2007 Stanford vs. Southern California football game

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2007 Stanford vs. Southern California football game
Conference Game
Stanford Cardinal USC Trojans
(1-3) (4-0)
24 23
Head coach: 
Jim Harbaugh		 Head coach: 
Pete Carroll
AP Coaches
NR NR
AP Coaches
2 1
1 2 3 4 Total
Stanford 0 0 7 17 24
USC 3 6 7 7 23
Date October 6, 2007
Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Location Los Angeles, California
Favorite USC by 41
National anthem Spirit of Troy
Referee Michael Batlan
Halftime show Stanford Band, Spirit of Troy
Attendance 85,125
United States TV coverage
Network Versus
Announcers Ron Thulin, Kelly Stouffer, Lewis Johnson

The 2007 Stanford vs. Southern California football game was a college football game held on October 6, 2007, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. In a remarkable upset, the visiting Stanford Cardinal won 24–23. Southern California was favored by 41 points over Stanford, making the game the largest point-spread upset in college football history.[1] Southern California entered the game with a 35-game home game winning streak which included a 24-game home game winning streak in Pac-10 play. By contrast, Stanford had compiled a Pac-10 worst 1-11 season in 2006 which included a 42-0 loss to USC. To compound their situation, Stanford's starting quarterback, T. C. Ostrander, had suffered a seizure the previous week; the backup quarterback, Tavita Pritchard had never started a game and had only ever thrown three passes.

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[edit] Game summary

The weather was sunny and 74 degrees with a slight West wind. The game began at 4:09pm Pacific Daylight Time. It ended at 7:36pm.

[edit] Scoring

[edit] First quarter

  • USC - Buehler, David 34 yd field goal USC 3-0

[edit] Second quarter

  • USC - Washington, C. 1 yd run (Buehler, David kick blocked) USC 9-0

[edit] Third quarter

  • Stanford - Yancy, Austin 31 yd interception return (Belch, Derek kick)USC 9-7
  • USC - Davis, Fred 63 yd pass from Booty, J.D. (Buehler, David kick)USC 16-7

[edit] Fourth quarter

  • Stanford - Kimble, Anthony 1 yd run (Belch, Derek kick)USC 16-14
  • USC - Johnson, Ronald 47 yd pass from Booty, J.D. (Buehler, David kick) USC 23-14
  • Stanford - Belch, Derek 26 yd field goal USC 23-17
  • Stanford - Bradford, Mark 10 yd pass from Pritchard, T. (Belch, Derek kick) Stanford 24-23

[edit] Aftermath

The final score was announced at the Rose Bowl, where USC's two arch-rivals UCLA and Notre Dame were playing each other. Irish and Bruins fans cheered in unison and celebrated together briefly.[2]

At the end of the regular season, Sports Illustrated chose the Stanford upset of USC as the second "Biggest Upset of 2007" after Division I FCS Appalachian State's upset of #5 Michigan.[3]

In 1979, Stanford had pulled a similar feat, by coming back in the last 4 minutes to tie USC 21-21 on October 13. This game, considered one of the greatest of the 20th century,[4] effectively cost USC the national championship.

In the 2009 football season, Stanford would eclipse the point spread by handing USC its worst defeat ever. Stanford won 55-21, and USC was an 11 point favorite.[5][6]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gimino: USC dynasty far from over | www.tucsoncitizen.com
  2. ^ Chris Dufresne - You look upset, Los Angeles. Why the long fall from grace? Los Angeles Times, October 7, 2007. Quote:"With the Rose Bowl game mired in 6-6 slog, UCLA and Notre Dame fans collectively erupted with 4:46 left in the third quarter at the Rose Bowl when Stanford's epic upset at the Coliseum was announced - - Pete Carroll's first home loss since Stanford beat the Trojans in 2001"
  3. ^ Biggest Upsets of 2007: #2 Stanford 24, No. 2 USC 23, SI.com, December 13, 2007.
  4. ^ Whittingham, Richard (2001). "6", Rites of autumn: the story of college football (in English). New York: The Free Press, 148-183. ISBN 0-7432-2219-9.
  5. ^ Stanford-Southern Cal Preview ESPN.com
  6. ^ Klein, Gary - USC's November reign ends with shocking 55-21 loss to Stanford. Los Angeles Times, November 14, 2009

[edit] External links

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