Washington at Stanford
Saturday, November 13, 1926 Share
Stanford beat Washington 29–10. It was their fifth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–2–1.
FinalHigh 65°F, low 44°FAttendance 43,000
In the newspapers

Imperial Valley press, California, November 15, 1926, page 5
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HUSKIES DA7ED BY VICTORY OF CARDINAL TEAMS; Stanford’s Furious Attack l. e aves S Washington Team Stiff and Sore. san FRANCISCO, Nov. -. - 4 weary pack Of Washington Husl,;c, trckHcd northward today with the travail Of Nolga Boatman. Body sore and da2cd from the lashing they received from Stanford Saturday. There is still some doubt among play crS on the Washington team rs TO whether II tidal wave struck in the final period or whether Stanford was just throwing bricks. stamford this season AaS waited until the final period to win almost every one OF its games. But never has the red horde displayed Srch a terrific bclatcd offensive thrust as it did against the lIuskioS ED,cring the final with the score kpottcu n 10 apiece stanford scored three toUchdoWns in almost less time than il takes to tell about it to win 20 to 10. The victory probably marked the last milestone TO the coast title and season of undefcat. It is almost certain that Stanford will be invited to the Pasadena Rose Bowl New Years day to meet ono of the east 5 strongest cicvcn>, ana il mrau,, # Stanford wins There, that the ma ioritr of eastern observers who have displayed Il marked tendency to ward proviucialiSm with regard TO far western football, will recognize tie fact that football ON the coast ranks with that Of other sections. Bears Win California di,plaNrd marked inn Provcmcnt heating Nevada 20 to 6 Saturday. The Golden Bears sprung nothing new against the Wolf pack They didr / cnro much whether they won or not. They IaVr had nothing bet Stanford ou their minds for month. While Stanford should win the big game haud~ down 1T Berkeley ~aus day, the Bear Nevada Victory, the first in six starts, frightened hopes

Douglas daily dispatch, November 14, 1926, page 8
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STANFORD BEATS WASHINGTON i. BY % TO 2 SCORE STANFORD, Nov. 13 LP)-A coast conference Championship loomed far Stanford today as the big Cardinal eleven hurdIa:l what was considered it’s last barrier, and sent Washington tumbling into the depths OF defeat under a crushing 29-to-10 score The flashing Red team which early in tile season Coach (“Pop’O Werner publicly announced as his worst” eleven in IS years, rose to superb heights today to oVerwhelm the pow erful squad from the north. and the brilliant victory brought joy to the heart of the veteran coach as it ,w7ped out the sting of a 13-to-0 defeate INFLICTED by the Washington team last ycar--the first and only conference loss by a Werner coached team on the western seaboard. Some $4,000 persons poured into the huge bowl to see probably the most important contest of the season. A victory for Washington would have tangled the conference battle with five elevens, each numbering one defeat, but the result today eliminate d the Huskies as contenders, with two losses chalked against them from the season play. The Cardinals broke through for a touchdown 10 minutes after the opening kick off. Little Mike Muir ply, relegated to the sidelines for most of the season, weaved 27 yards down the field to cross the goal line.
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)
Stanford 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Washington–Stanford gameWashington leads 46–43–4 in 93 meetings, counting the 88 since this game.
| 2023 | Washington 42, Stanford 33 | |
| 2022 | Washington 40, Stanford 22 | |
| 2021 | Washington 20, Stanford 13 | |
| 2020 | Stanford 31, Washington 26 | |
| 2019 | Stanford 23, Washington 13 | |
| 2018 | Washington 27, Stanford 23 |
Around this game
Washington
- Next gamevs. NebraskaNov. 25, 1926
- SeasonWashington in 1926
- ProgramWashington history and records
Stanford
- Next gameat CaliforniaNov. 20, 1926
- SeasonStanford in 1926
- ProgramStanford history and records

