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Kansas State vs. TCU

Kansas State and TCU have 19 meetings on file, the first in 1922; Kansas State leads the series 11–⁠8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Kansas State 7–⁠3, and Kansas State has won the last 3.

Kansas State wins
11
TCU wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1922
Longest streak
3 TCU
Current streak
3 Kansas State
Last 10 meetings
Kansas State 7–⁠3
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠0
1980s1–⁠3
2010s4–⁠4
2020s5–⁠1
Both ranked
3 meetings: Kansas State 1, TCU 2; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
15.5 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Kansas State
7–⁠3 Kansas State’s record at home
At TCU
5–⁠3 TCU’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Kansas State first
Overtime
1 game went to overtime
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in. Overtime games from the games’ Wikipedia articles.

Games that tell the story

  1. Kansas State’s biggest win1922: Kansas State 45, TCU 0by 45 points
  2. TCU’s biggest win1984: TCU 42, Kansas State 10by 32 points
  3. Upset2016: Kansas State 30, TCU 6Kansas State had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Ranked showdown2014: TCU 41, Kansas State 20No. 9 Kansas State at No. 6 TCU
  5. Ranked showdown2022: Kansas State 31, TCU 28No. 13 Kansas State at No. 3 TCU
  6. Ranked showdown2022: TCU 38, Kansas State 28No. 17 Kansas State at No. 8 TCU

Coach against coach

YearsKansas StateSeriesTCU
2012–⁠2018Bill Snyder3–⁠4Gary Patterson
2019–⁠2021Chris Klieman3–⁠0Gary Patterson
2022–⁠2025Chris Klieman3–⁠1Sonny Dykes

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kansas State’s side (Snyder 3–⁠4 against Patterson). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Kansas State and TCU, 1922 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

Desmond Purnell Kansas State5 tackles, 1 sack, 2 for loss, 2 INT, 1 TD2025 Defense
Felix Anudike-Uzomah Kansas State8 tackles, 4 sacks, 4 for loss2021 Defense
Tyler Lockett Kansas State11 catches, 196 yards, 1 TD2014 Receiving
Eric McAlister TCU4 catches, 156 yards, 2 TD2025 Receiving

Named most valuable

Deuce Vaughn Kansas State2022

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

On television

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2022.

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Nov 14, 2026Kansas State at TCU upcomingat TCU
Oct 11, 2025Kansas State 41, TCU 28at Kansas State
Oct 21, 2023Kansas State 41, TCU 3at Kansas State
Dec 3, 202213Kansas State 31, 3TCU 28overtimeAT&T StadiumDr Pepper Big 12 Championship
Oct 22, 20228TCU 38, 17Kansas State 28at TCU
Oct 30, 2021Kansas State 31, TCU 12at Kansas State
Oct 10, 2020Kansas State 21, TCU 14at TCU
Oct 19, 2019Kansas State 24, TCU 17at Kansas State
Nov 3, 2018TCU 14, Kansas State 13at TCU
Oct 14, 20176TCU 26, Kansas State 6at Kansas State
Dec 3, 2016Kansas State 30, TCU 6at TCU
Oct 10, 20152TCU 52, Kansas State 45at Kansas State
Nov 8, 20146TCU 41, 9Kansas State 20at TCU
Nov 16, 2013Kansas State 33, TCU 31at Kansas State
Nov 10, 20123Kansas State 23, TCU 10at TCU
Sep 20, 1986TCU 35, Kansas State 22at TCU
Sep 21, 1985TCU 24, Kansas State 22at Kansas State
Sep 22, 1984TCU 42, Kansas State 10at TCU
Sep 17, 1983Kansas State 20, TCU 3at Kansas State
Nov 30, 1922Kansas State 45, TCU 0at Kansas State

Every game is listed as played on the field.