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1967 Wichita State Shockers football team

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1967 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Texas State $ 4 0 0 7 1 1
Tulsa 3 1 0 7 3 0
Cincinnati 2 2 0 3 6 0
Louisville 1 3 0 5 5 0
Wichita State 0 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Boyd Converse, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished in last place out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 201 to 140.[2] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Utah State*T 3–311,392
September 30Drake*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 46–13
October 7at CincinnatiL 6–14
October 14New Mexico State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 14–27
October 21at No. 10 Wyoming*L 7–308,141[3]
October 28at LouisvilleL 17–24
November 4Tulsa
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 0–1412,803
November 11at North Texas StateL 14–2013,900[4]
November 18West Texas State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 22–13
November 25at Colorado State*L 11–43
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/mvc/1967.html
  2. ^ "1967 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cowboys pin Wichita". The Kansas City Star. October 22, 1967. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eagles fly by Wichita, 20–14". The Salina Journal. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.