For Immediate Release \\ Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016 Contacts \\ Dave Hirsch ([email protected]), Kasey Carlson ([email protected])
2016 PAC-12 FOOTBALL STANDINGS UCLA, USC Head PAC-12 OVERALL to Lone Star State, NORTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut Div Streak Take on Texas A&M California 0-0 .--- 0 0 1-0 1.000 51 31 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 W 1 Oregon 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 and Alabama in Oregon State 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Week 1 Stanford 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Washington 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Coming off its centennial cel- Washington State 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ebration during the 2015-16 season, the Pac-12 will now SOUTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut Div Streak enter its 101st season looking Arizona 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 for another successful football campaign... Arizona State 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Colorado 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 • A record 10 teams participat- UCLA 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 ed in postseason bowl games USC 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 following the 2015 season. Utah 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 .--- 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 • A Heisman runner-up in STANFORD’s Christian Mc- Caffrey, who rushed for 2,019 THIS WEEK’S PAC-12 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE yards and broke the FBS re- cord for all-purpose yards with Thur., Sept. 1 Site Local Time/TV 3,864 yards ... WASHINGTON Southern Utah (0-0) at UTAH (0-0) Rice Eccles Stadium (45,807) 6 p.m. MT STATE quarterback Luke Falk Series: First Meeting PAC12 returns after leading the FBS OREGON STATE (0-0) at Minnesota (0-0) TCF Bank Stadium (52,525) 8 p.m. CT with 380.5 passing yards per Series: Minnesota leads, 2-1-0. Last: Minnesota 42-12 (1981) BTN game. • Nine different Pac-12 teams Fri., Sept. 2 Site Local Time/TV were ranked in the Top 25 Colorado State (0-0) vs. COLORADO (0-0) Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium (67,125) 6 p.m. MT at one point during the 2015 Series: COLO leads, 63-22-2. Last: COLO, 27-24 OT (2015) ESPN season, with fve different Kansas State (0-0) at 8/7 STANFORD (0-0) Stanford Stadium (50,000) 6 p.m. PT teams ranked in the AP Top Series: First Meeting FS1/FOX Deportes 10 at some point during the season.
Sat., Sept. 3 Site Local Time/TV Following the Pac-12 in Rio... Rutgers (0-0) at 14/18 WASHINGTON (0-0) Husky Stadium (70,083) 11 a.m. PT OREGON WR/KR Devon Allen Series: First Meeting PAC12 represented Team USA at the Rio Olympics in the 110m hur- 16/24 UCLA (0-0) at Texas A&M (0-0) Kyle Field (102,577) 2:30 p.m. CT Series: Tied, 2-2-0. Last: UCLA, 29-23 (1998 Cotton Bowl) CBS dles where he fnished ffth ... USC CB/WR/KR Adoree’ Jack- UC Davis (0-0) at 24/22 OREGON (0-0) Autzen Stadium (54,000) 2 p.m. PT son (long jump) and ARIZONA Series: First Meeting PAC12 STATE WR/KR Tim White (triple jump) attempted to make the 20/17 USC (0-0) vs. 1/1 Alabama (0-0) Dallas, AT&T Stadium (80,000) 7 p.m. CT USA squad, but came up short Series: Alabama leads, 5-2-0. Last: Alabama, 24-3 (1985) ABC ... Former Cal running back Eastern Washington (0-0) at WASHINGTON STATE (0-0) Martin Stadium (32,925) 5 p.m. PT Jahvid Best (100m) represented Series: WSU leads, 3-0-0. Last: WSU, 24-20 (2012) PAC12 St. Lucia ... If the Pac-12 was considered a country, it’s stu- BYU (0-0) vs. ARIZONA (0-0) Glendale, Ariz., Univ. of Phoenix Stadium (63,400) 7:30 p.m. PT dent-athletes, both current and Series: ARIZ leads, 11-9-1. Last: BYU, 20-7 (2007) FS1 former, would have placed ffth in the medal count at the Rio Northern Arizona (0-0) at ARIZONA STATE (0-0) Sun Devil Stadium (56,232) 7:45 p.m. PT Olympics: Series: ASU leads 21-14-4. Last: ASU, 63-6 (2012) PAC12 USA (46 G, 37 S, 38 B) 121 Rankings listed (AP/Coaches poll) CHN (26 G, 18 S, 26 B) 70 GBR (27 G, 23 S, 17 B) 67 RUS (19 G, 18 S, 19 B) 56 Pac-12 (25 G, 13 S, 17 B) 55 PAC-12 NOTEBOOK A LOOK AHEAD OFF AND RUNNING, THROWING: California opened the college football season by defeatin Hawai’i, 51-31 in the Sydney Cup in Sydney, Australia. In his Cal debut, Davis Webb connected on 38 of 54 pass attempts Sat., Sept. 10 for 441 yards and 4 TDs. It was the most passing yards in a non-overtime game by a Cal quarterback not Utah State at USC named Jared Goff, ranking 10th for most passing yards in a single game in Golden Bear history. Webb con- 11 a.m. PT/PAC12 nected with 12 different Cal receivers, led by Chad Hansen’s 14 receptions for 160 yards. Khalfani Muham- Idaho at WASHINGTON mad rushed for 96 yards on 10 carries, while Vic Enwere added 73 yards on 10 carries. 2 p.m. PT/PAC12 THE POLLS: For the fourth consecutive year, the Pac-12 places at least fve teams in the preseason Top Idaho State at COLORADO 25 polls. 