Missouri football team played against the University of Kansas in the previous week.
Posted by Kevin Kietzman Has Issues, Checked
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Kevin Kietzman Has IssuesSep 17, 2026
Missouri played Kansas on Friday, September 11, 2026, in Lawrence, Kansas, and won 38-21, as confirmed by AP and Reuters. That game falls in the week before the September 17 post, matching the claim's 'previous week' and the post's 'last week's game against KU'.
What was said
… It's been a while now, but they are dangerous in that fact that they don't back down, they're used to being the underdog, and will Missouri have a letdown? I mean, look what went into last week's game against KU, and it wasn't a pre run at the beginning of the game. Missouri trailed, they had some struggle, I believe, to catch up with KU on the scoreboard, start getting away from them, and then put them away. …
Kevin Kietzman Has Issues · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP reports No. 23 Missouri beat Kansas 38-21 in the Border War game played Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Lawrence, Kan.[1]
Supports. Reuters reports Missouri's 38-21 victory over Kansas in Lawrence, Kan., in its September 12, 2026 coverage.[2]
Supports. The University of Missouri athletics schedule and the KU athletics game center both list the September 11, 2026 game between the two schools, with Missouri winning 38-21.[3][4]
Context. The claim's 'University of Kansas' is the same school as 'KU' in the post, so the referent matches. No source contradicts the claim's timing or the matchup.[4]
Sources
4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 not rated
- 1Woodyard's 2 second-half takeaways swing Border War as No. 23 Missouri beats Kansas 38-21apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Austin Simmons, No. 23 Mizzou win Border War vs. Kansas | Reutersreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 32026 Football Schedule - University of Missouri Athletics ...mutigers.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Football vs Missouri on 9/11/2026 - Game Center - KU Athleticskuathletics.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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