Oregon State at Illinois

Saturday, September 18, 1965

Oregon State beat Illinois 12–⁠10. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayOregon State5–⁠5 in 1965
12
HomeIllinois6–⁠4 in 1965
10

FinalHigh 89°F, low 68°FAttendance 34,149

On the newsreel

  • OREGON STATE SQUEAKS BYThe Oregon State Beavers, among the top ten last year, have to keep moving until the final whistle to overcome the lead run up by Illinois early in the game.Universal Newsreel, September 20, 1965. Catalog record at the National Archives

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Illinois 61% to win. Oregon State won as Elo’s underdog.

Oregon State leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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