LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stanford can track its rise as an improbable college football power by the results of its last two trips to the Coliseum.
In a night game at Southern California in 2007, coach Jim Harbaugh’s Cardinal recorded one of the most improbable upsets in recent history, snapping the No. 2 Trojans’ conference-record 35-game winning streak with a one-point victory. Two years ago, Stanford returned for the highest-scoring performance ever against USC, cementing its dominance with a 55-21 thrashing.
The No. 4 Cardinal (7-0, 5-0 Pac-12) have a 15-game winning streak heading into Saturday’s return to the storied arena, rolling over every opponent this season by at least 25 points.
USC’s dynasty is dead, yet the 20th-ranked Trojans (6-1, 3-1) are quietly thriving in their new role as undermanned underdogs.
