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1975 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
New Mexico State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
West Texas State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wichita State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Jim Wright, the team compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the MVC.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6West Texas State
W 13–720,175[2]
September 13at Oklahoma State*
L 0–3428,800[3]
September 20at Kansas State*
L 0–3231,000[4]
September 27at Colorado*
L 0–5246,613[5]
October 4Louisville*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 13–10[6]
October 11New Mexico State
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 24–2610,643[7]
October 18Tulsa
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 10–4113,278[8]
October 25at Southern Illinois*
L 22–3311,122[9]
November 1Memphis State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 7–138,854[10]
November 8Fresno State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–118,640[11]
November 15at Drake
L 23–276,125[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1975 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  2. ^ "Shockers upset West Texas 13–7". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 7, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "OSU Cowboys ride over Wichita State 34–0". Northwest Arkansas Times. September 14, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kansas State rips Wichita State". Pensacola News Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Another Buffalo barrage overwhelms Wichita 52–0". The Daily Sentinel. September 28, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cardinals beaten 13–10 in mistake-filled game". The Lexington Herald. October 5, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "New Mexico State Aggies upset Wichita State plans". Alamogordo Daily News. October 12, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tulsa 'clinches'". The Daily Oklahoman. October 19, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Salukis shock Wichita State". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 26, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Memphis State bops Wichita". The Tennessean. November 2, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wichita State rolls past Fresno State". Arizona Daily Star. November 9, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Loop win for Drake". Quad-City Times. November 16, 1975. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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