Idaho at Oregon State

Saturday, October 7, 1939

Oregon State beat Idaho 7–⁠6. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Oregon State led the series 7–⁠5.

AwayIdaho2–⁠6 in 1939
6
HomeOregon State9–⁠1–⁠1 in 1939
7

FinalHigh 61°F, low 38°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: OREGON STATE. FINDS IDAHO TOUGH ELEVEN Wins by Seven 10 Six Score Freak Incident in Contest

    The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 9, 1939, page 5

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    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.

Oregon State leads 34–⁠7 in 41 meetings, counting the 29 since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Oregon State 42, Idaho 0
2006Oregon State 38, Idaho 0
1995Oregon State 14, Idaho 7
1985Oregon State 43, Idaho 28
1984Idaho 41, Oregon State 22
1966Oregon State 14, Idaho 7

Around this game

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