USC at Washington

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 14, 1929, page 5

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  WASHINGTON U LOSES CHANCE IN CONFERENCE Southern California Wal. lops Northern Eleven AS to Nothing SEATTLE, Oct 14.-The thunder ing herd of Southern California was chain lightning in Northern Washington and with a mighty roar blasted the University of Washing tons Pacific Coast Conference championship chance. After spending the first 12 min utes with their backs to the goal posts, Southern California, led by dynamic quarter Saunders, burst into a mighty battering ram and the laundering herd stamped up and down the field scoring touch- downs virtually at will. Four were gathered in quick succession in the second period, two more were added in the third quarter and another just before the final gun. The score was Southern California 48, Wash ington 0. Washington bounced onto the gridiron primed to the minute catching Southern California by surprise. The huskies worked the ball in U. s. c. territory and before the game was five minutes old the ball had been worked to California’s 35-yard line. Hufford raced around the end for the goal line but had stepped out of bounds and then lost the ball on the 13-yard line. A few minutes later the ball was worked to the 10-yard line but Washington failed to score. California threw in reserves in the final quarter Washington’s final attempt to score was fruitless as California in tercepted pass and raced 35 yards for goal as the game ended.

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  Evening star, October 13, 1929, page 77

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  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SMOTHERS WASHINGTON WASHINGTON STADIUM, Seattle, october IL (P).-University of Southern California today blasted the Pacific Coast foot ball conference champion ship hopes of the University of Wash ington, 48 to G. After spending the first IL minutes of the game with their backs against their own goal posts, the Southern Cali fornia warriors. led by their dynamic quarterback. Russell Aunders, burst into a mighty battering ram. The “thundering herd” stampeded up and down the field, scoring touchdowns virtually at will Four were gathered in quick succession in the second period, two more were added in the third quarter and another was counted just as the final gun sounded The Washington Huskies caught the Tro]ans by surprise and worked the ball into U. S. c. territory before the game was but few minutes old.

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.

Officially, USC leads 52–⁠32–⁠4; as played, 53–⁠32–⁠4 in 89 meetings, counting the 86 since this game.