1956 Wichita Shockers football team

The 1956 Wichita Shockers football team, sometimes known as the Wheatshockers, was an American football team that represented Wichita University (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1956 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Pete Tillman, the team compiled a 4–6 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 198 to 117. The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium.

1956 Wichita Shockers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	4–6 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach	Pete Tillman (2nd season)
Home stadium	Veterans Field

1956 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Houston $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Tulsa	2	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Wichita	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Detroit	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	BYU*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 13–0	14,302
September 22	at Arizona State*	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 9–37	16,000
September 29	Hardin–Simmons*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 7–20	12,800–12,806
October 6	Oklahoma A&M	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 6–32	16,941
October 13	Detroit	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 19–13	9,724
October 20	Drake*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	W 27–14	13,132
November 3	Houston	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 16–41	11,193
November 10	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 0–21	16,000
November 17	at Dayton*	UD Stadium Dayton, OH	W 14–6	6,150
November 24	at Tulsa	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 6–14	13,121
*Non-conference game