| Year: | 1979 |
| Team: | Kansas State Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Eight Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 8 |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 1–6 |
| Head Coach: | Jim Dickey |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | KSU Stadium |
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]