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1969 Wichita State Shockers football team

1969 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–8 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 5 – 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 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Tulsa 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Memphis State and Wichita State's games against Florida State counted in the conference standings.

The 1969 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Ben Wilson, the Shockers compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 against conference opponents), ties for fifth place 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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 131:30 p.m.Utah State*
W 17–728,245–28,248
September 206:33 p.m.at Florida State[n 1]
L 0–2431,821
September 272:30 p.m.at Colorado State*
L 21–5020,751[2]
October 41:30 p.m.West Texas State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 14–2415,145
October 111:30 p.m.New Mexico State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–2313,762
October 1812:30 p.m.at Cincinnati
L 14–218,416
October 252:00 p.m.at No. 4 Arkansas*
L 14–5236,000–36,178[3]
November 82:00 p.m.at North Texas State
L 0–4717,300[4]
November 155:56 p.m.at Louisville
L 7–135,209
November 221:30 p.m.Tulsa
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–1219,878
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Notes

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  1. ^ Wichita State's game against Florida State counted in the MVC standings.

References

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  1. ^ The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1970 (80th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1970. p. 48. Retrieved January 13, 2025 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Colorado State rips Wichita State, 50–21". The Kansas City Star. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eichler, Burnett pace Hogs in romp over Wichita". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 26, 1969. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – 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.
  5. ^ "1969 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  6. ^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Wichita State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 14, 2025.