1960 Wichita Shockers football team
The 1960 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wichita (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Hank Foldberg, the team compiled an 8–2 record (3–0 against MVC opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 145.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.
| 1960 Wichita Shockers football | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1960 record | 8–2 (3–0 MVC) |
| Head coach | Hank Foldberg (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Cessna Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Denver* | L 19–28 | [2] | ||||
| September 24 | Xavier* |
| W 20–13 | ||||
| October 1 | at Montana State* | Bozeman, MT | W 14–3 | ||||
| October 15 | at Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | W 25–8 | ||||
| October 22 | at New Mexico State* |
| L 8–40 | ||||
| October 29 | Dayton* |
| W 7–6 | ||||
| November 5 | at Tulsa |
| W 21–20 | ||||
| November 11 | at Drake* | Des Moines, IA | W 32–7 | ||||
| November 19 | North Texas State |
| W 34–6 | ||||
| November 24 | West Texas State* |
| W 31–14 | 6,751 | [3] | ||
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References
- "1960 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- "Denver Tops Wichita 28-19". Great Bend Daily Tribune. September 18, 1960. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Buffs Fall in Finale". Amarillo Globe-Times. November 25, 1960. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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