1978 Kansas State
4–7 (3–4 Big Eight), coached by Jim Dickey. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Kansas 36–20Nov 18
By 16 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Arizona | L 0–31 | 27% |
| Sep 16 | vs Auburn | L 32–45 | 37% |
| Sep 23 | at Tulsa | L 14–24 | 27% |
| Sep 30 | vs Air Force | W 34–21 | 48% |
| Oct 7 | vs Oklahoma State | W 18–7 | 45% |
| Oct 14 | at 8Nebraska | L 14–48 | 10% |
| Oct 21 | vs 13Missouri | L 14–56 | 28% |
| Oct 28 | at 1Oklahoma | L 19–56 | 6% |
| Nov 4 | at Iowa State | L 0–24 | 19% |
| Nov 11 | vs Colorado | W 20–10 | 27% |
| Nov 18 | vs Kansas | W 36–20 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Kansas 36–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Eight.
In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Big Eight
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 201–342
- Coach
- Jim Dickey
- Elo
- 1396 +26 this season
- SP+ rating
- -7.4 No. 93 of 133; offense No. 57, defense No. 120
- SRS
- −3.7 No. 83 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Gary Darnell
Drafted in 1979
The 1979 draft| Rd 5 | Dan Manucci QB | Buffalo Bills |
All-Big Eight
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Charlie GreenWRAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Eugene GoodlowWRAP-2; UPI-2
- Sam OwenDBUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1978 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1978 Big Eight standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–1 | 11–1 | 3 |
| Nebraska | 6–1 | 9–3 | 8 |
| Iowa State | 4–3 | 8–4 | |
| Missouri | 4–3 | 8–4 | 15 |
| Kansas State | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
| Oklahoma State | 3–4 | 3–8 | |
| Colorado | 2–5 | 6–5 | |
| Kansas | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.