1960 Wichita Shockers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1960

| team = Wichita Shockers

| sport = football

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| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 8–2

| conf_record = 3–0

| head_coach = Hank Foldberg

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Veterans Field

| champion = MVC champion

}}

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.{{cite web|title=1960 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=April 9, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wichita-state/1960-schedule.html}} 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.

Schedule

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|September 17|||Denver|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|L 19-28|11,114|{{cite news|title=Denver Tops Wichita 28-19|newspaper=Great Bend Daily Tribune|date=September 18, 1960|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30464232/denver_tops_wichita_2819/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 24|||Xavier|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|W 20-13|8,571|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle-wichita-u-gains-1st-w/124440018/|work=The Wichita Sunday Eagle|title=Wichita U. gains 1st win of year; Stops Xavier 20–13|date=September 25, 1960|accessdate=May 11, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 1||at|Montana State|Gatton Field|Bozeman, MT|W 14-3|6,000|

|October 15||at|Cincinnati|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 25-8|19,000|

|October 22||at|New Mexico State|Memorial Stadium|Las Cruces, NM|L 8-40|8,616|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-wichita-ruined-as-new-mexico/169806041/|newspaper=Tulsa World|title=Wichita ruined as New Mexico State wins, 40–8|date=October 23, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 29|||{{cfb link|year=1960 |team=Dayton Flyers |title=Dayton}}|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|W 7-6|5,992|

|November 5||at|Tulsa|Skelly Field|Tulsa, OK|W 21-20|11,226|

|November 11||at|{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}|Drake Stadium|Des Moines, IA|W 32-7|3,500|

|November 19|||North Texas State|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|W 34-6|10,454|{{cite news|title=Wichita wins 34–6 to nab Valley title|newspaper=The Salina Journal|date=November 20, 1960|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88244700/wichita-wins-346-to-nab-valley-title/|accessdate=November 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 24|2:00 p.m.||West Texas State|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|W 31-14|6,751–6,900|{{cite news |last=Hodge |first=Bill |title=Foldberg to Stand On Line-up |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/173473593/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 23, 1960 |page=7A |access-date=May 30, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Hodge |first=Bill |title=Shockers Wrap Up 8-2 Season Mark |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/eagle/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 25, 1960 |pages=2C, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/173473815/ 5C] |access-date=May 30, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Buffs Fall in Finale|newspaper=Amarillo Globe-Times|date=November 25, 1960|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30460841/buffs_fall_in_finale/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Schedule/Results (1960 Wichita) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/215043 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |work=NCAA Statistics |access-date=April 13, 2025 }}

References

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