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 college 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. Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells was a freshman linebacker on the team.
| 1960 Wichita Shockers football | |
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MVC champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 8–2 (3–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Denver* | L 19–28 | [2] | ||||
| September 24 | Xavier* |
| W 20–13 | 8,571 | [3] | ||
| October 1 | at Montana State* | W 14–3 | |||||
| October 15 | at Cincinnati | 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 | 11,226 | ||||
| November 11 | at Drake* | W 32–7 | |||||
| November 19 | North Texas State |
| W 34–6 | [4] | |||
| November 24 | West Texas State* |
| W 31–14 | 6,751 | [5] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wichita U. gains 1st win of year; Stops Xavier 20–13". The Wichita Sunday Eagle. September 25, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wichita wins 34–6 to nab Valley title". The Salina Journal. November 20, 1960. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Buffs Fall in Finale". Amarillo Globe-Times. November 25, 1960. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.