1973 Wichita State Shockers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1973
| team = Wichita State Shockers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Missouri Valley Conference
| short_conf = MVC
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 2–4
| head_coach = Bob Seaman
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Cessna Stadium
}}
{{1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1973 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Seaman, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, finishing in fifth place in the MVC.{{cite news|title=1973 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=February 13, 2022|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wichita-state/1973-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1973
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Kyle Field
| site_cityst = College Station, TX
| score = 0–48
| attend = 31,474
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94897141/texas-am-pulverizes-wichita-state-squad/|work=San Angelo Standard-Times|title=Texas A&M pulverizes Wichita State squad, 48–0|date=September 16, 1974|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Arkansas State
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 14–12
| attend = 13,151
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94897548/shockers-get-goin-with-owen/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=Shockers get goin' with Owen|date=September 23, 1973|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Las Cruces, NM
| score = 18–44
| attend = 10,775
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94898030/aggies-over-wichita/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Aggies over Wichita|date=September 30, 1973|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 7:02 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = Fairgrounds Stadium
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| score = 10–24
| attend = 28,631
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94898475/cardinals-top-wichita-state/|work=The Park City Daily News|title=Cardinals top Wichita State|date=October 7, 1973|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 18–13
| attend = 11,931–11,951
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94898819/wichita-st-18-fresno-st-13/|work=The Sacramento Bee|title=Wichita St. 18, Fresno St. 13|date=October 14, 1973|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| score = 6–27
| attend = 8,680
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94899240/cincinnati-freshman-throttles-wichita-st/|work=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|title=Cincinnati freshman throttles Wichita State|date=October 21, 1973|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=West Texas State Buffaloes|title=West Texas State}}
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 30–14
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94899557/wichita-state-pins-west-texas-3014/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Wichita State pins West Texas 30–14|date=October 28, 1973|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1973|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 10–13
| attend = 11,921
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94899863/bulldogs-give-shockers-a-touch-of-pride/|work=The Wichita Beacon|title=Bulldogs give Shockers a touch of pride, 13–10 loss|date=November 4, 1973|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 2:05 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = North Texas State
| site_stadium = Fouts Field
| site_cityst = Denton, TX
| score = 21–31
| attend = 16,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88093585/flanker-leads-north-texas/|work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|title=Flanker leads North Texas|date=November 11, 1973|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Long Beach State
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 10–35
| attend = 7,863
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94900396/49ers-finally-win-one/|work=News-Pilot|title=49ers finally win one|date=November 18, 1973|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 28–19
| attend = 6,548
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94900764/shocks-gain-upset-victory-over-tulsa/|work=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|title=Shocks gain upset victory over Tulsa|date=October 25, 1975|accessdate=February 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=1973-74 Wichita St. Shockers; Schedule/Results |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/364106 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 15, 2025 }}
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