The 1966 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach George Karras, the team compiled a 2–8 record (1–3 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 314 to 119.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
| 1966 Wichita State Shockers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 2–8 (1–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Southern Illinois* | L 7–17 | 6,000 | [2] | |||
| October 1 | Cincinnati | L 6–20 | |||||
| October 8 | at Drake* | L 16–34 | |||||
| October 15 | at New Mexico State* | L 17–45 | 17,500 | [3] | |||
| October 22 | at Arkansas* | L 0–41 | |||||
| October 29 | Louisville |
| W 9–2 | ||||
| November 5 | Wyoming* |
| L 0–55 | ||||
| November 12 | North Texas State |
| L 13–30 | 5,444 | [4] | ||
| November 19 | Colorado State* |
| W 37–23 | ||||
| November 24 | at Tulsa | L 14–47 | |||||
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References edit
- ^ "1966 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
- ^ Abe J. Perilman (October 16, 1966). "Aggies Rob Wichita State Blind: Intercept Six Passes In 45-17 Victory". Las Cruces Sun-News. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N. Texas runs over Wichita". The Hays Daily News. November 13, 1966. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.