1969 Wichita State Shockers football team

1969 Wichita State Shockers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	2–8 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach	Ben Wilson (1st season)
Home stadium	Cessna Stadium

1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Memphis State $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
North Texas State	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Louisville	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wichita State	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Tulsa	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	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.^[2] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Utah State*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 17–7	28,248
September 20	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–24	31,821
September 27	at Colorado State*	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO	L 21–50	20,751	[3]
October 4	West Texas State*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 14–24
October 11	New Mexico State*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 6–23
October 18	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–21
October 25	at No. 4 Arkansas*	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 14–52	36,178
November 8	at North Texas State	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 0–47	17,300	[4]
November 15	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	L 7–13
November 22	Tulsa	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 28–12	19,878
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1969.html
2. "1969 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
3. "Colorado State rips Wichita State, 50–21". The Kansas City Star. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "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.