1969 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–8 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Memphis State $ 4 0 08 2 0
North Texas State 4 1 07 3 0
Louisville 2 3 05 4 1
Cincinnati 2 3 04 6 0
Wichita State 1 3 02 8 0
Tulsa 1 4 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1969 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Ben Wilson, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished fifth out of six teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 273 to 121.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 13Utah State*W 17–7
September 20at Florida State*L 0–24
September 27at Colorado State*L 21–50
October 4West Texas State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 14–24
October 11New Mexico State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–23
October 18at CincinnatiL 14–21
October 25at No. 4 Arkansas*L 14–52
November 8at North Texas StateL 0–47[2]
November 15at LouisvilleL 7–13
November 22Tulsa
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1969 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. "Yup, the gun was loaded; Shocks killed by rifle fire". The Wichita Eagle and Beacon. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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