1986 Wichita State Shockers football team

1986 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Penn State		–		–				12	–	0	–	0
#2 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
#20 Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
#19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Tulsa		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Florida State		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Army		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				3	–	6	–	2
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Wichita State		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Wichita State Shockers football team represented Wichita State University in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Shockers competed as an independent program and played their home games at Cessna Stadium. The team, coached by Ron Chismar, went 3–8 and announced on December 2 that the team's 1986 season would be its last. University officials cited financial issues and lack of success as some of a multitude of factors leading to the program's termination. Some talks have been made in recent years regarding reinstatement of the program, but due to the substantial financial investment required, no action was taken.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 6	{{{time}}}	San Francisco State		Cessna Stadium • Wichita, KS	{{{tv}}}	W 69–6
September 13	{{{time}}}	at Toledo		Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	{{{tv}}}	L 13–30
September 20	{{{time}}}	Morehead State		Cessna Stadium • Wichita, KS	{{{tv}}}	L 35-36
September 27	{{{time}}}	at Iowa State		Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, IA	{{{tv}}}	L 14-36
October 4	{{{time}}}	at Tulane		Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	{{{tv}}}	W 21-20
October 11	{{{time}}}	UCF		Cessna Stadium • Wichita, KS	{{{tv}}}	W 9-6
October 18	{{{time}}}	at Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	{{{tv}}}	L 3-59
October 25	{{{time}}}	Cincinnati		Cessna Stadium • Wichita, KS	{{{tv}}}	L 19-24
November 1	{{{time}}}	at Tulsa		Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK	{{{tv}}}	L 10-38
November 8	{{{time}}}	Illinois State		Cessna Stadium • Wichita, KS	{{{tv}}}	L 10-17
November 15	{{{time}}}	at #5 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	{{{tv}}}	L 6-52
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.