Gonzaga vs. Portland
Gonzaga and Portland first met in 1935 and have played 7 times; Gonzaga leads the series 6–1. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Gonzaga 6–1. Share
- Gonzaga wins
- 6
- Portland wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1935
- Longest streak
- 6 Gonzaga
- Current streak
- 1 Portland
- Last 10 meetings
- Gonzaga 6–1
- Most recent
- 1941
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 14.6 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Gonzaga
- 2–0 Gonzaga’s record at home
- At Portland
- 1–4 Portland’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 4
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Gonzaga’s biggest win1940: Gonzaga 20, Portland 0by 20 points
- Portland’s biggest win1941: Portland 37, Gonzaga 0by 37 points
- Upset1941: Portland 37, Gonzaga 0Portland had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers
1935 · The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], Nov 29, 1935
1936 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 16, 1936
1939 · The Tacoma times, Tacoma, Wash., Nov 28, 1939
1940 · The Tacoma times, Tacoma, Wash., Oct 22, 1940
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Nov 16, 1941 | Portland 37, Gonzaga 0 | at Portland | ||
| Oct 26, 1941 | Gonzaga 19, Portland 13 | at Gonzaga | ||
| Oct 19, 1940 | Gonzaga 20, Portland 0 | at Portland | ||
| Nov 25, 1939 | Gonzaga 7, Portland 0 | at Portland | ||
| Nov 20, 1937 | Gonzaga 3, Portland 2 | at Portland | ||
| Nov 15, 1936 | Gonzaga 14, Portland 3 | at Portland | ||
| Nov 28, 1935 | Gonzaga 20, Portland 0 | at Gonzaga |
Every game is listed as played on the field.