The following is a list of the year-by-year results of the Sunflower Showdown football rivalry between the University of Kansas and Kansas State University .
Kansas victories are shaded ██ blue. Kansas State victories shaded ██ purple.
All-time results [ ]
Kansas leads: 65–41–5 or 64–42–5 (disputed)[1]
Kansas leads in Lawrence: 37–17–2
Kansas leads in Manhattan: 27–24–3
Largest K-State win: 64–0 (2002)
Largest Kansas win: 55–0 (1947)
Longest K-State streak: 11 games (1993–2003)
Longest Kansas streak: 10 games (1956–1965)
Ties: 5 (1916, 1922, 1923, 1966, 1987)
K-State record when ranked: (10–1)
KU record when ranked: (5–1)
Year
Site
Winning team
Losing team
Series
1902
Lawrence
Kansas
16
Kansas State
0
KU 1–0
1903
Lawrence
Kansas
34
Kansas State
0
KU 2–0
1904
Manhattan
Kansas
41
Kansas State
4
KU 3–0
1905
Lawrence
Kansas
28
Kansas State
0
KU 4–0
1906
Manhattan
Kansas State
6
Kansas
4
KU 4–1
1907
Lawrence
Kansas
29
Kansas State
10
KU 5–1
1908
Lawrence
Kansas
12
Kansas State
6
KU 6–1
1909
Manhattan
Kansas
5
Kansas State
3
KU 7–1
1911
Manhattan
Kansas
6
Kansas State
0
KU 8–1
1912
Lawrence
Kansas
19
Kansas State
6
KU 9–1
1913
Manhattan
Kansas
26
Kansas State
0
KU 10–1
1914
Lawrence
Kansas
27
Kansas State
0
KU 11–1
1915
Manhattan
Kansas
19
Kansas State
7
KU 12–1
1916
Lawrence
Kansas
0
Kansas State
0
KU 12–1–1
1917
Manhattan
Kansas
9
Kansas State
0
KU 13–1–1
1918
Lawrence
Kansas
13
Kansas State
7
KU 14–1–1
1919
Lawrence
Kansas
16
Kansas State
3
KU 15–1–1
1920
Manhattan
Kansas
14
Kansas State
0
KU 16–1–1
1921
Lawrence
Kansas
21
Kansas State
7
KU 17–1–1
1922
Manhattan
Kansas
7
Kansas State
7
KU 17–1–2
1923
Lawrence
Kansas
0
Kansas State
0
KU 17–1–3
1924
Manhattan
Kansas State
6
Kansas
0
KU 17–2–3
1925
Lawrence
Kansas State
14
Kansas
7
KU 17–3–3
1926
Manhattan
Kansas State
27
Kansas
0
KU 17–4–3
1927
Lawrence
Kansas State
13
Kansas
2
KU 17–5–3
1928
Manhattan
Kansas
7
Kansas State
0
KU 18–5–3
1929
Lawrence
Kansas State
6
Kansas
0
KU 18–6–3
1930
Manhattan
Kansas
14
Kansas State
0
KU 19–6–3
1931
Lawrence
Kansas State
13
Kansas
0
KU 19–7–3
1932
Manhattan
Kansas
19
Kansas State
0
KU 20–7–3
1933
Lawrence
Kansas State
6
Kansas
0
KU 20–8–3
1934
Manhattan
Kansas State
13
Kansas
0
KU 20–9–3
1935
Lawrence
Kansas
9
Kansas State
2
KU 21–9–3
1936
Manhattan
Kansas State
26
Kansas
6
KU 21–10–3
1937
Lawrence
Kansas State
7
Kansas
0
KU 21–11–3
1938
Manhattan
Kansas
27
Kansas State
7
KU 22–11–3
1939
Lawrence
Kansas State
27
Kansas
6
KU 22–12–3
1940
Manhattan
Kansas State
20
Kansas
0
KU 22–13–3
1941
Lawrence
Kansas
20
Kansas State
16
KU 23–13–3
1942
Manhattan
Kansas
19
Kansas State
7
KU 24–13–3
1943
Lawrence
Kansas
25
Kansas State
2
KU 25–13–3
1944
Manhattan
Kansas State
24
Kansas
18
KU 25–14–3
1945
Lawrence
Kansas
27
Kansas State
0
KU 26–14–3
1946
