Sun Devil Stadium has been a streak stopper in the past

Southern California brings a 25-game winning streak into Sun Devil Stadium, a place where college football’s two most recent notable winning streaks have come to an end.

Six games matching unbeaten teams are on the schedule today, but top-ranked USC’s game at No. 14 Arizona State (2-1) is probably the most significant.

The two-time defending champion Trojans (3-0) have looked unbeatable, outscoring teams 178-47, but history and location might be on the side of the Sun Devils.

The 2003 Fiesta Bowl was the site of one of college football’s greatest games, Ohio State’s 31-24 overtime victory over Miami, which gave the Buckeyes a national title and snapped the Hurricanes’ 34-game winning streak

In 1996, Nebraska was coming off two straight national titles when Arizona State and Jake Plummer knocked off the Cornhuskers 19-0 and broke their 26-game streak.

A victory by USC over the Sun Devils this week will break the school and Pac-10 record for longest winning streak. The Trojans won 25 straight from 1931-33.

Of the six games matching unbeatens, only one features two ranked teams: No. 5 Florida (4-0) is at No. 15 Alabama (4-0) in the Southeastern Conference’s game of the week.

The other games feature ranked teams against others trying to prove their perfect records are legit: No. 23 Iowa State (3-0) is at Nebraska (3-0); No. 18 Minnesota (4-0) visits Penn State (4-0); Kansas (3-0) plays at No. 16 Texas Tech (3-0); No. 3 Virginia Tech (4-0) plays at rival West Virginia (4-0); and Indiana (3-0) is No. 17 Wisconsin (4-0).