1965 Wichita State Shockers football team

1965 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–7 (0–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1965 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Louisville 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Cincinnati 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach George Karras, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished last out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 170 to 120.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Montana State*
L 6–178,000[2][3]
October 2at Cincinnati
L 6–1410,000
October 9at Arizona State*
L 6–824,687[4]
October 16New Mexico State*
L 20–4510,800[5]
October 23Southern Illinois*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 27–09,615
October 30at Louisville
L 10–307,900
November 6at North Texas State
L 21–2414,000[6]
November 13Utah State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 21–197,266–7,500
November 20Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 3–1312,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1965 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bobcats upset Wichita State". The Independent-Record. September 26, 1965. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Montana State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "Arizona State nips Shockers". Tulsa World. October 10, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Abe J. Perilman (October 17, 1965). "Aggies Stomp Shockers 45-20: Locals Produce Best Offensive Punch Of Year". Las Cruces Sun-News. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "NTS hits late to jar Wichita". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 7, 1965. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Schedule/Results (1965 Wichita State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
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