Oregon at Gonzaga

Saturday, October 9, 1937

Oregon beat Gonzaga 40–⁠6. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Oregon led the series 5–⁠0.

AwayOregon4–⁠6 in 1937
40
HomeGonzaga2–⁠6–⁠2 in 1937
6

Final

In the newspapers

  • The Imperial Valley press's story: OREGON SWAMPS GONZAGA, 40-6

    Imperial Valley press, October 11, 1937, page 6

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    OREGON SWAMPS GONZAGA, 40–⁠6 SPOKANE, Wash. Oct. Il CUP)- A powerhouse University of Oregon football team handed Gonzaga uni versity its worst defeat in years 40 to 6-Saturday in a non-conference football game.

  • The Evening star's story: feated team within the Pacific Coos

    Evening star, October 11, 1937, page 15 (results column)

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    feated team within the Pacific Coos feated team within the Pacific Coast Conference. U. c. L. A. was badly outplayed by Stanford, 1877. and washington was upset by Oregon States passes, 6–⁠3, in one of the most amazing upsets of the campaign. Cali fornia, meanwhile, rolled over WASH ington State. 27–⁠0, using the first stringers only during the first half. The outstanding game this week pits Southern California against Ore gon. The Trojans, thanks to a late touchdown pass, Ambrose SCHNEIDER to Mickey Anderson, and Stanley’s successful try for point, upset favored Ohio State, 1912. Last SATURDAY. Oregon revealed tremendous scoring punch in 40–⁠6 rout of Gonzaga. which previously had played St. Marys and Washington State to score less ties. Washington State and Washington, and Oregon State and U. c. L. A., meet in other conference games. California eases on with q tune-up double-header against Cali fornia Aggies and College of Pacific. Rocky Mountain: Colorado, Utah, Western State and Denver all are undefeated and united within the con. ference.

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)

Gonzaga 61% to win. Oregon won as Elo’s underdog.

Oregon leads 5–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1939Gonzaga 12, Oregon 7
1937Oregon 40, Gonzaga 6
1935Oregon 18, Gonzaga 0
1934Oregon 13, Gonzaga 0
1933Oregon 14, Gonzaga 0
1932Oregon 13, Gonzaga 0

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