1978 Wichita State Shockers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1978
| 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 = Jim Wright
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Cessna Stadium
}}
{{1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1978 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Wright, the team compiled a 4–7 record.{{cite news|title=1978 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=February 26, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wichita-state/1978-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1978
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 20–10
| attend = 30,518
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72137255/wichita-turns-back-o-state/|work=The Daily Oklahoman|title=Wichita turns back O-State|date=September 10, 1978|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = New Mexico
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 14–16
| attend = 18,016
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72137540/lobo-wright-wracks-wichita-1614/|work=Albuquerque Journal|title=Lobo Wright wracks Wichita, 16–14|date=September 17, 1978|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Idaho
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 28–6
| attend = 13,123
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72137943/wsu-trounces-idaho-286/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=WSU trounces Idaho 28–6|date=September 24, 1978|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = West Texas State
| site_stadium = Kimbrough Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Canyon, TX
| score = 38–37
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72138357/shockers-rally-nip-west-texas/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=Shockers rally, nip West Texas|date=October 1, 1978|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Drake Stadium
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 22–48
| attend = 9,230
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72138702/bulldogs-take-valley-lead-4822/|work=The Des Moines Register|title=Bulldogs take Valley lead, 48–22|date=October 8, 1978|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Memphis State
| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| score = 13–26
| attend = 19,813
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72139132/memphis-rally-tips-shockers/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=Memphis rally tips Shockers|date=October 15, 1978|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 33–7
| attend = 12,026
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72139484/shockers-short-circuit-saluki-hopes/|work=Southern Illinoisan|title=Shockers short-circuit Saluki hopes|date=October 22, 1978|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = l
| opponent = New Mexico State
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 21–31
| attend = 13,168
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72139898/aggies-victorious-3121/|work=Albuquerque Journal|title=Aggies victorious, 31–21|date=October 29, 1978|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Louisville
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 20–38
| attend = 10,812
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72140268/poole-fumbles-fumes-rushes-to-record/|work=The Courier-Journal|title=Poole fumbles, fumes, rushes to record book|date=November 5, 1978|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| opponent = Tulsa
| site_stadium = Cessna Stadium
| site_cityst = Wichita, KS
| score = 13–27
| attend = 6,519
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72140852/tulsa-belts-shockers/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=Tulsa belts Shockers|date=November 12, 1978|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Indiana State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, IN
| score = 18–42
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72141451/isu-crushes-shocks/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=ISU crushes Shocks|date=October 19, 1978|accessdate=February 26, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
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