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Kansas State at Kansas

Saturday, November 3, 1979

Kansas beat Kansas State 36–⁠28. It was their 77th meeting; after it, Kansas led the series 53–⁠20–⁠4 as played.

AwayKansas State3–⁠8 in 1979
28
HomeKansas3–⁠8 in 1979
36

FinalHigh 55°F, low 33°F, 0.08 in. of rainAttendance 48,627

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Kansas State 51% 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 47 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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