1978 Kansas State Wildcats football team

American college football season

1978 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Dickey (1st season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons← 1977 1979 →

1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

+ – 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. 1978 was the first year at Kansas State for Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–31	50,484
September 16	Auburn*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 32–45	27,620
September 23	at Tulsa*	Skelly Field Tulsa, OK	L 14–24	22,000
September 30	Air Force*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 34–21	30,300
October 7	Oklahoma State	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	W 18–7	21,900
October 14	at No. 8 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE (rivalry)	L 14–48	75,818
October 21	No. 13 Missouri	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 14–56	24,500
October 28	at No. 1 Oklahoma	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 19–56	72,105
November 4	at Iowa State	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA (rivalry)	L 0–24	47,450
November 11	Colorado	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 20–10	13,100
November 18	Kansas	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS (rivalry)	W 36–20	42,814
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game Summaries

Nebraska

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #8 Nebraska	0	14	21	13	48
Kansas State	0	7	0	7	14

Date: 1978-10-14
Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Game attendance: 75,818

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Kansas St	0	7	12	0	19
• Oklahoma	21	14	0	21	56

Date: October 28
Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
Game attendance: 72,105

References

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

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