THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
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THE BORDER SHOWDOWN
THE HISTORY OF THE RIVALRY
KU FOOTBALL THROUGH
1891 Kansas and Missouri play each other for the first time, and Kansas wins 22-8. Kansas has its first undefeated season.
1893 Ed Harvey becomes Kansas' first African- American player.
1896 KU football players wear crimson and dark blue uniforms for the first time. The original colors of athletics were blue and more.
1908 Kansas wins its first conference championship.
1910 After a myriad of controversies, the KU football program is nearly scrapped for good and replaced with rugby.
1912 KU plays MU for its first homecoming game on Nov. 23. Kansas wins 12-3.
1918 Kansas opens the season playing Oklahoma but does not have a conference schedule because of World War I. The homecoming game is cancelled because of the Spanish influenza epidemic.
1921 Kansas plays its first game in Memorial Stadium against Kansas State.
1922 Memorial Stadium dedicated on Armistice Day to the 130 students and alumni killed in World War I.
1937 Kansas plays its 400th game against Missouri, tying 0-0.
1944 The Border Showdown is held on Thanksgiving Day for the last time. It had been held on Thanksgiving almost exclusively since its inception but opposition to taking away from holiday observance had begun in the 1920s. Kansas loses 28-0.
1948 KU plays in the Orange Bowl for the first time and loses to Georgia Tech, 20-14.
1960 Kansas beats No. 1 ranked Missouri 23-7. The victory was later forfeited after information came to light that Kansas player Bert Coan had accepted a free plane ride to Chicago from a KU graduate.
1952 NBC broadcasts KU's first televised game where Kansas wins 27-13 against TCU.
THE YEARS
Editor's note: This article was first published in 2009 as part of "The Rivalry" special section.
1961 Kansas had its first bowl game victory. it beat Rice 33-7 at the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston.
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1965 Kansas ends the longest winning streak against a single opponent - Kansas State. The streak spans from 1956 to 1965.
1979 Kansas has its largest crowd for an away game. 100,228 people show up at Michigan, and Kansas loses 7-28.
1985 The Willie Pless Tackler of the Year award was established and named for the Kansas and Big 8 all-time leading tackler.
1991 Kansas tallies 648 yards against Missouri, a record against conference opponent.
1991 Glen Mascn named Big 8 coach of the year; Mason got the honor again in 1995. The next Kansas coach to get the award is Mark Mangino in 2007.
1992 KU makes it to the Aloha Bowl and wins against BYU, 23-20.
1995 Kansas makes it to the Aloha Bowl again, wining against UCLA 51-30.
1998 Devin West gets 319 yards in Border Showdown, a Kansas record. Kansas goes into overtime four times against UAB, tying the NCAA record. Kansas won 39-37.
2002 Mark Mangino coaches his first season at Kansas.
2005 KU has its first winning season since 1995. The overall season result is 7-5-0.
2007 Kansas has 12 wins; the most in a season
to date. Kansas falls to Missouri in a hugely anticipated Border Showdown held at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., for the first time, ending Kansas' undefeated season with a 36-28 loss. The attendance was 80,537.
2008 Kansas wins the Orange Bowl. Kansas wins the Showdown 40-37.
2009 Despite 242 receiving yards from junior receiver Dezmon Briscoe and a career-high 498 passing yards from Todd Reesing, the Jayhawks fell short against the Tigers. Missouri sealed a 41-39 victory with a field goal in the final seconds of the game.
2010 There were more than 25,000 empty seats for the 2010 Border Showdown in the newly renovated Arrowhead Stadium. The Jayhawks lost their final game of the season 35-7.
Editor's note: This article was first published in 2009 as part of "The Rivacy" special section.
KRISTEN VERMEIRE
editor@kansan.com
Kansas and Missouri both have mascots with histories as rich as the notorious rivalry between the institutions.
Though the origin of the Border Showdown remains almost common knowledge for both Kansas and Missouri students, the lesser-known story behind the development and tradition of each mascot is just as telling in historical significance.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
KANSAS JAYHAWKS
Origin of the mascot name:
The term Jayhawk comes from the 1850s, during which Kansas was a battleground between pro- and anti-slavery forces, the two sides sometimes sacking and attacking each other's settlements. The term Jayhawker was at first used to describe both sides, but eventually stuck with the anti-slavery advocates and, in time, became a term of endearment. The University's football program began in 1890, and it seemed natural to dub the team the Jayhawks.
Brought to life: The Jayhawk appeared in costume for the first time in the 1960s and became known as "Jay." Then in 1971, Baby Jay was "hatched" during halftime at the homecoming game. The original Baby Jay costume can be seen on display outside Jaybowl on the first floor of the Kansas Union.
First image of the mascot: Although the bird itself is mythical, it is not one to be reckoned with. The first depiction of the bird was illustrated in 1912 by Henry Maloy, a cartoonist for The University Daily Kansas. Maloy gave the Jayhawk shoes with which to kick his opponents.
Matt Rissien, a senior from Overland Park, holds up a Missouri Tiger stuffed animal as if he were hanging it before the start of the Missouri basketball game last season.
School's colors: Kansas had originally decided to adopt the University of Michigan's colors, maize and blue, but settled on crimson and blue in 1896.
MISSOURI TIGERS
Origin of the mascot name: Missouri's mascot also traces its origin back to the Civil War battles between Kansas and Missouri. In 1864, a group of armed Columbia citizens stood guard against raids by William "Bloody Bill" Anderson, a Confederate guerrilla leader. Theseguards became known as the Columbia Tigers.
First football appearance:
Missouri's football team first took to the field in 1890 and the tiger was decided on as a mascot, in honor of the Civil War heroes in Columbia.
**Brought to life:** In 1958, a Missouri student became the first to bring the mascot to life in a yellow sheet with a paper maché head. She was also one of the first mascots in the United States to travel with the
team to the Orange Bowl.
Mascot's name: It wasn't until 1984 that the Missouri Tiger was officially named. He was dubbed "Truman" in honor of former President Harry S. Truman, who hailed from Missouri. The name came from a contest sponsored by Missouri's cheerleaders.
School colors: According to an article in the Columbia Missourian, Mizzoz's newspaper, "Records show that players at the first football game wore crimson and old gold. It's also been cited that the color blue was associated with the university in its early years."
Although amusing to think of Missouri players in Kansas colors, the school decided on black and gold in 1892.
— Edited by Sarah Kelly
bsimpson
YeOldeJayhawke
@JOK_Sports
Sometimes you have to take your second choice since you're just not good enough for the best.
bismpson
@UDK_Sports
Gary Pinkel will be on the hot seat within three years.
jhawk4life
@UDK Sports
Mizzou has surrendered the Border War to KU just like Lee surrendered to Grant at Appatotto.
rmschlesener
@UOK_Sports
well, ill definitely miss beating them
handily twice a year in basketball.
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