Washington State at Ohio State
Saturday, October 18, 1952 Share
No. 16 Ohio State beat Washington State 35–7. It was their first meeting; after it, Ohio State led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 57°F, low 37°FAttendance 71,280
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 19, 1952, page 1
Read the text
Ohio State Sophomore Passes for 5 Scores, Beats Cougars, 35–7 COLUMBUS, Ohio. Oct. 10 Ohio States Sophomore Quarter back. John Borton. unleashed one of the most devastating passing attacks ever seen in Buckeye Sta dunn today as Ohio smothered Washington State 35 to 7. A crowd of 1890 watched the contest. Borton, 197-pound, 6-foot, l. inch, 19-year-old from Alliance. EpaSSed for all five touchdowns.
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)
Ohio State 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Washington State–Ohio State gameOhio State leads 8–0 in eight meetings, counting the seven since this game.
Around this game
Washington State
- Next gamevs. Oregon StateOct. 25, 1952
- SeasonWashington State in 1952
- ProgramWashington State history and records
Ohio State
- Next gameat IowaOct. 25, 1952
- SeasonOhio State in 1952
- ProgramOhio State history and records