The 1957 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 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Woody Woodard, the team compiled a 1–9 record (0–3 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 250 to 66.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
| 1957 Wichita Shockers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 1–9 (0–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Houston $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Arizona State* | L 0–28 | |||||
| September 28 | Cincinnati |
| L 13–19 | ||||
| October 5 | at Oklahoma State* | L 0–26 | |||||
| October 12 | Detroit* |
| L 0–28 | [2] | |||
| October 19 | at Hardin–Simmons* |
| L 14–27 | 4,500 | [3] | ||
| November 2 | Dayton* |
| L 13–40 | ||||
| November 9 | Drake* |
| W 14–7 | ||||
| November 16 | Houston |
| L 6–27 | 6,000 | |||
| November 23 | at Villanova* | L 6–24 | |||||
| November 30 | Tulsa |
| L 0–24 | 4,844 | |||
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References edit
- ^ "1957 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Titans Clobber Wichita, 28 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1957. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fred Sanner (October 20, 1957). "Cowboys Whack Wichita, 27-14: Ken Ford Passes For Three TD's". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.