1979 Wichita State Shockers football team

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]

1979 Wichita State Shockers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	1–10 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach	Willie Jeffries (1st season)
Home stadium	Cessna Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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.