Kansas–Missouri rivalry
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The Kansas–Missouri rivalry is a historic and intense college sports feud, especially in football and basketball, between the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri rooted in pre–Civil War regional conflict.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | college sports rivalry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Border Showdown
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ⓘ
Border War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithState |
Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
College basketball rivalries in the United States
ⓘ
College football rivalries in the United States ⓘ College sports rivalries in the United States ⓘ |
| conferenceContext |
Big 12 Conference
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ⓘ
Big Eight Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of historical tensions between Kansas and Missouri ⓘ |
| endedRegularlyInFootballWith | Missouri’s move to the SEC in 2012 ⓘ |
| fanCulture | strong traditions and hostile atmospheres at games ⓘ |
| featuresAnnualGamesHistoricallyIn |
basketball
ⓘ
football ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyKansas | University of Kansas Athletics Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBodyMissouri | University of Missouri Athletics Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
conference title races in basketball
ⓘ
conference title races in football ⓘ |
| hasNicknameOrigin | named after the Missouri–Kansas border conflicts ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalHistoricalBackground | conflict between pro-slavery Missouri and free-state Kansas ⓘ |
| hasRegionalName | Border rivalry ⓘ |
| historicalPeakEra |
20th century
ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ |
| intensity | one of the most intense college rivalries in the central United States ⓘ |
| involves |
University of Kansas
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ⓘ
University of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive regional media attention ⓘ |
| notableFootballVenueKansas | Memorial Stadium (Lawrence) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFootballVenueMissouri | Faurot Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historical and political overtones beyond sports
ⓘ
longstanding animosity between fan bases ⓘ |
| notableVenueKansas | Allen Fieldhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVenueMissouri | Mizzou Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryBasketballCompetition | men’s college basketball ⓘ |
| primaryFootballCompetition | NCAA Division I FBS football NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | American Civil War border conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resumedInBasketball |
2017–2018 season exhibition game
ⓘ
2021–2022 regular season series ⓘ |
| rootedIn |
Bleeding Kansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pre–American Civil War regional conflict ⓘ |
| sport |
college basketball
ⓘ
college football ⓘ |
| teamFromKansas | Kansas Jayhawks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamFromMissouri | Missouri Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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