Manhattan
Kansas
34
Kansas State
0
KU 27–14–3
1947
Lawrence
Kansas
55
Kansas State
0
KU 28–14–3
1948
Manhattan
Kansas
20
Kansas State
14
KU 29–14–3
1949
Lawrence
Kansas
38
Kansas State
0
KU 30–14–3
1950
Manhattan
Kansas
47
Kansas State
7
KU 31–14–3
1951
Lawrence
Kansas
33
Kansas State
14
KU 32–14–3
1952
Manhattan
(# 9) Kansas
26
Kansas State
6
KU 33–14–3
1953
Lawrence
Kansas State
7
Kansas
0
KU 33–15–3
1954
Manhattan
Kansas State
28
Kansas
6
KU 33–16–3
1955
Lawrence
Kansas State
46
Kansas
0
KU 33–17–3
1956
Manhattan
Kansas
20
Kansas State
15
KU 34–17–3
1957
Lawrence
Kansas
13
Kansas State
7
KU 35–17–3
1958
Manhattan
Kansas
21
Kansas State
12
KU 36–17–3
1959
Lawrence
Kansas
33
Kansas State
14
KU 37–17–3
1960
Manhattan
(# 7) Kansas
41
Kansas State
0
KU 38–17–3
1961
Lawrence
Kansas
34
Kansas State
0
KU 39–17–3
1962
Manhattan
Kansas
38
Kansas State
0
KU 40–17–3
1963
Lawrence
Kansas
34
Kansas State
0
KU 41–17–3
1964
Manhattan
Kansas
7
Kansas State
0
KU 42–17–3
1965
Lawrence
Kansas
34
Kansas State
0
KU 43–17–3
1966
Manhattan
Kansas
3
Kansas State
3
KU 43–17–4
1967
Lawrence
Kansas
17
Kansas State
16
KU 44–17–4
1968
Manhattan
(# 7) Kansas
38
Kansas State
29
KU 45–17–4
Governor's Cup (1969–Present) results [ ]
K-State leads 25–19–1 or 24–20–1 (disputed)
Largest K-State win: 64–0 (2002)
Largest KU win: 52–21 (2008) & 38–7 (1985)
Longest K-State streak: 11 games (1993–2003)
Longest KU streak: 5 games (1973–1977)
Date
Site
Winning team
Losing team
Attendance
Series
All-time
Governor's Cup
October 11, 1969
Lawrence
Kansas State
26
Kansas
22
—
KU 45–18–4
KSU 1-0
October 10, 1970
Manhattan
Kansas
21
Kansas State
15
—
KU 46–18–4
tied 1-1
October 9, 1971
Lawrence
Kansas
39
Kansas State
13
—
KU 47–18–4
KU 2-1
October 13, 1972
Manhattan
Kansas State
20
Kansas
19
—
KU 47–19–4
tied 2-2
October 13, 1973
Lawrence
(#19) Kansas
25
Kansas State
18
—
KU 48–19–4
KU 3-2
October 12, 1974
Manhattan
(#19) Kansas
20
Kansas State
13
—
KU 49–19–4
KU 4-2
November 1, 1975
Lawrence
Kansas
28
Kansas State
0
—
KU 50–19–4
KU 5-2
October 23, 1976
Manhattan
Kansas
24
Kansas State
14
—
KU 51–19–4
KU 6-2
November 5, 1977
Lawrence
Kansas
29
Kansas State
21
—
KU 52–19–4
KU 7-2
November 18, 1978
Manhattan
Kansas State
36
Kansas
20
—
KU 52–20–4
KU 7-3
November 3, 1979
Lawrence
Kansas
36
Kansas State
28
—
KU 53–20–4
KU 8-3
November 1, 1980
Manhattan
Kansas State A
18
Kansas
20
—
KU 53–21–4
KU 8-4
October 24, 1981
Lawrence
Kansas
17
Kansas State
14
—
KU 54–21–4
KU 9-4
October 23, 1982
Manhattan
Kansas State
36
Kansas
7
43,167
KU 54–22–4
KU 9-5
October 15, 1983
Lawrence
Kansas
31
Kansas State
3
—
KU 55–22–4
KU 10-5
October 12, 1984
Manhattan
Kansas State
24
Kansas
7
—
KU 55–23–4
KU 10-6
October 19, 1985
Lawrence
Kansas
38
Kansas State
7
—
KU 56–23–4
KU 11-6
October 18, 1986
