Border War
MU vs. KU Football
Facts about MU
MU vs. KU Basketball
MU vs. KU Baseball
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Which state was anti-slavery and which state was for slavery??
Kansas - anti-slavery. Missouri - slavery. This is what started the war.
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When was the first MU-KU football game??
October 31, 1891
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When was the University of Missouri founded?
1839, when 900 citizens of Boone County pledged $117,921 in cash and land to win the bid to locate the new state university in Columbia.
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When was the first MU-KU basketball game?
March 11, 1907
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When was the first MU-KU basketball game?
1899
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How many deaths were there in the first attack?
20 deaths. Missouri soldiers led by Captain Nathaniel Lyon fired into a rioting crowd.
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How many football games were played between the two teams?
120 games. Missouri lead the series 57-54-9.
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Who was Truman the Tiger named after?
Harry S. Truman, a president from the state of Missouri.
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How many basketball games were played between the two teams?
267 games, Kansas lead 172-95.
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How many baseball games were played between the two teams?
337 games.
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What were the nicknames for the two states during the war?
Missouri - Bushwhackers. Kansas - Jayhawks.
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Where were the first 12 football games between MU-KU held?
Kansas City, neither team felt safe in the other's hometown.
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How tall is Memorial Union?
140 feet tall.
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Who were the first coach's for men's basketball at each University?
Missouri - Isadore Anderson. Kansas - James Naismith, the creator of basketball.
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Who holds the lead for most baseball wins between the two?
Missouri.
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