Currently active Kansas Missouri leads the series with
Kansas 58–54–9 through the 2025 season, but Kansas fans argue that the real record is still Missouri leading, but 57-55-9. This is because of a forfeit that Kansas counts as a Missouri loss, but Missouri counts as a Kansas loss due to the forefiet. With history dating back to
Bleeding Kansas in the 1850s, the "Border War" rivalry is well known as one of the longest-lasting and fiercest rivalries in college sports. The teams met annually, traditionally for the final game of the regular season, from 1891 through 2011 when Missouri left the Big 12 for the SEC. The series was contested again in 2025 at Farout Field in Columbia, Missouri, where Missouri won 31–42.
Arkansas Missouri and
Arkansas first met in 1906 in
Columbia, Missouri, and played each other five times prior to Missouri joining the SEC in 2012, and then becoming Arkansas' permanent cross-division rival in 2014. The annual meeting was dubbed the
Battle Line Rivalry. On November 23, 2015, a new rivalry trophy was unveiled for the annual game. Missouri leads the series 13–4 as of the conclusion of the 2025 season, which saw the Tigers beat Arkansas 28–21 in Columbia.
Oklahoma Oklahoma leads the series 67–25–5 through the 2024 season. From 1940 through 1974, the teams played for the Tiger-Sooner Peace Pipe trophy. The rivalry was renewed in 2024, as the teams are members of the same conference again. Missouri won the 2024 matchup 30–23.
South Carolina A new rivalry was started in 2012 when Missouri joined the SEC East. With both schools located in cities named Columbia (
Columbia, Missouri, and
Columbia, South Carolina), the mayors of the cities commemorate the winner with the "Mayor's Cup" trophy for the annual game. Missouri leads the series 10–6 as of the conclusion of the 2025 edition of the rivalry.
Historic Illinois The rivalry between Missouri and
Illinois is modeled after the two schools' longstanding basketball rivalry, and it garners the most interest around St. Louis, with both schools having alumni and fans in the area. It has not been played annually, with 24 matchups occurring from 1896 to 2010, with Missouri leading the series 17–7. Between 2000 and 2010, the schools met in St. Louis six times, with Missouri winning each time. In 2026, the series will be renewed for a four-year period, to be played on campus sites.
Iowa State Missouri and
Iowa State first met in 1896 and the regional rivalry was born. Before the 1959 match-up between the two schools, which took place in
Ames, Iowa, field testing showed that the telephones the two schools used to communicate with their coaches in the coaches' box were wired so that either school could hear what was happening on the other sideline. The problem was fixed before the game, but neither of the two coaches knew that.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company of Ames then decided to have a trophy made to commemorate the incident, thus the Telephone Trophy was born. When Missouri left the
Big 12 for the
SEC, the rivalry was essentially ended. Missouri leads the series with Iowa State 61–34–9 through the 2022 season.
Kansas State Separated by 245 miles, these bordering state rivals have played 99 times dating back to their first meeting in 1909. The schools were members of the old
Big Eight Conference from 1928 to 1995 and the modern
Big 12 Conference from 1996 to 2011. After Missouri left the Big 12 to join the
Southeastern Conference in 2012, the annual rivalry went on hiatus. However, on November 16, 2017, the teams agreed to a home-and home series in 2022 and 2023. As of January 2025, Missouri leads the all time series 60-34-5.
Nebraska Nebraska leads the series 65–36–3 through the 2022 season. From 1892 through 2010, the teams played for the Victory Bell trophy. ==Award winners==