Oregon State at Washington State

Saturday, October 20, 1928

Washington State beat Oregon State 9–⁠7. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Oregon State led the series 5–⁠4–⁠1.

AwayOregon State6–⁠3 in 1928
7
HomeWashington State7–⁠3 in 1928
9

FinalHigh 49°F, low 33°FAttendance 10,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Indianapolis times's story: Stanford Is Out in Front in Far West Cardinals Lead Five Teams in Race for Grid H0nOrS.

    The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 22, 1928, page 1 (results column)

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    Stanford Is Out in Front in Far West Cardinals Lead Five Teams in Race for Grid H0nOrS. BIZ United Press SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22.-The ranks of the contenders for the 1928 Pacific coast football conference title had been thinned down today to a group of five teams, headed by Stanford university. The Cardinals, by virtue of a At too victory over Idaho Saturday. retained the leadership with three conference victories. California and University of Southern California, who battled to a scoreless tie Saturday, were tied for second place, while Oregon and Washington Stale rank close behind. Oregon won a notable 27-to-0 VIC tory over University Of Washington Saturday, while Washington State nosed out Oregon State, 9 to 7. There will be lull in the schedule this weekend, the only contest Of interest being the contest between oregon State and Washing ton at Seattle.

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 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Washington State leads 56–⁠45–⁠3 in 104 meetings, counting the 94 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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