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Published May 2, 2020

Mizzou, Kansas set dates for football matchups

Mitchell Forde • Mizzou Today

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@mitchell4d

The Border War is officially returning to the gridiron. Kansas announced Saturday the dates and locations of four future matchups with Missouri. The two longtime rivals will meet for the first time since Missouri left the Big 12 for the SEC in 2025 in Columbia. The two teams will also meet in Lawrence in 2026, Columbia In 2031 and Lawrence in 2032.

I'm excited for our fans to have the chance to be part of this historical rivalry again," Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz said in a release. “I know there has been some time off, but I'm positive the energy and excitement will be there right away for everybody. While I haven't been part of Mizzou/KU, I have been involved in some pretty intense rivalries and I do believe that is a big part of what makes college football so special to people.”

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A reunion of the rivalry has been expected since Missouri and Kansas announced last fall that they would meet on the basketball court. The two teams scheduled a four-game basketball series that will begin during the upcoming 2020-21 year in Kansas City. Missouri athletics director Jim Sterk also told season-ticket holders on April 9 that a football series between the Tigers and Jayhawks was being finalized.

"We are very excited about renewing this historic rivalry that our fans are so passionate about," said Sterk. "College football is better with rivalries like this, and our fans deserve to have it return. We're pleased to make this happen, and we look forward to restoring this important tradition at Mizzou.”

Missouri and Kansas first played one another in football in 1891. When the annual series ended in 2011, it was the second-most played rivalry in college football history. The exact record of the rivalry is disputed, but Missouri claims a 57-54-9 advantage. The Tigers won the final three meetings between the two programs and five of the last six. The final five games were played in Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium, but meaning the 2025 matchup will represent Kansas' first trip to Columbia since 2006.

Missouri already had all four of Its non-conference games scheduled for the 2025 season prior to this announcement: home against Massachusetts and North Dakota and road games at Colorado and Miami (Ohio). As a result, it will have to buy out or reschedule one of those matchups. The school has not yet announced which will change.