Wichita State Shockers
Wichita State has played football since at least 1902 and is 180–286–16 in the 482 games on record. Since 1960, the NFL Draft has taken 12 players from here in its first seven rounds, 0 of them in the first round. The AAFC draft also took one player from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 player and 2 coaches from Wichita State. Hank Foldberg (1960–1961) won more games here than any other coach: 16. The most-played rival is Tulsa: 44 meetings, Tulsa leads 30–13–1. This season, they’re 3–8.
On this date in 1985Wichita State beat Drake 24–21 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 180–286–16 .390; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–2 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1262
- Seasons
- 65 since 1902, 482 games
1986 season 3–8
RosterFull 1986 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vsSan Francisco State | W 69–6 | 77% |
| Sep 13 | at Toledo | L 13–30 | 32% |
| Sep 20 | vs Morehead State | L 35–36 | 71% |
| Sep 27 | at Iowa State | L 14–36 | 26% |
| Oct 4 | at Tulane | W 21–20 | 32% |
| Oct 11 | vs UCF | W 9–6 | 79% |
| Oct 18 | at Florida State | L 3–59 | 12% |
| Oct 25 | vs Cincinnati | L 19–24 | 42% |
| Nov 1 | at Tulsa | L 10–38 | 14% |
| Nov 8 | vs Illinois State | L 10–17 | 54% |
| Nov 15 | at 5Arizona State | L 6–52 | 5% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 1986 rosterProgram greats See all
Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Wichita State.
Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
Program strength since 1902
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Hank Foldberg | 1960–1961 | 16–5 |
| Jack Mitchell | 1953–1954 | 13–5–1 |
| Ralph Graham | 1946–1947 | 12–9 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Tulsa
13–30–1 in 44
- 1977 W 38–26
- 1978 L 13–27
- 1979 L 26–28
- 1980 W 23–10
- 1981 L 21–52
- 1982 L 21–30
- 1983 L 19–30
- 1984 L 20–55
- 1985 L 26–42
- 1986 L 10–38
Lost the last six.
- Drake
25–10 in 35
- 1976 W 33–23
- 1977 W 47–17
- 1978 L 22–48
- 1979 W 24–17
- 1980 L 15–38
- 1981 L 23–24
- 1982 W 38–29
- 1983 W 43–0
- 1984 W 23–6
- 1985 W 24–21
Won the last four.
- Oklahoma State
5–20–1 in 26
- 1956 L 6–32
- 1957 L 0–26
- 1958 L 12–43
- 1959 L 14–34
- 1961 W 25–13
- 1964 L 7–31
- 1974 L 0–59
- 1975 L 0–34
- 1978 W 20–10
- 1979 L 6–16
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | Wichita State record |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 44 | 13–30–1 |
| Drake | 35 | 25–10 |
| Oklahoma State | 26 | 5–20–1 |
| New Mexico State | 24 | 7–16–1 |
| Cincinnati | 23 | 7–14–2 |
| West Texas | 22 | 11–11 |
| North Texas | 17 | 5–11–1 |
| Louisville | 17 | 4–13 |
Every opponent (91)
Every program Wichita State has played, A to Z, with Wichita State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Abilene Christian 1–0
- Alabama 0–1
- Arizona State 2–9–1
- Arkansas 0–7
- Arkansas State 2–2
- Army 0–1
- Ball State 1–1
- Boston College 0–1
- Boston University 0–2
- Bowling Green 0–1
- Bradley 7–0
- BYU 1–0
- Carswell AFB 0–1
- Central Missouri 2–0
- Cincinnati 7–14–2
- Colorado 0–1
- Colorado College 1–0
- Colorado State 2–4
- Creighton 0–2
- Dayton 3–5
- Denver 0–2–1
- Detroit Mercy 4–6
- Doane 1–0
- Drake 25–10
- Emporia State 1–0
- Florida State 0–2
- Fort Riley 1–0
- Fresno State 3–2
- George Washington 2–0
- Gonzaga 0–0–1
- Hardin Simmons 3–4
- Haskell 2–1
- Houston 3–6
- Idaho 1–0
- Illinois State 2–3
- Indiana State 2–4–1
- Iowa State 0–2
- Kansas 2–5
- Kansas State 3–11–2
- Kearney Field 1–0
- Long Beach State 1–3
- Louisiana 0–2
- Louisville 4–13
- LSU 0–1
- Memphis 0–10
- Miami (OH) 0–6
- Minnesota 0–1
- Missouri Southern 1–1
- Missouri–Rolla 1–0
- Montana State 3–1
- Morehead State 0–1
- Nevada 1–2
- New Mexico 0–2
- New Mexico State 7–16–1
- North Dakota State 1–0
- North Texas 5–11–1
- Northern Arizona 1–0
- Northern Illinois 1–1
- Northern Michigan 0–1
