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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
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
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
Wichita State 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

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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

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  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.