1963 Wichita Shockers football team
| 1963 Wichita Shockers football | |
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MVC cochampion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Veterans Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Marcelino Huerta, the Shockers compiled an overall record of 7–2 record with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the MVC title with Cincinnati, and outscored opponents 233 to 117.[1] The team played home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium, in Wichita, Kansas.
Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells was a senior linebacker on the team.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | at Arizona State* | W 33–13 | 31,592 | [2] | |||
| September 28 | at Boston College* | L 16–22 | 22,000 | ||||
| October 12 | Hardin–Simmons* | W 26–12 | 15,720 | [3] | |||
| October 19 | at Louisville | W 47–14 | 6,196 | ||||
| October 26 | at North Texas State | L 3–7 | 14,000 | [4] | |||
| November 2 | at New Mexico State* | W 47–7 | |||||
| November 9 | Dayton* |
| W 12–7 | ||||
| November 16 | Cincinnati |
| W 23–20 | 11,589 | |||
| November 30 | Tulsa |
| W 26–15 | 9,830 | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Collegiate Grid Standings". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. December 2, 1963. p. 5B. Retrieved May 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Shockers shock Devils". The Arizona Republic. September 22, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shockers upend Cowboys, 26–13". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 13, 1963. Retrieved April 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles shade WU, 7–3". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 27, 1963. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1963 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "1963-64 Wichita St. Shockers; Schedule/Results". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
