1979 Wichita State Shockers football team

American college football season

1979 Wichita State Shockers football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 1–10 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach|

* Willie Jeffries (1st season)

Defensive coordinator| Ben Blacknall (1st season)
Home stadium| Cessna Stadium

Seasons

<- 1978

1980 ->

1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
West Texas State $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Southern Illinois | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Indiana State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Drake | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
New Mexico State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Wichita State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 10  | - | 0
Tulsa | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* Tulsa was ineligible for MVC title

The 1979 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Willie Jeffries, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 1| at New Mexico State|

* Aggie Memorial Stadium
* Las Cruces, NM

| L 13–23| 18,821| [2]
September 8| Indiana State|

* Cessna Stadium
* Wichita, KS

| L 9–28| 20,876| [3]
September 15| at Oklahoma State*|

* Lewis Field
* Stillwater, OK

| L 6–16| 42,000| [4]
September 22| Memphis State*|

* Cessna Stadium
* Wichita, KS

| L 10–16| 17,922| [5]
October 6| at No. 2 Alabama*|

* Bryant–Denny Stadium
* Tuscaloosa, AL

| L 0–38| 51,000| [6]
October 13| at Southern Illinois|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| L 7–31| 12,300| [7]
October 20| Drake|

* Cessna Stadium
* Wichita, KS

| W 24–17| 10,020| [8]
October 27| West Texas State|

* Cessna Stadium
* Wichita, KS

| L 0–58| 9,127| [9]
November 3| at Tulsa*|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| L 26–28| 17,821| [10]
November 10| SMU*|

* Cessna Stadium
* Wichita, KS

| L 0–34| 6,110| [11]
November 17| Long Beach State*|

* Cessna Stadium
* Wichita, KS

| L 10–16| 5,917| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1979 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
2. ^ "Ags shock Shockers in opener". El Paso Times. September 2, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "ISU shakes Shockers 28–9, to lead MVC". The Indianapolis Star. September 9, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Pokes were 'sloppy'". The Daily Oklahoman. September 16, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Memphis State edges WSU". The Wichita Eagle. September 23, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Alabama blasts Wichita State 38–0". The Wichita Eagle. October 7, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Inspired Salukis win for injured Hemphill". Southern Illinoisan. October 14, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Wichita State humbles Drake". The Des Moines Register. October 21, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "West Texas humiliates WSU, 58–0". The Wichita Eagle. October 28, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tulsa survives Shocker comeback". The Wichita Eagle. November 4, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "SMU pounds Wichita St". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Long Beach State wins at Wichita". The Los Angeles Times. November 18, 1979. Retrieved February 22, 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

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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