3:30 p.m. MT/PACMT BYU at UTAH NON-LEAGUE SLATE/PAC-12 SCHEDULE: The Pac-12 posted a 35-12 record in non-conference play in 5:30 p.m. MT/FOX 2015 and is 72-21 in non-league action over the last two seasons. The Pac-12 will look for the same success UNLV at UCLA in 2016 as non-conference schedules include 18 opponents that participated in a bowl game last season. In all, 11 Pac-12 teams will face a team that appeared in a bowl game last season with USC facing three such 5 p.m. PT/PAC12 opponents. FBS opponents that dot the Pac-12 schedules combined to go 190-169 (.529) last season.. . . Texas Tech at ARIZONA STATE Each Conference team will play a nine-game league schedule that includes fve games within its own division 7 p.m. PT/FS1, FOX Deportes and four games in the other division. Teams with the best record in their respective divisions will meet in the WASHINGTON STATE at Boise State Pac-12 title game on Friday, Dec. 2 (FOX) at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. 7:15 p.m. PT/ESPN2 THE RETURNEES: A total of 169 starters, who started at least half of his team’s games or a majority of CALIFORNIA at San Diego State games at a specifc position, return to Pac-12 football squads in 2016. That’s out of a possible 288 (includ- 7:30 p.m. PT/CBSSN ing placekickers and punters) for an average of 14.0 starters returning per team. COLORADO returns the Virginia at OREGON most with 20 starters, followed by WASHINGTON and WASHINGTON STATE each with 16 returning starters. 7:30 p.m. PT/ESPN ARIZONA STATE, OREGON, STANFORD and CALIFORNIA return the fewest starters with 12... Take note, Grambling State at ARIZONA Stanford had the fewest returning starters (11) last season and ended up capturing the Pac-12 champion- 7:45 p.m. PT/PAC12 ship. Here are the numbers: THE HEADLINERS: Among those 169 returning starters are a number of headliners, including a total of 14 PAC-12 VS.: frst-team and nine second-team All-Pac-12 performers. Atlantic Coast ...... 0-0 Look for Pac-12 teams to once again posess explosive offenses as nine league teams averaged 400 yards American ...... 0-0 or more in total offense, while 10 teams averaged 30 or more points per game. High-profle playmakers will be key in continuing the Pac-12’s success on offense. Returning all-conference performers include Big East ...... 0-0 WASHINGTON STATE quarterback Luke Falk (380.5 passing yards/game, 38 TDs), STANFORD running Big Sky ...... 0-0 back Christian McCaffrey (FBS record 3,864 all-purpose yard/276.0 pergame), OREGON running back Big Ten ...... 0-0 Royce Freeman (141.2 rushing yards/game, 17 TDs), WASHINGTON STATE wide reciever Gabe Marks Big 12 ...... 0-0 (104 receptions, 91.7 yards/game, 15 TDs) and USC wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (89 receptions, Conference USA ...... 0-0 103.9 yards/game, 10 TDs) ... Defenses will look to fy to ball with strong pass rushers and run stoppers in Great West ...... 0-0 returning All-Conference perfomers Lowell Lotulelei of UTAH and Deon Hollins of UCLA, as well as USC’s Mid-American ...... 0-0 Cameron Smith, the Defensive Freshman of the Year. The Pac-12 will be loaded in defending the deep threat Missouri Valley ...... 0-0 with a total of 39 starters returning to roam the secondary. Among those returnees are all four frst-team All-Conference defensive backs - WASHINGTON’s Budda Baker and Sidney Jones, USC’s Adoree’ Jackson Mountain West ...... 1-0 and UTAH’s Marcus Williams. In addition, three of the four second team members return - COLORADO’s Southeastern ...... 0-0 Chidobe Awuzie, and UCLA’s Randall Goforth and Jaleel Wadood. Southern ...... 0-0 Western Athletic ...... 0-0 BIG ARMS TO REPLACE: Conference teams will need to replace seven starters behind center that com- Independent ...... 0-0 bined to throw for 19,721 yards and 168 touchdowns. However, the league has plenty of talent, both young Total-All ...... 1-0 (1.000) and veteran, ready to step in to keep Pac-12 offenses moving at high levels. Upperclassmen poised to have big seasons include ARIZONA senior Anu Solomon (2,667 pasing yards/242.5 avg/20 TDs), COLO- Total-FBS ...... 1-0 (1.000) RADO senior Sefo Liufau (2,418 yards/219.8 avg/9 TDs) and WASHINGTON STATE junior Luke Falk (4,566 yards/380.5 avg/38 TDs). Sophomores Jake Browning (2,955 passing yards/246.2 avg/16 TDs) of Washing- The Pac-12 posted has posted a winning ton and UCLA’s Josh Rosen (3,669 passing yards/282.2 avg/23 TDs) will look to exceed their exceptional record outside league for 31 consecutive frst-year numbers. seasons . . . The Pac-12 recorded a 35- 12 record in non-conference action last NOT RUNNING ON EMPTY: The league returns multiple running backs who are ready to grab a share of the spotlight. In addition to McCaffrey (2,019 yards/144.2 avg/8 TDs), who became just the fourth player in season, and is 72-21 in non-conference league history to rush for 2,000 yards, OREGON junior Royce Freeman (1,836 yards/141.2 avg/17 TDs) has play the last two seasons. been one of the Pac-12’s top rushing threats the last two seasons with a combined two-year total of 3,201 rushing yards and 35 TDs. WASHINGTON sophomore Myles Gaskin is third among returning rushers with 1,302 yards and 14 TDs. ARIZONA STATE junior Demario Richard rushed for 1,050 and 7 TDs, while the USC tandem of sophomore Ronald Jones (987) and senior Justin Davis (902) combined for 1,889 yards and 15 TDs. ARIZONA’s Nick Wilson (729 yards/8 TDs) looks to bounce back to from after injury limited him to nine games last season. He posted 1,375 yards and 16 TDs in 2014.
