California at Washington

Saturday, November 6, 1926

Washington beat California 13–⁠7. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Washington led the series 5–⁠4–⁠1.

AwayCalifornia3–⁠6 in 1926
7
HomeWashington8–⁠2 in 1926
13

FinalHigh 59°F, low 50°F, 0.09 in. of rainAttendance 25,000

In the newspapers

  • The Douglas daily dispatch's story: )oueLas BULLDOGS Defeat the Bisbee Pumas 13 to II WASHINGTON DEFEATS CALIFORNIA; ROYALTY ATTENDS THE CONTEST

    Douglas daily dispatch, Arizona, November 7, 1926, page 6

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    )oueLas BULLDOGS Defeat the Bisbee Pumas 13 to II WASHINGTON DEFEATS CALIFORNIA; ROYALTY ATTENDS THE CONTEST STADIUM, SEATTLE, Wash, Nov. G ;P)-With a football team averaging three pounds heavier per man. the University of California lost, 13- Z, to the University of Washington OH a field Of mud here today. Jabs saved California from white washing by breaking the Husky line in the last period and skidding In the mud to a touchdown. Eugene Cook, left guard, made seven Of Washington’s points, kick ing two placement goals and converting one point. The contest, play ed most of the time under a leaden sky, was watched during more than it’s last half by Prince Nicolas and Princess 1leana, of Rumania. The crowd was $4,000; 5000 below the number for wH.cn the stadium was prepared. 1t was quiet. Royalty got no cheer.

  • The Evening star's story: WASHINGTON ELEVEN DEFEATS CALIFORNIA BY the Associated Press.

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 7, 1926, page 85

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    WASHINGTON ELEVEN DEFEATS CALIFORNIA BY the Associated Press. BY the Associated Press. SEATTLE. Wash. November g. With foot ball team averaging 3 pounds heavier per man, the University Of California lost. .13 to Z. to the University of Washington on A field of mud here today. Jabs, Golden Bear fullback, saved California from whitewashing by breaking through the Husky line in the last period, and skidding in the mud to a touchdown. Eugene Cook, left guard. made seven of Washington’s points. kick ing two placement goals and one point after touchdown. The Wash ington touchdown came at the end of the first 5 minutes of play, when Captain George Guttorsmen broke away for 35-yard run. Prince Nicolas and Princess Ileana Of Rumania witnessed more than half the game. The attendance was 1000.

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 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Washington leads 55–⁠41–⁠3 in 99 meetings, counting the 89 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Washington 59, California 32
2022Washington 28, California 21
2021Washington 31, California 24
2019California 20, Washington 19
2018California 12, Washington 10
2017Washington 38, California 7

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