Central Michigan vs. Kansas

Central Michigan and Kansas have 4 meetings on file, the first in 2007; Kansas leads the series 3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Kansas 3–⁠1.

Central Michigan wins
1
Kansas wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2007
Longest streak
2 Kansas
Current streak
1 Kansas
Last 10 meetings
Kansas 3–⁠1
Most recent
2018

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s0–⁠1
2010s1–⁠2
Average margin
25.3 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Central Michigan
0–⁠1 Central Michigan’s record at home
At Kansas
2–⁠1 Kansas’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Central Michigan and Kansas, 2007 on1300150017002010201520202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Shane Morris Central Michigan28 of 37, 467 yards, 5 TD2017 Passing
Mark Chapman Central Michigan8 catches, 168 yards, 3 TD2017 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Sep 8, 2018Kansas 31, Central Michigan 7at Central Michigan
Sep 9, 2017Central Michigan 45, Kansas 27at Kansas
Sep 20, 2014Kansas 24, Central Michigan 10at Kansas
Sep 1, 2007Kansas 52, Central Michigan 7at Kansas

Every game is listed as played on the field.