Stanford at Oregon State

Saturday, October 7, 1950

No. 8 Stanford beat Oregon State 21–⁠7. It was their 21st meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 15–⁠4–⁠2.

Away8Stanford5–⁠3–⁠2 in 1950
21
HomeOregon State3–⁠6 in 1950
7

FinalHigh 76°F, low 52°F, 0.09 in. of rainAttendance 16,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Stanford Wins, 40, Over Oregon State

    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.

Stanford leads 59–⁠28–⁠3 in 90 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Oregon State 62, Stanford 17
2022Oregon State 28, Stanford 27
2021Oregon State 35, Stanford 14
2020Stanford 27, Oregon State 24
2019Stanford 31, Oregon State 28
2018Stanford 48, Oregon State 17

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