Manhattan
Kansas State
29
Kansas
12
—
KU 56–24–4
KU 11-7
November 7, 1987
Manhattan
Kansas State
17
Kansas
17
—
KU 56–24–5
KU 11-7-1
November 5, 1988
Lawrence
Kansas
30
Kansas
12
—
KU 57–24–5
KU 12-7-1
October 28, 1989
Manhattan
Kansas
21
Kansas State
16
—
KU 58–24–5
KU 13-7-1
October 27, 1990
Lawrence
Kansas
27
Kansas State
24
—
KU 59–24–5
KU 14-7-1
October 12, 1991
Manhattan
Kansas State
16
Kansas
12
—
KU 59–25–5
KU 14-8-1
October 10, 1992
Lawrence
Kansas
31
Kansas State
7
—
KU 60–25–5
KU 15-8-1
October 9, 1993
Manhattan
Kansas State
10
Kansas
9
44,165
KU 60–26–5
KU 15-9-1
October 6, 1994
Lawrence
(#19) Kansas State
21
Kansas
13
—
KU 60–27–5
KU 15-10-1
October 28, 1995
Manhattan
(#14) Kansas State
41
(# 6) Kansas
7
—
KU 60–28–5
KU 15-11-1
November 9, 1996
Lawrence
(#13) Kansas State
38
Kansas
12
—
KU 60–29–5
KU 15-12-1
November 8, 1997
Manhattan
(#11) Kansas State
48
Kansas
16
—
KU 60–30–5
KU 15-13-1
October 31, 1998
Lawrence
(# 3) Kansas State
54
Kansas
6
—
KU 60–31–5
KU 15-14-1
October 9, 1999
Manhattan
(# 9) Kansas State
50
Kansas
9
52,254
KU 60–32–5
tied 15-15-1
October 7, 2000
Lawrence
(# 4) Kansas State
52
Kansas
13
—
KU 60–33–5
KSU 16-15-1
October 27, 2001
Manhattan
Kansas State
40
Kansas
6
51,101
KU 60–34–5
KSU 17-15-1
November 2, 2002
Lawrence
(#14) Kansas State
64
Kansas
0
—
KU 60–35–5
KSU 18-15-1
October 25, 2003
Manhattan
Kansas State
42
Kansas
6
51,614
KU 60–36–5
KSU 19-15-1
October 9, 2004
Lawrence
Kansas
31
Kansas State
28
50,152
KU 61–36–5
KSU 19-16-1
October 8, 2005
Manhattan
Kansas State
12
Kansas
3
49,798
KU 61–37–5
KSU 20-16-1
November 18, 2006
Lawrence
Kansas
39
Kansas State
20
47,933
KU 62–37–5
KSU 20-17-1
October 7, 2007
Manhattan
Kansas
30
(#24) Kansas State
24
50,924
KU 63–37–5
KSU 20-18-1
November 1, 2008
Lawrence
Kansas
52
Kansas State
21
52,230
KU 64–37–5
KSU 20-19-1
November 7, 2009
Manhattan
Kansas State
17
Kansas
10
48,306
KU 64–38–5
KSU 21-19-1
October 14, 2010
Lawrence
Kansas State
59
Kansas
7
47,561
KU 64–39–5
KSU 22-19-1
October 22, 2011
Lawrence
(#12) Kansas State
59
Kansas
21
47,157
KU 64–40–5
KSU 23-19-1
October 6, 2012
Manhattan
(#7) Kansas State
56
Kansas
16
50,344
KU 64–41–5
KSU 24-19-1
November 30, 2013
Lawrence
Kansas State
31
Kansas
10
43,610
KU 64-42-5
KSU 25-19-1
^A In 1980, Kansas won the game on the field, but the Big Eight Conference subsequently ordered KU to forfeit the game due to the use of a player found to be ineligible. Kansas record books still count this as a KU victory due to a 1999 NCAA subcommittee where the committee stated that "forfeited contests do not count as a loss and that the game will stand as played on the field.",[2] while KSU record books count it as a KSU victory by a score of 1–0.
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