USC Upsets and Scares 1980-2019

Total upset score over 40 years is 3486. Average per year is 87.15

Total Upset Score	Result	Upset Value	Away Bonus	Blowout Bonus
264	On Nov 12, 2016, unranked USC defeated 4th ranked Washington by 13 points away.	220	44	0
230	On Oct 24, 2015, unranked USC defeated 3rd ranked Utah by 18 points at home.	230	0	0
210	On Nov 21, 1987, unranked USC defeated 5th ranked UCLA by 4 points at home.	210	0	0
210	On Sep 14, 1991, unranked USC defeated 5th ranked Penn State by 11 points at home.	210	0	0
210	On Nov 16, 2013, unranked USC defeated 5th ranked Stanford by 3 points at home.	210	0	0
204	On Sep 20, 1986, unranked USC defeated 9th ranked Baylor by 3 points away.	170	34	0
192	On Oct 11, 2014, unranked USC defeated 10th ranked Arizona by 2 points away.	160	32	0
180	On Nov 23, 1985, unranked USC defeated 8th ranked UCLA by 4 points at home.	180	0	0
170	On Nov 28, 1998, unranked USC defeated 9th ranked Notre Dame by 10 points at home.	170	0	0
168	On Nov 19, 2011, 18th ranked USC defeated 4th ranked Oregon by 3 points away.	140	28	0
160	On Nov 30, 1996, unranked USC defeated 10th ranked Notre Dame by 7 points at home.	160	0	0
160	On Sep 20, 2019, unranked USC defeated 10th ranked Utah by 7 points at home.	160	0	0
156	On Sep 19, 1992, unranked USC defeated 13th ranked Oklahoma by 10 points away.	130	26	0
150	On Dec 6, 1980, 17th ranked USC defeated 2nd ranked Notre Dame by 17 points at home.	150	0	0
140	On Jan 1, 1996, 17th ranked USC defeated 3rd ranked Northwestern by 9 points at home.	140	0	0
130	On Nov 10, 1984, 14th ranked USC defeated 1st ranked Washington by 9 points at home.	130	0	0
120	On Jan 1, 1985, 18th ranked USC defeated 6th ranked Ohio State by 3 points at home.	120	0	0
114	On Sep 22, 2001, unranked USC narrowly lost to 7th ranked Oregon by 2 points away.	95	19	0
102	On Oct 12, 2019, unranked USC narrowly lost to 9th ranked Notre Dame by 3 points away.	85	17	0
90	On Oct 6, 2001, unranked USC narrowly lost to 11th ranked Washington by 3 points away.	75	15	0
66	On Sep 11, 1993, unranked USC narrowly lost to 15th ranked Penn State by 1 points away.	55	11	0
60	On Oct 9, 2010, unranked USC narrowly lost to 16th ranked Stanford by 2 points away.	50	10	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.