Oregon State at California
Saturday, November 9, 1957 Share
Oregon State beat California 21–19. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, California led the series 13–9.
FinalHigh 63°F, low 48°FAttendance 50,000
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Oregon State–California gameCalifornia leads 40–37 in 77 meetings, counting the 55 since this game.
Around this game
Oregon State
- Next gamevs. StanfordNov. 16, 1957
- SeasonOregon State in 1957
- ProgramOregon State history and records
California
- Next gamevs. WashingtonNov. 16, 1957
- SeasonCalifornia in 1957
- ProgramCalifornia history and records

