The Border War
Kansas vs. Missouri
112 of their 122 meetings are on file: they first met in 1891, and the earliest on file is 1901; officially, Missouri leads 59–54–9 by Missouri’s count and 58–55–9 by Kansas’s (the 1960 game is disputed); as played, 56–48–8 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Missouri 7–3, and Missouri has won the last 5. The winner takes home the Indian War Drum, played for since 1937. Missouri has held it since the 2009 game. Kansas forfeited the 1960 game. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
2031 at Missouri; 2032 at Kansas. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Official series
- Missouri leads 59–54–9 by Missouri’s count and 58–55–9 by Kansas’s (the 1960 game is disputed)
- Kansas wins on file
- 48
- Missouri wins on file
- 56
- Ties
- 8
- Earliest on file
- 1901 first met 1891
- Longest streak
- 5 Kansas
- Current streak
- 5 Missouri
- Last 10 meetings
- Missouri 7–3
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 3 meetings: Kansas 2, Missouri 1; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 13.3 points; 42 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kansas
- 32–18–3 Kansas’s record at home
- At Missouri
- 32–15–5 Missouri’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–6 Kansas first
- Shutouts
- 21
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Indian War Drum
- Played for since
- 1937
- Games for it on file
- 77 Missouri 43, Kansas 31, 3 tied
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 1937 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Indian War Drum.
Lamar Hunt Trophy
- Played for since
- 2007
- Games for it on file
- 7 Missouri 6, Kansas 1
Who holds it comes from the games on file: the winner of the latest regular-season meeting since 2007 (bowl rematches aren’t played for it); a tie leaves it with the holder (the usual rule; the article doesn’t say). From Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games and the rivalry’s article (CC BY-SA). More on the Lamar Hunt Trophy.
Games that tell the story
- Kansas’s biggest win1930: Kansas 32, Missouri 0by 32 points
- Missouri’s biggest win1986: Missouri 48, Kansas 0by 48 points
- Upset1927: Kansas 14, Missouri 7Kansas had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1976: Kansas 41, Missouri 14Kansas had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1983: Kansas 37, Missouri 27Kansas had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2007: Missouri 36, Kansas 28No. 3 Missouri at No. 2 Kansas
- Ranked showdown1968: Kansas 21, Missouri 19No. 7 Kansas at No. 13 Missouri
- Ranked showdown1973: Kansas 14, Missouri 13No. 19 Missouri at No. 20 Kansas
Coach against coach
| Years | Kansas | Series | Missouri |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1906–1908 | Doc Kennedy | 2–0–1 | W.J. Monilaw |
| 1915–1917 | Herman Olcott | 2–1 | Henry Schulte |
| 1923–1925 | Potsy Clark | 1–1–1 | Gwinn Henry |
| 1928–1931 | Bill Hargiss | 2–2 | Gwinn Henry |
| 1932–1934 | Adrian Lindsey | 3–0 | Frank Carideo |
| 1935–1938 | Adrian Lindsey | 0–2–2 | Don Faurot |
| 1939–1942 | Gwinn Henry | 0–4 | Don Faurot |
| 1943–1945 | Henry Shenk | 1–2 | Chauncey Simpson |
| 1948–1953 | Jules Sikes | 1–5 | Don Faurot |
| 1954–1956 | Chuck Mather | 1–2 | Don Faurot |
| 1958–1966 | Jack Mitchell | 1–6–2 | Dan Devine |
| 1967–1970 | Pepper Rodgers | 2–2 | Dan Devine |
| 1971–1974 | Don Fambrough | 3–1 | Al Onofrio |
| 1975–1977 | Bud Moore | 3–0 | Al Onofrio |
| 1979–1982 | Don Fambrough | 1–3 | Warren Powers |
| 1989–1993 | Glen Mason | 3–2 | Bob Stull |
| 1994–1996 | Glen Mason | 2–1 | Larry Smith |
| 1997–2000 | Terry Allen | 3–1 | Larry Smith |
| 2002–2009 | Mark Mangino | 4–4 | Gary Pinkel |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kansas’s side (Kennedy 2–0–1 against Monilaw). 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
| Todd Reesing Kansas | 37 of 55, 498 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT | 2009 Passing | |
| Chase Daniel Missouri | 26 of 38, 356 yards, 4 TD | 2006 Passing | |
| Dezmon Briscoe Kansas | 14 catches, 242 yards, 2 TD | 2009 Receiving | |
| Danario Alexander Missouri | 15 catches, 233 yards, 1 TD | 2009 Receiving |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1901 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Nov 29, 1901
1902 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Nov 28, 1902
1903 · The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., Nov 27, 1903
1905 · Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], Dec 1, 1905
1906 · The Pensacola journal, Pensacola, Fla., Nov 30, 1906
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.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2007.
