This game was played October 21st, 1939 at Husky Stadium between the Washington Huskies and Oregon State Beavers. The Beavers won the matchup by a final score of 13-7. The Oregon State University school newspaper is the first known organization on campus to adopt the beaver as its namesake and did so as early as 1908. Oregon State University's first documented use of "Benny Beaver" was found in a photograph showing students posing next to a statue of a beaver inscribed with the name "Benny Beaver." Prior to the beaver, Oregon State's mascot was an individual known as John Richard Newton Bell (1893–1928). A longtime member of the university's board of regents, Bell became hugely popular among the students for his ritual of marching to the Mary’s River after each of Oregon State's victories over Oregon. He was said to have tossed his top hat into the water as a token of celebration. Earlier mascots include "Jimmie" the Coyote (1892–1893) and "Bulldog" (1906–1910). The beaver mascot's name, "Benny," was officially adopted in 1945.