1958 Wichita Shockers football team

The 1958 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Woody Woodard, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in last place out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 200 to 148.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

1958 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1958 record4–5–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1958 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Texas State $ 2 1 1  7 2 1
Cincinnati 1 1 2  6 2 2
Tulsa 2 2 0  7 3 0
Houston 2 2 0  5 4 0
Wichita 1 2 1  4 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20Bowling Green*L 14–20
September 27at Cincinnati*T 16–16
October 4Oklahoma State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 12–43
October 11at No. 19 HoustonL 0–44
October 25at Hardins–Simmons*
L 6–13
November 1Villanova*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 21–6
November 8North Texas State
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 15–13
November 15at Drake*W 32–8
November 22George Washington*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 26–12
November 27at TulsaL 6–25
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1958 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
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