The 1978 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Wright, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1]
| 1978 Wichita State Shockers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–4 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Cessna Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Oklahoma State* | W 20–10 | 30,518 | [2] | |
| September 16 | New Mexico* |
| L 14–16 | 18,016 | [3] |
| September 23 | Idaho* |
| W 28–6 | 13,123 | [4] |
| September 30 | at West Texas State | W 38–37 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | at Drake | L 22–48 | 9,230 | [6] | |
| October 14 | at Memphis State* | L 13–26 | 19,813 | [7] | |
| October 21 | Southern Illinois |
| W 33–7 | 12,026 | [8] |
| October 28 | New Mexico State |
| L 21–31 | 13,168 | [9] |
| November 4 | Louisville* |
| L 20–38 | 10,812 | [10] |
| November 11 | Tulsa |
| L 13–27 | 6,519 | [11] |
| November 18 | at Indiana State | L 18–42 | [12] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1978 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- ^ "Wichita turns back O-State". The Daily Oklahoman. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lobo Wright wracks Wichita, 16–14". Albuquerque Journal. September 17, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WSU trounces Idaho 28–6". The Wichita Eagle. September 24, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shockers rally, nip West Texas". The Wichita Eagle. October 1, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs take Valley lead, 48–22". The Des Moines Register. October 8, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis rally tips Shockers". The Wichita Eagle. October 15, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shockers short-circuit Saluki hopes". Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies victorious, 31–21". Albuquerque Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Poole fumbles, fumes, rushes to record book". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa belts Shockers". The Wichita Eagle. November 12, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ISU crushes Shocks". The Wichita Eagle. October 19, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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