GIVE THEM A HAND: Like the league’s quarterbacks, eight of the Pac-12’s top receivers have moved on, but the cupboard is not bare. Among the notable returnees are Biletnikoff Award semifnalists USC’s JuJu Smith-Schuster (89 rec/1,454 yds/10 TDs) and WASHINGTON STATE’s Gabe Marks (104 rec/1,192 yds/15 TDs), along with Washington State’s River Cracraft (53 rec/615 yds/4 TDs), ARIZONA STATE’s Tim White (57 rec/633 yds/8 TDs), OREGON STATE junior Jordan Villamin (43 rec/660 yds/5 TDs) and senior Victor Bolden (46 rec/461 yds/3 TDs).
ISN’T THAT SPECIAL: Special teams around the league will continue to produce big plays behind kick returners McCaffrey (28.9 avg), White (27.0 avg), OREGON’s Charles Nelson (26.5 avg) and Bolden (25.2 avg). Add the return of WASHINGTON’s Jon Ross (24.7 avg in 2014), who missed last season with an injury,
2 Pac-12 Football/Aug. 30, 2016 and these kick return specialists could quickly change the game. WASHING- OREGON: Junior Dakota Prukop will get the starting nod at quaterback in the sea- TON’s Dante Pettis (16.9 avg) and USC’s Jackson (10.5 avg) have been elu- son opener vs. UC Davis. Prukop, a graduate transfer from Montana State, threw sive punt returners as each took a pair of punts for touchdowns last season ... for 3,025 yards/28 TDs and rushed for 797 yards/11 TDs last season. The Ducks The kicking game is solid with the return of all but two of the league’s regular ground game is led by junior RB Royce Freeman. Freeman rushed for a school placekickers. OREGON’s Aidan Schneider is the nation’s top returning kicker record 1,836 yards (6.5 avg) and 17 TDs ... New Defensive Coordinator Brady Hoke in terms of feld goal percentage (.917), with ARIZONA STATE’s Zane Gonzalez will look to turn around a defense that allowed 488.3 yards per game and a Pac-12 among the FBS leaders in feld goals made per game (2.00). With 386 career high 37.5 points per game. With only four returning starters, he’ll need to rely on a junior-laden secondary led by DB Tyree Robinson. Robinson is the team’s top re- points, Gonzalez is on the verge of becoming the Pac-12’s all-time scoring turner in tackles (64/4.9 avg) and led the Ducks with three interceptions. leader as he trails UCLA’s Ka’imi Fairbairn who set the record last season at 413 career points. Last-second outcomes will hinge on the foot of veteran kick- OREGON STATE: The Beavers have a pair of talented receivers in senior Victor ers like STANFORD’s Conrad Ukropina, CALIFORNIA’s Matt Anderson, UTAH’s Bolden Jr. and junior Jordan Villamin. The duo combined for 89 receptions, 1,122 Andy Phillips and WASHINGTON’s Cameron Van Winkle. receiving yards and 8 TDs last season. Transfer Darell Garretson will compete for the starting quarterback position. In 11 starts at Utah State, Garretson threw for 2,586 THE DEFENSE DOES NOT REST: With the glut of returning defensive backs starts and 18 TDs ... The key to the Oregon State defense will be senior LB Caleb around the Conference (3.25 returning starters per team), opposing offenses Saulo who returns as the team’s leading tackler (69 tackles/6.3 avg). will fnd it challenging to move the ball through the air. However it starts up STANFORD: The Cardinal offense will feature junior RB Christian McCaffrey, the front with pressure from the trenches. ARIZONA’s Sani Fuimaono and ARI- 2015 Heisman runner-up and FBS single-season record holder in all-purpose yards ZONA STATE’s give each desert team a strong presence on Tashon Smallwood (3,864 yards). The elusive sophomore RB Bryce Love (29 carries for 226 yards/7.8 the defensive line. CALIFORNIA’s DeVante Wilson and STANFORD’s Solomon avg) will compliment McCaffrey in the backfeld. Those two will beneft from run- Thomas are a pair of defensive ends to keep an eye on in the Bay Area. UCLA ning behind an offensive line that returns a couple of veterans in senior OG Johnny veteran linebackers Deon Hollins, Jayon Brown and Kenny Young lead a Bruin Caspers and junior OT Casey Tucker ... Senior QB Ryan Burns was tabbed opening defense that returns nine starters. COLORADO also returns nine starters led day starter ... The defense will be led this season by a pair of senior LBs in Peter by LBs Kenneth Olugbode and Rick Gamboa. Three of Utah’s seven returning Kalambayi (52 tackles, 4.5 sacks) and Kevin Palma (44 tackles). Senior SS Dallas defensive starters come from the front line in LT Lowell Lutulelei, DE Kylie Lloyd (55 tackles) leads a secondary that could be among the best in the league. Fitts, RT Filipo Mokofsi. WASHINGTON returns linebacker Azeem Victor, last year’s team leader in tackles. WASHINGTON STATE’s defense will look to LB UCLA: Sophomore QB Josh Rosen completed 60 percent of his passes to post a freshman school record 3,668 yards and 23 TDs and earned Pac-12 Offensive Peyton Pelluer and DT Hercules Mata’afa. Pelluer led the team in tackles, Freshman of the Year honors .... Return nine starters on defense, led by senior LB while Mata’fa pulled down Freshman All-America honors. Jayon Brown who posted a team-best 93 tackles (7.8 avg). The defensive front will THE COACHING RANKS: Ten of the 12 head coaches have been leading their be bolstered by the return of a healthy DT Eddie Vanderdoes (50 tackles in 2014). The secondary is as experienced as it comes with junior Jaleel Wadood (72 tackles, respective teams for fve or fewer seasons. Only Stanford’s David Shaw (6th 2 interceptions), and three seniors in Randall Goforth (70 tackles, 2 interceptions), season) and Utah’s (12th season) have guided their respec- Kyle Whittingham Ishmael Adams (35 tackles, 2 interceptions) and Marcus Rios (49 tackles). Plus tive squads for a longer period. While USC coach Clay Helton had the interim redshirt senior Fabian Moreau returns from injury to add depth. label removed prior to the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, there were no off-season