1967 Wichita State Shockers football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1967

| team = Wichita State Shockers

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Missouri Valley Conference

| short_conf = MVC

| record = 2–7–1

| conf_record = 0–4

| head_coach = Boyd Converse

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Veterans Field

}}

{{1967 Missouri Valley Conference football standings}}

The 1967 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Boyd Converse, the team compiled a 2–7–1 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished in last place out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 201 to 140.{{cite web|title=1967 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/1967-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1967

| poll = AP

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 16||Utah State|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|T 3-3|11,292–11,392|

|September 30||{{cfb link|year=1967|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|W 46-13|12,220|

|October 7|at|Cincinnati|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|L 6-14||

|October 14||New Mexico State|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|L 14-27|12,000|

|October 21|at|No. 10 Wyoming|War Memorial Stadium|Laramie, WY|L 7-30|18,141|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-cowboys-pin-wichita/155365351/|work=The Kansas City Star|title=Cowboys pin Wichita|date=October 22, 1967|accessdate=September 15, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 28|at|Louisville|Fairgrounds Stadium|Louisville, KY|L 17-24|10,000|

|November 4||Tulsa|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|L 0-14|12,803|

|November 11|at|North Texas State|Fouts Field|Denton, TX|L 14-20|18,900|{{cite news|title=Eagles fly by Wichita, 20–14|newspaper=The Salina Journal|date=November 12, 1967|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88133044/eagles-fly-by-wichita-2014/|accessdate=October 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 18||{{cfb link|year=1967|team=West Texas State Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}|Veterans Field|Wichita, KS|W 22-13|6,880|

|November 25|at|Colorado State|Colorado Field|Fort Collins, CO|L 11-43|6,500|

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=1967-68 Wichita St. Shockers; Schedule/Results |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/404289 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 14, 2025 }}

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