Kansas vs. Wichita State

Kansas and Wichita State have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1902; Kansas leads the series 5–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Kansas 5–⁠2, and Kansas has won the last 2.

Kansas wins
5
Wichita State wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1902
Longest streak
2 Kansas
Current streak
2 Kansas
Last 10 meetings
Kansas 5–⁠2
Most recent
1984

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s1–⁠0
1930s0–⁠1
1940s2–⁠0
1980s2–⁠1
Average margin
16.4 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Kansas
4–⁠1 Kansas’s record at home
At Wichita State
1–⁠1 Wichita 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

  1. Kansas’s biggest win1983: Kansas 57, Wichita State 6by 51 points
  2. Wichita State’s biggest win1937: Wichita State 18, Kansas 7by 11 points
  3. Upset1937: Wichita State 18, Kansas 7Wichita State had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1982: Wichita State 13, Kansas 10Wichita State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Kansas and Wichita State, 1902 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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 8, 1984Kansas 31, Wichita State 7at Kansas
Sep 17, 1983Kansas 57, Wichita State 6at Kansas
Sep 11, 1982Wichita State 13, Kansas 10at Kansas
Oct 5, 1946Kansas 14, Wichita State 7at Kansas
Oct 27, 1945Kansas 13, Wichita State 0at Wichita State
Oct 9, 1937Wichita State 18, Kansas 7at Wichita State
Sep 29, 1902Kansas 6, Wichita State 0at Kansas

Every game is listed as played on the field.