1964 Wichita State Shockers football team

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1964 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–6 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cincinnati $ 3 0 0 8 2 0
No. 18 Tulsa 3 1 0 9 2 0
Wichita State 2 2 0 4 6 0
North Texas State 1 3 0 2 7 1
Louisville 0 3 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1964 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In its third and final season under head coach Marcelino Huerta, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished third out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 197 to 112.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Montana StateW 21–612,500[2]
October 3at Arizona StateL 18–24
October 10at Utah StateL 7–5110,299
October 17Detroit
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 8–7[3]
October 24at No. 4 ArkansasL 0–1738,000[4]
October 31Louisville
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 23–15
November 7at Oklahoma StateL 7–31
November 14Cincinnati
  • Veterans Field
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–199,278[5]
November 21North Texas State
  • Veteran Field
  • Wichita, KS
W 14–65,050[6]
November 26at TulsaL 7–2119,750
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1964 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Titans Protest Loss". The Detroit Daily Press. October 19, 1964. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Porkers Halt Wichita, 17 to 0". Austin American-Statesman. October 25, 1964. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bearcats Clinch MVC Title: 19-7 Win Over Wichita Does It". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1964. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wichita dumps North Texas State, 14–6". The Salina Journal. November 22, 1964. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.