The Sunflower Showdown has rarely been the final game of the regular season for both teams. For much of the last 120 years, Kansas concluded its season against Missouri; early in its football history, Kansas State traditionally finished the year against Emporia State and then more often than not ended seasons against Nebraska or Colorado.
1918 season saw the schools conclude the season in a 13-7 Kansas win, K-State’s only loss in a 4-1 season truncated thanks to World War I. In 1932, the teams battled with second place in the Big Six on the line in their final game, with Kansas prevailing 19-0.