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The Wichita State Shockers football team was the college football program of Wichita State University in Wichita, Kansas.The Shockers fielded a team from 1897 to 1986. [2] [3] They played their home games at Cessna Stadium and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference until the program was discontinued.
Head coach Ben Wilson, 14 players, and 16 others died on October 2 in the Wichita State University football team plane crash. Bob Seaman took over as head coach after the crash. The team's statistical leaders included Rick Baehr with 513 passing yards, Don Gilley with 290 rushing yards and 12 points scored, Bill Moore with 175 receiving yards. [2]
In its second season under head coach Bob Seaman, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8 record with mark of 0–5 in conference play, finished last out of seven teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 268 to 149. [1] [2] The team played its home games at Cessna Stadium in Wichita, Kansas.
Wichita State University was also the first Division I-A school to hire a black head coach in college football, Willie Jeffries in 1979. [9] In 1978 place kicker Joe Williams tied University of Arkansas All-American kicker Steve Little and University of Texas kicker Russell Erxleben for the longest kick in NCAA history after kicking a 67-yard ...
The team played its home games at Cessna Stadium in Wichita, Kansas. The 1972 season was the Shockers' first with a winning record since 1963. In the seven prior seasons, the program had compiled an 11–57 record and sustained tragedy in the 1970 Wichita State University football team plane crash .
The 1986 Wichita State Shockers football team represented Wichita State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. [1] The Shockers competed as an independent program and played their home games at Cessna Stadium. It was the Shockers 90th and final season.
The 1980 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Willie Jeffries, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record. [1]
The Wichita State Shockers football team was an NCAA Division I football program. The Shockers fielded a team from 1897 to 1986. The Shockers fielded a team from 1897 to 1986. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] They played home games at Cessna Stadium and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference when the program was discontinued in 1986.