1966 Wichita State Shockers football team

1966 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–8 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
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
Wichita State 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 6–20
October 8at Drake*
L 16–34
October 15at New Mexico State*
L 17–4517,500[3]
October 22at Arkansas*
L 0–41
October 29Louisville
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 9–2
November 5Wyoming*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 0–559,173[4]
November 12North Texas State
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 13–305,444[5]
November 19Colorado State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 37–23
November 24at Tulsa
L 14–47
  • *Non-conference game

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. ^ "Wyoming lambasts Shockers". Albuquerque Journal. November 6, 1966. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N. Texas runs over Wichita". The Hays Daily News. November 13, 1966. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.