coaching changings in the Pac-12. Pac-12 head coaches have USC: Junior QB Max Browne will start for the Trojans. The offensive line boasts a pair combined to post an impressive FBS record of 737-421 (.636). of senior tackles in Zach Banner (6-9, 360) and Chad Wheeler (6-7, 280). A loaded backfeld with senior TB Justin Davis (902 yards/7 TDs) and sophomore Ronald Jones II (987 yards/8 TDs). The receiving corps is led by junior WR JuJu Smith- TEAM NOTES Schuster (89 receptions for 1,454 yards/16.3 avg) ... Despite a deleted defensive ARIZONA: The Wildcats look to duplicate last season’s 37.4 points per game and front, USC is in good shape with sophomore LB Cameron Smith (78 tackles, three 494.9 yards of total offense per game ... Junior QB Anu Solomon has thrown for interceptions), the Pac-12 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year. The entire starting 6,460 yards/48 TDs the last two seasons ... Banged up last season, junior RB Nick secondary returns for the Trojans, highlighted by the versatile CB Adoree’ Jackson. Wilson looks to return to his freshman form when he rushed for 1,375 yards and 16 Jackson was the only player in college football in 2015 with at least 400 yards receiv- TDs ... A veteran offensive line returns, led by senior guards Freddie Tagaloa and ing, 600 in kickoff returns, 200 in punt returns and 30 tackles. Jacob Alsadek, and junior tackle Layth Friekh. UTAH: Junior QB Troy Williams earned the starting role and has been named team ARIZONA STATE: Sophomore Manny Wilkins and freshmen Brady White are bat- captain this season. The offensive line is in good hands with senior RT J.J. Dielman tling for the starting QB spot. Whoever gets the starting nod will have the beneft of and senior LG Isaac Asiata. Senior RB Joe Williams stepped up late last season, handing the ball off to the one-two punch of junior RBs Demario Richard (1,104 rushing for 133 ypg over the fnal three games. Junior Troy McCormick will also com- yards/7 TDs) and Kalen Ballage (653 yards/4 TDs) or connecting with WR Tim pete for carries in the backfeld. Reliable senior PK Andy Phillips holds the school White (57 rec/633 yards/8 TDs) and TE Kody Kohl (32 rec/368 yards/4 TDs). Senior record holder for feld goals made (63) and points scored (321) ... Seven starters PK Zane Gonzalez (386 career points) has averaged better than 126 points per return to a defensive unit that led the Pac-12 in rushing defense (108.6 avg). The season and is on the verge of becoming the Pac-12’s all-time scoring leader. The defensive front will feature senior DE Kylie Fitts (41 tackles/7.0 sacks), junior All- defensive unit is bolstered by senior LB Salamo Fiso (99 tackles/20.0 TFL) and Pac-12 DT Lowell Lotulelei (26 tackles), and senior DE Hunter Dimick. junior LB Christian Sam (98 tackles/6.5 TFL). They rank second and third in tackles WASHINGTON: The Husky offense will be led by sophomore QB Jake Browning, among all returning players. who completed 63.3 percent of his pass attempts for 2,955 yards and 16 TDs. CALIFORNIA: The Bears return four starters on the offensive line led by seniors Ste- Sophomore RB Myles Gaskin rushed for 1,302 yards and 14 TDs. Junior WR Dante ven Moore, Chris Borrayo, Dominic Granado and junior Aaron Cochran. Those four Pettis had 30 catches for 414 yards last season ... The Huskies had the top defense have combined for 84 career starts ... Graduate transfer Davis Webb completed 61.4 in the Pac-12 allowing a low of 18.8 points per game, a league-best 351.8 yards percent of his career pass attempts for 5,557 yards/46 TDs during the last three sea- allowed per game, and a Pac-12-best red zone defense (79.5 percent). The second- sons ... The Cal defense was responsible for 15 interceptions, second most among ary allowed a league-low 11 TD passes last season, led by junior All-Pac-12 frst all Pac-12 teams. The secondary returns seniors Cameron Walker and Darmalay teamers Sidney Jones (45 tackles/4 interceptions) and Budda Baker (49 tackles/2 Drew, and junior Darius Allensworth ... The Bears look to post back-to-back winning interceptions). seasons for the frst time since running off eight straight from 2002-09. WASHINGTON STATE: Junior QB Luke Falk (69.5 completion percent/4,566 yards/38 TDs) guided a Cougar offense that topped the FBS with 389.5 passing ypg, COLORADO: Senior QB Sefo Liufau, who has set or tied 75 school records, has and had a league-best 94.5 percent success rate in the red zone. The Cougars have posted solid numbers during his frst three seasons (7,397 passing yards, 49 TDs). a deep receiving corps led by senior WR Gabe Marks. Marks had a league-best 104 He’ll look to target junior WR Shay Fields (42 receptions for 598 yards and 4 TDs) ... receptions (227 career receptions) for 1,192 yards (2,559 career yards) and 15 TDs The Buff defense made a big improvement in each of coach Mike MacIntyre’s frst (24 career TDs). Senior WR River Cracraft added 53 receptions (165 career recep- three seasons. The margin of victory dropped from -12.9 in 2013, to -10.5 in 2014, tions) for 615 yards (2,000 career yards) and 4 TDs (15 career TDs) ... Junior LB to -2.9 last season. The Buffs were on the short end of fve games last season by Peyton Pelluer is the Pac-12’s top returning tackler with 101 tackles (7.8 avg), in- single digits, including four against Pac-12 South Division rivals Arizona (lost by 7), cluding 11.0 tackles for loss. Senior LB Parker Henry (72 tackles/7.5 tackles for loss) No. 24 UCLA (lost by 4), USC (lost by 3) and Utah (lost by 6). Leading the way on teams up with Pelluer to provide the Cougars with a formidable duo at linebacker. defense will be senior CB Chidobe Awuzie, one of the nation’s top defensive backs. Sophomore DE Hercules Mata’afa posted 31 tackles/11.0 tackles for loss/7.0 sacks He led the Buffs in tackles (84/6.5 avg). and will continue to apply pressure up front.
