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Kansas State at Kansas

Saturday, October 9, 1971

Kansas beat Kansas State 39–⁠13. It was their 69th meeting; after it, Kansas led the series 47–⁠18–⁠4 as played.

AwayKansas State5–⁠6 in 1971
13
HomeKansas4–⁠7 in 1971
39

FinalHigh 67°F, low 42°FAttendance 51,617

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Kansas State 54% to win. Kansas won as Elo’s underdog.

The series

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Officially, Kansas leads 65–⁠53–⁠5 by Kansas’s count and 64–⁠54–⁠5 by Kansas State’s (the 1980 game, which the Big Eight ordered Kansas to forfeit, is disputed); as played, 65–⁠54–⁠5 in 124 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Kansas State 35, Kansas 24
2025Kansas State 42, Kansas 17
2024Kansas State 29, Kansas 27
2023Kansas State 31, Kansas 27
2022Kansas State 47, Kansas 27
2021Kansas State 35, Kansas 10

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