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Missouri and Kansas State will square off for the 97th time when they meet Saturday in Manhattan, with Mizzou holding a 60-31-5 lead overall in the previous 96 meetings.

The 60 wins is tied for most by Mizzou over any opponents, along with the 60 wins the Tigers hold alltime over longtime rival Iowa State (60-34-9 overall, with a Oct. 15th Homecoming date in Columbia coming next week).

Mizzou has won 5 straight over K-State, including a 38-28 victory in Columbia last season on Senior Day.

That's the longest win streak by Mizzou over the Wildcats since the Tigers claimed seven straight wins from 1972-78

.While all of the games in MU's current 5-game streak have been hard fought, the Tigers' average winning margin has been 18.0 points.

Snyder Family Stadium is a tough venue at which to win, but the Tigers have been successful in their last two games there, claiming wins in 2007 (W, 49-32) and 2009 (W, 38-12).

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