California at Stanford

Saturday, November 23, 1935. Stanford kept the Axe

Stanford beat California 13–⁠0. It was their 40th meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 8–⁠7–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayCalifornia9–⁠1 in 1935
0
HomeStanford8–⁠1 in 1935
13

FinalHigh 59°F, low 44°FAttendance 90,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: BEARSLOSE FIRST AS9,O)DLOOK0N' Grayson Engineers Drives to FirSt.Period Scores, Once Crossing Goal.

    Evening star, November 24, 1935, page 29

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    BEARSLOSE FIRST AS9,O)DLOOK0N’ Grayson Engineers Drives to FirSt.Period Scores, Once Crossing Goal. ~ALo ALTO, Calf, November 2s.-Stanford’s mighty foot ball men today shattered the l. championship dreams of the greatest University of California team in years and probably clinched the Rose Bowl bid by licking the Golden Bears, 13 to 0. The seasons largest crowd in the West. 10000 frenzied fans, saw a Stanford team reach its greatest heights behind the sterling play Of Fullback Bobby Grayson, making his final stand in the bottom of this huge bowl. Grayson engineered both touchdown drives in the first period. One was an S0-yard march that ripped to shreds a California line nine other teams had failed to break, the other a 29-yard thrust. Grayson Gets First Score. THE great Indian fullback started – that first thrill filled march with o 25-yard run and ended it in a one Jd1O ILL uoG ONCI l1lS SOdI 114S. 4AC carried the ball five times during that goalward smash for a total Of IS yards, then threw two passes that clicked for Is yards total. Monk” Moscrip, left end, added the extra point with a place-kick. Shortly after, Stanford snatched at q break” to push over a second touchdown. Quarterback John Meek of California fumbled the ball and Yves Muller, giant center, recovered for Stanford on the Bears 20yard line. Once more Grayson was the guiding genius Of the swift attack that enabled Stanford to roll up the most one-sided score over California since 1880.

  • The 's story: California Falls Before Stanford

    , November 24, 1935

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    California Falls Before Stanford PALO ALTO. Calf, Nov. “a. A7stanford’s mighty football men SATurday shattered the championship dreams Of the greatest University Or California team in years and prob ably clinched the Rose Bowl bid by licking the Golden Bears L. to o. The seasons largest crowd In the west. 10000 frenzied fans, saw a Stanford team reach its greatest heights behind tie sterling play OF Fullhack Bobby Grayson. making his final stand in the bottom OF this huge Bowl. Grayson engineered both touch down drives IN the first period. One was an 80-yard march that ripped 70 shreds a California line nine other teams had failed to break, the 9TH or q 29-yard thrust. The great Indian fullback start cd that first thrill filled march with q 25-yard run and in a vineyard thrust over the goal line. He carried the ball five times during that goal ward smash fer a total Of 50 yards. then threw two passes that clicked Tor 10 yards total. Monk” MoscTip. left end. added the extra point with a place kick.

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: INDIANS BREAK PENNANT HOPES OF CALIFORNIA Bobby Grayson Leads Stan ford to B to 0 Grid iron Triumph

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 25, 1935, page 5

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    INDIANS BREAK PENNANT HOPES OF CALIFORNIA Bobby Grayson Leads Stan ford to B to 0 Grid iron Triumph PALO ALTO, Cal, Nov 25.-Stan- lords mighty men of football shat tered the championship dream of the California Bears last Saturday afternoon. The hit her to undefeated Bears went down 13 to before crowd of 90,0O0. It was just too much Bobby Gray son, Stanford fullback, for Califor- mia to take. Grayson led the Indians to two first period touchdown periods, which sunk California. Monk Moscrip added one extra point after one touchdown with a place kick. The victory is expected to send Stanford to the Rose Bowl on New Years Day, notwithstanding a 2 to 6 defeat by USLA.

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

  • FootballPre-Release: Los Angeles & San Francisco - Stanford conquers California, 13 to 0, before a throng of 90,000 /Universal Newsreel, November 25, 1935. 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 87 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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