Pac-12 Football/Aug. 30, 2016 3 PAC-12 IN THE WEEKLY RANKINGS
AP (media)/USA Today (coaches)/CFB (begins Nov. 1)
ARIZ ASU CAL COLO ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU PRE nr/t45 nr/nr nr/nr nr/nr 24/22 nr/nr 8/7 16/24 20/17 28/28 14/18 29/30
AP Top 25 USA Today Top 25 CFP Preseason Preseason First ranking - Nov. 1 1 Alabama (33) 0-0 1469 1 Alabama (55) 0-0 1585 2 Clemson (16) 0-0 1443 2 Clemson (7) 0-0 1524 3 Oklahoma (4) 0-0 1352 3 Oklahoma 0-0 1398 4 Florida State (5) 0-0 1325 4 Florida State (1) 0-0 1351 5 LSU (1) 0-0 1269 5 Ohio State 0-0 1321 6 Ohio State (1) 0-0 1224 6 LSU 0-0 1241 7 Michigan (1) 0-0 1147 7 STANFORD 0-0 1149 8 STANFORD 0-0 1029 8 Michigan 0-0 1062 9 Tennessee 0-0 1021 9 Notre Dame 0-0 1034 10 Notre Dame 0-0 1006 10 Tennessee 0-0 960 11 Ole Miss 0-0 718 11 Michigan State 0-0 901 12 Michigan State 0-0 710 12 Ole Miss 0-0 792 13 TCU 0-0 707 13 Houston 0-0 668 14 WASHINGTON 0-0 651 14 TCU 0-0 649 15 Houston 0-0 644 15 Iowa 0-0 579 16 UCLA 0-0 496 16 Georgia 0-0 525 17 Iowa 0-0 484 17 USC 0-0 468 18 Georgia 0-0 448 18 WASHINGTON 0-0 454 19 Louisville 0-0 447 19 Oklahoma State 0-0 426 20 USC 0-0 344 20 North Carolina 0-0 422 21 Oaklahoma State 0-0 316 21 Baylor 0-0 383 22 North Carolina 0-0 283 22 OREGON 0-0 361 23 Baylor 0-0 280 23 Louisville 0-0 331 24 OREGON 0-0 218 24 UCLA 0-0 296 25 Florida 0-0 180 25 Florida 0-0 245 Others Receiving votes: — Others receiving votes: 28 UTAH 0-0 74 28 UTAH 29 WASHINGTON ST 0-0 68 30 WASHINGTON STATE T45 ARIZONA
2015 FINAL PAC-12 STANDINGS PAC-12 BOWL ARRANGEMENTS
PAC-12 OVERALL The Pac-12 is in the third year of a six-year agreement with seven bowl part- NORTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA ners that should provide the Conference with a competitive postseason bowl Stanford 8-1 .889 368 219 12-2 .857 529 316 experience. The lineup is led by the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwest- Oregon 7-2 .778 368 340 9-4 .692 559 488 ern Mutual, which is the destination for the Pac-12 champion. In 2016-17, Washington State 6-3 .667 304 274 9-4 .692 409 360 the Peach Bowl and Fiesta Bowl are slotted as the College Football Playoff California 4-5 .444 285 298 8-5 .615 493 399 semifnal games. If the Pac-12 champion is ranked among the top four of the Washington 4-5 .444 261 180 7-6 .538 398 244 College Football Playoff poll following the 2016 season and play in either the Peach or Fiesta Bowl, the Pac-12 would back-fll the Rose Bowl game. Oregon State 0-9 .000 160 381 2-10 .167 228 444 SOUTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Bowl Game Opponent Date TV USC 6-3 .667 287 240 8-6 .571 475 360 Rose presented by Northwestern Mutual Big Ten Jan. 2 ESPN Utah 6-3 .667 270 207 10-3 .769 398 290 Valero Alamo Big 12 Dec. 29 ESPN Holiday Big Ten Dec. 27 ESPN UCLA 5-4 .556 295 259 8-5 .615 419 338 Foster Farms Big Ten Dec. 28 FOX Arizona State 4-5 .444 322 323 6-7 .462 450 435 Hyundai Sun ACC Dec. 30 CBS Arizona 3-6 .333 278 363 7-6 .538 486 465 Royal Purple Las Vegas MWC Dec. 17 ABC Colorado 1-8 .111 177 291 4-9 .308 320 357 Cactus Big 12 Dec. 27 ESPN 2015 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME: Stanford 41, USC 22
4 Pac-12 Football/Aug. 30, 2016 STANFORD TABBED TO WIN PAC-12 TITLE IN PRESEASON MEDIA POLL
For the frst time in the 56-year history of the conference preseason poll, STANFORD was chosen the favorite to win the 2016 Pac-12 Confer- ence football title in a vote of 33 media members who cover Pac-12 football. The Cardinal received 20 votes to earn the preseason favorite pick. Stanford collected 186 points for the top spot in the North Division, holding 24 frst-place votes. UCLA, which picked up three votes to win the Pac-12 Championship, tops the Pac-12 South as the Bruins collected 19 frst-place votes and totaled 180 points to edge out USC. The Trojans, who garnered the second-most championship votes with fve, tallied 173 points. WASHINGTON was picked to fnish second in the Pac-12 North Division, collecting 163 points with eight frst-place votes. The Huskies gar- nered four votes as the Pac-12 Champion, while UTAH picked up one vote to win the Pac-12 Football Championship Game. The media poll has correctly selected the Conference Champion in 29 of 55 previous polls, but only twice in the last nine polls. Following are the results of the preseason media poll (points 6-5-4-3-2-1, frst-place votes in parentheses):
NORTH DIVISION SOUTH DIVISION 1. Stanford (24) 186 1. UCLA (19) 180 2. Washington (8) 163 2. USC (12) 173 3. Oregon (1) 132 3. Utah (2) 127 4. Washington State 112 4. Arizona 87 5. California 67 5. Arizona State 85 6. Oregon State 33 6. Colorado 63
PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION: Stanford (20 votes) Others receiving votes: USC (5), Washington (4), UCLA (3), Utah (1)
NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS 2016 PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LIST - PAC-12 CANDIDATES
BEDNARIK AWARD LOMBARDI AWARD BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY JIM THORPE AWARD (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) (Most Outstanding Player) (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) (Most Oustanding Defensive Back) Chidobe Awuzie, Sr., Colorado Tyrell Crosby, Jr., Oregon Budda Baker, Jr., Washington Chidobe Awuzie, Sr., Colorado Budda Baker, Jr., Washington J.J. Dielman, Sr., Utah Hunter Dimick, Sr., Utah Budda Baker, Jr., Washington Salamo Fiso, Sr., Arizona State Luke Falk, Jr., Washington State Salamo Fiso, Sr., Arizona State Adoree’ Jackson, Jr., USC Kylie Fitts, Sr., Utah Salamo Fiso, Sr., Arizona State Kylie Fitts, Sr., Utah Sidney Jones, Jr., Washington Adoree’ Jackson, Jr., USC Kylie Fitts, Sr., Utah Adoree’ Jackson, Jr., USC Jaleel Wadood, Jr., UCLA Sidney Jones, Jr., Washington Royce Freeman, Jr., Oregon Sidney Jones, Jr., Washington Marcus Williams, Jr., Utah Lowell Lotulelei, Jr., Utah Myles Gaskin, So., Washington Lowell Lotulelei, Jr., Utah Paul Magloire, Sr. Arizona Deon Hollins, Sr., UCLA Fabian Moreau, Sr., UCLA DOAK WALKER AWARD Solomon Thomas, Jr., Stanford Lowell Lotulelei, Jr., Utah Cameron Smith, So., USC (Most Outstanding Running Back) Eddie Vanderdoes, Jr., UCLA Damien Mama, Jr., USC Eddie Vanderdoes, Jr., UCLA Justin Davis, Sr., USC Hercules Mata’afa, So., Washington State Azeem Victor, Jr., Washington Royce Freeman Jr., Oregon BILETNIKOFF AWARD Christian McCaffrey, Jr., Stanford Marcus Williams, Jr., Utah Myles Gaskin, So., Washington (Most Outstanding Wide Receiver) Conor McDermott, Sr., UCLA Ronald Jones II, So., USC Gabe Marks, Sr., Washington State Takkarist McKinley, Sr., UCLA DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD Christian McCaffrey, Jr., Stanford JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jr., USC Harrison Phillips, Jr., Stanford (Best Quarterback) Khalfani Muhammad, Sr., Cal Josh Rosen, So., UCLA Jake Browning, So., Washington Tre Watson, Jr., Cal BUTKUS AWARD Cameron Smith, So., USC Luke Falk, Jr., Washington State Nick Wilson, Jr., Arizona (Most Outstanding Linebacker) Solomon Thomas, Jr., Stanford Josh Rosen, So., UCLA Salamo Fiso, Sr., Arizona State Eddie Vanderdoes, Jr., UCLA Anu Solomon, Jr., Arizona WALTER CAMP AWARD Peter Kalambayi, Sr., Stanford Davis Webb, Sr., California (Most Outstanding Player) Cameron Smith, So., USC Zach Banner, Sr., USC OUTLAND TROPHY Royce Freeman, Jr., Oregon Azeem Victor, Jr., Washington Jake Browning, So., Washington (Most Outstanding Interior Lineman) Christian McCaffrey, Jr., Stanford Zach Banner, Sr., USC Josh Rosen, So., UCLA LOU GROZA AWARD JOHN MACKEY AWARD Chris Borrayo, Sr., California JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jr., USC (Most Outstanding Kicker) (Most Outstanding Tight End) Tyrell Crosby, Jr., Oregon Anu Solomon, Jr., Arizona Matt Anderson, Jr., California Darrell Daniels, Sr., Washington J.J. Dielman, Sr., Utah Zane Gonzalez, Sr., Arizona State Dalton Schultz, Jr., Stanford Lowell Lotulelei, Jr., Utah PAUL HORNUNG AWARD Andy Phillips, Sr., Utah Damien Mama, Jr., USC (Most Versatile Player) Aidan Schneider, Jr., Oregon MAXWELL AWARD Conor McDermott, Sr., UCLA Ishmael Adams, Sr., UCLA Cameron Van Winkle, Sr., Washington (Most Outstanding Player) Tashon Smallwood, Jr., Arizona State Victor Bolden, Sr., Oregon State Jake Browning, So., Washington Eddie Vanderdoes, Sr., UCLA Seth Collins, So., Oregon State RAY GUY AWARD Luke Falk, Jr., Washington State Chad Wheeler, Sr., USC Adoreé Jackson, Jr., USC (Most Outstanding Punter) Royce Freeman, Jr., Oregon Christian McCaffrey, Jr., Stanford Matt Haack, Sr., Arizona State Myles Gaskin, So., Washington RIMINGTON TROPHY Charles Nelson, Jr., Oregon Ronald Jones, So., USC (Most Outstanding Center) Tim White, Sr., Arizona State Gabe Marks, Sr., Washington State Toa Lobendahn, Jr., USC Christian McCaffrey, Jr., Stanford Coleman Shelton, Jr., Washington MANNING AWARD Demario Richard, Jr., Arizona State Riley Sorenson, Sr., Washington State (Most Outstanding Quarterback) Josh Rosen, So., UCLA Jake Browning, So., Washington JuJu Smith-Schuster, Jr., USC Luke Falk, Jr., Washington State Anu Solomon, Jr., Arizona Josh Rosen, So., UCLA Davis Webb, Sr., California
