Kansas State at Iowa State

Saturday, October 10, 1953

Kansas State beat Iowa State 20–⁠12. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Iowa State led the series 22–⁠12–⁠3.

AwayKansas State6–⁠3–⁠1 in 1953
20
HomeIowa State2–⁠7 in 1953
12

FinalHigh 82°F, low 39°FAttendance 8,037

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Kansas State Triumphs Over Iowa State, 2O-12

    Evening star, October 11, 1953, page 72

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    Kansas State Triumphs Over Iowa State, 2O-12 AMES. Iowa, Oct. 10.AKansas State. Big Seven’s poor relation 10 these many years, shocked Iowa State with a 20–⁠12 victory today for the Wildcats second straight conference football triumph. 1t was the first time since 1912 the Wildcats have won two conference games in a row. Kansas State wrapped up todays triumph with a touchdown in the second period and two in the third. Kansas state 713 90 Iowa State – o O o 12-i2

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)

Iowa State 59% to win. Kansas State won as Elo’s underdog.

Iowa State leads 55–⁠50–⁠4 in 109 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Iowa State 24, Kansas State 21Aer Lingus College Football Classic
2024Iowa State 29, Kansas State 21
2023Iowa State 42, Kansas State 35
2022Kansas State 10, Iowa State 9
2021Iowa State 33, Kansas State 20
2020Iowa State 45, Kansas State 0

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