2021 #Pac12fb Standings Quick Hits This Week's #Pac12fb
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For Immediate Release \\ Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 Contacts \\ Jim Thornby ([email protected]) 2021 #PAC12FB STANDINGS PAC-12 OVERALL NORTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut Div Streak California 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Oregon 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Oregon State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Stanford 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Washington 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Washington State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - SOUTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut Div Streak UCLA 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 44 10 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Arizona 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Arizona State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Colorado 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - USC 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Utah 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - THIS WEEK’S #PAC12FB SCHEDULE QUICK HITS HIGH FIVE: The Pac-12 had 5 schools in the AP Preseason Top 25, matching Game Time (Local) TV the SEC & Big Ten for most by conference and 41.7% (5 of 12 schools) are Thursday, Sept. 2 represented, the highest percentage of any conference. The Pac-12 last had Weber State at #24 Utah 5:30 p.m. MT P12N 5 teams in the preseason AP poll in 2019. Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy Southern Utah at #25 Arizona St 7:30 p.m. PT P12N #11 OREGON made the preseason Top 25 for the 4th straight year and are Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth ranked in the Top 11 in each of the last 3 years. #15 USC is in the preseason poll for the 60th time, 3rd most of any school. #20 WASHINGTON makes the Friday, Sept. 3 preseason Top 25 for the 5th time in the last 6 yeras. For the 3rd straight year, Northern Colorado at Colorado 7:00 p.m. MT P12N #24 UTAH is in the preseason poll while #25 ARIZONA STATE makes it for the Guy Haberman, Shane Vereen first time since 2015. UCLA also received votes. Saturday, Sept. 4 ELITE 11: The Pac-12 had 11 alumni named in the NFL’s Top 100 Players of Stanford vs Kansas St 11:00 a.m. CT FS1 2021 countdown. Reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers was the highest ranked (in Arlington, TX) Aaron Goldsmith, Mark Helfrich former Pac-12 player, coming in at #3. Since the NFL began this countdown Fresno St at #11 Oregon 11:00 a.m. PT P12N in 2011, at least one Pac-12 alum has been in the Top 10 every year. Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy • CALIFORNIA: #3 QB Aaron Rodgers (Packers), #46 DE Cameron San Jose St at #15 USC 2:00 p.m. PT P12N Jordan (Saints), #55 WR Keenan Allen (Chargers) Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth • COLORADO: #36 OT David Bakhtiari (Packers) • OREGON: #27 DT DeForest Buckner (Colts), #56 QB Justin Herbert Oregon State at Purdue 7:00 p.m. ET FS1 (Chargers) Cory Provus, Robert Smith • STANFORD: #44 RB Christian McCaffrey (Panthers) Montana at #20 Washington 5:00 p.m. PT P12N • UCLA: #70 MLB Eric Kendricks (Vikings) • USC: #84 DE Leonard Williams (Giants) J.B. Long, Max Browne • UTAH: #82 OT Garett Bolles (Broncos) #16 LSU at UCLA 5:30 p.m. PT FOX • WASHINGON: #19 SS Budda Baker (Cardinals) Joe Davis, Brock Huard, Bruce Feldman Nevada at California 7:30 p.m. PT FS1 #BACKTHEPAC Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis The latest Pac-12 news & information is always available at Pac-12.com BYU vs Arizona 7:30 p.m. PT ESPN or by following along on: (in Las Vegas) Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony • Twitter (@Pac12 & @Pac12Network) Utah St at Washington St 8:00 p.m. PT P12N • Facebook (Facebook.com/Pac12Conference) Jordan Kent, Bob Davie • Instagram (@Pac12Conference) AROUND THE PAC-12 WEBER STATE (0-0) at #24 UTAH (0-0) OREGON STATE (0-0) at PURDUE (0-0) Thurs., Sept. 2 • 5:30 pm MT • P12N Sat., Sept. 4 • 7:00 pm ET • FS1 UTAH: 5-0 all-time vs Weber State (3-0 under Kyle Whittingham). 