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.
The 1978 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey.
 1978 was the first year at Kansas State for Dickey.
 The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.
The 1983 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey.
 The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.
 1983 saw the team finish with a record of 3–8, and a 1–6 record in Big Eight Conference play.
The 1977 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.
 The team's head football coach was Ellis Rainsberger.
 1977 would turn out to be the last season with Rainsberger at the helm, as he was replaced with Jim Dickey in 1978.
 The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.
 1977 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 2–9, and a dismal 0–7 record in Big Eight Conference play.
The 1985 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 Eighth-year head coach Jim Dickey was forced to resign after opening the season with two consecutive losses including one to an NCAA Division I-AA team.
 Assistant athletic director Lee Moon took over as interim coach for the rest of the season.
 The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.
 They finished with a record of 1–10 overall and a 1–6 in Big Eight Conference play.
James Dickey (born March 22, 1934) is a former American football player and coach.
 He served as the head football coach at Kansas State University from 1978 to 1985, compiling record of 24–54–2.
 In 1981, he redshirted 18 players, including eight seniors and almost all of his best players.
 With all of those players returning the following season in 1982, Dickey led Kansas State to their first bowl game appearance in school history, the Independence Bowl, where they lost to the Wisconsin Badgers.
 1982 was also the first winning season for the program since 1970 under head coach Vince Gibson.
The 1980 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey.
 The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.
The 1984 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey.
 The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.
 1984 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 3–7–1, and a 2–4–1 record in Big Eight Conference play.
The 1981 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey.
 The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.
 1981 saw the wildcats finish with a record of 2–9, and a 1–6 record in Big Eight Conference play.
The 1982 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.
 The team's head football coach was Jim Dickey.
 The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium.

Question: What was the final record for the Kansas State Wildcats football team in the year that Jim Dickey redshirted 18 players?
Answer: 2–9