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The Upset Report
2019 · Week 2 · Saturday, September 7, 2019

USC edges No. 23 Stanford, 45–20

It was unranked USC taking down the No. 23 team in the AP poll.

Final45–20
Upset size1.5
Rank in 2019166th of 171
Unranked beat No. 23

It was the 10th-biggest of 10 upsets in 2019 Week 2, and the 166th-biggest of the 2019 season. USC pulled off 1 other upset in 2019.

Other upsets in 2019 Week 2

  1. 13.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 14Recap
    Upset size19.5
  2. Upset size7.5
  3. 7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  4. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7
  5. 45, 20
    6.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size6.5

USC’s other 2019 upsets

  1. Week 43.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 10Recap
    Upset size11.5

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