Rivalries
The Big 12 Conference has many rivalries among its member schools, primarily in football. Most of the rivalries existed before the Big 12 was established. The Kansas-Missouri rivalry was the longest running in the Big 12, the longest running west of the Mississippi, and the second longest running in college football. It was played a duration of 119 years before Missouri left the Big 12. As of October 2012, the University of Kansas' athletic department has not accepted Missouri's invitations to play inter-conference rivalry games, putting the rivalry on hold. Sports clubs sponsored by the two universities have continued to play games.The Oklahoma-Texas rivalry is also unique, as it was a major rivalry decades before the two schools were in the same conference.
Some of the longstanding football rivalries between Big 12 schools include:
Rivalry | Name | Trophy | Games played |
Began |
---|---|---|---|---|
Baylor – TCU | 108 | 1899 | ||
Baylor – Texas | 101 | 1901 | ||
Baylor – Texas Tech | Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Shootout | 67 | 1929 | |
Iowa State – Kansas State | Farmageddon | 94 | 1917 | |
Kansas – Kansas State | Sunflower Showdown | Governor's Cup | 108 | 1902 |
Oklahoma – Oklahoma State | Bedlam Series | Bedlam Bell | 103 | 1904 |
Oklahoma – Texas | Red River Rivalry | Golden Hat | 105 | 1900 |
Texas – Texas Tech | Chancellor's Spurs | 60 | 1928 | |
Texas – TCU | 82 | 1897 | ||
Texas Tech – TCU | The West Texas Championship | 54 | 1926 |
Before their departure to other conferences, a number of former member schools held longtime rivalries within the conference:
Rivalry | Name | Trophy | Games played |
Began | Ended |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nebraska – Colorado | 69 | 1898 | 2010 | ||
Oklahoma – Nebraska | 86 | 1912 | 2010 | ||
Nebraska – Missouri | Victory Bell | 104 | 1892 | 2010 | |
Iowa State – Missouri | Telephone Trophy | 52 | 1959 | 2011 | |
Kansas – Missouri | Border War | Indian War Drum | 119 | 1891 | 2011 |
Oklahoma – Missouri | Peace Pipe | 95 | 1929 | 2011 | |
Baylor – Texas A&M | Battle of the Brazos | 108 | 1899 | 2011 | |
Texas – Texas A&M | Lone Star Showdown | Lone Star Showdown Trophy | 118 | 1894 | 2011 |
Texas Tech – Texas A&M | 68 | 1927 | 2011 |
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