American college football season
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 .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 9 at Arizona * L 0–3150,484 September 16 Auburn * L 32–4527,620 [ 2] September 23 at Tulsa * L 14–2422,000 September 30 Air Force * W 34–2130,300 October 7 Oklahoma State W 18–721,900 October 14 at No. 8 Nebraska L 14–4875,818 October 21 No. 13 Missouri L 14–5624,500 October 28 at No. 1 Oklahoma L 19–5672,105 November 4 at Iowa State L 0–2447,450 November 11 Colorado W 20–1013,100 November 18 Kansas W 36–2042,814 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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.
1 2 3 4 Total Kansas St 0 7 12 0 19 • Oklahoma 21 14 0 21 56
Date: October 28Location: Oklahoma Memorial StadiumGame attendance: 72,105
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