The Wichita State Shockers football program was a college football team that represented Wichita State University until the school discontinued the sport. The team had 32 head coaches since its first recorded game in 1897. The final head coach was Ron Chismar, who first took the position for the 1984 season.

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Coaches No.NameTermGCOWOLOTO%CWCLCTC%PWPLCCsAwards/Notes01T. H. Morrison18971100 — — — — — — — ——No coach18981010 — — — — — — — —02Harry Hess1899–19012210102 — — — — — — — —03Guy Peverly19028431 — — — — — — — ——No coach1903620 — — — — — — — —04A. F. Holste19049450 — — — — — — — —05Willis Bates1905–1908392883 — — — — — — — —06Roy K. Thomas1909–1911251582 — — — — — — — —07E. V. Long1912–1913176110 — — — — — — — —08Harry Buck1914–191516682 — — — — — — — —09Quince Banbury19185140 — — — — — — — —10Kenneth Cassidy19198152 — — — — — — — —11Wilmer D. Elfrink19209342 — — — — — — — —12Lamar Hoover1916–19223618144 — — — — — — — —13Leonard J. Umnus1925–1927231274 — — — — — — — —14Sam H. Hill1923–19293314145 — — — — — — — —15Albert J. Gebert1930–194111468406 — — — — — — — —16Melvin J. Binford1944–1945181161 — — — — — — — —17Ralph Graham1942–19473017130 — — — — — — — —18Jim Trimble1948–19503013143 — — — — — — — —19Bob Carlson1951–1952195131 — — — — — — — —20Jack Mitchell1953–1954191351 — — — — — — — —21Pete Tillman1955–1956201181 — — — — — — — —22Woody Woodard1957–19593010182 — — — — — — — —23Hank Foldberg1960–1961211650 — — — — — — — —24Marcelino Huerta†1962–19642914150 — — — — — — — —25George Karras1965–1966194150 — — — — — — — —26Boyd Converse196710271 — — — — — — — —27Eddie Kriwiel1968100100 — — — — — — — —28Ben Wilson1969–1970192170 — — — — — — — Was killed in the Wichita State University football team plane crash on October 2, 197029Bob Seaman1971–19733313200 — — — — — — — —30Jim Wright1974–19785517371 — — — — — — — —31Willie Jeffries†1979–19835521322 — — — — — — — First African American head coach of an NCAA Division I-A football programElected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010.ESPN.com "College Football" May 11, 201032Ron Chismar1984–1986338250 — — — — — — — —

See also

List of Wichita State University people

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