1976 Wichita State Shockers football team
American college football season
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The 1976 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Wright, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the MVC.[1]
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–2 MVC)
Headcoach
- Jim Wright (3rd season)
HomestadiumCessna Stadium
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (2–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Cessna Stadium |
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| Tulsa + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State + | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Northern Illinois* | W 21–0 | 27,311 | [2] | |
| September 18 | at West Texas State | L 12–14 | [3] | ||
| September 25 | at Colorado State* | L 3–24 | 24,680 | [4] | |
| October 2 | at Louisville* | L 14–28 | 16,541 | [5] | |
| October 9 | Fresno State* |
| W 30–24 | 12,609 | [6] |
| October 16 | Drake |
| W 33–23 | 11,116 | [7] |
| October 23 | at Memphis State* | L 0–31 | 15,555 | [8] | |
| October 30 | Long Beach State* |
| L 14–24 | 8,431 | [9] |
| November 6 | at New Mexico State | L 6–26 | 12,023 | [10] | |
| November 13 | Indiana State* |
| L 17–20 | 3,019 | [11] |
| November 20 | at Tulsa | W 30–13 | 12,425 | [12][13] | |
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Roster
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