1984 Wichita State Shockers football team

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1984 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1984 record3–8 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Illinois State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Drake 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southern Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Ron Chismar, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Southwest Texas State*
L 31–3827,481[2]
September 8at Kansas*
L 7–3133,200[3]
September 15at LSU*
L 7–4778,026[4]
September 22at UNLV*
W 21–38 (Forfeit win)17,481[5][6]
October 6at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 3–3121,507[7]
October 13Texas–Arlington*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 15–1715,234[8]
October 20at Tulsa
L 20–5512,261[9]
October 27at Drake
W 23–67,480[10]
November 3New Mexico State*
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 24–3113,303[11]
November 10West Texas State
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
W 17–148,106[12]
November 17Illinois State
  • Cessna Stadium
  • Wichita, KS
L 0–171,100[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1984 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bobcats rally for victory". Austin American-Statesman. September 2, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "New Kansas defense jolts Wichita State". The Kansas City Star. September 9, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers toy with Shockers, 47–7". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UNLV beats Wichita State". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 23, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McCurdie, Jim (March 13, 1985). "UNLV Punished for Using Ineligible Football Players". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Ragin' Cajuns sack Shockers in runaway win". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Shockers close, but fall, 17–15". The Salina Journal. October 14, 1984. p. 25. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hurricane whips past WSU 55–20". The Wichita Eagle. October 21, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Denson spurs Shockers past Drake". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Miller keys Aggie win". El Paso Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Shockers win 17–14". The Wichita Eagle. November 11, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "ISU blanks Wichita State to close on high note". The Pantagraph. November 18, 1984. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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