Stanford at California

Saturday, November 22, 1930

Stanford beat California 41–⁠0. It was their 35th meeting; after it, California led the series 6–⁠5–⁠2 in the games on file.

AwayStanford9–⁠1–⁠1 in 1930
41
HomeCalifornia4–⁠5 in 1930
0

FinalHigh 71°F, low 52°FAttendance 80,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: STANFORD SWAMPS CALIFORNIA ELEVEN Score of Al to 0 Il Largest Ever Made in Series Begun SS Years Ago.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 23, 1930, page 1

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    STANFORD SWAMPS CALIFORNIA ELEVEN Score of Al to 0 Il Largest Ever Made in Series Begun SS Years Ago. BY the Associated Press N ERKELEY, Calf, November a.. K Behind perfect aerial barrage IL and smashing ground attack that proved Irresistible, stan ford’s Cardinals smashed their way 10 q 41-to-0 victory over CALIFORNIA; Bears today. the most decisive triumph ever chalked up in the 3S-year gridiron n valry between these teams. Eighty thousand fans thrilled 10 the new found power of the veteran coach Glenn Warmers 1880 foot ball machine, power that developed in the second half and. steam rolled the game. A 38-to-0 victory by California in 1870 was the former most decisive score since the two teams first clashed in 1892 Held to q 6-to-0 lead at half time. Stanford turned up with a crashing ut. tack in the third and fourth periods that gained five touchdowns and O safety. The Cardinals were not only unstoppable on offense, but their de- Tense was irnpenetrable. The Cardinals started in whirlwind fashion, scoring touchdown within the first five minutes of play, HilIman car rying the ball over. Moffatt’s try for point failed. The Bears began to fight and for the rest of the period the Cards were on the defensive most of the time. California threatened to score once, smashing 30 Stanford’s 34-yard line. Stanford’s big drive came In the third quarter, netting three touchdowns and safety. In the last period Stanford crossed the California line twice.

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story: Stanford Defeats California Al to 0

    Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, November 23, 1930, page 1

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    Stanford Defeats California Al to 0 BERKELEY. Calf. Nov. 22.-CP, A valient University Of Calitor- MIA defense that checked Stand ford with but one touchdown in the first half fell apart before powerful Cardinal thrusts in the second half and went down 10 a record Al to 0 defeat in the thirty six annual contest between the two institutions. Harlow Rothert. and Phil Moi fatt. fleet Cardinal halfback, led the rout Of the Bears.

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.

Photos from the game

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Stanford 59% 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 92 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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