Washington State at UCLA
Saturday, November 16, 1940 Share
UCLA beat Washington State 34–26. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Washington State led the series 5–4.
FinalHigh 80°F, low 49°FAttendance 35,000
In the newspapers
The Daily Alaska empire, November 18, 1940, page 5
Read the text
JACKIE ROBINSON AIDS UCLA TO WIN OVER WASH. STATE LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov 18.-- Jackie Robinson reeled off touch down runs Saturday afternoon of 75 and 6l yards and led UCLA to the first victory of the year, de- feating Washington State 34 to 26 before 25,000 persons.
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)
UCLA 55% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Washington State–UCLA gameUCLA leads 42–20–1 in 63 meetings, counting the 54 since this game.
Around this game
Washington State
- Next gameat GonzagaNov. 23, 1940
- SeasonWashington State in 1940
- ProgramWashington State history and records
UCLA
- Next gamevs. WashingtonNov. 23, 1940
- SeasonUCLA in 1940
- ProgramUCLA history and records