1983_Wichita_State_Shockers_football_team
1983 Wichita State Shockers football team
American college football season
The 1983 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Willie Jeffries, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1]
Quick Facts Wichita State Shockers football, Conference ...
| 1983 Wichita State Shockers football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–3 MVC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | Ben Blacknall (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Cessna Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Indiana State ^ | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Missouri Southern* | L 21–29 | [2] | ||
| September 10 | at Ball State* | L 21–25 | 8,430 | [3] | |
| September 17 | at Kansas* | L 6–57 | 36,500 | [4] | |
| September 24 | at Arizona State* | L 14–44 | 63,585 | [5] | |
| October 1 | Drake |
| W 43–0 | 13,122 | [6] |
| October 8 | at Texas–Arlington* | L 24–34 | 5,187 | [7] | |
| October 15 | at Indiana State | L 22–24 | 8,782 | [8] | |
| October 22 | West Texas State |
| W 31–30 | 5,711 | [9] |
| October 29 | at Tulsa | L 19–30 | 23,947 | [10] | |
| November 5 | at New Mexico State | L 28–62 | 21,847 | [11] | |
| November 12 | Southern Illinois |
| W 28–6 | 3,911 | [12] |
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- "1983 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- "Missouri Southern pulls shocker on Wichita State". The Kansas City Star. September 4, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ball State wins, 25–21, in heart-stopper". The Star Press. September 11, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "WSU's 7 turnovers costly - Jayhawks 57, Shockers 6". The Wichita Eagle. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Clark clicks; Sun Devils roll". Arizona Republic. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Shockers' 43–0 waltz sends Bulldogs to 0–5". The Des Moines Register. October 2, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UTA rallies late for 34–24 win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1983. p. 7B. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sycamores edge Shockers". The Indianapolis Star. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Shockers top Buffs". The Wichita Eagle. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tulsa stops WSU, 30–19". The Wichita Eagle. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aggies demolish Shockers". El Paso Times. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wichita State shocks Salukis". Southern Illinoisan. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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