Oregon at Washington State
Saturday, November 14, 1959 Share
No. 14 Oregon beat Washington State 7–6. It was their 32nd meeting; after it, Oregon led the series 14–13–5.
FinalHigh 28°F, low 17°FAttendance 15,500
In the newspapers
Evening star, November 15, 1959, page 36
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Oregon Edges Cougars in Last Seconds PULLMAN. WASH. Nov, IA tAP) -Oregon-penned up in its backyard for three periods scored with 10 seconds left in a terrific finish today TO pin a 7–6 football defeat on Washington State and keep its Rose Bowl hopes alive. A desperate 56-yard pass from Dave Grosz to the feet Willie West put Oregon in positon on the WSU 4 with only
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 57% to win. Oregon won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Oregon–Washington State gameOregon leads 52–37–6 in 95 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.
Around this game
Oregon
- Next gamevs. Oregon StateNov. 21, 1959
- SeasonOregon in 1959
- ProgramOregon history and records
Washington State
- Next gameat WashingtonNov. 21, 1959
- SeasonWashington State in 1959
- ProgramWashington State history and records