1983 Wichita State Shockers football team

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1983 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (3–3 MVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBen Blacknall (5th season)
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 4 – 1 – 0 13 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
New Mexico State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Wichita State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Drake 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
West Texas State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • 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.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Willie Jeffries, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Missouri Southern*
L 21–29[2]
September 10at Ball State*
L 21–258,430[3]
September 17at Kansas*
L 6–5736,500[4]
September 24at Arizona State*
L 14–4463,585[5]
October 1Drake
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 43–013,122[6]
October 8at Texas–Arlington*
L 24–345,187[7]
October 15at Indiana State
L 22–248,782[8]
October 22West Texas State
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 31–305,711[9]
October 29at Tulsa
L 19–3023,947[10]
November 5at New Mexico State
L 28–6221,847[11]
November 12Southern Illinois
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–63,911[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1983 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Missouri Southern pulls shocker on Wichita State". The Kansas City Star. September 4, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ball State wins, 25–21, in heart-stopper". The Star Press. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "WSU's 7 turnovers costly - Jayhawks 57, Shockers 6". The Wichita Eagle. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clark clicks; Sun Devils roll". Arizona Republic. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Shockers' 43–0 waltz sends Bulldogs to 0–5". The Des Moines Register. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UTA rallies late for 34–24 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1983. p. 7B. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sycamores edge Shockers". The Indianapolis Star. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Shockers top Buffs". The Wichita Eagle. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulsa stops WSU, 30–19". The Wichita Eagle. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies demolish Shockers". El Paso Times. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wichita State shocks Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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