1963 Wichita Shockers football team
| 1963 Wichita Shockers football | |
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MVC champion | |
| 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 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 0 | – | 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 team compiled a 7–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 117.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium. 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 | |||||
| September 28 | at Boston College* | L 16–22 | 22,000 | ||||
| October 12 | Hardin–Simmons* | W 26–12 | |||||
| October 19 | at Louisville | W 47–14 | |||||
| October 26 | at North Texas State | L 3–7 | 14,000 | [2] | |||
| November 2 | at New Mexico State* | W 47–7 | |||||
| November 9 | Dayton* |
| W 12–7 | ||||
| November 16 | Cincinnati |
| W 23–20 | ||||
| November 30 | Tulsa |
| W 26–15 | 9,830 | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1963 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- ^ "Eagles shade WU, 7–3". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 27, 1963. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.