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    Tobias Barreto

    1959 Wichita Shockers football
    ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
    Record5–4–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
    Head coach
    Home stadiumVeterans Field
    Seasons
    ← 1958
    1960 →
    1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    North Texas State + 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
    Houston + 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
    Tulsa 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
    Wichita 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
    Cincinnati 0 – 3 – 1   5 – 4  
    • + – Conference co-champions

    The 1959 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 1959 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Woody Woodard, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of five teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 181 to 161.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 19at Kansas State*
    		W 19–012,500
    September 26Hardin–Simmons*
    		W 27–1312,293[2]
    October 9at George Washington*
    		W 21–04,500[3]
    October 17Cincinnati
    • Veterans Field
    • Wichita, KS
    		T 28–2815,000
    October 24at Oklahoma State*
    		L 14–3430,000
    October 31at North Texas State
    		L 0–12[4]
    November 7Houston
    • Veterans Field
    • Wichita, KS
    		L 13–2812,000[5]
    November 14Drake*
    • Veterans Field
    • Wichita, KS
    		W 20–74,000
    November 21at Dayton*
    		L 13–18
    November 26Tulsa
    • Veterans Field
    • Wichita, KS
    		W 26–216,000
    • *Non-conference game

    [6]

    References

    1. ^ "1959 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
    2. ^ "Shocks end Cowboys jinx in 27–13 defeat of Hardin–Simmons". The Wichita Eagle. September 27, 1959. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Young puts teeth in Wichita attack". The Kansas City Times. October 10, 1959. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "North Texas posts 12–0 grid win". The El Paso Times. November 1, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Cougars cinch 2nd with 28–13 win". The Galveston Daily News. November 8, 1957. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "1959-60 Wichita St. Shockers; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Wichita_Shockers_football_team

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