Stanford stuns No. 14 USC, 42–28

Stanford closed as a 17.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Stanford taking down the No. 14 team in the AP poll.

It was the 3rd-biggest of 8 upsets in 2021 Week 2, and the 11th-biggest of the 2021 season. Stanford pulled off 1 other upset in 2021.

Other upsets in 2021 Week 2

1. Duquesne 28, Ohio 26

   28.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size28.5
2. Jacksonville State 20, Florida State 17

   27.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size27.5
3. No. 12 Oregon 35, No. 3 Ohio State 28

   15-point underdogNo. 12 beat No. 3Recap
   Upset size19.5
4. Arkansas 40, No. 15 Texas 21

   6-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15Recap
   Upset size11.5
5. BYU 26, No. 21 Utah 17

   7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 21Recap
   Upset size9.5

Stanford’s other 2021 upsets

1. Stanford 31, No. 3 Oregon 24

   Week 58.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 3Recap
   Upset size20

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