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The Upset Report
2013 · Week 12 · Saturday, November 16, 2013

USC stuns No. 5 Stanford, 20–17

USC closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked USC taking down the No. 5 team in the AP poll.

Final20–17
Upset size13.5
Rank in 201333rd of 164
3-point underdogUnranked beat No. 5

It was the 3rd-biggest of 6 upsets in 2013 Week 12, and the 33rd-biggest of the 2013 season. USC pulled off 1 other upset in 2013.

Other upsets in 2013 Week 12

  1. 15-point underdogRecap
    Upset size15
  2. 13.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13.5
  3. 7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  4. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7
  5. 3-point underdogUnranked beat No. 24Recap
    Upset size4

USC’s other 2013 upsets

  1. BowlUnranked beat No. 21Recap
    Upset size2.5

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