Washington State at Oregon State

Saturday, November 12, 1921

Washington State beat Oregon State 7–⁠3. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Washington State led the series 3–⁠2.

AwayWashington State4–⁠2–⁠1 in 1921
7
HomeOregon State4–⁠3–⁠2 in 1921
3

FinalHigh 55°F, low 38°F

In the newspapers

  • The Capital journal's story: Down Oregon Aggie Eleven 7-3

    Capital journal, Salem, Or., November 12, 1921, page 1

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    Down Oregon Aggie Eleven 7–⁠3 Corvallis, Or, Nov. 12.-With Moe Sax, diminutive halfback in the game and starring brilliantly, the Washington State college ecu gars yesterday put a crimp in tue last hopes Of the Oregon Aggies to gain football championship when they pushed the Corvallis lads further down the Northwest conference percentage column with to 8 defeat. 1t was a dreary dedication ceremony for Bell field, the new Cor Wallis athletic arena, SO far as the Aggies were concerned. Eut it was a triumphant march for the Cougars. From whistle TO gun the northerners outplayed and outfought Rutherford’s team, showing more punch and drive on the offensive and smothering the Aggies’ efforts to gain ground consistently.t

  • The Albuquerque morning journal's story: Football Results

    Albuquerque morning journal, Albuquerque, N.M., November 12, 1921, page 1 (results column)

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    Football Results At Portland, Maine: Bowdoin. 20; Tufts, 0. At Fort Collins, Colo: University of Denver, 81; Colorado agricultural college, IA. At Boise: Idaho, 81; Wyoming, 3. At Ames, Iowa: Ames, 7; Kansaa Aggies, 0. At Grinnell, Iowa: Grinnell, 49, Cornell, 0. At Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Coe, SS; Knox, 0. AT DEBORAH, Iowa: Luther, 3S; Upper Iowa, Z. At Keokuk: Keokuk, Z; Fort Madison, 6. AT Phoenix: Phoenix high school, 81; Ell Paso high school, 7. At Hastings, Neb.: Hastings co.’s lege, II; Cotner college of Lincoln. At Grand Island, Neb.: Nebraska Wesleyan, II; Grand Island college. 0. At Aberdeen, S. D.: Yankton coll lege, 0; Aberdeen normal, 7. At Pasadena, Calf; Pacific fleet, “a; Camp Lewis. 0. At Bozeman: University of Mon tana, IA; Montana state college, Z. At Corvallis, Ore: Washington state, 7; Oregon Aggies, 3. At Des Moines, Iowa: Still coll lege, 7; st. Ambrose college, (tie.) At Oskaloosa, Iowa: Penn coll lege, 6; Iowa state teachers, IA. At Logan, Utah: Utah Aggies, 20; College of Idaho, 0. . At Kearney, Neb.: Midland unis versity, rs; Kearney state teachers college 0. At Crete, Neb.: Doane college. 10; York college, 6.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Washington State 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Washington State leads 56–⁠45–⁠3 in 104 meetings, counting the 99 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Oregon State 48, Washington State 30
2025Washington State 32, Oregon State 8
2025Oregon State 10, Washington State 7
2024Oregon State 41, Washington State 38
2023Washington State 38, Oregon State 35
2022Oregon State 24, Washington State 10

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