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There’s no place like home for the Beavers—when playing Southern California.

For all of USC’s Pac-10 dominance since 2002 Corvallis, OR has not been kind to the Trojans.

Last night the unranked and 24-point underdog Beavers beat No. 1 ranked USC 27-21 in what many thought would be a walk in the park for the Trojans. I’m sure most college football fans sat in front of their televisions with their jaws gaped open watching the final seconds tick down on national t.v. They must have been wondering how an unranked team like Oregon State could have beaten the top ranked powerhouse that is USC.

It was just two Saturdays ago when the top ranked Trojans played the No. 5 ranked Ohio St. Buckeyes and beat them handily 35-3. Most everyone had anointed USC this season’s team-to-beat and probable national champion.

The USC Trojans came to Reser Stadium and (recent) history was not on their side. Since the 2000 season USC is 1-3 while visiting the Beavers in Corvallis—the lone win being a narrow eight points in 2004.

In 2006, then ranked No. 3, USC marched into the sea of Orange and Black and crawled out being black-and-blue as the Beavers whooped them 33-31 and also snapped their 27 game Pac-10 win streak.

So while many are surprised the Beavers could knock off USC and shake up the BCS, the Beavs knew they had history to look forward to.