Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry

Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry
Kansas State Wildcats
Nebraska Cornhuskers
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First meetingOctober 14, 1911
Nebraska, 59–0
Latest meetingOctober 7, 2010
Nebraska, 48–13
Statistics
Meetings total95
All-time seriesNebraska leads, 78–15–2[1]
Largest victoryNebraska, 59–0 (1911)
Longest win streakNebraska, 29 (1969–1997)
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The Kansas State–Nebraska football rivalry was an American college football rivalry between the Kansas State Wildcats and Nebraska Cornhuskers. The series was contested annually for nearly ninety years when the schools were conference opponents, but ended when Nebraska joined the Big Ten in 2011. Kansas State and Nebraska are separated by 135 miles, the nearest cross-border schools in both the Big Eight and Big 12.

History

Kansas State and Nebraska first met in 1911, a 59–0 Cornhuskers victory at Nebraska Field that remains the most lopsided result in series history.[1] Kansas State joined the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association (later the Big Eight) in 1913, but prior to the first meeting between the schools as conference opponents, KSU head coach Guy Lowman threatened a boycott due to the presence of lineman Clinton Ross, a black player, on Nebraska's roster.[2] Lowman claimed a gentlemen's agreement throughout the conference disallowed black athletes; Nebraska denied such an agreement existed and the game was played as scheduled.[2]

After a brief pause due to World War I and Nebraska's temporary departure from the MVIAA, the series was renewed in 1922 and played continually for the next eighty-nine years.[1] The 1939 meeting was televised in Manhattan, the second televised college football game.[3]

Nebraska always held the upper hand in the series, but took complete control after hiring Bob Devaney in 1962 – from 1960 through 1997, NU was 37–1 against KSU.[1] In 1992, the teams met in the Coca-Cola Classic at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, where Nebraska defeated Kansas State 38–24 to clinch the Big Eight championship.[4]

Big 12 era

In 1996, the Big Eight merged with four Texas schools of the Southwest to form the Big 12 Conference, with KSU and NU placed in the North Division alongside most former Big Eight schools.[5] Devaney successor Tom Osborne retired in 1997 without ever losing to the Wildcats, but throughout the mid-1990s Bill Snyder was turning around KSU's long-struggling program.

The year after Osborne's retirement, KSU ended its twenty-nine-year losing streak to Nebraska in perhaps the most famous game in series history.[6] The second-ranked Wildcats finished with 512 offensive yards in a 40–30 victory, widely remembered for a missed facemask penalty on fourth down of Nebraska's second-to-last drive.[6][7] Snyder defeated Nebraska three more times before his first retirement in 2005.

In July 2010, Nebraska announced it would join the Big Ten Conference, essentially ending the school's rivalry with Kansas State.[8] Months later, NU beat KSU 48–13 in Manhattan, the most recent game of the series. No future games are scheduled.[9]

