Washington State at Washington

Thursday, November 29, 1928

Washington beat Washington State 6–⁠0. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Washington led the series 7–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayWashington State7–⁠3 in 1928
0
HomeWashington7–⁠4 in 1928
6

FinalHigh 41°F, low 35°F

In the newspapers

  • The Imperial Valley press's story: GRID CONTESTS OVER HOLIDAY GIVE SURPRISES

    Imperial Valley press, California, November 30, 1928, page 8 (results column)

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    GRID CONTESTS OVER HOLIDAY GIVE SURPRISES The surprise victory of fne Ore. gon Aggies over the Nioleto of New York University and kentucky 5 unexpected strength in holding the powerful Tennessee football team to a scorclcSS tie were the outstanding features of an interesting Thanks giving Day football program. The Aggics, unhcralded, came east from the Pacific coast to admins ter a humilating defeat to one of the most powerful clcvens in the east, % to Is. Georgia Tech continued its Win ming stride with 81 to victory over Auburn. Florida Jared as we’ll, smothering Washington and Lee, 90 to q. In the east, Syracuse ended its season with a II to 6 win from Columbia and Pennsylvania ran wild against Cornell, scoring almost at will to gain 40 to decision. In the west Nebraska clinchcd the championship of the Big Six with 4 victory over Kansas Aggies, s to o.. Butler sent Tufts back east smart ing under % to > defeat. Mar Quettc and Drake won from Iowa State and Creighton respectively, by scores of 6 to 0. Oklahoma beat Missouri, II to o. Washington defeated Washington State 6 to 0. on the Pacific coast, and Oregon University won from California, southern branch, 26 to 6

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 54% to win. Washington won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Washington leads 78–⁠34–⁠6; as played, 70–⁠32–⁠4 in the 106 games on file; the official count covers all 118 meetings, counting the 96 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Washington 24, Washington State 10
2025Washington 59, Washington State 24
2024Washington State 24, Washington 19
2023Washington 24, Washington State 21
2022Washington 51, Washington State 33
2021Washington State 40, Washington 13

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