Idaho at Oregon State
Saturday, October 7, 1939 Share
Oregon State beat Idaho 7–6. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Oregon State led the series 7–5.
FinalHigh 61°F, low 38°F
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 9, 1939, page 5
Read the text
OREGON STATE. FINDS IDAHO TOUGH ELEVEN Wins by Seven 10 Six Score Freak Incident in Contest CORVALLIS, Ore, Oct, Sore gon State barely eked out ‘ to 6 victory last Saturday afternoon over Idaho in game marked by fumbling and intercepted passes. Oregon State scored in the second quarter on a line smash by fullback Kisselburgh. Idahos score came in the third quarter with the play apparently stopped but no whistle was blown and Smith wrested the ball from Kisselburgh, stopped on the 3-yard line and before the ball had touched the ground dashed the length of the field for a touchdown.
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)
Oregon State 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Idaho–Oregon State gameOregon State leads 34–7 in 41 meetings, counting the 29 since this game.
| 2021 | Oregon State 42, Idaho 0 | |
| 2006 | Oregon State 38, Idaho 0 | |
| 1995 | Oregon State 14, Idaho 7 | |
| 1985 | Oregon State 43, Idaho 28 | |
| 1984 | Idaho 41, Oregon State 22 | |
| 1966 | Oregon State 14, Idaho 7 |
Around this game
Idaho
- Next gameat GonzagaOct. 13, 1939
- SeasonIdaho in 1939
- ProgramIdaho history and records
Oregon State
- Next gameat PortlandOct. 14, 1939
- SeasonOregon State in 1939
- ProgramOregon State history and records

