Ten years ago, a 3-1 Kansas State team took the field against Kansas in Manhattan and clawed their way to a 12-3 victory. At the time, it felt like the normal order of things had been restored after the 2004 loss in Lawrence. But Kansas State dropped the next five games, probably speeding Bill Snyder into premature retirement.
Twenty seasons ago, #14 Kansas State blew out #6 Kansas 41-7. It was Snyder's first win over a team ranked in the Top 10 and paved the way for Snyder's first 10-win season.
If that was the high water mark for the Wildcats in this long-but-not-epic rivalry, then 1985 was as close to the nadir as possible.