Losses to unranked teams: USC vs. Florida

With four major upset losses in 2 1/2 seasons, it's understandable why USC is getting a bad rap for dropping  the ball when it's least expected. Compare the Trojans'  losses to unranked opponents with another contemporary heavyweight, Florida:

Year	USC	Florida
2008	Oregon State	Ole Miss
2007	Stanford	Auburn
2006	Oregon State, UCLA
2005		South Carolina
2004		Mississippi State
2003	Cal	Ole Miss
2002		Ole Miss

Notice that Florida has more losses to unranked opponents since 2002, but it's been less noticeable because they're spread out. Also note that Urban Meyer took over the Gators in 2005.

-- Adam Rose

Comments

[Jake]

Great point, this excel spreadsheet really tells the story.

[Kirit]

Great point, Adam!