Stanford at Oregon State
Saturday, October 7, 1950 Share
No. 8 Stanford beat Oregon State 21–7. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 15–4–2.
FinalHigh 76°F, low 52°F, 0.09 in. of rainAttendance 16,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, October 8, 1950, page 43
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Stanford Wins, 40, Over Oregon State CORVALLIS, Ore, Oct. T. Stanford had three plays UP its sleeve and made them pay off for a 21–0 victory over Oregon State today as both teams opened Coast Conference play. The Staters gave Stanford a surprising battle after the first period in which the victors scored two of their touchdowns. Stanford’s big and cagey ends plus Quarterback Gary Kerkorian proved the margin Of victory Kerkorian passed to one score, set up another by his tosses and End Bruce Van Alstyne romped 43 yards to the other score after nab bing a weak State punt.
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)
Oregon State 50% to win. Stanford won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Stanford–Oregon State gameStanford leads 59–28–3 in 90 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.
Around this game
Stanford
- Next gamevs. Santa ClaraOct. 14, 1950
- SeasonStanford in 1950
- ProgramStanford history and records
Oregon State
- Next gamevs. WashingtonOct. 14, 1950
- SeasonOregon State in 1950
- ProgramOregon State history and records

