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A student revived Wichita State’s football team, virtually. He wants a real revival, too

November 15, 1986, was the last time Wichita State University competed in a football game. Now, nearly 50 years later, students and fans of Shocker athletics can once again have the college football game-day experience — virtually.

Austin Menge, a senior mechanical engineering major, added Wichita State to the new Electronic Arts (EA) Sports “College Football 25” (CFB 25) video game.

“I wanted to make something that not only people could enjoy,” Menge said. “But for people at Wichita State so we can actually enjoy college football.”

CFB 25 is the latest rendition of a college football video game that EA Sports has released since 2013 with “NCAA Football 14.