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Oregon State vs. Stanford

Oregon State and Stanford have 90 meetings on file, the first in 1919; Stanford leads the series 59–⁠28–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Stanford 7–⁠3, and Oregon State has won the last 3.

Oregon State wins
28
Stanford wins
59
Ties
3
Earliest on file
1919
Longest streak
11 Stanford
Current streak
3 Oregon State
Last 10 meetings
Stanford 7–⁠3
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s0–⁠1
1920s0–⁠5
1930s2–⁠5–⁠1
1940s2–⁠3–⁠1
1950s4–⁠5
1960s5–⁠3
1970s1–⁠9
1980s2–⁠7–⁠1
1990s2–⁠8
2000s7–⁠2
2010s0–⁠10
2020s3–⁠1
Both ranked
3 meetings: Oregon State 1, Stanford 2
Average margin
15.1 points; 35 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Oregon State
16–⁠29–⁠1 Oregon State’s record at home
At Stanford
30–⁠12–⁠2 Stanford’s record at home
Shutouts
12

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Oregon State’s biggest win2023: Oregon State 62, Stanford 17by 45 points
  2. Stanford’s biggest win1981: Stanford 63, Oregon State 9by 54 points
  3. Upset1979: Oregon State 33, Stanford 31Oregon State had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1919: Stanford 14, Oregon State 6Stanford had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1961: Stanford 34, Oregon State 0Stanford had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1940: Stanford 28, Oregon State 14No. 19 Oregon State at No. 4 Stanford
  7. Ranked showdown2012: Stanford 27, Oregon State 23No. 13 Oregon State at No. 16 Stanford
  8. Ranked showdown1956: Oregon State 20, Stanford 19No. 14 Oregon State at No. 20 Stanford

Coach against coach

YearsOregon StateSeriesStanford
1925–⁠1932Paul Schissler0–⁠6Pop Warner
1934–⁠1939Lon Stiner2–⁠2–⁠1Tiny Thornhill
1942–⁠1947Lon Stiner1–⁠1–⁠1Marchy Schwartz
1951–⁠1953Kip Taylor0–⁠3Chuck Taylor
1955–⁠1957Tommy Prothro3–⁠0Chuck Taylor
1958–⁠1962Tommy Prothro3–⁠2Jack Curtice
1967–⁠1971Dee Andros2–⁠3John Ralston
1972–⁠1975Dee Andros0–⁠4Jack Christiansen
1980–⁠1983Joe Avezzano1–⁠3Paul Wiggin
1985–⁠1988Dave Kragthorpe0–⁠3–⁠1Jack Elway
1992–⁠1994Jerry Pettibone0–⁠3Bill Walsh
2007–⁠2010Mike Riley2–⁠2Jim Harbaugh
2011–⁠2014Mike Riley0–⁠4David Shaw
2018–⁠2022Jonathan Smith2–⁠3David Shaw

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Oregon State’s side (Schissler 0–⁠6 against Warner). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Oregon State and Stanford, 1919 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Jacquizz Rodgers Oregon State33 carries, 189 yards, 4 TD2009 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

From the newspapers

  • The Bisbee daily review's story of the 1921 game: Stanford OutfightS Oregon Aggies 14-7

    1921 · Bisbee daily review, Oct 30, 1921

  • The Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current's story of the 1927 game: Trim PENN, Realizing Stages Dream FOOTBALL RESULTS

    1927 · Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, Oct 23, 1927

  • The Evening star's story of the 1929 game: SCORES INDICATE TROJANS WEAKER Cards Ran Up Larger Total on Oregon State, Though Shy Four Regulars.

    1929 · Evening star, Oct 25, 1929

  • The The Indianapolis times's story of the 1930 game

    1930 · The Indianapolis times, Indiana, Oct 20, 1930

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1931 game: STANFORD IS WIN N ER OVER ...0REG0N STATE Warner Machine Speeds $ Up After Slow Start Score 25-7

    1931 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Oct 19, 1931

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.

