Washington at Stanford
Saturday, November 17, 1956 Share
Washington beat Stanford 34–13. It was their 32nd meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 17–11–4.
FinalHigh 69°F, low 40°FAttendance 21,000
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 18, 1956, page 1
Read the text
Tackle Starts .Huskie ROut Of 34–13 PALO ALTO. Calf. Nov. II (R.-Washington’s 235 pound tackle. Don Mccumby, rumbled 73 yards for touchdown after grabbing a mid-air tumble today to start the Huskies on their way to a S4-ls upset football victory over Stanford. The Indians came back to tie the count at TT. but the Huskies
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 76% to win. Washington pulled the upset.
The series
Every Washington–Stanford gameWashington leads 46–43–4 in 93 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.
| 2023 | Washington 42, Stanford 33 | |
| 2022 | Washington 40, Stanford 22 | |
| 2021 | Washington 20, Stanford 13 | |
| 2020 | Stanford 31, Washington 26 | |
| 2019 | Stanford 23, Washington 13 | |
| 2018 | Washington 27, Stanford 23 |
Around this game
Washington
- Next gameat Washington StateNov. 24, 1956
- SeasonWashington in 1956
- ProgramWashington history and records
Stanford
- Next gameat CaliforniaNov. 24, 1956
- SeasonStanford in 1956
- ProgramStanford history and records