1966 Wichita State Shockers football team

1966 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–8 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1966 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tulsa + 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Louisville 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1966 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach George Karras, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 314 to 119.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Southern Illinois*
L 7–176,000[2]
October 1Cincinnati
L 6–2010,373
October 8at Drake*
L 16–349.500
October 15at New Mexico State*
L 17–4517,500[3]
October 22at Arkansas*
L 0–4142,000[4]
October 29Louisville
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 9–27,133
November 5Wyoming*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 0–559,133–9,173[5]
November 12North Texas State
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 13–305,444[6]
November 19Colorado State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 37–23
November 24at Tulsa
L 14–4714,500
  • *Non-conference game

[7]

References

  1. ^ "1966 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 13, 2022.
  3. ^ Abe J. Perilman (October 16, 1966). "Aggies Rob Wichita State Blind: Intercept Six Passes In 45-17 Victory". Las Cruces Sun-News. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Razorbacks zip by Wichita, 41–0". Valley Morning Star. October 23, 1966. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wyoming lambasts Shockers". Albuquerque Journal. November 6, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N. Texas runs over Wichita". The Hays Daily News. November 13, 1966. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Schedule/Results (1966 Wichita State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
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