1962 Wichita Shockers football team

American college football season

1962 Wichita Shockers football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 3–7 (0–3 MVC)
Head coach|

* Marcelino Huerta (1st season)

Home stadium| Veterans Field

Seasons

<- 1961

1963 ->

1962 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Tulsa $  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
North Texas State | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Cincinnati | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Wichita | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Marcelino Huerta, the team compiled a 3–7 record (0–3 against conference opponents), finished in last place out of four teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 139 to 127.[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 junior linebacker on the team.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 15| Louisville*|

* Veterans Field
* Wichita, KS

| L 20–21| |
September 22| Arizona State*|

* Veterans Field
* Wichita, KS

| L 10–21| |
September 29| Hardin–Simmons*|

* Veterans Field
* Wichita, KS

| W 13–6| |
October 6| at Cincinnati|

* Nippert Stadium
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 15–27| |
October 13| New Mexico State*|

* Veterans Field
* Wichita, KS

| W 24–6| |
October 20| at Drake*|

* Drake Stadium
* Des Moines, IA

| L 0–10| 7,500| [2]
October 27| Montana State*|

* Veterans Field
* Wichita, KS

| W 32–10| |
November 3| North Texas State|

* Veterans Field
* Wichita, KS

| L 7–9| | [3]
November 17| at Dayton|

* Baujan Field
* Dayton, OH

| L 0–8| |
November 22| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| L 6–21| 10,000|

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1962 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
3. ^ "North Texas knocks off Shocks, 9–7". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. November 4, 1962. Retrieved November 1, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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Wichita State Shockers football

Venues|

* Cessna Stadium (1946–1986)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games

Culture & lore|

* 1905 Cooper game
* 1905 Washburn game
* Camellia Bowl
* 1970 plane crash
* Timeline of football in Kansas

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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