Kansas State vs. Missouri
Kansas State and Missouri first met in 1909 and have played 99 times; officially, Missouri leads 61–33–5; as played, 60–34–5. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Missouri 6–4. Kansas State forfeited the 1951 game. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- Missouri leads 61–33–5
- Kansas State wins on file
- 34
- Missouri wins on file
- 60
- Ties
- 5
- First meeting
- 1909
- Longest streak
- 13 Kansas State
- Current streak
- 1 Missouri
- Last 10 meetings
- Missouri 6–4
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 2–1–2 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 3–6 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 6–2–2 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–10 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 3–7 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 0–10 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 3–7 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–8–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 8–2 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–1 |
- Both ranked
- 2 meetings: Kansas State 1, Missouri 1
- Average margin
- 17.8 points; 29 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kansas State
- 17–29–3 Kansas State’s record at home
- At Missouri
- 31–17–2 Missouri’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 20
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Kansas State’s biggest win1999: Kansas State 66, Missouri 0by 66 points
- Missouri’s biggest win1981: Missouri 58, Kansas State 13by 45 points
- Upset1979: Kansas State 19, Missouri 3Kansas State had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1951: Kansas State 14, Missouri 12Kansas State had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1929: Kansas State 7, Missouri 6Kansas State had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1998: Kansas State 31, Missouri 25No. 2 Kansas State at No. 19 Missouri
- Ranked showdown1969: Missouri 41, Kansas State 38No. 12 Kansas State at No. 14 Missouri
Coach against coach
| Years | Kansas State | Series | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923–1927 | Charlie Bachman | 0–4 | Gwinn Henry |
| 1928–1931 | Bo McMillin | 3–1 | Gwinn Henry |
| 1935–1939 | Wesley Fry | 1–2–2 | Don Faurot |
| 1940–1946 | Hobbs Adams | 0–3 | Don Faurot |
| 1948–1950 | Ralph Graham | 0–3 | Don Faurot |
| 1951–1954 | Bill Meek | 1–3 | Don Faurot |
| 1960–1966 | Doug Weaver | 0–7 | Dan Devine |
| 1967–1970 | Vince Gibson | 1–3 | Dan Devine |
| 1971–1974 | Vince Gibson | 1–3 | Al Onofrio |
| 1975–1977 | Ellis Rainsberger | 0–3 | Al Onofrio |
| 1978–1984 | Jim Dickey | 1–5–1 | Warren Powers |
| 1986–1988 | Stan Parrish | 0–3 | Woody Widenhofer |
| 1989–1993 | Bill Snyder | 2–3 | Bob Stull |
| 1994–2000 | Bill Snyder | 7–0 | Larry Smith |
| 2001–2011 | Bill Snyder | 6–2 | Gary Pinkel |
| 2006–2008 | Ron Prince | 0–3 | Gary Pinkel |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kansas State’s side (Bachman 0–4 against Henry). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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
| Danario Alexander Missouri | 10 catches, 200 yards, 3 TD | 2009 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1916 · Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, Nov 12, 1916
1932 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 16, 1932
1933 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 15, 1933
1934 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Nov 12, 1934
1938 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 9, 1938
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field; a game one side later forfeited is marked “forfeited”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.