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ARIZONA ARIZONA STATE CALIFORNIA WILDCATS SUN DEVILS GOLDEN BEARS Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 South: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 South: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 North: 0-0
SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER AUGUST ^ 3 vs. BYU (FS1) 7:30 p.m. PT 3 Northern Arizona (P12N) 7:45 p.m. PT 27 vs. Hawai’i^ (ESPN) W, 51-31 ARIZ leads, 11-9-1 ASU leads, 21-14-4 California leads, 3-2-0 10 Grambling State (P12N) 7:45 p.m. PT 10 Texas Tech (FS1) 7 p.m. PT SEPTEMBER First Meeting Series tied, 1-1 10 at San Diego State (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. PT 17 Hawai’i (P12N) 7:45 p.m. PT 16 at UTSA (ESPN2) 8:30 p.m. CT CAL leads, 4-3-0 ARIZ leads, 4-0-0 First Meeting 17 Texas (ESPN or ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. PT 24 Washington* TBD 24 California* TBD Texas leads, 5-1-0 WASH leads, 20-11-1 CAL leads, 18-15-0 24 at Arizona State* TBD OCTOBER OCTOBER CAL leads, 18-15-0 1 at UCLA* TBD 1 at USC* TBD OCTOBER UCLA leads, 23-15-2 USC leads, 20-12-0 1 Utah* TBD 8 at Utah* TBD 8 UCLA* TBD Series tied, 5-5-0 UTAH leads, 20-19-2 UCLA leads, 19-12-1 8 at Oregon State* TBD 15 USC* TBD 15 at Colorado* TBD CAL leads, 36-32-0 USC leads, 31-8-0 ASU leads, 7-0-0 21 Oregon* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. PT 29 Stanford* TBD 22 Washington State* TBD ORE leads 40-36-2 STAN leads, 15-14-0 ASU leads, 26-14-2 27 at USC* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. PT NOVEMBER 29 at Oregon* TBD USC leads, 67-30-5 5 at Washington State* TBD ORE leads, 18-16-0 NOVEMBER ARIZ leads, 26-15-0 NOVEMBER 5 Washington* TBD 12 Colorado* TBD 10 Utah* (FS1) 7:30 p.m. MT WASH leads, 52-39-4 COLO leads, 13-5-0 ASU leads, 20-7-0 12 at Washington State* TBD 19 at Oregon State* TBD 19 at Washington* TBD CAL leads, 46-26-5 ARIZ leads, 22-14-1 ASU leads, 18-15-0 19 Stanford* TBD 25 Arizona State* TBD 25 at Arizona* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. MST STAN leads, 61-46-11 ARIZ leads, 48-40-1 ARIZ leads, 48-40-1 26 UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, 53-32-1 ^ University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. * Conference Game * Conference Game All times local to site. (^) Sydney Cup, ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia All times local to site. * Conference Game All times local to site.
COLORADO OREGON OREGON STATE BUFFALOES DUCKS BEAVERS Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 South: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 North: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 North: 0-0
SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2 vs. Colorado State (ESPN) 6 p.m. MT 3 UC Davis (P12N) 2 p.m. PT 1 at Minnesota (BTN) 8 p.m. CT COLO leads, 63-22-2 First Meeting Minnesota leads, 2-1-0 10 Idaho State (P12N) 3:30 p.m. MT 10 Virginia (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. ET 17 Idaho State (p12N) 2 p.m. PT First meeting ORE leads, 1-0-0 OSU leads, 1-0-0 17 at Michigan (BTN) 3:30 p.m. ET 17 at Nebraska (ABC) 2:30 p.m. CT 24 Boise State TBD UM leads, 3-1-0 Nebraska leads, 5-1-0 OSU leads, 5-3-0 24 at Oregon* 24 Colorado* OCTOBER ORE leads, 12-8-0 ORE leads, 12-8-0 1 at Colorado* TBD OCTOBER OCTOBER OSU leads, 5-3-0 1 Oregon State* TBD 1 at Washington State* TBD 8 California* TBD OSU leads, 5-3-0 ORE leads, 47-39-7 CAL leads, 36-32-0 8 at USC* TBD 8 Washington* TBD 15 Utah* TBD USC leads, 10-0-0 WASH leads, 58-45-5 OSU leads, 11-8-1 15 Arizona State* TBD 21 at California* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. PT 22 at Washington* TBD ASU leads, 7-0-0 ORE leads, 40-36-2 WASH leads, 62-34-4 22 at Stanford* TBD 29 Arizona State* TBD 29 Washington State* TBD STAN leads, 6-3-0 ORE leads, 18-16-0 WSU leads, 50-47-3 NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 3 UCLA* (FS1) 7 p.m. MT 5 at USC* TBD 5 at Stanford* TBD UCLA leads, 9-2-0 USC leads, 37+-20-2 STAN leads, 54-25-3 12 at Arizona* TBD 12 Stanford* TBD 12 at UCLA* TBD COLO leads, 13-5-0 STAN leads, 46-32-1 UCLA leads, 42-16-4 19 Washington State* TBD 19 at Utah* TBD 19 Arizona* TBD COLO leads, 5-4-0 ORE leads, 20-9-0 ARIZ leads, 22-14-1 26 Utah* TBD 26 at Oregon State* TBD 26 Oregon* TBD COLO leads, 31-28-3 ORE leads, 63-46-10 ORE leads, 63-46-10
