1978 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico State $ 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
Tulsa 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Southern Illinois 3 –2 –07 –4 –0
Drake 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
Indiana State 2 –3 –03 –8 –0
Wichita State 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
West Texas State 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1978 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Wright, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Oklahoma State*
W 20–1030,518[2]
September 16New Mexico*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 14–1618,016[3]
September 23Idaho*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–613,123[4]
September 30at West Texas State
W 38–37[5]
October 7at Drake
L 22–489,230[6]
October 14at Memphis State*
L 13–2619,813[7]
October 21Southern Illinois
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 33–712,026[8]
October 28New Mexico State
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 21–3113,168[9]
November 4Louisville*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 20–3810,812[10]
November 11Tulsa
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 13–276,519[11]
November 18at Indiana State
L 18–42[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1978 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Wichita turns back O-State". The Daily Oklahoman. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Lobo Wright wracks Wichita, 16–14". Albuquerque Journal. September 17, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "WSU trounces Idaho 28–6". The Wichita Eagle. September 24, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Shockers rally, nip West Texas". The Wichita Eagle. October 1, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bulldogs take Valley lead, 48–22". The Des Moines Register. October 8, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Memphis rally tips Shockers". The Wichita Eagle. October 15, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Shockers short-circuit Saluki hopes". Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Aggies victorious, 31–21". Albuquerque Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Poole fumbles, fumes, rushes to record book". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tulsa belts Shockers". The Wichita Eagle. November 12, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "ISU crushes Shocks". The Wichita Eagle. October 19, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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