1959 Wichita Shockers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1959

| team = Wichita Shockers

| sport = football

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| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 5–4–1

| conf_record = 1–2–1

| head_coach = Woody Woodard

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = Veterans Field

}}

The 1959 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1959 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Woody Woodard, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of five teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 181 to 161.{{cite web|title=1959 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=August 21, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wichita-state/1959-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

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|September 19|at|Kansas State|Memorial Stadium|Manhattan, KS|W 19-0|12,500|

|September 26||Hardin–Simmons|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|W 27-13|12,293|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-shocks-end-cowboys-jin/169748974/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=Shocks end Cowboys jinx in 27–13 defeat of Hardin–Simmons|date=September 27, 1959|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 9|at|George Washington|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|W 21-0|4,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69806831/young-puts-teeth-in-wichita-attack/|work=The Kansas City Times|title=Young puts teeth in Wichita attack|date=October 10, 1959|accessdate=February 9, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 17||Cincinnati|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|T 28-28|15,000|

|October 24|at|Oklahoma State|Lewis Field|Stillwater, OK|L 14-34|30,000|

|October 31|at|North Texas State|Fouts Field|Denton, TX|L 0-12||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-north-texas-posts-120-gri/169752349/|work=The El Paso Times|title=North Texas posts 12–0 grid win|date=November 1, 1957|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 7||Houston|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|L 13-28|12,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-galveston-daily-news-cougars-cinch-2/169751761/|work=The Galveston Daily News|title=Cougars cinch 2nd with 28–13 win|date=November 8, 1957|accessdate=April 6, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 14||{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|W 20-7|4,000|

|November 21|at|{{cfb link|year=1959|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}|Baujan Field|Dayton, OH|L 13-18||

|November 26||Tulsa|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|W 26-21|6,000|

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{{cite web |author= |title=1959-60 Wichita St. Shockers; Schedule/Results |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/214493 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 13, 2025 }}

References

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