1979 Kansas State Wildcats football team

1979 Kansas State Wildcats football
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1979 record	3–8 (1–6 Big 8)
Head coach	Jim Dickey (2nd season)
Home stadium	KSU Stadium
Seasons

1979 Big 8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Oklahoma †	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#9 Nebraska	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Missouri	3	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Colorado	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Iowa State	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Kansas State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 1979 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 3–8, and a 1–6 record in Big Eight Conference play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
9/15/1979*		at Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama	None	L 26-18	50,132
9/22/1979*		Oregon State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	None	W 22-16	32,600
9/29/1979*		at Air Force		Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, Colorado	None	W 19-6	22,200
10/6/1979*		Tulsa		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	None	L 9-6	33,100
10/13/1979†		Iowa State		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	None	L 7-3	23,400
10/20/1979		#9 Oklahoma		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	None	L 38-6	27,257
10/27/1979		at Missouri		Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri	None	W 19-3	70,029
11/3/1979		at Kansas		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas (Sunflower Showdown)	None	L 36-28	48,627
11/10/1979		#2 Nebraska		KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas	None	L 21-12	43,210
11/17/1979		at Oklahoma State		Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma	None	L 42-15	49,000
11/24/1979		at Colorado		Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado	None	L 21-6	22,391
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

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