Kansas State at Iowa State
Saturday, October 10, 1953 Share
Kansas State beat Iowa State 20–12. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Iowa State led the series 22–12–3.
FinalHigh 82°F, low 39°FAttendance 8,037
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Kansas State–Iowa State gameIowa State leads 55–50–4 in 109 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.
| 2025 | Iowa State 24, Kansas State 21 | Aer Lingus College Football Classic |
| 2024 | Iowa State 29, Kansas State 21 | |
| 2023 | Iowa State 42, Kansas State 35 | |
| 2022 | Kansas State 10, Iowa State 9 | |
| 2021 | Iowa State 33, Kansas State 20 | |
| 2020 | Iowa State 45, Kansas State 0 |
Around this game
Kansas State
- Next gamevs. ColoradoOct. 17, 1953
- SeasonKansas State in 1953
- ProgramKansas State history and records
Iowa State
- Next gamevs. MissouriOct. 17, 1953
- SeasonIowa State in 1953
- ProgramIowa State history and records

