1959 Wichita Shockers football team

1959 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State + 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Houston + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
1 – 2 – 1 5 – 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 26Hardin–Simmons*
W 27–1312,293[2]
October 9at George Washington*
W 21–04,500[3]
October 17Cincinnati
  • 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 7Houston
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 13–2812,000[5]
November 14Drake*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 20–74,000
November 21at Dayton*
L 13–18
November 26Tulsa
  • 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. ^ "Schedule/Results (1959 Wichita)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
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