LAWRENCE, Kan. (Interstat) — Austin Simmons threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns as the visiting Missouri Tigers defeated the Kansas Jayhawks 38-21 on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Attendance was 32,000. Missouri improved to 1-0, while Kansas dropped to 1-1.

Missouri scored 14 points in each of the first two quarters and 10 in the third. Kansas scored 14 in the first quarter and seven in the second. Jamal Roberts rushed 28 times for 125 yards and a touchdown. Donovan Olugbode caught six passes for 121 yards and a score, Cayden Lee had six receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown, and Brett Norfleet added a 23-yard scoring catch. Kansas quarterback Isaiah Marshall passed for 168 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 23 yards. Nik McMillan and Nahzae Cox caught touchdown passes. Missouri’s Nicholas Rodriguez made eight tackles and recorded a sack, and Robert Woodyard Jr. added six tackles and an interception.