09-14-2021, 09:53 AM
(09-12-2021, 04:42 PM)martyup Wrote: We were 17.5 point dogs yesterday. I wonder how this win ranks all-time among Stanford upset victories based upon the point spread. Here is a start of this list. Can anyone help fill it in? After #1, the order is random.
1. 2007 -- USC -- Ranked #1 -- 41 point underdogs
?. 2012 -- Oregon -- Ranked #? -- 20 point underdogs
?. 2021 -- USC -- Ranked #14 --- 17.5 point underdogs
?. 1971 -- tOSU -- Ranked #1 -- ?? point underdogs
?. 1979 -- USC -- Ranked #1 -- ?? point underdogs (this game ended in a tie)
?. 1990 -- ND -- Ranked #1 -- ?? point underdogs
?. 1982 -- UW -- Ranked #2 -- ?? point underdogs
?. 1980 -- Oklahoma -- Ranked #4 --- ?? point underdogs
?. 2015 -- USC -- Ranked #6 -- ?? point underdogs
?. 1982 -- tOSU -- Ranked #13 -- ?? point underdogs
?. 1972 -- Michigan -- Ranked #4 -- ?? point underdogs
I have a special place for the 2012 upset over #2 USC 21-14. The Stanford defense showed up big time with 12 TFLs. Gus Johnson ended the broadcast with words that still resonate - "Stanford shocks the college football world!"
"We have an unwritten rule around here not to do anything stupid."
-Casey Jacobsen, Feb 3, 2000