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1979 Kansas State Wildcats football team
American college football season
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.[1]
Quick Facts Kansas State Wildcats football, Conference ...
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (1–6 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | KSU Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| No. 3 Oklahoma $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 15 | at Auburn* | L 18–26 | 50,132 | [2] | |
| September 22 | Oregon State* | W 22–16 | 32,600 | ||
| September 29 | at Air Force* | W 19–6 | 22,200 | ||
| October 6 | Tulsa* |
| L 6–9 | 33,100 | |
| October 13 | Iowa State |
| L 3–7 | 23,400 | |
| October 20 | No. 8 Oklahoma |
| L 6–38 | 27,257 | |
| October 27 | at Missouri | W 19–3 | 70,029 | ||
| November 3 | at Kansas | L 28–36 | 48,627 | ||
| November 10 | No. 2 Nebraska |
| L 12–21 | 43,210 | |
| November 17 | at Oklahoma State | L 15–42 | 49,000 | ||
| November 24 | at Colorado | L 6–21 | 22,391 | ||
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- "1979 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
- "K-State gives Auburn big scare in 26–18 loss". The Salina Journal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
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