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Rivalry History

Kansas-Nebraska

Kansas and Nebraska have met 117 times since 1892. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series snapshot

Record
18-88-3
Current streak
Nebraska 3 games
Longest streak
Nebraska 36 games (1969-2004)
Avg. margin / points
21.6 / 36.6

Series overview

Kansas 18-88-3 Nebraska. Current streak: Nebraska 3 games.

Last five meetings

Kansas 1 | Nebraska 4

Largest margin

70 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1892 through 2010.
  • 109 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 14, 2010.

Related pages

Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.

Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Kansas and Nebraska have a tracked series that starts in 1892 and spans 117 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1892-2010
Busiest era
1910s, 10 games
Longest pause
2 years (1903-1906)
  • 1910s10 games
  • 1920s10 games
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1940s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2010 - Nov 14, 2010

Kansas 3, Nebraska 20. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1937 - Nov 6, 1937

Kansas 13, Nebraska 13. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2007 - Nov 3, 2007

Kansas 76, Nebraska 39. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1986 - Nov 15, 1986

Kansas 0, Nebraska 70. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Kansas 1, Nebraska 4 across 5 games
Last ten
Kansas 2, Nebraska 8 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 36.6, average margin 21.6.
Current streak
Nebraska 3 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Daymond Patterson

    Kansas, 2010

    Receiving Yards: 487

  • James Sims

    Kansas, 2010

    Rushing Yards: 742

  • Jordan Webb

    Kansas, 2010

    Passing Yards: 1195

  • Niles Paul

    Nebraska, 2010

    Receiving Yards: 516

  • Roy Helu Jr.

    Nebraska, 2010

    Rushing Yards: 1245

  • Taylor Martinez

    Nebraska, 2010

    Passing Yards: 1631

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Mark Mangino

    Kansas - 2006-2009 - 31-19

  • Bo Pelini

    Nebraska - 2008-2010 - 29-12

  • Bill Callahan

    Nebraska - 2006-2007 - 14-12

  • Turner Gill

    Kansas - 2010 - 3-9

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 14, 2010Kansas at NebraskaKansas 3, Nebraska 20Venue unavailableNebraska
Nov 14, 2009Nebraska at KansasKansas 17, Nebraska 31Venue unavailableNebraska
Nov 8, 2008Kansas at NebraskaKansas 35, Nebraska 45Venue unavailableNebraska
Nov 3, 2007Nebraska at KansasKansas 76, Nebraska 39Venue unavailableKansas
Sep 30, 2006Kansas at NebraskaKansas 32, Nebraska 39Venue unavailableNebraska
Nov 5, 2005Nebraska at KansasKansas 40, Nebraska 15Venue unavailableKansas
Oct 2, 2004Kansas at NebraskaKansas 8, Nebraska 14Venue unavailableNebraska
Nov 8, 2003Nebraska at KansasKansas 3, Nebraska 24Venue unavailableNebraska
Nov 9, 2002Kansas at NebraskaKansas 7, Nebraska 45Venue unavailableNebraska
Nov 4, 2001Nebraska at KansasKansas 7, Nebraska 51Venue unavailableNebraska