Washington State at USC
Saturday, October 7, 1939 Share
USC beat Washington State 27–0. It was their 17th meeting; after it, USC led the series 12–3–2 as played.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 55°FAttendance 45,000
In the newspapers
The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 9, 1939, page 5
Read the text
Washington Staters Are Whitewashed Southern California Rolls Rough Shod Over Northerners LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. g. Southern California got it’s mighty football machine in working order last Saturday and sent it rolling over the hapless Washington State for 27 to 0 whitewash. The Trojans travelled “A yards for the first 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)
USC 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Washington State–USC gameOfficially, USC leads 62–10–4; as played, 63–10–4 in 77 meetings, counting the 60 since this game.
Around this game
Washington State
- Next gamevs. WashingtonOct. 14, 1939
- SeasonWashington State in 1939
- ProgramWashington State history and records
USC
- Next gamevs. IllinoisOct. 14, 1939
- SeasonUSC in 1939
- ProgramUSC history and records