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1969 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–8 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
Seasons← 19681970 →
1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
North Texas State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Tulsa 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Memphis State and Wichita State's games against Florida State counted in the conference standings.

The 1969 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Ben Wilson, the Shockers compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 against conference opponents), ties for fifth place in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 273 to 121. The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Utah State*W 17–728,248
September 20at Florida StateL 0–2431,821
September 27at Colorado State*L 21–5020,751
October 4West Texas State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 14–24
October 11New Mexico State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–23
October 18at CincinnatiL 14–21
October 25at No. 4 Arkansas*L 14–5236,178
November 8at North Texas StateL 0–4717,300
November 15at LouisvilleL 7–13
November 22Tulsa
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–1219,878
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Notes

  1. Wichita State's game against Florida State counted in the MVC standings.

References

  1. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1970 (80th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1970. p. 48. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1969.html
  3. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1970 (80th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1970. p. 48. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  4. "Colorado State rips Wichita State, 50–21". The Kansas City Star. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Yup, the gun was loaded; Shocks killed by rifle fire". The Wichita Eagle and Beacon. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "1969 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
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