Indian War Drum

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The Indian War Drum is issued to the winner of the annual Missouri-Kansas football game. The game originated in 1935. The trophy was conceived as Indian in nature by a couple of Mizzou alumni, since Osage Indians roamed the plains of Kansas and Missouri long before the state universities were founded.

The original intent was to stimulate new interest in longtime series that had dwindled during the Depression of the '30s and MU's all-time low in football victories. The supposedly authentic Indian drum was purchased in a Kansas City pawn shop. A new drum was acquired prior to 1986 game. The drum was originally autographed on both drum heads by KU and MU alumni. Tradition was temporarily forgotten for a few years but resumed on an annual basis in 1947. The first game ended in a scoreless tie. In 1999, the rivalry trophy was changed to a Marching Bass drum which has the schools logos on each side of the Marching Bass Drum.