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1957 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–9 (0–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons← 19561958 →
1957 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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 college 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. The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Arizona State*L 0–28
September 28Cincinnati
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 13–19
October 5at Oklahoma State*L 0–26
October 12Detroit*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 0–28
October 19at Hardin–Simmons*L 14–274,500
November 2Dayton*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 13–40
November 9Drake*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 14–7
November 16Houston
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–276,000
November 23at Villanova*L 6–24
November 30Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 0–244,844
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1957 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. "Titans Clobber Wichita, 28 to 0". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1957. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 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.
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