1975 Wichita State

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

Schedule and results

Wichita State in 1975, game by game: won vs. West Texas 13–7; lost at Oklahoma State 0–34; lost at Kansas State 0–32; lost at Colorado 0–52; won vs. Louisville 13–10; lost vs. New Mexico State 24–26; lost vs. Tulsa 10–41; lost at Southern Illinois 22–33; lost vs. Memphis 7–13; won vs. Fresno State 28–11; lost at Drake 23–27+17−52Won 13–7 vs. West Texas+6West TexasLost 0–34 at Oklahoma State-34Oklahoma StateLost 0–32 at Kansas State-32Kansas StateLost 0–52 at Colorado-52ColoradoWon 13–10 vs. Louisville+3LouisvilleLost 24–26 vs. New Mexico State-2New Mexico StateLost 10–41 vs. Tulsa-31TulsaLost 22–33 at Southern Illinois-11Southern Illino…Lost 7–13 vs. Memphis-6MemphisWon 28–11 vs. Fresno State+17Fresno StateLost 23–27 at Drake-4Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Drake 27–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1975.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
140–⁠286
Coach
—
Elo
1276 −57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.4 No. 125 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1975 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠07–⁠4
New Mexico State2–⁠25–⁠6
West Texas2–⁠25–⁠6
Wichita State1–⁠33–⁠8
Drake1–⁠33–⁠8

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