The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Sunflower Showdown
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →2 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
Kansas leads the all-time series 65–53–5. They've met 123 times since 1902. Kansas State has won the last 17.
Stature & the series, 1902–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
65–53–5
Kansas leads
streak
17
Kansas State in a row
longest run
17
Kansas State
biggest win
64
Kansas State, 2002
first met
1902
123 meetings
biggest crowd
53,439
2014
The coaching duels
Glen Mason vs Bill Snyder3–5
Jack Mitchell vs Doug Weaver6–0–1
Mark Mangino vs Bill Snyder1–4
Lance Leipold vs Chris Klieman0–5
Pepper Rodgers vs Vince Gibson3–1
Don Fambrough vs Vince Gibson3–1
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
85–95
Kansas State leads
1st-rounders
6–5
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s5–1
1970s32–15
1980s13–2
1990s10–16
2000s9–31
2010s8–15
2020s8–15
Best picks, either side
2003Terence Newman Defensive BackRd 1, pick 5#5 overall
1971John Riggins Running BackRd 1, pick 6#6 overall
1977Mike Butler Defensive EndRd 1, pick 9#9 overall
1981David Verser Wide ReceiverRd 1, pick 10#10 overall
1971Clarence Scott Defensive BackRd 1, pick 14#14 overall
1974Don Goode LinebackerRd 1, pick 15#15 overall
2009Josh Freeman QuarterbackRd 1, pick 17#17 overall
2008Aqib Talib CornerbackRd 1, pick 20#20 overall
Recent meetings
2025Kansas State42–17
2024Kansas State29–27
2023Kansas State31–27
2022Kansas State47–27
2021Kansas State35–10
2020Kansas State55–14
2019Kansas State38–10
2018Kansas State21–17
2017Kansas State30–20
2016Kansas State34–19
2015Kansas State45–14
2014Kansas State51–13
2013Kansas State31–10
2012Kansas State56–16