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==Game Summaries==
===Nebraska===
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| Visitor = #8 Nebraska
| Host = [[1978 Kansas State Wildcats football team|Kansas State]]
| V1 = 0| V2 = 14| V3 = 21| V4 = 13
| H1 = 0| H2 = 7| H3 = 0| H4 = 7
| Date = 1978-10-14
| Location = [[Memorial Stadium, Lincoln|Memorial Stadium]], [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
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| TimeZone = CST
| Attendance = 75,818
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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.
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|Location=Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
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==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 14:15, 4 September 2024

1978 Kansas State Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – 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.[1] 1978 was the first year at Kansas State for Dickey. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Arizona*L 0–3150,484
September 16Auburn*L 32–4527,620[2]
September 23at Tulsa*L 14–2422,000
September 30Air Force*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 34–2130,300
October 7Oklahoma State
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 18–721,900
October 14at No. 8 NebraskaL 14–4875,818
October 21No. 13 Missouridagger
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
L 14–5624,500
October 28at No. 1 OklahomaL 19–5672,105
November 4at Iowa StateL 0–2447,450
November 11Colorado
W 20–1013,100
November 18Kansas
W 36–2042,814
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game Summaries

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Nebraska

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1 234Total
• #8 Nebraska 0 142113 48
Kansas State 0 707 14

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

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1 234Total
Kansas St 0 7120 19
• Oklahoma 21 14021 56
  • Date: October 28
  • Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Game attendance: 72,105


References

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  1. ^ "1978 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Auburn holds off K-State". The Kansas City Star. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1978)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.