1959 Wichita Shockers football team

1959 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
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
Wichita 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
  • + – 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 19–0
September 26Hardin–Simmons*
W 27–13
October 9at George Washington*
W 21–0[2]
October 17Cincinnati
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
T 28–28
October 24at Oklahoma State*
L 14–34
October 31at North Texas State
L 0–12
November 7Houston
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 13–2812,000
November 14Drake*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 20–7
November 21at Dayton*
L 13–18
November 26Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 26–216,000
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1959 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Young puts teeth in Wichita attack". The Kansas City Times. October 10, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.