1956 Wichita Shockers football team

1956 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–6 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Houston $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Tulsa 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Wichita 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Detroit 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1956 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Pete Tillman, the team compiled a 4–6 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 198 to 117.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15BYU
W 13–0
September 22at Arizona State
L 9–37
September 29Hardin–Simmons
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–20
October 6Oklahoma A&M
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 6–32
October 13Detroit
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 19–13[2]
October 20Drake
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 27–14
November 3Houston
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 16–4111,193
November 10at Cincinnati
L 0–21
November 17at Dayton
W 14–6
November 24at Tulsa
L 6–1413,121

References

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  1. ^ "1956 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Klisanin Leads Wichita In Upset Over Detroit". Grand Bend (KS) Tribune. October 14, 1956. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
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