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1978 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    New Mexico State $ 5 1 0 6 5 0
    Tulsa 4 1 0 9 2 0
    Southern Illinois 3 2 0 7 4 0
    Drake 3 3 0 4 7 0
    Indiana State 2 3 0 3 8 0
    Wichita State 2 4 0 4 7 0
    West Texas State 1 5 0 3 8 0
    • $ – Conference champion

    The 1978 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jim Wright, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 9Oklahoma State*
  • Wichita, KS
  • W 20–1030,518[2]
    September 16New Mexico*
    • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
  • L 14–1618,016[3]
    September 23Idaho*
    • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
  • W 28–613,123[4]
    September 30atWest Texas State
  • Canyon, TX
  • W 38–37[5]
    October 7atDrake
  • Des Moines, IA
  • L 22–489,230[6]
    October 14atMemphis State*
  • Memphis, TN
  • L 13–2619,813[7]
    October 21Southern Illinois
    • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
  • W 33–712,026[8]
    October 28New Mexico State
    • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
  • L 21–3113,168[9]
    November 4Louisville*
    • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
  • L 20–3810,812[10]
    November 11Tulsa
    • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
  • L 13–276,519[11]
    November 18atIndiana State
  • Terre Haute, IN
  • L 18–42[12]
    • *Non-conference game

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "1978 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  • ^ "Wichita turns back O-State". The Daily Oklahoman. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Lobo Wright wracks Wichita, 16–14". Albuquerque Journal. September 17, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "WSU trounces Idaho 28–6". The Wichita Eagle. September 24, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Shockers rally, nip West Texas". The Wichita Eagle. October 1, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Bulldogs take Valley lead, 48–22". The Des Moines Register. October 8, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Memphis rally tips Shockers". The Wichita Eagle. October 15, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Shockers short-circuit Saluki hopes". Southern Illinoisan. October 22, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Aggies victorious, 31–21". Albuquerque Journal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Poole fumbles, fumes, rushes to record book". The Courier-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tulsa belts Shockers". The Wichita Eagle. November 12, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "ISU crushes Shocks". The Wichita Eagle. October 19, 1978. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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