Kansas vs. Washington State
Kansas and Washington State have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1955; Kansas leads the series 7–2 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Kansas 7–2, and Kansas has won the last 2. Share
2027 at Washington State; 2028 at Kansas. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Kansas wins
- 7
- Washington State wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1955
- Longest streak
- 3 Kansas
- Current streak
- 2 Kansas
- Last 10 meetings
- Kansas 7–2
- Most recent
- 1977
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 13.1 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Kansas
- 6–2 Kansas’s record at home
- At Washington State
- 0–1 Washington State’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 2
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Kansas’s biggest win1971: Kansas 34, Washington State 0by 34 points
- Washington State’s biggest win1975: Washington State 18, Kansas 14by 4 points
- Upset1975: Washington State 18, Kansas 14Washington State had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Coach against coach
| Years | Kansas | Series | Washington State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–1974 | Don Fambrough | 3–1 | Jim Sweeney |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Kansas’s side (Fambrough 3–1 against Sweeney). 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.
Every game
| Sep 24, 1977 | Kansas 14, 15Washington State 12 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 11, 1976 | 19Kansas 35, Washington State 16 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 13, 1975 | Washington State 18, Kansas 14 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 14, 1974 | Kansas 14, Washington State 7 | at Washington State | ||
| Sep 15, 1973 | Kansas 29, Washington State 8 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 9, 1972 | Washington State 18, Kansas 17 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 11, 1971 | Kansas 34, Washington State 0 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 12, 1970 | Kansas 48, Washington State 31 | at Kansas | ||
| Sep 24, 1955 | Kansas 13, Washington State 0 | at Kansas |
Every game is listed as played on the field.