The 1976 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Wright, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the MVC.[1]
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 4–7 (2–2 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Cessna Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Texas State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | Northern Illinois* | W 21–0 | 27,311 | [2] | |
September 18 | at West Texas State | L 12–14 | [3] | ||
September 25 | at Colorado State* | L 3–24 | 24,680 | [4] | |
October 2 | at Louisville* | L 14–28 | 16,541 | [5] | |
October 9 | Fresno State* |
| W 30–24 | 12,609 | [6] |
October 16 | Drake |
| W 33–23 | 11,116 | [7] |
October 23 | at Memphis State* | L 0–31 | 15,555 | [8] | |
October 30 | Long Beach State* |
| L 14–24 | 8,431 | [9] |
November 6 | at New Mexico State | L 6–26 | 12,023 | [10] | |
November 13 | Indiana State* |
| L 17–20 | 3,019 | [11] |
November 20 | at Tulsa | W 30–13 | 12,425 | [12][13] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1976 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Northern bows on late surge". The Dispatch. September 12, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Texas punches Wichita State 14–12". The El Paso Times. September 19, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CSU rolls over Wichita State 24–3". Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. September 26, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prince and Stram lead win as U of L defense digs in". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Long Beach State wins again, 32–24". The Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1976. p. III-11. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake tumbles". Quad-City Times. October 17, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Memphis State rolls 31–0". The Tennessean. October 24, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "24–14 LBSU win may prove costly". Press-Telegram. October 31, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies jump on Shockers for 26–6 Valley win". The El Paso Times. November 7, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vandercook kick lifts ISU, 20–17". The Indianapolis Star. November 14, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shocking! WSU kicks wind out of Hurricane". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 21, 1976. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane Football Record & Fact Book 2022" (PDF). University of Tulsa. p. 185. Retrieved January 20, 2023.