1978 Wichita State Shockers football team

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]

1978 Wichita State Shockers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach	Jim Wright (5th season)
Home stadium	Cessna Stadium
Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Oklahoma State*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 20–10	30,518	^[2]
September 16	New Mexico*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 14–16	18,016	^[3]
September 23	Idaho*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 28–6	13,123	^[4]
September 30	at West Texas State	Kimbrough Memorial Stadium Canyon, TX	W 38–37		^[5]
October 7	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 22–48	9,230	^[6]
October 14	at Memphis State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 13–26	19,813	^[7]
October 21	Southern Illinois	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	W 33–7	12,026	^[8]
October 28	New Mexico State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 21–31	13,168	^[9]
November 4	Louisville*	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 20–38	10,812	^[10]
November 11	Tulsa	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 13–27	6,519	^[11]
November 18	at Indiana State	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	L 18–42		^[12]
*Non-conference game

References

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