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Willie Jeffries. Willie E. Jeffries (born January 4, 1937) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina State University for 19 seasons in two stints, five seasons at Wichita State University, and five seasons at Howard University. Jeffries was the first African American head coach of an ...
77. Sacks: 1.5. Player stats at NFL.com · PFR. Rashad Washington (born March 15, 1980) is a former American football safety. He was selected by the New York Jets in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas State, and played tailback and defensive back at Wichita Southeast .
The 1972 season was the Shockers' first with a winning record since 1963. In the seven prior seasons, the program had compiled an 11–57 record and sustained tragedy in the 1970 Wichita State University football team plane crash . The team's statistical leaders included Tom Owen with 689 passing yards, Don Gilley with 446 rushing yards, Eddie ...
Wichita State University was also the first Division I-A school to hire a black head coach in college football, Willie Jeffries in 1979. In 1978 place kicker Joe Williams tied University of Arkansas All-American kicker Steve Little and University of Texas kicker Russell Erxleben for the longest kick in NCAA history after kicking a 67-yard field ...
Tulsa, Indiana State, and Southern Illinois played designated conference games. The 1977 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Jim Wright, the team ...
1. $ – Conference champion. The 1960 Wichita Shockers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wichita (now known as Wichita State University) as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Hank Foldberg, the ...
The 1976 Wichita State Shockers football team was an American football team that represented Wichita State as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Jim Wright, the team compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play ...
Brown was born in Wichita, Kansas. He attended Wichita High School East in Wichita, and played high school football for the Wichita East Blue Aces. As a sophomore and junior he was a consensus first-team Class 6A all-state selection and as a junior he was named to the Wichita Eagle "Second 11" all-state team. Brown registered 154 tackles (111 ...