1979 Wichita State Shockers football team information
American college football season
1979Wichita State Shockers football
Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Record
1–10 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach
Willie Jeffries (1st season)
Defensive coordinator
Ben Blacknall (1st season)
Home stadium
Cessna Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
West Texas State $
5
–
0
–
0
5
–
5
–
1
Southern Illinois
4
–
1
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Indiana State
3
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Drake
1
–
4
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
New Mexico State
1
–
4
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Wichita State
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
Tulsa
0
–
0
–
0
6
–
5
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Tulsa was ineligible for MVC title
The 1979 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Willie Jeffries, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1]
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