San Francisco at Stanford
Saturday, October 18, 1941 Share
Stanford beat San Francisco 42–26. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 6–0.
FinalHigh 70°F, low 49°FAttendance 7,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, October 19, 1941, page 41
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San Francisco Is 26–42 Victim of Stanford PALO ALTO, Calf, Oct. 1S tP.- Stanford’s Indians ran up four touchdowns today against the Uni versity of San Francisco and then using a horde of reserves to give them game experience, went on to defeat the outclassed Dons, 42 to 26.

The Daily Alaska empire, October 20, 1941, page 5
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Stanford Gei5 Win By42–26 PALO ALTO, Cal, Oct. 20.- Stanford’s high scoring first team, with Frankie Albert, roared up and down the field last Saturday after noon for four touchdowns, then with team of reserves went on to overwhelm San Francisco by a score of A to 26.
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)
Stanford 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every San Francisco–Stanford gameStanford leads 8–0 in eight meetings, counting the two since this game.
Around this game
San Francisco
- Next gamevs. BYUOct. 24, 1941
- SeasonSan Francisco in 1941
- ProgramSan Francisco history and records
Stanford
- Next gameat WashingtonOct. 25, 1941
- SeasonStanford in 1941
- ProgramStanford history and records
