Border Showdown

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The Border Showdown (formerly known as the Border War) is the name for athletic events between the University of Kansas Jayhawks and the University of Missouri Tigers. The rivalry traces its roots to the 1850s, when skirmishes, widely known as "border wars", between the two states marked the beginning of the American Civil War.

Kansas leads the all-time basketball series, with 163 wins to Missouri's 93.

The all-time football series is currently tied, both teams with 53 wins. There have been 9 ties in the 115 games played. ^[1] ^[2]

1 Football: Recent History
2 Basketball: Crucial Moments
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Football: Recent History

With their 13-3 home victory in 2005, Kansas had won the annual KU-MU game for three consecutive years.

With their 42-17 home victory in 2006, Missouri won its first Border Showdown game since 2002.

[edit] Basketball: Crucial Moments

1972 – with Kansas having a poor season and Missouri trying for a Big 8 title, Bud Stallworth scored 50 points in the final regular season game of the year in a 93-80 Kansas win at Allen Fieldhouse.
1989 – Missouri registered the largest victory by a visitor in Allen Fieldhouse, winning 91-66.
1995 – Kansas became the first visiting team to score 100 points in the Hearnes Center, winning 102-89.
1997 – Missouri spoiled the Jayhawks' dream of an undefeated season, winning 96-94 in double overtime at the Hearnes Center.
2004 – Kansas won the final game at the Hearnes Center 84-82 on David Padgett's basket with 2 seconds left.
2006 - Missouri upsets Kansas in overtime when KU's Christian Moody misses two straight free throws with 0.4 seconds remaining in regulation.