Stanford at California

Saturday, November 24, 1934. Stanford kept the Axe

Stanford beat California 9–⁠7. It was their 39th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 7–⁠7–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayStanford9–⁠1–⁠1 in 1934
9
HomeCalifornia6–⁠6 in 1934
7

FinalHigh 60°F, low 46°FAttendance 70,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: CoueHe Grae Scrap hpeeHee$ Appearance Brighten c. Ring Foot Ball Results

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 25, 1934, page 29 (results column)

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    CoueHe Grae Scrap hpeeHee$ Appearance Brighten c. Ring Foot Ball Results Local Teams. Maryland. 8; Georgetown, 0. Duquesne, IA; Catholic Uni versity, o. Gallaudet. Z; Shenandoah. s. Woodberry Forest. 6: Episcopal High, o. st. Albans, 81; st. James, 6. East. Yale, IA; Harvard, 0. Notre Dame. IL: Army, 8. Bucknell, IA; Penn State. z. Columbia, IL; Syracuse, o. Washington College, 20; Delaware, 7. Dickinson, o; Muhlenberg, 3. Lehigh. 13; Lafayette. z. La Sale, Al; Mount st. Mary’s, 2. Penn Military College, 81; Baltimore o., o. Princeton, 80; Dartmouth, Is. Colgate, II; Rutgers. New Hampshire. 81: st. Anselm’s IA Temple. ~: Villanova, o. Tufts, 6; Massachusetts, State, 0. Providence, 81; Rhode Island, Z. Bluefeld College, 50; New River State, o. Juniats, “A: Upsala. Is. Waynesburg, 20; Muskingum, 8. Susquahanna. 20: Swarthmore, O. Geneva, 6; Westminster, o. Bloomsbury, 18; Slippery Rock. IL Davis -Elkins, 9; st. Vincent, 6. Concord. II; Potomac. IA. Morris Harvey, 27; Chenille, o. Midwest. Minnesota, “a; Wisconsin, o. Northwestern, 13; Michigan, 8. Illinois. 6; Chicago, o. Ohio State, 20; Iowa, 7. Indiana, II; Purdue. 6. Michigan State, 6; Kansas u, 0. Ohio Wesleyan. 20; Ohio u, o. Case. 80; Toledo, 13. Western Reserve, 81; Oberlin, II. Wooster, “a; Heidelberg, o. Western State, 13; WestcheSter Teachers, Z. Hillsdale, 10; Adrian, o. Nebraska. 13: Missouri, 6. Kansas State. 20; Iowa State, o. Drake, 6; Creighton, o. Oklahoma u, o; Oklahoma Aggies, o (tie). Detroit, 10; Marquette, 8. Illinois Wesleyan, 6: Carbondale. 2. Hanover, IS; Georgetown College, 8. Iowa State Teachers, o; Luther, (tie). Simpson, IL; Penn College, o. James Millikin. 26; Bradley, o. Augustana, Al; Carthage, 7. Grinnell. %; Cornell College, o. Northwestern Oklahoma Teachers, 13; West Texas Teachers, 0. Notre Dame “B”. IL; Detroit, o. Oklahoma Baptist, z; Central Oklahoma Teachers, o. Langston u, z; Prairie View, 0. Illinois Wesleyan, s; Carbondale Teachers, 2. South. Florida, 13; Georgia Tech, II. Catawba, 80; West Carolina Teach ers, o. Wofford. 7; Presbyterian, 7 (tie). Tulane, 80; Sewanee, o. Centre, 16; Mercer, Is. Roanoke, 10; Haskell, o. Georgia. 1s; Auburn, o. Centenary. l3; Mississippi 6. Southwestern. 20; Union u, o. Union College. Z; Louisville, 0. Randolph Macon, o; Hampden-Sydney, o (tie). Tennessee State Teachers, 80; Sum flower, 0. Kentucky State Industrial, 2s: Louis vile Municipal, O. Centenary, 13; Mississippi. 6. Baylor, Is; Southern Methodist, 6 Texas Christian, 7: Rice, 2. A. & I. State, 6; Wilberforce. 2. Oklahoma, o; Oklahoma A. g. NJ, 0 (tie). Birmingham Southern. 81; How ard, O. Union College, 7; U. OF Louisville, o. Xavier, 10; Southern u, 6. Morris Brown, 8; Florida A. & NJ, 6. Kentucky State Industrial, 26; LOU isville, Municipal, o. Maury High. 81; Southern Nor folk. o. Maryville. 7; Carson-Newman, 6. Clarke, 8; Morristown, 7. Far West. Stanford, 9; California, 7. washington State, o; washington u, 0 (tie). College of Puget Sound, 80; q. Of British Columbia, 0. Whittier %. Redlands n California, at Los Angeles, IS; Ore gon State, 7. Arizona State Teachers, 6; Arizona State Teachers Of Flagstaff, 0. Western State, IA; Adams State, o. 1st Infantry, Is; Colorado School of Mines, 6. Colorado Aggies, 40; Colorado COL lege, 6. Hardin Simmons, IS; Austin, o.

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.

On the newsreel

  • FOOTBALL SEASON NEARS ENDThe Notre Dame Ramblers upset the Army in a hotly-contested game. At Madison, WI, Minnesota clinches the “Big Ten” title with a victory over Wisconsin. At Berkeley, CA, Stanford defeats CaliforniaUniversal Newsreel, November 26, 1934. Catalog record at the National Archives

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Stanford 64% 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 88 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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