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Kansas State Football Team History

Kansas State Wildcats

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
Founded: 1863
Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Capacity: 51,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Jim Dickey
Conference: Big Eight-

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1896 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Jim Dickey enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kansas State.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Arizona	0	31	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Auburn	32	45	L
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Tulsa	14	24	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Air Force	34	21	W
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Oklahoma State	18	7	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Nebraska	14	48	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Missouri	14	56	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Oklahoma	19	56	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Iowa State	0	24	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Colorado	20	10	W
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Kansas	36	20	W

1978 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	201
Scoring Average	18.3
Points Allowed	342
Defense Average	31.1
Opponents Record	69-55
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	0-5

1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1978 Big Eight- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	8-4	219	188	Lost 12-28	4-3	104	121	Earle Bruce
Kansas	1-10	124	345		0-7	78	215	Bud Moore
Oklahoma	11-1	471	175	Won 31-24	7-1	287	119	Barry Switzer
Nebraska	9-3	444	216	Lost 24-31	6-2	280	143	Tom Osborne
Missouri	8-4	368	236	Won 20-15	4-3	235	166	Warren Powers
Kansas State	4-7	201	342		3-4	121	221	Jim Dickey
Oklahoma State	3-8	167	266		3-4	123	177	Jim Stanley
Colorado	6-5	230	206		2-5	112	178	Bill Mallory

1978 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1978 All Big Eight Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).