Wichita State University , which also fields teams ( called the Shockers ) in Division I of the NCAA , is best known for its baseball and basketball programs . In baseball , the Shockers won the College World Series in 1989 . In men 's basketball , they appeared in the Final Four in 1965 and 2013 , and entered the 2014 NCAA tournament unbeaten . The school also fielded a football team from 1897 to 1986 . The Shocker football team is tragically known for a plane crash in 1970 that killed 31 people , including 14 of the team 's players
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Wichita State University football team plane crash
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