1983 Wichita State Shockers football team

1983 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–8 (3–3 MVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBen Blacknall (5th season)
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 0 08 3 0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 4 1 013 1 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 2 09 4 0
New Mexico State 3 2 05 6 0
Illinois State 2 2 16 4 1
Wichita State 3 3 03 8 0
Drake 1 6 01 10 0
West Texas State 0 5 10 10 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • 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.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.