Kansas-Nebraska history

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Kansas-Nebraska Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games
25
Top score
62/100
Overtime
1

Series context

Completed meetings
109
Series record
Kansas 18-88-3 Nebraska
Tracked years
1892-2010
Trophy
No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

18 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

  1. 1968Week 5

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 23, Nebraska 13

    Winner: Kansas

    No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 9 Nebraska · 10-point margin

    Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15

    62

    Game score

  2. 1973Week 8

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 9, Nebraska 10

    Winner: Nebraska

    No. 17 Kansas vs. No. 10 Nebraska · 1-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    59

    Game score

  3. 1993Week 11

    Nebraska at Kansas

    Nebraska 21, Kansas 20

    Winner: Nebraska

    No. 6 Nebraska vs. Unranked Kansas · 1-point margin

    Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    54

    Game score

  4. 1964Week 9

    Nebraska at Kansas

    Nebraska 14, Kansas 7

    Winner: Nebraska

    No. 4 Nebraska vs. Unranked Kansas · 7-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    50

    Game score

  5. 1966Week 9

    Nebraska at Kansas

    Nebraska 24, Kansas 13

    Winner: Nebraska

    No. 4 Nebraska vs. Unranked Kansas · 11-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  6. 1999Week 10

    Nebraska at Kansas

    Nebraska 24, Kansas 17

    Winner: Nebraska

    No. 8 Nebraska vs. Unranked Kansas · 7-point margin

    Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    46

    Game score

  7. 1950Week 7

    Nebraska at Kansas

    Nebraska 33, Kansas 26

    Winner: Nebraska

    No. 16 Nebraska vs. No. 19 Kansas · 7-point margin

    Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15

    45

    Game score

  8. 1947Week 9

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 13, Nebraska 7

    Winner: Kansas

    No. 13 Kansas vs. Unranked Nebraska · 6-point margin

    Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15

    42

    Game score

  9. 1952Week 9

    Nebraska at Kansas

    Nebraska 14, Kansas 13

    Winner: Nebraska

    Unranked Nebraska vs. No. 18 Kansas · 1-point margin

    Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    42

    Game score

  10. 1995Week 12

    Nebraska at Kansas

    Nebraska 41, Kansas 3

    Winner: Nebraska

    No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 10 Kansas · 38-point margin

    Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15

    41

    Game score

  11. 1975Week 6

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 0, Nebraska 16

    Winner: Nebraska

    Unranked Kansas vs. No. 4 Nebraska · 16-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15

    41

    Game score

  12. 1963Week 9

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 9, Nebraska 23

    Winner: Nebraska

    Unranked Kansas vs. No. 10 Nebraska · 14-point margin

    Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15

    37

    Game score

  13. 1970Week 8

    Nebraska at Kansas

    Nebraska 41, Kansas 20

    Winner: Nebraska

    No. 4 Nebraska vs. Unranked Kansas · 21-point margin

    Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15

    36

    Game score

  14. 1937Week 8

    Nebraska at Kansas

    Nebraska 13, Kansas 13

    Result: Tie

    Unranked Nebraska vs. Unranked Kansas · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  15. 1923Week 5

    Nebraska at Kansas

    Nebraska 0, Kansas 0

    Result: Tie

    Unranked Nebraska vs. Unranked Kansas · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  16. 1920Week 8

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 20, Nebraska 20

    Result: Tie

    Unranked Kansas vs. Unranked Nebraska · 0-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15

    35

    Game score

  17. 1943Week 7

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 6, Nebraska 7

    Winner: Nebraska

    Unranked Kansas vs. Unranked Nebraska · 1-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15

    34

    Game score

  18. 1981Week 9

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 15, Nebraska 31

    Winner: Nebraska

    Unranked Kansas vs. No. 12 Nebraska · 16-point margin

    Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  19. 1957Week 8

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 14, Nebraska 12

    Winner: Kansas

    Unranked Kansas vs. Unranked Nebraska · 2-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  20. 1946Week 6

    Nebraska at Kansas

    Nebraska 16, Kansas 14

    Winner: Nebraska

    Unranked Nebraska vs. Unranked Kansas · 2-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  21. 1906Week 9

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 8, Nebraska 6

    Winner: Kansas

    Unranked Kansas vs. Unranked Nebraska · 2-point margin

    Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15

    33

    Game score

  22. 1992Week 11

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 7, Nebraska 49

    Winner: Nebraska

    No. 13 Kansas vs. No. 7 Nebraska · 42-point margin

    Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

  23. 1994Week 11

    Kansas at Nebraska

    Kansas 17, Nebraska 45

    Winner: Nebraska

    Unranked Kansas vs. No. 1 Nebraska · 28-point margin

    Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 7/35 · Overtime 0/15

    32

    Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.