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Nov 11, 202312Oregon State 62, Stanford 17at Oregon State
Oct 8, 2022Oregon State 28, Stanford 27at Stanford
Nov 13, 2021Oregon State 35, Stanford 14at Oregon State
Dec 12, 2020Stanford 27, Oregon State 24at Oregon State
Sep 28, 2019Stanford 31, Oregon State 28at Oregon State
Nov 10, 2018Stanford 48, Oregon State 17at Stanford
Oct 26, 201720Stanford 15, Oregon State 14at Oregon State
Nov 5, 2016Stanford 26, Oregon State 15at Stanford
Sep 25, 201521Stanford 42, Oregon State 24at Oregon State
Oct 25, 2014Stanford 38, Oregon State 14at Stanford
Oct 26, 20138Stanford 20, Oregon State 12at Oregon State
Nov 10, 201216Stanford 27, 13Oregon State 23at Stanford
Nov 5, 20114Stanford 38, Oregon State 13at Oregon State
Nov 27, 20107Stanford 38, Oregon State 0at Stanford
Oct 10, 2009Oregon State 38, Stanford 28at Oregon State
Aug 28, 2008Stanford 36, Oregon State 28at Stanford
Oct 27, 2007Oregon State 23, Stanford 6at Oregon State
Nov 18, 2006Oregon State 30, Stanford 7at Stanford
Nov 12, 2005Stanford 20, Oregon State 17at Oregon State
Nov 13, 2004Oregon State 24, Stanford 19at Stanford
Nov 15, 2003Oregon State 43, Stanford 3at Oregon State
Nov 16, 2002Oregon State 31, Stanford 21at Stanford
Oct 14, 200023Oregon State 38, Stanford 6at Oregon State
Oct 16, 1999Stanford 21, Oregon State 17at Stanford
Oct 10, 1998Oregon State 30, Stanford 23at Stanford
Sep 20, 199721Stanford 27, Oregon State 24at Oregon State
Oct 19, 1996Oregon State 26, Stanford 12at Oregon State
Oct 28, 1995Stanford 24, Oregon State 3at Stanford
Oct 22, 1994Stanford 35, Oregon State 29at Oregon State
Oct 30, 1993Stanford 31, Oregon State 27at Stanford
Oct 24, 199216Stanford 27, Oregon State 21at Oregon State
Oct 26, 1991Stanford 40, Oregon State 10at Stanford
Sep 22, 1990Stanford 37, Oregon State 3at Stanford
Sep 9, 1989Oregon State 20, Stanford 16at Oregon State
Oct 22, 1988Stanford 20, Oregon State 20at Stanford
Nov 14, 1987Stanford 38, Oregon State 7at Oregon State
Sep 27, 1986Stanford 17, Oregon State 7at Oregon State
Nov 9, 1985Stanford 39, Oregon State 24at Stanford
Oct 27, 1984Stanford 28, Oregon State 21at Oregon State
Oct 29, 1983Oregon State 31, Stanford 18at Oregon State
Oct 2, 1982Stanford 45, Oregon State 5at Stanford
Nov 7, 1981Stanford 63, Oregon State 9at Oregon State
Nov 1, 1980Stanford 54, Oregon State 13at Stanford
Oct 27, 1979Oregon State 33, Stanford 31at Oregon State
Oct 28, 1978Stanford 24, Oregon State 6at Stanford
Oct 29, 1977Stanford 26, Oregon State 7at Oregon State
Oct 30, 1976Stanford 24, Oregon State 3at Stanford
Nov 1, 1975Stanford 28, Oregon State 22at Oregon State
Nov 2, 1974Stanford 17, Oregon State 13at Stanford
Nov 3, 1973Stanford 24, Oregon State 23at Oregon State
Oct 28, 1972Stanford 17, Oregon State 11at Stanford
Oct 30, 197117Stanford 31, Oregon State 24at Oregon State
Oct 31, 19706Stanford 48, Oregon State 10at Stanford
Nov 1, 196916Stanford 33, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Nov 2, 1968Oregon State 29, Stanford 7at Stanford
Sep 16, 1967Oregon State 13, Stanford 7at Oregon State
Nov 14, 1964Stanford 16, 8Oregon State 7at Stanford
Nov 2, 1963Oregon State 10, Stanford 7at Oregon State
Oct 6, 1962Oregon State 27, Stanford 0at Stanford
Sep 30, 1961Stanford 34, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Nov 12, 1960Oregon State 25, Stanford 21at Stanford
Nov 14, 1959Stanford 39, Oregon State 22at Oregon State
Nov 15, 1958Oregon State 24, Stanford 16at Stanford
Nov 16, 1957Oregon State 24, Stanford 14at Oregon State
Nov 10, 195614Oregon State 20, 20Stanford 19at Stanford
Sep 24, 1955Oregon State 10, Stanford 0at Oregon State
Oct 10, 1953Stanford 21, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Oct 11, 1952Stanford 41, Oregon State 28at Stanford
Nov 17, 19514Stanford 35, Oregon State 14at Stanford
Oct 7, 19508Stanford 21, Oregon State 7at Oregon State
Oct 22, 1949Stanford 27, Oregon State 7at Stanford
Nov 1, 1947Oregon State 13, Stanford 7at Stanford
Nov 2, 1946Oregon State 0, Stanford 0at Oregon State
Nov 14, 1942Stanford 49, Oregon State 13at Stanford
Oct 11, 1941Oregon State 10, Stanford 0at Oregon State
Nov 16, 19404Stanford 28, 19Oregon State 14at Stanford
Sep 30, 1939Oregon State 12, Stanford 0at Stanford
Nov 12, 1938Oregon State 6, Stanford 0at Oregon State
Oct 30, 1937Stanford 0, Oregon State 0at Stanford
Nov 14, 1936Stanford 20, Oregon State 14at Oregon State
Oct 6, 1934Stanford 17, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Oct 1, 1932Stanford 27, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Oct 17, 1931Stanford 25, Oregon State 7at Stanford
Oct 18, 1930Stanford 13, Oregon State 7at Stanford
Oct 19, 1929Stanford 40, Oregon State 7at Stanford
Oct 22, 1927Stanford 20, Oregon State 6at Oregon State
Oct 24, 1925Stanford 26, Oregon State 10at Stanford
Oct 28, 1922Stanford 6, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Oct 29, 1921Stanford 14, Oregon State 7at Stanford
Oct 25, 1919Stanford 14, Oregon State 6at Oregon State

Every game is listed as played on the field.