26-1 in regu- OREGON STATE: First road game at a Big Ten school since 2018 season opener lar season non-conference games since joining the Pac-12, with only loss coming at Ohio State. Have averaged over 400 yards of total offense in each of the last 3 in 2012 at Utah State Charlie Brewer named starting QB after transferring from seasons, the first time in school history they’ve done that. TransferSam Noyer was Baylor. Brewer has 12 career 300-yard passing games, tied with Iowa State’s named starting QB for this game after being 2nd team All-Pac-12 with Colorado last Brock Purdy and Florida State’s McKenzie Milton for the most among active FBS season. players. The Utes have had 11 games with a 300-yard passer in last 10 seasons. PURDUE: Lost their only previous meeting with Oregon State in 1967, also in Wetst WEBER STATE: Head Coach Jay Hill is a former Utah player (1998-99) and Lafayette. Finished the 2020 seaon with a 4-game losing streak after starting the assistant coach (2001-13). Wildcats have made the FCS playoffs in each of the season 2-0. QB Jack Plummer is the older brother of Arizona QB Will Plummer. last 5 seasons. MONTANA (0-0) at #20 WASHINGTON (0-0) SOUTHERN UTAH (0-1) at #25 ARIZONA STATE (0-0) Sat., Sept. 4 • 5:00 pm PT • P12N Thurs., Sept. 2 • 7:30 pm PT • P12N WASHINGTON: Have won 20 straight non-conference games at home with the last ARIZONA STATE: 17-1 in non-conference home games over the last 10 seasons, loss coming in 2010 vs then #8 Nebraska. Played all 4 games last season at home, only loss coming to San Diego St. in 2017. 19 of the Sun Devils 30 games under the only FBS team to play only home games. 1 of 2 FBS teams last season that did Herm Edwards have been decided by 7 points or less. Finished the 2020 season not lose a fumble (San Jose State). LB Edefuan Ulofoshio has 10+ tackles in 5 of with 2 straight wins, with 116 points and 1000 total yards combined. Scored 45+ his last 7 games dating back to 2019. points in consecutive games for the first time since 2015. QBJayden Daniels has 22 career pass TD and 3 INT, the 2nd highest ratio among active FBS QB. MONTANA: Has beaten Washington only once in 19 matchups (1-17-1), with the win coming in 1920. Last meeting was in 2017 with the Huskies winning 63-7. SOUTHERN UTAH: First ever meeting against Arizona State and facing a Pac-12 Have lost their last 6 vs FBS opponents with their last win coming in 2003. opponent for the first time since 2018 (lost at Arizona 62-31). Lost 2021 season opener, 45-14 at San Jose State on Saturday, #16 LSU (0-0) at UCLA (1-0) Sat., Sept. 4 • 5:30 pm PT • FOX NORTHERN COLORADO (0-0) at COLORADO (0-0) UCLA: Won season opener vs Hawai’i 44-10 on Saturday. Michigan transfer Zach Fri., Sept. 3 • 7:00 pm MT • P12N Charbonnet ran for 106 yards and 3 rush TD on just 6 carries in his UCLA debut. COLORADO: 11-1 in non-conference home games since the start of the 2013 Charbonnet is the 4th Pac-12 player since 1996 to have 100+ rush yds and 3 rush season. RB Jarek Broussard is first Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year to return TD in their fist game with the team. Dorian Thompson-Robinson had 1 pass TD vs the following season since Bryce Love returned to Stanford after winning in 2017. Hawai’i to tie him with Troy Aikman for 7th on the school’s all-time passing TD list LB Carson Wells led FBS with 2.7 tackles for loss per game last season with 41. The defense held Hawai’i to 26 yards rushing, their fewest allowed since allowing 23 at BYU in 2016. Looking to start 2-0 for the first time since 2017. NORTHERN COLORADO: 2-10 all-time vs. Colorado but their last win was in 1934. Lost at Colorado 41-21 in 2017. Ed McCaffrey, a Stanford alum, will be LSU: Won 7 straight true road games vs non-conference opponents and has not making his head coaching debut. lost a true road non-conference game since 2002 at Virginia Tech. 5-5 last season, the first time they have finished .500 or worse since 1999. Allowed 5 opponents last STANFORD (0-0) vs KANSAS STATE (0-0) season to score 40+ points after allowing 4 opponents to score 40+ points the pre- in Arlington, TX voius 10 seasons combined.