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Season of Wichita State University team
The 1986 Wichita State Shockers football team represented
Wichita State University in the
1986 NCAA Division I-A football season .
[1] The Shockers competed as an independent program and played their home games at
Cessna Stadium . It was the Shockers 90th and final season. The team, coached by
Ron Chismar , went 3–8 and announced on December 2 that the team's 1986 season would be its last. University officials cited financial issues and lack of success as two of many factors leading to the program's termination. The
1970 plane crash involving the Shockers football team, in which only nine of 37 passengers survived, also played a role in the shuttering of the program.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 6
San Francisco State W 69–618,836
[2]
September 13 at
Toledo L 13–3019,146
[3]
September 20
Morehead State Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS L 35–3613,252
[4]
September 27 at
Iowa State L 14–3635,212
[5]
October 4 at
Tulane W 21–2024,481
[6]
October 11
UCF Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS W 9–64,167
[7]
October 18 at
Florida State L 3–5956,222
[8]
October 25
Cincinnati Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS L 19–248,411
[9]
November 1 at
Tulsa L 10–3812,437
[10]
November 8
Illinois State Cessna Stadium Wichita, Kansas L 10–174,233
[11]
November 15 at No. 5
Arizona State L 6–5265,333
[12]
Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
References
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"1986 Wichita State Shockers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2021 .
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"Gators' long trip will be longer coming home" . The San Francisco Examiner . September 7, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Generous WSU loses to Toledo" . The Wichita Eagle . September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Breen's plea lifts Morehead" . The Courier-Journal . September 21, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Espinoza, Cyclone defense manhandle Shockers, 36–14" . The Des Moines Register . September 28, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Wichita State jars Wave" . The Shreveport Times . October 5, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"UCF's upset bid booted by 3 field goals in rain" . The Orlando Sentinel . October 12, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Shock-proof, FSU routs Wichita State 59–3" . Tallahassee Democrat . October 19, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Bearcats just happy to win, 24–19" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . October 26, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tulsa relay team buries Shockers" . The Wichita Eagle . November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"ISU tops Shockers for another road win" . The Pantagraph . November 9, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Devils stay intense, pound Shockers" . Arizona Republic . November 16, 1986. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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