1977-78 Kansas State Wildcats — schedule and results

The 1977-78 Kansas State Wildcats went 18-11 (7-7 in the Big 8) under head coach Jack Hartman. The team peaked at #19 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 9.86.

Game-by-game results (29 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1977-11-25vs Northern Illinois HuskiesW 76–74Ahearn Field House
1977-11-28vs South DakotaW 69–52Ahearn Field House
1977-12-03vs SMU MustangsW 76–58Ahearn Field House
1977-12-05at Vanderbilt CommodoresW 69–55Memorial Gymnasium
1977-12-08vs Oral Roberts Golden EaglesW 75–64Ahearn Field House
1977-12-14at Arizona State Sun DevilsW 101–74Desert Financial Arena
1977-12-16neutral Army Black KnightsL 55–57Special Events Center
1977-12-17at UTEP MinersL 63–67 (OTOT)Special Events Center
1977-12-22vs North Texas Mean GreenW 89–71Ahearn Field House
1977-12-27neutral Colorado BuffaloesW 82–72Kemper Arena
1977-12-29neutral Nebraska CornhuskersW 69–60Kemper Arena
1977-12-30at Kansas JayhawksL 62–67Kemper Arena
1978-01-07vs Nebraska CornhuskersL 63–77Ahearn Field House
1978-01-11at Iowa State CyclonesL 77–82James H. Hilton Coliseum
1978-01-14vs Colorado BuffaloesW 68–52Ahearn Field House
1978-01-18vs Oklahoma State CowboysW 62–59Ahearn Field House
1978-01-21at Kansas JayhawksL 52–56Allen Fieldhouse
1978-01-25at Missouri TigersL 60–65Hearnes Center
1978-01-28vs Oklahoma SoonersW 73–64 (OTOT)Ahearn Field House
1978-02-01vs Iowa State CyclonesW 74–63Ahearn Field House
1978-02-04at Colorado BuffaloesW 86–80Balch Fieldhouse
1978-02-08at Nebraska CornhuskersL 50–63Bob Devaney Sports Center
1978-02-11vs Kansas JayhawksL 63–75Ahearn Field House
1978-02-15at Oklahoma State CowboysL 65–67Gallagher Hall
1978-02-18vs Missouri TigersW 67–54Ahearn Field House
1978-02-25at Oklahoma SoonersW 65–54Lloyd Noble Center
1978-02-28vs Oklahoma SoonersW 52–44Ahearn Field House
1978-03-03at Kansas JayhawksW 87–76Kemper Arena
1978-03-04at Missouri TigersL 68–71 (2OTOT)Kemper Arena

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