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]
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 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1979 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | TE | 80 | Mike Cox | Fr | QB | 14 | Bob Daniels | Jr | RB | 30 | Rosevelt Duncan | Sr | QB | 4 | Darrell Ray Dickey | Fr | QB | 12 | Brad Horchem | Sr | OT | 77 | Doug Hoppock | So | WR | 18 | John Liebe | Jr | RB | 20 | Kenny Smith | So | C | 51 | Pat Sura | Jr | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Gary Darnell – Defensive Coordinator & assistant head coach
- Mo Lattimore – Offensive line
- Carl Selmer – Offensive line
- Chuck Driesbach – Defensive backs
- Dennis Franchione – Assistant
- Jim Donnan – Assistant
- Jim Davie – Assistant
- George Walstad – Assistant
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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