* Conference Game + - Does not include one vacated USC victory * Conference Game All times local to site. * Conference Game All times local to site. All times local to site
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STANFORD UCLA USC CARDINAL BRUINS TROJANS Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 North: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 South: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 South: 0-0
SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 2 Kansas State (FS1) 6 p.m. MT 3 at Texas A&M (CBS) 2:30 p.m. CT 3 vs. No. 1 Alabama^ (ABC) 7 p.m. CT First Meeting Series tied, 2-2-0 Alabama leads, 5-2-0 17 USC* (ESPN) 5 p.m. PT 10 UNLV (P12N) 5 p.m. PT 10 Utah State (P12N) 11 a.m. PT USC leads, 60-30-3 UCLA leads, 1-0-0 USC leads, 5-0-0 24 at UCLA* TBD 17 at BYU (ESPN or ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. MT 17 at Stanford* (ABC) 5 p.m. PT UCLA leads, 45-39-3 UCLA leads, 8-3-0 USC leads, 60-31-3+ 30 at Washington* (ESPN or ESPN2) 6 p.m. PT 24 Stanford* TBD 23 at Utah* (FS1) 6 p.m. MT Series tied, 41-41-4 UCLA leads, 45-39-3 USC leads, 10-4-0 OCTOBER OCTOBER OCTOBER 8 Washington State* TBD 1 Arizona* TBD 1 Arizona State* TBD STAN leads, 40-25-1 UCLA leads, 23-15-2 USC leads, 19-12-0+ 15 at Notre Dame* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. PT 8 at Arizona State* TBD 8 Colorado* TBD ND leads, 19-11-0 UCLA leads, 19-12-1 USC leads, 10-0-0 22 Colorado* TBD 15 at Washington State* TBD 15 at Arizona* TBD STAN leads, 6-3-0 UCLA leads, 40-19-1 USC leads, 30-8-0+ 29 at Arizona* TBD 22 Utah* TBD 27 California* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. PT STAN leads, 15-14-0 UCLA leads, 11-3-0 USC leads, 67-30-5+ NOVEMBER NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 5 Oregon State* TBD 5 Oregon State* TBD 5 Oregon* TBD STAN leads, 54-25-3 STAN leads, 54-25-3 USC leads, 37-20-2+ 12 at Oregon* TBD 12 at Oregon* TBD 12 at Washington* TBD STAN leads, 46-32-1 STAN leads, 46-32-1 USC leads, 50-29-4+ 19 at California* TBD 19 at California* TBD 19 at UCLA* TBD STAN leads, 61-46-11 STAN leads, 61-46-11 USC leads, 45-31-7++ 26 Rice TBD 26 Rice TBD 26 Notre Dame* TBD Rice leads, 3-0-0 Rice leads, 3-0-0 ND leads, 46-35-5+
^ AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas *Conference Game *Conference Game All times local to site. *Conference Game All times local to site. + One game/ ++ two games later vacated due to NCAA penalties. All times local to site.
UTAH WASHINGTON WASHINGTON STATE UTES HUSKIES COUGARS Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 South: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 North: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0; Pac-12 North: 0-0
SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 1 Southern Utah (P12N) 6 p.m. MT 3 Rutgers (P12) 11 a.m. PT 3 Eastern Washington (P12N) 5 p.m. PT First Meeting First Meeting WSU leads, 3-0-0 10 BYU (FOX) 5:30 p.m MT 10 Idaho (P12N) 2 p.m. PT 10 at Boise State (ESPN2) 7:15 p.m. PT UTAH leads, 58-34-4 WASH leads, 35-2-2 WSU leads, 4-0-0 17 at San Jose State (CBSSN) 7:30 p.m. PT 17 Portland State (P12) 5 p.m. 17 Idaho (P12N) 11 a.m. PT UTAH leads, 6-1-0 WASH leads, 1-0-0 WSU leads, 71-17-3 23 USC* (FS1) 6 p.m. MT 24 at Arizona* TBD OCTOBER USC leads, 10-4-0 WASH leads, 20-11-1 1 Oregon* TBD OCTOBER 30 Stanford* TBD ORE leads, 47-39-7 1 at California* TBD WASH leads, 41-31-4 8 at Stanford* TBD Series Tied, 5-5-0 OCTOBER STAN leads, 40-25-1 8 Arizona* TBD 8 at Oregon* TBD 15 UCLA* TBD UTAH leads, 20-19-2 WASH leads, 58-45-5 UCLA leads, 40-19-1 15 at Oregon State* TBD 22 Oregon State* TBD 22 at Arizona State* TBD OSU leads, 11-8-1 WASH leads, 62-34-4 ASU leads, 26-14-2 22 at UCLA* TBD 29 at Utah* TBD 29 at Oregon State* TBD UCLA leads, 11-3-0 WASH leads, 8-1-0 OSU leads, 50-47-3 29 Washington* TBD NOVEMBER NOVEMBER WASH leads, 8-1-0 5 at California* TBD 5 Arizona* TBD NOVEMBER WASH leads, 52-39-4 ARIZ leads, 26-15-0 10 at Arizona State* (FS1) 7:30 p.m. MST 12 USC* TBD 12 California* TBD ASU leads, 20-7-0 USC leads, 50-29-4+ CAL leads, 46-26-5 19 Oregon* TBD 19 Arizona State* TBD 19 at Colorado* TBD ORE leads, 20-9-0 ASU leads, 18-15-0 COLO leads, 5-4-0 26 at Colorado* TBD 25 at Washington State* (FOX or FS1) 12:30 p.m. PT 25 Washington* (FOX or FS1) 12:30 p.m. PT COLO leads, 31-28-3 WASH leads, 70-32-6 WASH leads, 70-32-6
*Conference Game * Conference Game *Conference Game All times local to site. + One game later vacated due to NCAA penalties. All times local to site. All times local to site.
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