Stanford at Washington State
Saturday, September 20, 1958 Share
Washington State beat Stanford 40–6. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 9–8.
FinalHigh 65°F, low 36°FAttendance 20,750
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 24, 1958, page 1
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MIDWEST FOOTBALL PICKS Irish, Sportons to Romp; Ohio Stute to Nip SMU siers head coach after sitting out a one-season suspension He has discarded the so-called side-saddle T for a straight single wing. Purdue 10, Nebraska THE Boilermakers could have their hands full against a team that surprised Penn State, lat. Michigan 20, Southern Cali fOrnia IL The Wolverines viii need every advantage, and playing at home is a big one. uses huge line wrecked Ore gon State, the 1857 Pacific Coast Conference champion 2l-0. last week. Illinois, II; UCLA, I3-This could be another tough one Illinois has one Of It’s biggest lines to try to contain Don Long, a good inside runner and regarded the best passer at UCLA In 10 years. The Illini, who still haven’t settled on q quarterback. can get some con- ISOLATION from the fact that UCLA was thumped. 27–6, by Pitt. Washington State, %; North western. IA The Wildcats, who didn’t win a game last year, now must. open against the Vests favorite club. WASH ington States 40–6 rout OF Stanford has made a big i’m preston. and so has Bob New man. possibly the Nations best passer, who hit on 10 out OF 10 for 1874 yards and two touch downs and scored another him self. Minnesota, IA; Washington, THE injury-hampered Gophers make the long trip to Seat tie, but it should be a pleasant one if sophom ores come through. Washington opened last week with a 14–6 decision over little San Jose State.
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)
Washington State 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Stanford–Washington State gameStanford leads 41–31–1 in 73 meetings, counting the 56 since this game.
Around this game
Stanford
- Next gamevs. RiceSept. 27, 1958
- SeasonStanford in 1958
- ProgramStanford history and records
Washington State
- Next gameat NorthwesternSept. 27, 1958
- SeasonWashington State in 1958
- ProgramWashington State history and records

