Year: | 1963 |
Team: | Wichita Shockers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | MVC |
Record: | 7–2 |
Conf Record: | 3–1 |
Head Coach: | Marcelino Huerta |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Stadium: | Veterans Field |
Champion: | MVC champion |
Next: | 1964 |
The 1963 Wichita Shockers football team 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 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Marcelino Huerta, the team compiled a 7–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 117.[1] The team played its home games at Veterans Field, now known as Cessna Stadium. Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells was a senior linebacker on the team.