| 2025 | ESPN2 | 1.8 million viewers |
| 2026 | FOX | 3.1 million viewers |
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA). Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Photos
Kansas Jayhawks vs. Missouri Tigers on November 29, 2008. KU defeated Mizzou 40–37.Photo: David Reber. Cropped by User:Blueag9., CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Vue panoramique du Arrowhead Stadium de Kansas City, MO. 2007 Border War entre Missouri et Kansas.Photo: Auteur : Mitchell3417 Original uploader was Betp at fr.wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
| Sep 11, 2026 | 23Missouri 38, Kansas 21 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 6, 2025 | Missouri 42, Kansas 31 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 26, 2011 | Missouri 24, Kansas 10 | Neutral site | ||
| Nov 27, 2010 | 15Missouri 35, Kansas 7 | Neutral site | ||
| Nov 28, 2009 | Missouri 41, Kansas 39 | Neutral site | ||
| Nov 29, 2008 | Kansas 40, 12Missouri 37 | Neutral site | ||
| Nov 24, 2007 | 3Missouri 36, 2Kansas 28 | Neutral site | ||
| Nov 25, 2006 | Missouri 42, Kansas 17 | at Missouri | ||
| Oct 29, 2005 | Kansas 13, Missouri 3 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 20, 2004 | Kansas 31, Missouri 14 | at Missouri | ||
| Sep 27, 2003 | Kansas 35, 23Missouri 14 | at Kansas | ||
| Oct 26, 2002 | Missouri 36, Kansas 12 | at Missouri | ||
| Oct 20, 2001 | Missouri 38, Kansas 34 | at Kansas | ||
| Oct 14, 2000 | Kansas 38, Missouri 17 | at Missouri | ||
| Oct 23, 1999 | Kansas 21, Missouri 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 12, 1998 | 25Missouri 41, Kansas 23 | at Missouri | ||
| Sep 13, 1997 | Kansas 15, Missouri 7 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 23, 1996 | Missouri 42, Kansas 25 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 4, 1995 | 11Kansas 42, Missouri 23 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 19, 1994 | Kansas 31, Missouri 14 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 20, 1993 | Kansas 28, Missouri 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 21, 1992 | Missouri 22, 22Kansas 17 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 23, 1991 | Kansas 53, Missouri 29 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 17, 1990 | Missouri 31, Kansas 21 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 18, 1989 | Kansas 46, Missouri 44 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 19, 1988 | Missouri 55, Kansas 17 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 21, 1987 | Missouri 19, Kansas 7 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 22, 1986 | Missouri 48, Kansas 0 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 23, 1985 | Kansas 34, Missouri 20 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 17, 1984 | Kansas 35, Missouri 21 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 19, 1983 | Kansas 37, 19Missouri 27 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 20, 1982 | Missouri 16, Kansas 10 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 21, 1981 | Kansas 19, Missouri 11 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 22, 1980 | Missouri 31, Kansas 6 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 24, 1979 | Missouri 55, Kansas 7 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 11, 1978 | Missouri 48, Kansas 0 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 19, 1977 | Kansas 24, Missouri 22 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 20, 1976 | Kansas 41, 19Missouri 14 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 22, 1975 | Kansas 42, 18Missouri 24 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 23, 1974 | Missouri 27, Kansas 3 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 24, 1973 | 20Kansas 14, 19Missouri 13 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 25, 1972 | Kansas 28, 16Missouri 17 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 20, 1971 | Kansas 7, Missouri 2 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 21, 1970 | Missouri 28, Kansas 17 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 22, 1969 | 7Missouri 69, Kansas 21 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 23, 1968 | 7Kansas 21, 13Missouri 19 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 25, 1967 | Kansas 17, Missouri 6 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 19, 1966 | Missouri 7, Kansas 0 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 20, 1965 | 8Missouri 44, Kansas 20 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 21, 1964 | Missouri 34, Kansas 14 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 30, 1963 | Missouri 9, Kansas 7 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 24, 1962 | Missouri 3, Kansas 3 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 25, 1961 | Missouri 10, 8Kansas 7 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 19, 1960 | Kansas 23, 1Missouri 7forfeited | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 21, 1959 | Missouri 13, Kansas 9 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 22, 1958 | Missouri 13, Kansas 13 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 23, 1957 | Kansas 9, Missouri 7 | at Kansas | ||
