1958 Wichita Shockers football team

1958 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1958 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Cincinnati 1 – 1 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Tulsa 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Houston 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
1 – 2 – 1 4 – 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 20Bowling Green*
L 14–2010,107[2]
September 27at Cincinnati*
T 16–16
October 4Oklahoma State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 12–4314,015
October 11at No. T–19 Houston
L 0–4425,000[3]
October 25at Hardin–Simmons*
L 6–138,000[4]
November 1Villanova*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 21–69,280
November 8North Texas State
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 15–137,839[5]
November 15at Drake*
W 32–81,500
November 22George Washington*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 26–128,808[6]
November 27at Tulsa
L 6–2510,818
  • *Non-conference game

[7]

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. ^ "Cougars rip Wichita, 44–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 12, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cowboys nip Wichita, 13–6, on land drive". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 26, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Wichita jumps on GW, 26–12". The Manhattan Mercury. November 23, 1958. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Schedule/Results (1958 Wichita)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
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