Washington State at USC
Saturday, October 17, 1942 Share
USC beat No. 10 Washington State 26–12. It was their 20th meeting; after it, USC led the series 14–3–3 as played.
FinalHigh 87°F, low 61°FAttendance 40,000
In the newspapers

The daily monitor leader, Mount Clemens, Mich., October 19, 1942, page 8 (results column)
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Billy Hillenbrand, Indiana halfback – Ran and passed Hoosiers to 1877 victory over Pitt, tossing aerials for all three touchdowns. Gene Fekete, Ohio tate full back – Scored two touchdowns and kicked an extra point to lead Buckeyes to 26–0 triumph over Purdue. frankie Sinkwich, Georgia halfback – Scored one touch down, passed two more and gained 70 yards in IA plays to lead 400 rout of Tulane. Hank Mazur, Army halfback Ran 70 yards for one touch down and set up another with 65-yard sprint to lead 1916 win over Columbia. Bob Steuber, Missouri half back-Scored four touchdowns in 46–2 rout of Kansas State, three on runs of 70, A and 35 yards. Don Currivan, Boston College end-Caught a pass and scored after a 35-yard run, then saved game with a desperate tackle in rs win over North Carolina Pre- Flight. Mickey McCardle, Southern California halfback-Scored two touchdowns, one on long run, as Trojans whipped washington State, 26–12. Bob Sandbach and Frank Pc
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)
Washington State 64% to win. USC pulled the upset.
The series
Every Washington State–USC gameOfficially, USC leads 62–10–4; as played, 63–10–4 in 77 meetings, counting the 57 since this game.
Around this game
Washington State
- Next gameat Oregon StateOct. 24, 1942
- SeasonWashington State in 1942
- ProgramWashington State history and records
USC
- Next gamevs. StanfordOct. 24, 1942
- SeasonUSC in 1942
- ProgramUSC history and records