| Dec 1, 1956 | Missouri 15, Kansas 13 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 19, 1955 | Kansas 13, Missouri 7 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 20, 1954 | Missouri 41, Kansas 18 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 21, 1953 | Missouri 10, Kansas 6 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 22, 1952 | Missouri 20, 18Kansas 19 | at Missouri | ||
| Dec 1, 1951 | Kansas 41, Missouri 28 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 23, 1950 | Missouri 20, Kansas 6 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 19, 1949 | Missouri 34, Kansas 28 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 25, 1948 | Missouri 21, Kansas 7 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 22, 1947 | 17Kansas 20, Missouri 14 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 28, 1946 | Kansas 20, Missouri 19 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 24, 1945 | 16Missouri 33, Kansas 12 | Neutral site | ||
| Nov 23, 1944 | Missouri 28, Kansas 0 | Neutral site | ||
| Nov 20, 1943 | Kansas 7, Missouri 6 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 26, 1942 | Missouri 42, Kansas 13 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 22, 1941 | 8Missouri 45, Kansas 6 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 21, 1940 | Missouri 45, Kansas 20 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 25, 1939 | 10Missouri 20, Kansas 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 24, 1938 | Missouri 13, Kansas 7 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 25, 1937 | Kansas 0, Missouri 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 26, 1936 | Missouri 19, Kansas 3 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 28, 1935 | Kansas 0, Missouri 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 29, 1934 | Kansas 20, Missouri 0 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 30, 1933 | Kansas 27, Missouri 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 12, 1932 | Kansas 7, Missouri 0 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 21, 1931 | Kansas 14, Missouri 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 22, 1930 | Kansas 32, Missouri 0 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 23, 1929 | Missouri 7, Kansas 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 24, 1928 | Missouri 25, Kansas 6 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 19, 1927 | Kansas 14, Missouri 7 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 20, 1926 | Missouri 15, Kansas 0 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 21, 1925 | Kansas 10, Missouri 7 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 27, 1924 | Missouri 14, Kansas 0 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 29, 1923 | Kansas 3, Missouri 3 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 30, 1922 | Missouri 9, Kansas 7 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 24, 1921 | Kansas 15, Missouri 9 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 25, 1920 | Missouri 16, Kansas 7 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 27, 1919 | Missouri 13, Kansas 6 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 29, 1917 | Kansas 27, Missouri 3 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 30, 1916 | Missouri 13, Kansas 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 25, 1915 | Kansas 8, Missouri 6 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 21, 1914 | Missouri 10, Kansas 7 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 22, 1913 | Missouri 3, Kansas 0 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 23, 1912 | Kansas 12, Missouri 3 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 25, 1911 | Missouri 3, Kansas 3 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 24, 1910 | Missouri 5, Kansas 5 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 25, 1909 | Missouri 12, Kansas 6 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 26, 1908 | Kansas 10, Missouri 4 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 28, 1907 | Kansas 4, Missouri 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 29, 1906 | Missouri 0, Kansas 0 | at Missouri | ||
| Nov 30, 1905 | Kansas 24, Missouri 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 24, 1904 | Kansas 29, Missouri 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 26, 1903 | Kansas 5, Missouri 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 27, 1902 | Kansas 17, Missouri 5 | at Kansas | ||
| Nov 28, 1901 | Missouri 18, Kansas 12 | at Missouri |
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.