Washington at California
Saturday, November 14, 1925 Share
Washington beat California 7–0. It was their ninth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 4–4–1.
FinalHigh 60°F, low 44°FAttendance 72,000
In the newspapers

The Alaska daily empire, Juneau, Alaska, November 16, 1925, page 1
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Capt. Elmer Tesreau Makes Lone Score in Hard Fought Game Saturday CALIFORNIA BEARS BEATEN BY HUSKIES Washington Plays Brilliant Game Bears Goal Threatened. BERKELEY, Cal, Nov. 16.-Last saturday afternoon the University of Washington Huskies defeated the Cal lfornia Bears on the Memorial Stadlum gridiron here by score of 7 to o, only one touchdown being made. The game at the time of the kick. Off witnessed $4,000 spectators in the stadium and 5000 more on the emf nence outside called Tightwad Hill AT the conclusion OF the terrific battle fought between the two cham plon football elevens, the Washing. ton rooters swarmed upon the field and carried the members OF the Husky team to the dressing rooms while the California rooters sang “All Hail the Blue and Gold” California entered the play 10 to Z favorite attributed to being ON their own grounds. After the game, Andy Smith said: Il have no alibis. A better team won” Coach Bagshaw of Washington. was silent. Like the game between Washing ton and Stanford, played at Seattle on Saturday, November T. Capt. Tesreau was the star, making the lone | TOUCHDOWN. | Capt. Tesreau called heads as the referee, George Vardnell. flipped the dollar and the Huskies choose to receive the kickoff from the north goal First Period. | Patton received Coopers kick on the 15-yard line and tore back for II yards before downed. Carey, the giant Bear guard. broke through on the first play and threw Wilson for yard loss. Californias forward wall went through again and Patton dropped for two yards loss. The Huskies punted and Inlay took Guttormsens kick on fair catch. Jabs dented the line for two yards and repeated through right tackle for six yards. The big full back again pierced the left tackle for four yards and the first down. He ploughed thruogn the right guard for three yards. With the ball in midfield, California attempted for ward pass but grounded. similar attempt failed when Inlay was unable to spear Dixon’s toss. The Bears punted and E. Tesreau took the ball back seven yards to the middle of the field. Wilson gained two yards through the right guard and Patton followed with three yards. In right tackle plunge Patton dented the left side for three yards. Wash ington kicked and Inlay signaled for a fair catch and California began a drive on their 20 yard line First Thrill. ! A fake reverse, with Jabs carry ing the ball, netted three yards. I’m lay took Dixons pass for four yards run and Jabs added four more through the right side line for the first down. Jabs hit the center and gained four yards. Dixon gave the crowd the first thrill when he took lateral pass and scampered 16 yards around the left end. Jabs fumbled and recovered one yard loss. California began another drive from the center field. Jabs failed , to gain and was driven QUO Of bounds. A surprise kick by Dixon travelled 30 yards and was returned 10 yards by Guttormsen. The Husky quarter back hit the left tackle for two yards and Wilson made a first down on q lateral pass from Guttormsen. Twelve Yard Gain. | 1t was twelve yard gain and brought the ball to Washngtons ~ yard line. Wilson picked hole off left tackle and slid through for five yards. Tesreau pierced the left tackle for five yards. Wilson made a first down with two yards through the same hole. Wilson skirted the right end for one yard to California’s As yard line and 4. Tesreau drove through left tackle for three yards. ; Tesreau hit the line for another yard. Guttormsen’s high kick only travelled Is yards and California took the ball on their own “a yard line, then sur prised kicked. Dixon went on the first down for % yards. GuttOrmsen, who received. downed tracks and

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 15, 1925, page 97
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WASHINGTON ELEVEN DEFEATS CALIFORNIA U. BERKELEY, Calf, November “A R.-Washington defeated the power full California eleven by 7-to-0 score here today and virtually clinehel the Pacific Coast Conference title. “A crowd Of about $4,000 persons saw the Blue and Gold go down to it’s first defeat by college eleven in almost six years. A terrific drive in the final period gave the Huskies their touchdown.

San Antonio light, San Antonio, Tex., November 15, 1925, page 49
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ANOTHER TRIUMPH BOOSTS tt J. UP LADDER Bruins Land Southpa1u Washington Puts SkiG Under California CALIFORNIA MEMORIAL STADIUM, BERKELEY, Cal, Nov. 14.-The University OF Washington Huskies virtually cinched the Pacific Coast conference football championship here Saturday by handing the California Golden Bears q Z TO 0 defeat, the first conference beating they have taken in four years.
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)
California 55% to win. Washington won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Washington–California gameWashington leads 55–41–3 in 99 meetings, counting the 90 since this game.
Around this game
Washington
- Next gameat Puget SoundNov. 21, 1925
- SeasonWashington in 1925
- ProgramWashington history and records
California
- Next gameat StanfordNov. 21, 1925
- SeasonCalifornia in 1925
- ProgramCalifornia history and records

