Kansas at Missouri

Saturday, November 19, 1960. Kansas took the Indian War Drum from Missouri

Kansas beat No. 1 Missouri 23–⁠7. It was their 69th meeting; after it, Missouri led the series 28–⁠24–⁠7 in the games on file.

AwayKansas7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1960 (5–⁠4–⁠1 official)
23
Home1Missouri10–⁠1 in 1960 (11–⁠0 official)
7

FinalHigh 65°F, low 34°FAttendance 43,000

On the newsreel

  • SOUTHERN CAL UPSETS UCLAIn Los Angeles, the Trojans of Southern California upset their regional rivals of UCLA, striking hard and fast for a 17-6 victory.Universal Newsreel, November 21, 1960. Catalog record at the National Archives

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Missouri 70% to win. Kansas pulled the upset.

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 53 since this game.

Kansas later forfeited this game; officially it’s Missouri’s win.

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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