1968 Wichita State Shockers football team

1968 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record0–10 (0–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1968 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
North Texas State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Cincinnati 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wichita State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Memphis State's game against Southern Miss and Cincinnati's game against Miami (OH) counted in the conference standings.

The 1968 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Eddie Kriwiel, the team compiled a 0–10 record (0–5 against conference opponents), finished in last place out of six teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 342 to 131.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at West Texas State*
L 0–2615,100[2]
September 28at Utah State*
L 0–3810,324[3]
October 5Drake*
L 23–264,813[4]
October 12Colorado State*
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 15–378,226[5]
October 19Cincinnati
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 27–408,000[6]
October 26Louisville
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 14–216,309[7]
November 9at New Mexico State*
L 21–477,300[8]
November 16at Memphis State
L 18–4013,334[9]
November 23North Texas State
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–446,537[10]
November 28at Tulsa
L 7–238,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1968 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Buffs skate by Wichita". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Altie Taylor stars during Utag rout". Oakland Tribune. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Shockers score, but lose in final minute". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado State stops Wichita State, 37–15". Albuquerque Journal. October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cook pulls Cincy past Shockers". Tulsa World. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "21–14 triumph to Louisville". The Des Moines Register. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "New Mexico State bombs WSU, 47–21". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 10, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Memphis State led by Pierce". Austin American-Statesman. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "North Texas humbles Wichita". The Salina Journal. November 24, 1968. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tulsa salvages a final victory". The Commercial Appeal. November 29, 1968. Retrieved October 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Schedule/Results (1968 Wichita State)". NCAA Statisticss. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
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