Wk 2 · 2026
Missouri Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks — Fri, Sep 11
Fri, Sep 11 ·
David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS
· Fox FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
8:00pET
MIZ -4 · total 51.5 DraftKings opened +7 · 3 toward KU
Ratings differential MIZ by 8.5
What is at stake
Border War. The rivalry that traces to Bleeding Kansas and went dark for a decade when Missouri left for the SEC — now it's a Friday-night non-conference game the two states waited eleven years to get back. A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race. Missouri is ranked #14 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Missouri form
W 27-6vs TA&MW 45-17vs FLAL 24-31at MSSTW 27-17vs TROYW 38-21at KU
2026 season
Kansas form
L 24-41at UTAHW 55-0vs MTSUL 17-24vs ASUL 21-38vs MIZW 51-6vs LIU
2026 season
Missouri this season
Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Kansas this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Missouri leads 7–1 · Missouri has won the last 5
8 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
12.8 points toward Missouri
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-11 | Missouri 38 — 21 Kansas | at KU | Missouri |
| 2025 | 2025-09-06 | Kansas 31 — 42 Missouri | at MIZ | Missouri |
| 2011 | 2011-11-26 | Missouri 24 — 10 Kansas | neutral | Missouri |
| 2010 | 2010-11-27 | Kansas 7 — 35 Missouri | neutral | Missouri |
| 2009 | 2009-11-28 | Missouri 41 — 39 Kansas | neutral | Missouri |
| 2008 | 2008-11-29 | Kansas 40 — 37 Missouri | neutral | Kansas |
| 2007 | 2007-11-24 | Missouri 36 — 28 Kansas | neutral | Missouri |
| 2006 | 2006-11-25 | Kansas 17 — 42 Missouri | neutral | Missouri |
Missouri leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Austin Simmons QB #13 | 93/137, 1287 YDS, 13 TD |
| Matt Zollers QB #5 | 8/13, 87 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jamal Roberts RB #20 | 113 CAR, 606 YDS, 6 TD |
| Xai'Shaun Edwards RB #24 | 33 CAR, 124 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Preston Hatfield RB #28 | 4 CAR, 34 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Cayden Lee WR #19 | 35 REC, 522 YDS, 4 TD |
| Donovan Olugbode WR #1 | 26 REC, 407 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Shaun Terry II WR #4 | 9 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Naeshaun Montgomery WR #0 | 7 REC, 82 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Nicholas Rodriguez LB #5 | 50 |
| Santana Banner S #15 | 44 | |
| Robert Woodyard Jr. LB #0 | 36 | |
| Sacks | Daeden Hopkins EDGE #10 | 6 |
| Donta Simpson DT #8 | 3 | |
| Jason Dowell DT #92 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Robert Woodyard Jr. LB #0 | 1 |
| Jahlil Florence CB #21 | 1 | |
| Trajen Greco S #4 | 1 |
Kansas leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Isaiah Marshall QB #8 | 57/104, 810 YDS, 6 TD, 3 INT |
| Cole Ballard QB #15 | 5/7, 96 YDS | |
| Rushing | Dylan Edwards RB #1 | 50 CAR, 296 YDS, 3 TD |
| Isaiah Marshall QB #8 | 51 CAR, 234 YDS | |
| Yasin Willis RB #6 | 27 CAR, 125 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Nik McMillan WR #5 | 14 REC, 256 YDS, 2 TD |
| Nahzae Cox WR #0 | 6 REC, 167 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Bryson Hayes WR #12 | 5 REC, 106 YDS | |
| Tate Nagy WR #11 | 6 REC, 101 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Trey Lathan LB #4 | 22 |
| Corey Gordon S #3 | 16 | |
| Leroy Harris III DE #33 | 16 | |
| Sacks | Bam Crouch LB #7 | 1 |
| Dakyus Brinkley DE #9 | 1 | |
| Trey Lathan LB #4 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.