Kansas vs. Minnesota
Kansas and Minnesota have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1893; Kansas leads the series 4–3 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Kansas 4–3, and Kansas has won the last 3. Share
- Kansas wins
- 4
- Minnesota wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1893
- Longest streak
- 3 Kansas
- Current streak
- 3 Kansas
- Last 10 meetings
- Kansas 4–3
- Most recent
- 2008
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 11.4 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kansas
- 1–1 Kansas’s record at home
- At Minnesota
- 2–2 Minnesota’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 Kansas first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Kansas’s biggest win2008: Kansas 42, Minnesota 21by 21 points
- Minnesota’s biggest win1971: Minnesota 38, Kansas 20by 18 points
- Upset1966: Kansas 16, Minnesota 14Kansas had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
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
| Dezmon Briscoe Kansas | 14 catches, 201 yards, 3 TD | 2008 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Dec 31, 2008 | Kansas 42, Minnesota 21 | Mountain America Stadium | Insight Bowl | |
| Sep 29, 1973 | Kansas 34, Minnesota 19 | at Kansas | ||
| Oct 7, 1972 | Kansas 34, Minnesota 28 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 2, 1971 | Minnesota 38, Kansas 20 | at Minnesota | ||
| Oct 1, 1966 | Kansas 16, Minnesota 14 | at Minnesota | ||
| Nov 28, 1896 | Minnesota 12, Kansas 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Oct 14, 1893 | Minnesota 12, Kansas 6 | at Minnesota |
Every game is listed as played on the field.