Game results

Kansas State victoriesNebraska victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 October 14, 1911 Lincoln Nebraska 59–0
2 October 12, 1912 Lincoln Nebraska 30–6
3 October 11, 1913 Lincoln Nebraska 24–6
4 October 17, 1914 Manhattan Nebraska 31–0
5 October 9, 1915 Lincoln Nebraska 31–0
6 October 14, 1916 Lincoln Nebraska 14–0
7 November 18, 1922 Lincoln Nebraska 21–0
8 November 29, 1923 Lincoln Nebraska 34–12
9 November 22, 1924 Manhattan Nebraska 24–0
10 November 14, 1925 Manhattan Tie0–0
11 November 13, 1926 Lincoln Nebraska 3–0
12 November 19, 1927 Manhattan Nebraska 33–0
13 November 29, 1928 Lincoln Nebraska 8–0
14 November 23, 1929 Manhattan Nebraska 10–6
15 November 27, 1930 Lincoln Kansas State 10–9
16 November 14, 1931 Manhattan Nebraska 6–3
17 October 29, 1932 Lincoln Nebraska 6–0
18 October 21, 1933 Manhattan Nebraska 9–0
19 November 29, 1934 Lincoln Kansas State 19–7
20 October 19, 1935 Manhattan Tie0–0
21 November 21, 1936 Lincoln No. 13 Nebraska 40–0
22 November 27, 1937 Manhattan No. 11 Nebraska 3–0
23 November 24, 1938 Lincoln Nebraska 14–7
24 October 28, 1939 Manhattan No. 10 Nebraska 25–9
25 November 30, 1940 Lincoln No. 8 Nebraska 20–0
26 November 1, 1941 Manhattan Kansas State 12–6
27 November 28, 1942 Lincoln Kansas State 19–0
28 November 6, 1943 Manhattan Nebraska 13–7
29 November 25, 1944 Lincoln Nebraska 35–0
30 November 10, 1945 Manhattan Nebraska 24–0
31 October 5, 1946 Lincoln Nebraska 31–0
32 October 25, 1947 Manhattan Nebraska 14–7
33 November 6, 1948 Lincoln Nebraska 32–0
34 October 8, 1949 Manhattan Nebraska 13–6
35 November 11, 1950 Lincoln No. 16 Nebraska 49–21
36 October 6, 1951 Manhattan Nebraska 1–0
37 October 11, 1952 Lincoln Nebraska 27–14
38 October 3, 1953 Manhattan Kansas State 27–0
39 October 9, 1954 Lincoln Kansas State 7–3
40 October 1, 1955 Manhattan Nebraska 16–0
41 October 13, 1956 Lincoln Kansas State 10–7
42 October 5, 1957 Manhattan Nebraska 14–7
43 October 11, 1958 Lincoln Kansas State 23–6
44 November 21, 1959 Manhattan Kansas State 29–14
45 October 8, 1960 Lincoln Nebraska 17–7
46 October 7, 1961 Manhattan Nebraska 24–0
47 October 20, 1962 Lincoln Nebraska 26–6
48 October 19, 1963 Manhattan Nebraska 28–6
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
49 October 17, 1964 Lincoln No. 6 Nebraska 47–0
50 October 16, 1965 Manhattan No. 2 Nebraska 41–0
51 October 15, 1966 Lincoln No. 6 Nebraska 21–10
52 October 7, 1967 Manhattan No. 7 Nebraska 16–14
53 November 9, 1968 Lincoln Kansas State 12–0
54 November 15, 1969 Manhattan No. 17 Nebraska 10–7
55 November 14, 1970 Lincoln No. 4 Nebraska 51–13
56 November 13, 1971 Manhattan No. 1 Nebraska 44–17
57 November 18, 1972 Lincoln No. 5 Nebraska 59–7
58 November 17, 1973 Manhattan No. 10 Nebraska 50–21
59 November 16, 1974 Lincoln No. 6 Nebraska 35–7
60 November 8, 1975 Manhattan No. 3 Nebraska 12–0
61 October 16, 1976 Lincoln No. 3 Nebraska 51–0
62 October 8, 1977 Manhattan No. 9 Nebraska 26–9
63 October 14, 1978 Lincoln No. 8 Nebraska 48–14
64 November 10, 1979 Manhattan No. 2 Nebraska 21–12
65 November 8, 1980 Lincoln No. 5 Nebraska 55–8
66 October 17, 1981 Manhattan No. 19 Nebraska 49–3
67 October 16, 1982 Lincoln No. 6 Nebraska 42–13
68 October 29, 1983 Manhattan No. 1 Nebraska 51–25
69 October 27, 1984 Lincoln No. 4 Nebraska 62–14
70 November 2, 1985 Manhattan No. 5 Nebraska 41–3
71 November 1, 1986 Lincoln No. 9 Nebraska 38–0
72 October 24, 1987 Lincoln No. 2 Nebraska 56–3
73 October 22, 1988 Manhattan No. 5 Nebraska 48–3
74 October 7, 1989 Lincoln No. 4 Nebraska 58–7
75 October 6, 1990 Manhattan No. 8 Nebraska 45–8
76 October 19, 1991 Lincoln No. 9 Nebraska 38–31
77 December 5, 1992 Tokyo No. 11 Nebraska 38–24
78 October 16, 1993 Lincoln No. 6 Nebraska 45–28
79 October 15, 1994 Manhattan No. 2 Nebraska 17–6
80 October 21, 1995 Lincoln No. 2 Nebraska 49–25
81 October 5, 1996 Manhattan No. 7 Nebraska 39–3
82 October 4, 1997 Lincoln No. 3 Nebraska 56–26
83 November 14, 1998 Manhattan No. 2 Kansas State 40–30
84 November 13, 1999 Lincoln No. 7 Nebraska 41–15
85 November 11, 2000 Manhattan No. 16 Kansas State 29–28
86 November 10, 2001 Lincoln No. 2 Nebraska 31–21
87 November 16, 2002 Manhattan No. 11 Kansas State 49–13
88 November 15, 2003 Lincoln Kansas State 38–9
89 October 23, 2004 Manhattan Kansas State 45–21
90 November 12, 2005 Lincoln Nebraska 27–25
91 October 14, 2006 Manhattan No. 21 Nebraska 21–3
92 November 10, 2007 Lincoln Nebraska 73–31
93 November 15, 2008 Manhattan Nebraska 56–28
94 November 21, 2009 Lincoln Nebraska 17–3
95 October 7, 2010 Manhattan No. 7 Nebraska 48–13
Series: Nebraska leads 78–15–2[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Winsipedia – Kansas State Wildcats vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ a b Jason Han (February 13, 2021). "Clinton Ross and Nebraska's near 40-year ban of Black athletes". The Daily Nebraskan. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Huskers' first time on national TV". HuskerMax. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  4. ^ Tom Shatel (August 23, 2022). "Looking back at Nebraska football's 1992 trip to Japan". HuskerExtra. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  5. ^ "'Everybody's looking for TV sets': The oral history of the formation of the Big 12 Conference". Sports Illustrated. August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "20 Years Later: Nebraska". Bring on the Cats. November 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  7. ^ Spencer Hall (June 5, 2013). "The Worst Facemask Non-Penalty of All-Time". Every Day Should Be Saturday. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  8. ^ "Nebraska approved by Big Ten". ESPN. June 11, 2010. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  9. ^ Lee Barfknecht (December 8, 2015). "Former Big 12 foe Kansas State willing to schedule Nebraska in the future". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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