1983 Wichita State Shockers football team information
American college football season
1983Wichita State Shockers football
Conference
Missouri Valley Conference
Record
3–8 (3–3 MVC)
Head coach
Willie Jeffries (5th season)
Defensive coordinator
Ben Blacknall (5th season)
Home stadium
Cessna Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Tulsa $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^
4
–
1
–
0
13
–
1
–
0
No. 5 Indiana State ^
3
–
2
–
0
9
–
4
–
0
New Mexico State
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Illinois State
2
–
2
–
1
6
–
4
–
1
Wichita State
3
–
3
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Drake
1
–
6
–
0
1
–
10
–
0
West Texas State
0
–
5
–
1
0
–
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.[1]
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