Oregon State at California

Saturday, November 9, 1957

Oregon State beat California 21–⁠19. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, California led the series 13–⁠9.

AwayOregon State8–⁠2 in 1957
21
HomeCalifornia1–⁠9 in 1957
19

FinalHigh 63°F, low 48°FAttendance 50,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Oregon State Scores Over California, 21-19

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 10, 1957, page 1

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    Oregon State Scores Over California, 21–⁠19 BERKELEY. Calf. Nov. 9 R.-Diminutive Larry San chez, taking over for flu-stricken Joe Francis, threw two touch down passes today in leading Oregon State to a 21–⁠19 victory over California. A crowd of $4,000 saw the Beavers build 21–⁠0 margin in the first 20 minutes and hang on for victory in the Pacific Coast Conference football game Sanchez. a 158-pound sophomore, threw a l6-yard scoring pass to End Bob Degrant for the first tally. He hooked up with the Wingback Earnel Dur den on another covering as yards. Minutes before that long pass. burden scored his teams second touchdown with a g. yard run on a reverse. Quarter back Ted Searle. the Oregon State captain, place-kicked the three conversions. The first-half lead proved just enough for Oregon State to rack up its sixth victory in eight outings as California staged a determined comeback trying to avoid a seventh set back against a single victory. California, completely out played in the first two periods finally scored in the third or 8 33-yard pass from Quarter back Joe Kapp to End Mike White. The Bears drove 48 yards in six fourth-period plays for their second touchdown with Kapp sneaking over from the one. Daeeae ~ 30 x,o,.re fra,,, rok-

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 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

California leads 40–⁠37 in 77 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025California 34, Oregon State 15
2024California 44, Oregon State 7
2023Oregon State 52, California 40
2022Oregon State 38, California 10
2021California 39, Oregon State 25
2020Oregon State 31, California 27

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