1982 Wichita State Shockers football team

1982 Wichita State Shockers football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record8–3 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBen Blacknall (4th season)
Home stadiumCessna Stadium
1982 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
Wichita State 4 1 0 8 3 0
Southern Illinois 4 1 0 6 5 0
Indiana State 3 2 0 5 6 0
Drake 2 4 0 4 7 0
New Mexico State 1 4 0 3 8 0
West Texas State 1 4 0 3 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • 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.

The 1982 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State University (MVC) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Willie Jeffries, the Shockers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the MVC. 1982 proved to be the final winning season for the Shocker football program. Wichita State went 3–8 in each of the following four seasons before the university ended sponsorship of football following the 1986 campaign.