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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]
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 Wichita State Shockers football program was a college football team that represented Wichita State University until the school discontinued football. The team had 32 head coaches since its first recorded football game in 1897. The last head coach for the team was Ron Chismar who first took the position for the 1984 season. [1]
[1] [2] The team played its home games at Cessna Stadium in Wichita, Kansas. During the prior season, the team lost 14 of its players and its head coach in the Wichita State University football team plane crash. Several players injured in the crash, including Randy Jackson, returned to play for the 1971 team.
The 1975 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season.
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.
Memphis State's game against Southern Miss and Cincinnati's game against Miami (OH) counted in the conference standings. The 1968 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season .