1964 Wichita State Shockers football team

1964 Wichita State Shockers football
1964 Wichita State Shockers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–6 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach	Marcelino Huerta (3rd season);
Home stadium	Veterans Field
	Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

The 1964 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In its third and final season under head coach Marcelino Huerta, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished third out of five teams in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 197 to 112.^[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

1964 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Cincinnati $	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 18 Tulsa	3	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Wichita State	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
North Texas State	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	1
Louisville	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Montana State	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 21–6	12,500	^[2]
October 3	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 18–24	34,984	^[3]
October 10	at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	L 7–51	10,299
October 17	Detroit	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 8–7		^[4]
October 24	at No. 4 Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 0–17	38,000	^[5]
October 31	Louisville	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 23–15
November 7	at Oklahoma State	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 7–31
November 14	Cincinnati	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 7–19	9,278	^[6]
November 21	North Texas State	Veteran Field Wichita, KS	W 14–6	5,050	^[7]
November 26	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–21	19,750
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "1964 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
^ "Sun Devils nip Wichita". The Sunday Herald. October 4, 1964. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Titans Protest Loss". The Detroit Daily Press. October 19, 1964. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Porkers Halt Wichita, 17 to 0". Austin American-Statesman. October 25, 1964. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bearcats Clinch MVC Title: 19-7 Win Over Wichita Does It". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 15, 1964. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wichita dumps North Texas State, 14–6". The Salina Journal. November 22, 1964. Retrieved November 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.