The 1978 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey.[1] 1978 was the first year at Kansas State for Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Record | 4–7 (3–4 Big 8) |
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Home stadium | KSU Stadium |
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No. 3 Oklahoma + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Nebraska + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Missouri | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | at Arizona* | L 0–31 | 50,484 | ||
September 16 | Auburn* | L 32–45 | 27,620 | [2] | |
September 23 | at Tulsa* | L 14–24 | 22,000 | ||
September 30 | Air Force* |
| W 34–21 | 30,300 | |
October 7 | Oklahoma State |
| W 18–7 | 21,900 | |
October 14 | at No. 8 Nebraska | L 14–48 | 75,818 | ||
October 21 | No. 13 Missouri |
| L 14–56 | 24,500 | |
October 28 | at No. 1 Oklahoma | L 19–56 | 72,105 | ||
November 4 | at Iowa State | L 0–24 | 47,450 | ||
November 11 | Colorado |
| W 20–10 | 13,100 | |
November 18 | Kansas |
| W 36–20 | 42,814 | |
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Game Summaries
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Kansas State made an effort to be competitive for a bit, but Nebraska kept going after obtaining a 14-7 halftime lead. The Wildcats were trailing by 28 before they put up their final 4th-quarter touchdown, which the Cornhuskers further marginalized with 13 additional points while posting their second consecutive 600+ yard game.
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References
edit- ^ "1978 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- ^ "Auburn holds off K-State". The Kansas City Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1978)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.