1959 Wichita Shockers football team

1959 Wichita Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–4–1 (1–2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Field
1959 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Texas State + 3 1 09 2 0
Houston + 3 1 03 7 0
Tulsa 2 2 05 5 0
Wichita 1 2 15 4 1
Cincinnati 0 3 1 5 4  
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1959 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1959 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach Woody Woodard, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place out of five teams in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 181 to 161. The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.