Kansas vs. Missouri
Saturday, November 24, 1945. Missouri kept the Indian War Drum Share
No. 16 Missouri beat Kansas 33–12. It was their 54th meeting; after it, Missouri led the series 20–18–6 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 56°F, low 25°F
In the newspapers

Detroit evening times, Michigan, November 25, 1945, page 18
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Missouri Champion In Big Six by Win KANSAS CITY. Nov. = CUP)- Missouri. needing only n tie To win the Big SIX football champlon-h’p smashed Kansas, 33–12. today IN their traditional season finale before p l,494 fans. After Kansas tied the score sail in tho second quarter. Missouri turned loose a host TO footed backs who waltZed through the mediocre Kansas lno 10 give Missour the championship In a convlnClng fashion
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Missouri 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Kansas–Missouri gameOfficially, Missouri leads 59–54–9 by Missouri’s count and 58–55–9 by Kansas’s (the 1960 game is disputed); as played, 56–48–8 in the 112 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 68 since this game.
| 2026 | Missouri 38, Kansas 21 | |
| 2025 | Missouri 42, Kansas 31 | |
| 2011 | Missouri 24, Kansas 10 | |
| 2010 | Missouri 35, Kansas 7 | |
| 2009 | Missouri 41, Kansas 39 | |
| 2008 | Kansas 40, Missouri 37 |
Around this game
Kansas
- Next gamevs. TCUSept. 21, 1946
- SeasonKansas in 1945
- ProgramKansas history and records
Missouri
- Next gamevs. TexasJan. 1, 1946, Cotton Bowl
- SeasonMissouri in 1945
- ProgramMissouri history and records

