California at Stanford

Saturday, November 19, 1927

Stanford beat California 13–⁠6. It was their 32nd meeting; after it, California led the series 6–⁠3–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayCalifornia7–⁠3 in 1927
6
HomeStanford8–⁠2–⁠1 in 1927
13

FinalHigh 62°F, low 47°FAttendance 88,000

In the newspapers

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story: CALIFORNIA BEATEN 1876 Stanford, dedicated, Trims Old Rival Before 10000

    Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, November 20, 1927, page 1

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    CALIFORNIA BEATEN 1876 Stanford, dedicated, Trims Old Rival Before 10000 STANFORD STADIUM. Cal.s Nov 1a-P-Stanford’s mighty football machine fought It’s way TO a dramatic 1875 triumph over California here TO day. sha two institutions has never hrou0ht a more thrilling encounter, ~ hnd 10000 spectators on their feet cheering almost without intermis- ~;on from the crack Of the opening gun 10 the last smashing minute q The cheer that rocked the big bowl ~ the final score was posted meant Efanford had finished its 1924 conference season undefeated and IN z go with Idaho for the Pacific Coast conference championship. Southern California can make a triple tle OUT ~ the race By defeating Washington December Ord As that viii ieaFe 1ne ftree elevcns indicated. Opportunity beckoned early q stanford today and the big rec efeven. ouick 70 respond raced over ro~ \ touchdown in the first period. leland. left haifback. dashed over the line and Hoffman kicked goal for INV seventh point and q winning ,,.r1in that Calfornia’s smashing niar and resultant touchdown in tbs shird period could not overcome. me Bears, iashed by Stanford’s savly arrressiveness. came back IN 10 second period and early part Of tha third ~ batter the red shirts Ger TIE field. scoring one touchdown ma losing a second by a heart rend- IVY break. The try for touchdown IA failed saw LON, halfback ~sWded out Of bounds when within three inches Of scoring turf. II was fourth down and the ball reverted W. Stanford.

  • The The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current's story: Stanford Outfights California to Win

    The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, November 21, 1927, page 1

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    Stanford Outfights California to Win Stanford, Calf, Nov. 21.-(AP)- Stanford outfought California, its ancient football foe, for q 13 to 6 victory here Saturday. It was as mighty a battle as has been waged between the two univer. sites in IS years of annual rivalry. Ninety thousand persons massed in the big bowl were thrilled by the intensity Of the struggle. Stanford rolled across its second touchdown late in the fourth period as the eli max of a great rally which carried them from midfield.

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 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Stanford leads 65–⁠51–⁠11; as played, 54–⁠45–⁠6 in the 105 games on file; the official count covers all 127 meetings, counting the 95 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Stanford 31, California 10
2024California 24, Stanford 21
2023California 27, Stanford 15
2022California 27, Stanford 20
2021California 41, Stanford 11
2020Stanford 24, California 23

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