1982 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Wichita State 4 –1 –08 –3 –0
Southern Illinois 4 –1 –06 –5 –0
Indiana State 3 –2 –05 –6 –0
Drake 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
New Mexico State 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
West Texas State 1 –4 –03 –8 –0
Illinois State 0 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1982 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Willie Jeffries, the team compiled a 8–3 record.[1] It would prove to be the final winning season for the Shocker football program. WSU would go 3-8 over each of the following four seasons before the university ended sponsorship of football following the 1986 campaign.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Missouri–Rolla*
W 51–14[2]
September 11at Kansas*
W 13–1041,500[3]
September 18Ball State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 33–2024,911[4]
September 25at Kansas State*
L 7–3140,100[5]
October 2at West Texas State
W 24–2110,212[6]
October 9at Illinois State
W 48–1411,061[7]
October 16New Mexico State
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 28–2623,500[8]
October 23Texas–Arlington*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 30–1318,117[9]
October 30Tulsa
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 21–3028,450[10]
November 6at Drake
W 38–297,810[11]
November 13at Wyoming*
L 20–248,713[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1982 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ "McJunkins rules game as Wichita State socks Missouri–Rolla". The Kansas City Star. September 5, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Wichita bomb puts Jayhawks in shock". The Kansas City Star. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ball State improves, yet loses to Wichita State". The Star Press. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Wildcats shuck Shockers, 31–7". The Manhattan Mercury. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Shocks move to 4–1". The Wichita Eagle. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Prince turns ISU into paupers". The Pantagraph. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Shockers nose out NMSU". El Paso Times. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Opportunity knocks but Movin' Mavs fail to answer". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1982. p. B6. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tulsa harvests Shockers". The Daily Oklahoman. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "What a time Wichita State has: Quick start stings Drake, 38–29". The Des Moines Register. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Cowboys triumph in 'thriller'". Casper Star-Tribune. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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