Saturday, October 17 Manhattan, Kan. 11 a.m. CT University of Kansas at Kansas State Game Coverage: Listen Live Stats Photo by: Kansas Athletics Dillons Sunflower Showdown Set for 11 a.m. Kickoff on FS1 10/5/2026 11:29:00 AM | Football Share: LAWRENCE, Kan. – The 2026 Dillons Sunflower Showdown between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Kansas State Wildcats will kickoff at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday, Oct. 17, the Big 12 Conference announced on Monday. The game will air on FS1 from Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan. The 2026 Dillons Sunflower Showdown will be the 134 th meeting between the two schools, in a series that Kansas leads all-time, 65-53-5, while Kansas State narrowly leads 29-28-3 in games played in Manhattan all-time. Prior to the Dillons Sunflower Showdown, Kansas will travel to Salt Lake City, Utah for its first Big 12 Conference road game of the season on Saturday, Oct. 10. Kickoff between Kansas and No. 12 Utah will be at 9:15 p.m. CT on ESPN. Kansas' Oct. 17 matchup with Kansas State will be the second 11 a.m. local time kickoff time this season and the first game televised on FS1 for the Jayhawks The Dillons Sunflower Showdown will be the sixth game of the season for the Jayhawks as Kansas then hosts Baylor for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 24. Kickoff time will be announced at a later date. Related News Skip Ad All News Skip Ad Kansas Football Game Week Press Conference: at Utah Kansas Football Game Week Press Conference: at Utah Monday, October 05 Jayhawks Head to Utah to Face 12th-Ranked Utes Jayhawks Head to Utah to Face 12th-Ranked Utes Monday, October 05 Jayhawks Run Past Middle Tennessee, Shut Out Blue Raiders 55-0 Jayhawks Run Past Middle Tennessee, Shut Out Blue Raiders 55-0 Saturday, October 03 Kansas at Utah Set for 9:15 p.m. Kickoff on ESPN Kansas at Utah Set for 9:15 p.m. Kickoff on ESPN Monday, September 28 All News Next Event at Kansas State Oct 17 (Sat) 11 a.m. CT Listen Preview Live stats History 0 Days 0 Hours 0 Minutes 0 Seconds Full Schedule Related Videos Skip Ad All Videos Skip Ad Lance Leipold Game Week Press Conference: at Utah Lance Leipold Game Week Press Conference: at Utah Tuesday, October 06 Football Highlights vs Middle Tennessee Football Highlights vs Middle Tennessee Sunday, October 04 Hawk Talk with Lance Leipold Hawk Talk with Lance Leipold Thursday, October 01 D.K. McDonald Game Week Press Conference: vs Middle Tennessee D.K. McDonald Game Week Press Conference: vs Middle Tennessee Wednesday, September 30 All Videos
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