California at Stanford
Saturday, November 25, 1939. California kept the Axe Share
California beat Stanford 32–14. It was their 44th meeting; after it, California led the series 11–8–3 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 60°F, low 40°F, 0.26 in. of rainAttendance 60,000
On the newsreel
- U. OF CAL. “BEARS” DEFEAT STANFORD IN GRIDIRON CLASH
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)
California 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every California–Stanford gameOfficially, 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 83 since this game.
| 2025 | Stanford 31, California 10 | |
| 2024 | California 24, Stanford 21 | |
| 2023 | California 27, Stanford 15 | |
| 2022 | California 27, Stanford 20 | |
| 2021 | California 41, Stanford 11 | |
| 2020 | Stanford 24, California 23 |
Around this game
California
- Next gamevs. MichiganSept. 28, 1940
- SeasonCalifornia in 1939
- ProgramCalifornia history and records
Stanford
- Next gamevs. DartmouthDec. 2, 1939
- SeasonStanford in 1939
- ProgramStanford history and records