1972 Wichita State Shockers football team

1972 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–5 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Louisville + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Drake + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
West Texas State + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Memphis State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Tulsa 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Texas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • West Texas State's game against Colorado State, Tulsa's game against TCU, and New Mexico State's game against New Mexico counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In its third season under head coach Bob Seaman, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place out of eight teams in the MVC and was outscored by a total of 228 to 156.[1] The team played its home games at Cessna Stadium in Wichita, Kansas.

The 1972 season was the Shockers' first with a winning record since 1963. In the seven prior seasons, the program had compiled an 11–57 record and sustained tragedy in the 1970 Wichita State University football team plane crash.

The team's statistical leaders included Tom Owen with 689 passing yards, Don Gilley with 446 rushing yards, Eddie Plopa with 269 receiving yards, and Don Burford and Don Gilley with 24 points each.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 97:30 p.m.Texas A&M*
L 13–3622,659[3]
September 161:30 p.m.at Tulsa
L 9–1021,000[4]
September 237:30 p.m.at Arkansas State*
W 6–06,500[5]
September 307:30 p.m.Southern Illinois*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 12–017,046[6]
October 77:30 p.m.North Texas State
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 23–618,257[7]
October 147:30 p.m.Cincinnati*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 20–1715,916[8]
October 217:30 p.m.Louisville
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 3–4622,521[9]
October 287:30 p.m.at West Texas State
L 16–2112,400[10]
November 4at Memphis State
L 14–5815,601[11]
November 112:00 p.m.Trinity (TX)*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 17–1417,171[12]
November 188:33 p.m.at New Mexico State
W 23–202,001[13]

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References

  1. ^ "1972 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "1972 Wichita State Shockers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Aggies smother Shockers". The Victoria Advocate. September 10, 1972. Retrieved March 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "O! Henry writes TU's winning script". Tulsa World. September 17, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Defense lifts Wichita, 6–0". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shockers keep SIU scoreless". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 1, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Shocks win 3 straight". The Wichita Eagle and Beacon. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bearcats beaten in final minute". The Journal News. October 15, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Madeya tops Unitas' mark". The Des Moines Register. October 22, 1972. Retrieved September 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "WTSU comes from behind". The Odessa American. October 29, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Memphis sails behind Harris". The Des Moines Register. November 5, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wichita State rallies for win". The Arizona Republic. November 12, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Shocks get a kick out of winning". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 19, 1972. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1972 Wichita State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
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