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- ↑ Paul Lowry (October 13, 1929). "Stanford Warriors Easily Rout Bruins, 57 to 0". Los Angeles Times– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Jack Hodges (November 17, 1929). "Santa Clara Upsets Stanford Cardinals, Score, 13-7: Aerial Attack Nets Broncs Both Scores; Victorious Pass, Mettler to Simoni, Comes in Fourth Period of Contest". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 39, 40 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1929–1933". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2013.