1978 Kansas State Wildcats football team
| 1978 Kansas State Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 4–7 (3–4 Big 8) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Gary Darnell (1st season) |
| Home stadium | KSU Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at Arizona* | L 0–31 | 50,484 | [2] | |
| September 16 | Auburn* | L 32–45 | 27,620 | [3] | |
| September 23 | at Tulsa* | L 14–24 | 22,000 | [4] | |
| September 30 | Air Force* |
| W 34–21 | 30,300 | [5] |
| October 7 | Oklahoma State |
| W 18–7 | 21,900 | [6] |
| October 14 | at No. 8 Nebraska | L 14–48 | 75,818 | [7] | |
| October 21 | No. 13 Missouri |
| L 14–56 | 24,500 | [8] |
| October 28 | at No. 1 Oklahoma | L 19–56 | 72,105 | [9] | |
| November 4 | at Iowa State | L 0–24 | 47,450 | [10] | |
| November 11 | Colorado |
| W 20–10 | 13,100 | [11] |
| November 18 | Kansas |
| W 36–20 | 42,814 | [12] |
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Game summaries
[edit]Nebraska
[edit]| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 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
[edit]| Team | 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
[edit]- ↑ "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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