1982 Wichita State Shockers football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1982 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBen Blacknall (4th season)
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Wichita State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Indiana State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Drake 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1982 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Willie Jeffries, the team compiled a 8–3 record.[1] It would prove to be the final winning season for the Shocker football program. WSU would go 3-8 over each of the following four seasons before the university ended sponsorship of football following the 1986 campaign.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Missouri–Rolla*
W 51–14[2]
September 11at Kansas*
W 13–1041,500[3]
September 18Ball State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 33–2024,911[4]
September 25at Kansas State*
L 7–3140,100[5]
October 2at West Texas State
W 24–2110,212[6]
October 9at Illinois State
W 48–1411,061[7]
October 16New Mexico State
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–2623,500[8]
October 23Texas–Arlington*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 30–1318,117[9]
October 30Tulsa
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 21–3028,450[10]
November 6at Drake
W 38–297,810[11]
November 13at Wyoming*
L 20–248,713[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1982 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "McJunkins rules game as Wichita State socks Missouri–Rolla". The Kansas City Star. September 5, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wichita bomb puts Jayhawks in shock". The Kansas City Star. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ball State improves, yet loses to Wichita State". The Star Press. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wildcats shuck Shockers, 31–7". The Manhattan Mercury. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shocks move to 4–1". The Wichita Eagle. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prince turns ISU into paupers". The Pantagraph. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Shockers nose out NMSU". El Paso Times. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Opportunity knocks but Movin' Mavs fail to answer". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1982. p. B6. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulsa harvests Shockers". The Daily Oklahoman. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "What a time Wichita State has: Quick start stings Drake, 38–29". The Des Moines Register. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cowboys triumph in 'thriller'". Casper Star-Tribune. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


Stub icon

This college football 1980s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1982_Wichita_State_Shockers_football_team&oldid=1208001542"