1978 Kansas State Wildcats football team

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

1978 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma §	6	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#8 Nebraska §	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Iowa State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#15 Missouri	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#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9/9/1978*	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona		L 31-0	50,484
9/16/1978*	Auburn		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		L 45-32	27,600
9/23/1978*	at Tulsa		Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma		L 24-14	22,000
9/30/1978*	Air Force		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 34-21	30,300
10/7/1978	Oklahoma State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 18-7	21,900
10/14/1978	at #8 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska		L 48-14	75,818
10/21/1978†	#13 Missouri		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		L 56-14	24,500
10/28/1978	at #1 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma		L 56-19	72,105
11/4/1978	at Iowa State		Cyclone Stadium • Ames, Iowa		L 24-0	47,450
11/11/1978	Colorado		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas		W 20-10	13,100
11/18/1978	Kansas		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)		W 36-20	42,814
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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