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1969 Wichita State

2–⁠8 (1–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1969, game by game: won vs. Utah State 17–7; lost at Florida State 0–24; lost at Colorado State 21–50; lost vs. West Texas 14–24; lost vs. New Mexico State 6–23; lost at Cincinnati 14–21; lost at No. 4 Arkansas 14–52; lost at North Texas 0–47; lost at Louisville 7–13; won vs. Tulsa 28–12+16−47Won 17–7 vs. Utah State+10Utah StateLost 0–24 at Florida State-24Florida StateLost 21–50 at Colorado State-29Colorado StateLost 14–24 vs. West Texas-10West TexasLost 6–23 vs. New Mexico State-17New Mexico StateLost 14–21 at Cincinnati-7CincinnatiLost 14–52 at No. 4 Arkansas-38No. 4 ArkansasLost 0–47 at North Texas-47North TexasLost 7–13 at Louisville-6LouisvilleWon 28–12 vs. Tulsa+16Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsUtah StateW 17–⁠729%
Sep 20atFlorida StateL 0–⁠2415%
Sep 27atColorado StateL 21–⁠5038%
Oct 4vsWest TexasL 14–⁠2431%
Oct 11vsNew Mexico StateL 6–⁠2339%
Oct 18atCincinnatiL 14–⁠2125%
Oct 25at4ArkansasL 14–⁠527%
Nov 8atNorth TexasL 0–⁠4711%
Nov 15atLouisvilleL 7–⁠1327%
Nov 22vsTulsaW 28–⁠1244%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulsa 28–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠3 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
121–⁠273
Coach
—
Elo
1302 −31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.5 No. 106 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1969 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis4–⁠08–⁠2
North Texas4–⁠17–⁠3
Louisville2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Cincinnati2–⁠34–⁠6
Wichita State1–⁠32–⁠8
Tulsa1–⁠41–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.