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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.
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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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