- Northern State 1–0
- Oklahoma 0–1
- Oklahoma City 0–1
- Oklahoma State 5–20–1
- Pacific 0–1
- Pittsburg State 1–0
- Saint Louis 3–5–2
- San Francisco State 1–0
- SMU 0–1
- South Carolina 0–1
- South Dakota State 2–0
- Southern Illinois 8–3
- Southwestern (Kansas) 1–0
- Tennessee 0–1
- Texas A&M 0–4
- Texas State 0–1
- Texas Tech 1–1
- Texas–Arlington 1–3
- Toledo 2–2
- Trinity (Texas) 2–0
- Tulane 1–0
- Tulsa 13–30–1
- UCF 1–0
- UNLV 1–0 †
- Utah State 6–6–2
- UTEP 0–2
- Villanova 1–2
- Washburn 6–3
- Washington St. Louis 0–1
- West Texas 11–11
- Wyoming 1–3
- Xavier 1–0
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conferences
- Independent 1986
- 1986Went independent from the MVC in football. Source
- 1987Joined the Dropped football from independence in football. Source
Wichita State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Led the nation 2
| 1966 | Glenn Meltzer receptions (91 catches) |
| 1963 | Vern Burke receiving touchdowns (9 TD) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 1
- Coaches
- 2
| 2010 | Willie Jeffries coach, career 1973–2001 |
| 2002 | Marcelino Huerta coach, career 1952–1967 |
| 1954 | Jim Bausch RB |
In the draft
By college- NFL picks, rounds 1–7
- 12 since 1960
- First-round picks
- 0
- AAFC picks
- 1 1948
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3–8 | 1262 | |||||
| 1985 | 3–8 | 1–3 | 1244 | ||||
| 1984 | 2–9 | 2–2 | 1269 | ||||
| 1983 | 3–8 | 3–3 | 1382 | ||||
| 1982 | 8–3 | 4–1 | 1494 | ||||
| 1981 | 4–6–1 | 3–3–1 | 1402 | ||||
| 1980 | 5–5–1 | 4–1–1 | 1385 | ||||
| 1979 | 1–10 | 1–5 | 1233 | ||||
| 1978 | 4–7 | 2–4 | 1316 | ||||
| 1977 | 5–6 | 4–1 | 1399 | ||||
| 1976 | 4–7 | 2–3 | 1348 | ||||
| 1975 | 3–8 | 1–3 | 1276 | ||||
| 1974 | 1–9–1 | 1–4–1 | 1249 | ||||
| 1973 | 4–7 | 2–4 | 1310 | ||||
| 1972 | 6–5 | 2–4 | 1346 | ||||
| 1971 | 3–8 | 0–5 | 1225 | ||||
| 1970 | 0–9 | 0–4 | 1226 | ||||
| 1969 | 2–8 | 1–3 | 1302 | ||||
| 1968 | 0–10 | 0–5 | 1250 | ||||
| 1967 | 2–7–1 | 0–4 | 1353 | ||||
| 1966 | 2–8 | 1–3 | 1324 | ||||
| 1965 | 2–7 | 0–4 | 1347 | ||||
| 1964 | 4–6 | 2–2 | 1445 | ||||
| 1963 | 7–2 | 3–1 | 1558 | ||||
| 1962 | 3–7 | 0–3 | 1400 |
Every season back to 1902 (40 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8–3 | 3–0 | Hank Foldberg | 1535 | |||
| 1960 | 8–2 | 3–0 | Hank Foldberg | 1537 | |||
| 1959 | 5–4–1 | 1–2–1 | 1451 | ||||
| 1958 | 4–5–1 | 1–2–1 | 1384 | ||||
| 1957 | 1–9 | 0–3 | 1255 | ||||
| 1956 | 4–6 | 1–3 | 1409 | ||||
| 1955 | 7–2–1 | 3–1 | 1579 | ||||
| 1954 | 9–1 | 4–0 | Jack Mitchell | 1579 | |||
| 1953 | 4–4–1 | 1–2 | Jack Mitchell | 1376 | |||
| 1952 | 3–6–1 | 0–3 | 1321 | ||||
| 1951 | 2–7 | 2–4 | 1312 | ||||
| 1950 | 5–4–1 | 3–2 | 1361 | ||||
| 1949 | 3–6–1 | 2–3–1 | 1338 | ||||
| 1948 | 5–4–1 | 2–1–1 | 1401 | ||||
| 1947 | 7–4 | 2–1 | Ralph Graham | 1395 | |||
| 1946 | 5–5 | 2–1 | Ralph Graham | 1360 | |||
| 1945 | 6–4 | 1–1 | 1326 | ||||
| 1944 | 1–1–1 | 1191 | |||||
| 1942 | 1–3 | 1203 | |||||
| 1941 | 0–3 | 1210 | |||||
| 1940 | 2–3 | 1247 | |||||
| 1939 | 1–3–1 | 1249 | |||||
| 1938 | 2–2–1 | 1294 | |||||
| 1937 | 2–1 | 1250 | |||||
| 1936 | 1–2 | 1215 | |||||
| 1935 | 1–1 | 1197 | |||||
| 1934 | 0–0–1 | 1190 | |||||
| 1933 | 0–1 | 1175 | |||||
| 1932 | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–2 | 1176 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1918few games on file | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1912few games on file | 0–1 | 1195 | |||||
| 1910few games on file | 1–0 | 1255 | |||||
| 1909few games on file | 0–1 | 1208 | |||||
| 1906few games on file | 1–0 | 1223 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–2 | 1177 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–1 | 1192 | |||||
| 1902few games on file | 0–1 | 1194 |
No season on file for 1904, 1907–08, 1911, 1914–17, 1919–29, 1943: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 65 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.