1978 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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1978 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference Big Eight Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadium KSU Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Oklahoma + 6 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 8 Nebraska + 6 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 15 Missouri 4 –3 –08 –4 –0
Iowa State 4 –3 –08 –4 –0
Kansas State 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
Oklahoma State 3 –4 –03 –8 –0
Colorado 2 –5 –06 –5 –0
Kansas 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Arizona *
L 0–3150,484 [2]
September 16 Auburn *
L 32–4527,620 [3]
September 23at Tulsa *
L 14–2422,000 [4]
September 30 Air Force *
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 34–2130,300 [5]
October 7 Oklahoma State
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 18–721,900 [6]
October 14at No. 8 Nebraska
L 14–4875,818 [7]
October 21No. 13 Missouri Dagger-14-plain.png
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 14–5624,500 [8]
October 28at No. 1 Oklahoma
L 19–5672,105 [9]
November 4at Iowa State
L 0–2447,450 [10]
November 11 Colorado
W 20–1013,100 [11]
November 18 Kansas
W 36–2042,814 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Game summaries

Nebraska

1234Total
• No. 8 Nebraska014211348
Kansas State070714

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.

Oklahoma

1234Total
Kansas St0712019
• Oklahoma211402156
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 72,105

References

  1. ↑ "1978 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Arizona 34–0". The Oregonian. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Auburn holds off K-State". The Kansas City Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Hurricane hands K-State 13th straight loss 24–14". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Losing streak finally ends as Kansas State clips Falcons". The Billings Gazette. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "K-State defeats O-State". Lincoln Journal Star. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Nebraska's surge buries Kansas St". Wisconsin State Journal. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Missouri romps past Kansas State 56–14". The Idaho Statesman. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Close shave? Sooners rip". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Iowa State scores 24–0 victory over K-State". The Salina Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "K-State stuns Colorado for year's third victory". Tulsa World. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "'Cats gloat with romp". The Kansas City Star. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1978 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
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