1967 Wichita State Shockers football team

1967 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1967 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Tulsa 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cincinnati 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisville 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Boyd Converse, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished in last place out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 201 to 140.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Utah State*
T 3–311,292–11,392
September 30Drake*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 46–1312,220
October 7at Cincinnati
L 6–1412,500
October 14New Mexico State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 14–2712,000
October 21at No. 10 Wyoming*
L 7–3018,141[2]
October 28at Louisville
L 17–2410,000
November 4Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 0–1412,803
November 11at North Texas State
L 14–2018,900[3]
November 18West Texas State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 22–136,880
November 25at Colorado State*
L 11–436,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1967 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Cowboys pin Wichita". The Kansas City Star. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eagles fly by Wichita, 20–14". The Salina Journal. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Schedule/Results (1967 Wichita State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
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