Stanford Upsets and Scares 1980-2019

Total upset score over 40 years is 5318. Average per year is 132.95

Total Upset Score	Result	Upset Value	Away Bonus	Blowout Bonus
300	On Oct 6, 1990, unranked Stanford defeated 1st ranked Notre Dame by 5 points away.	250	50	0
288	On Oct 6, 2007, unranked Stanford defeated 2nd ranked USC by 1 points away.	240	48	0
272	On Nov 28, 2014, unranked Stanford defeated 9th ranked UCLA by 21 points away.	170	34	68
264	On Sep 27, 1980, unranked Stanford defeated 4th ranked Oklahoma by 17 points away.	220	44	0
252	On Oct 20, 2001, unranked Stanford defeated 5th ranked Oregon by 7 points away.	210	42	0
240	On Oct 30, 1982, unranked Stanford defeated 2nd ranked Washington by 12 points at home.	240	0	0
240	On Sep 19, 2015, unranked Stanford defeated 6th ranked USC by 10 points away.	200	40	0
224	On Nov 14, 2009, 25th ranked Stanford defeated 11th ranked USC by 34 points away.	140	28	56
210	On Sep 16, 2000, unranked Stanford defeated 5th ranked Texas by 3 points at home.	210	0	0
190	On Nov 7, 2009, unranked Stanford defeated 7th ranked Oregon by 9 points at home.	190	0	0
190	On Sep 15, 2012, 21st ranked Stanford defeated 2nd ranked USC by 7 points at home.	190	0	0
170	On Nov 10, 2017, unranked Stanford defeated 9th ranked Washington by 8 points at home.	170	0	0
168	On Nov 8, 1986, unranked Stanford defeated 12th ranked UCLA by 5 points away.	140	28	0
168	On Sep 23, 1995, unranked Stanford defeated 12th ranked Oregon by 7 points away.	140	28	0
160	On Oct 27, 2001, 20th ranked Stanford defeated 4th ranked UCLA by 10 points at home.	160	0	0
156	On Sep 25, 1982, unranked Stanford defeated 13th ranked Ohio State by 3 points away.	130	26	0
156	On Nov 17, 2012, 14th ranked Stanford defeated 1st ranked Oregon by 3 points away.	130	26	0
150	On Nov 23, 1991, 21st ranked Stanford defeated 6th ranked California by 17 points at home.	150	0	0
144	On Oct 3, 1992, 18th ranked Stanford defeated 6th ranked Notre Dame by 17 points away.	120	24	0
140	On Nov 30, 1986, unranked Stanford defeated 12th ranked Arizona by 5 points at a neutral site.	140	0	0
140	On Nov 5, 1994, unranked Stanford defeated 12th ranked Washington by 18 points at home.	140	0	0
130	On Sep 18, 1993, 20th ranked Stanford defeated 7th ranked Colorado by 4 points at home.	130	0	0
125	On Sep 25, 2004, unranked Stanford narrowly lost to 1st ranked USC by 3 points at home.	125	0	0
110	On Nov 25, 2017, 20th ranked Stanford defeated 9th ranked Notre Dame by 18 points at home.	110	0	0
110	On Oct 5, 2019, unranked Stanford defeated 15th ranked Washington by 10 points at home.	110	0	0
100	On Nov 7, 1992, 21st ranked Stanford defeated 11th ranked USC by 14 points at home.	100	0	0
90	On Oct 16, 1993, unranked Stanford narrowly lost to 11th ranked Arizona by 3 points away.	75	15	0
90	On Oct 29, 2005, unranked Stanford narrowly lost to 8th ranked UCLA by 3 points at home.	90	0	0
85	On Oct 28, 2000, unranked Stanford narrowly lost to 9th ranked Washington by 3 points at home.	85	0	0
84	On Nov 13, 1982, unranked Stanford narrowly lost to 12th ranked UCLA by 3 points away.	70	14	0
72	On Nov 4, 1995, unranked Stanford narrowly lost to 14th ranked USC by 1 points away.	60	12	0
50	On Aug 26, 1992, 17th ranked Stanford narrowly lost to 7th ranked Texas A&M by 3 points at a neutral site.	50	0	0
50	On Oct 27, 2018, 24th ranked Stanford narrowly lost to 14th ranked Washington State by 3 points at home.	50	0	0

For this table an upset is a win over an opponent ranked 10 or more slots better. Unranked teams are considered ranked 26th. The upset score is 10 points multiplied by the difference in ranking, thus a 21st ranked team beating a 1st ranked team is a better upset (200 points) than a 21st ranked team beating an 11th ranked team (100 points). Winning away grants a 20% bonus. Winning by 21 points or more is a blowout and grants a 40% bonus. A scare is a tie or a loss within 3 points of a better ranked team. Scares are worth 50% of upsets, and can get an away bonus. Leave a comment if you would like to see another school, other years, or different criteria for determining an upset or scare.