Stanford at Washington State

Saturday, September 20, 1958

Washington State beat Stanford 40–⁠6. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Stanford led the series 9–⁠8.

AwayStanford2–⁠8 in 1958
6
HomeWashington State7–⁠3 in 1958
40

FinalHigh 65°F, low 36°FAttendance 20,750

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: MIDWEST FOOTBALL PICKS Irish, Sportons to Romp; Ohio Stute to Nip SMU

    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.

Stanford leads 41–⁠31–⁠1 in 73 meetings, counting the 56 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Stanford 10, Washington State 7
2022Washington State 52, Stanford 14
2021Washington State 34, Stanford 31
2019Washington State 49, Stanford 22
2018Washington State 41, Stanford 38
2017Washington State 24, Stanford 21

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