Kansas vs. Missouri

Saturday, November 24, 1945. Missouri kept the Indian War Drum

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.

Neutral siteKansas4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1945
12
Neutral site16Missouri6–⁠4 in 1945
33

FinalHigh 56°F, low 25°F

In the newspapers

  • The Detroit evening times's story: Missouri Champion In Big Six by Win

    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.

Officially, 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.

Recent meetings
2026Missouri 38, Kansas 21
2025Missouri 42, Kansas 31
2011Missouri 24, Kansas 10
2010Missouri 35, Kansas 7
2009Missouri 41, Kansas 39
2008Kansas 40, Missouri 37

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