Oregon State Takes Down #1 Ranked USC

By Daniel Crocker

On Thursday September 25, 2008, USC was matched-up against the small football college Oregon State. The USC Trojans came into the game ranked number 1 in the country, facing the unranked Oregon State Beavers. Being heavily favored to win by twenty points, the Trojans were thought to dominate on both sides of the football against Oregon. Although they were projected to lose by a landslide, the Beavers came out firing on all cylinders scoring 14 points in the first half and holding the Trojans scoreless.

As the third quarter came to a close the Beavers found themselves behind, 21-14 and it looked as if the Trojans would escape this game by the skin of their teeth. But after multiple turnovers and forced punts, the Beavers were not down for the count. They scored 13 unanswered points and defeated the undefeated, number 1 ranked, USC Trojans, by a score of 27-21. Although many may have not seen this large upset coming, USC has been ranked and then lost to an unranked college in the 2007-2008 season. After such a defeat, the Trojans can be sure they will not hold their top spot over the rest of the nation's football teams.