Because KU does not acknowledge the forfeit as a loss, the two schools disagree on the overall series record: KU says it leads the series 65–48–5, while Kansas State reports the record as 64–49–5 following the 2020 game. Kansas cites NCAA policy to explain its refusal to reckon the 1980 game as a Kansas State win; the policy states that statistics and records are not altered unless imposed by NCAA Executive action. The forfeit was voted on by the conference members and no such action was ever imposed by the NCAA. Therefore, the game result and statistics remain in the NCAA records.