

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1982 Wichita State Shockers football
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Ben Blacknall (4th season)
Home stadium Cessna Stadium
Seasons
←  1981
1983  →
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Wichita State 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Southern Illinois 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
Indiana State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Drake 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
New Mexico State 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
West Texas State 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
Illinois State 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1982 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University (MVC) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Willie Jeffries, the Shockers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the MVC. 1982 proved to be the final winning season for the Shocker football program. Wichita State went 3–8 in each of the following four seasons before the university ended sponsorship of football following the 1986 campaign.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 47:30 p.m. Missouri–Rolla *
W 51–1420,120 [1]
September 111:30 p.m.at Kansas *
W 13–1041,500 [2]
September 187:30 p.m. Ball State *
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 33–2024,911 [3]
September 251:30 p.m.at Kansas State *
L 7–3140,100 [4]
October 21:30 p.m.at West Texas State
W 24–2110,212–12,500 [5]
October 91:30 p.m.at Illinois State
W 48–1411,061 [6]
October 161:30 p.m. New Mexico State
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–2623,500–23,506 [7]
October 231:30 p.m. UT Arlington *
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 30–1318,117 [8]
October 301:30 p.m. Tulsa
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 21–3028,450 [9]
November 61:00 p.m.at Drake
W 38–297,810 [10]
November 132:00 p.m.at Wyoming *
L 20–248,713 [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "McJunkins rules game as Wichita State socks Missouri–Rolla". The Kansas City Star. September 5, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Wichita bomb puts Jayhawks in shock". The Kansas City Star. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Ball State improves, yet loses to Wichita State". The Star Press. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wildcats shuck Shockers, 31–7". The Manhattan Mercury. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Shocks move to 4–1". The Wichita Eagle. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Prince turns ISU into paupers". The Pantagraph. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Shockers nose out NMSU". El Paso Times. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Opportunity knocks but Movin' Mavs fail to answer". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1982. p. B6. Retrieved February 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tulsa harvests Shockers". The Daily Oklahoman. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "What a time Wichita State has: Quick start stings Drake, 38–29". The Des Moines Register. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Cowboys triumph in 'thriller'". Casper Star-Tribune. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "1982 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  13. ↑ "1982-83 Wichita St. Shockers; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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