Washington at California

Saturday, November 9, 1935

California beat Washington 14–⁠0. It was their 19th meeting; after it, California led the series 10–⁠8–⁠1.

AwayWashington5–⁠3 in 1935
0
HomeCalifornia9–⁠1 in 1935
14

FinalHigh 64°F, low 48°FAttendance 48,734

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: CALIFORNIA IN TOP PLACE BY WIN SATURDAY 1 40 Victory Over Huskies Gives Bears Coast Leadership

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 11, 1935, page 7

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    CALIFORNIA IN TOP PLACE BY WIN SATURDAY 1 40 Victory Over Huskies Gives Bears Coast Leadership BERKELEY, Cal, Nov. 11.-An aer- ial attack which clicked twice in the crucial moments, an iron defense and altertness at making and taking the breaks gave Californias Golden Bear~ a 14–⁠0 victory over the Universi of Washington Huskies here Satur- day Sixty thousand fans cheered as the Bears tossed passes for touchdowns in the second and third periods, ans halted last-minute touchdown drive of the Huskies late in the fourth. The victory maintained the Bears un- beaten and united record for eight games, and insured them of at least a tie for conference leadership California now becomes the strong est consideration for the Vests rep resentative at the New Years game in the Pasadena Rose Bowl.

  • The Evening star's story: California Is IA to 0 Victor Orer Fighting Washington In Bid for Rose Bowl Berth

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 10, 1935, page 27

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    California Is IA to 0 Victor Orer Fighting Washington In Bid for Rose Bowl Berth On the 10-yard marker, Blower whipped a pass to Quarterback John Meek, who made the catch over the goal line. Henry Sparks, sub left end, converted the point after touchdown. Early in the third period California banged over the second touchdown. It followed a 40-yard advance, with Blower throwing a 29-yard pass to Sparks for the score. Blower dropped the ball, scooped it up apd rifled it away as the Washington giants charged In on him. Again Sparks place-kicked the extra point.

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)

California 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Washington leads 55–⁠41–⁠3 in 99 meetings, counting the 80 since this game.

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2023Washington 59, California 32
2022Washington 28, California 21
2021Washington 31, California 24
2019California 20, Washington 19
2018California 12, Washington 10
2017Washington 38, California 7

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