The 2012 Pac-12 Conference football season began on August 30, 2012, with Northern Colorado at Utah. The conference's first game was played on September 15 with #2 USC at #21 Stanford, and the final game played was the Pac-12 Championship Game on November 30, 2012. This is the second season for the conference as a 12-team league. Pac-12 champion Stanford was featured in the Rose Bowl, a BCS bowl, when they prevailed 20–14 against Big Ten Champion Wisconsin on January 1, 2013.
Preseason 2012 Pac-12 Spring Football:
North Division California - Thu., March 15 to Sat., April 21 Oregon - Tue., April 3 to Sat., April 28 Oregon State - Mon., March 12 to Sat., April 28 Stanford - Mon., Feb. 27 to Sat., April 14 Washington - Mon., April 2 to Sat., April 28 Washington State - Thu., March 22 to Sat., April 21
South Division Arizona - Mon., March 5 to Sat., April 14 Arizona State - Tue., March 13 to Sat., April 21 Colorado - Sat., March 10 to Sat., April 14 UCLA - Tue., April 3 to Sat., May 5 USC - Tue., March 6 to Sat., April 14 Utah - Wed., March 21 to Sat., April 21
Head coaches
Rich Rodriguez, Arizona – 1st year Todd Graham, Arizona State – 1st year Jeff Tedford, California – 6th year Jon Embree, Colorado – 2nd year Chip Kelly, Oregon – 4th year Mike Riley, Oregon State – 11th year David Shaw, Stanford – 2nd year Jim L. Mora, UCLA – 1st year Lane Kiffin, USC – 3rd year Kyle Whittingham, Utah – 8th year Steve Sarkisian, Washington – 4th year Mike Leach, Washington State – 1st year
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Schedule
Index to colors and formattingPac-12 member wonPac-12 member lostPac-12 teams in bold
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Week 14 (Pac-12 Championship Game)
Records against other conferences
Pac-12 vs. BCS matchups Date Visitor Home Winning team OpponentConference NotesSeptember 8 #18 Oklahoma State Arizona Arizona Big 12 Arizona scores the most points against OSU since the 2008 edition of the Bedlam Series against Oklahoma.September 8 Illinois Arizona State Arizona State Big Ten Arizona State goes 3–1 against Illinois following a loss the previous season in Champaign.September 8 #13 Wisconsin Oregon State Oregon State Big Ten Oregon State's first win over a ranked opponent since a November 2010 defeat of USC.September 8 Washington #3 LSU LSU SEC Washington fails to score a touchdown for the first time since an October 2010 matchup against Stanford.September 8 Duke #25 Stanford Stanford ACC Stanford goes 3–1 against Duke, with three straight wins, with touchdowns coming on offense, defense, and special teams for the first time since a September 2009 game against San Jose State.September 8 #2 USC Syracuse USC Big East USC quarterback Matt Barkley throws for six touchdown passes, a school record.September 8 #16 Nebraska UCLA UCLA Big Ten UCLA's second win against Nebraska in eight meetings since 1973.September 15 California Ohio State Ohio State Big Ten September 15 Arizona State Missouri Missouri SEC October 13 #17 Stanford #7 Notre Dame Notre Dame Independent Stanford's first series loss to Notre Dame since 2008.November 24 #1 Notre Dame USC Notre Dame Independent With the win, Notre Dame completed a perfect 12–0 regular season.
Bowl games The Pac-12 is participating in the following bowls (Pac-12 teams in bold):
Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTelevisionTime (PST)TeamScoreTeamScoreNew Mexico BowlDecember 15University StadiumAlbuquerque, New MexicoESPN10:00 a.m.Arizona49Nevada48Maaco Bowl Las VegasDecember 22Sam Boyd StadiumParadise, NevadaESPN1:30 p.m.#20 Boise State28Washington26Holiday BowlDecember 27Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CaliforniaESPN6:45 p.m.Baylor 49#17 UCLA 26Kraft Fight Hunger BowlDecember 29AT&T ParkSan Francisco, CaliforniaESPN1:00 p.m.Arizona State62Navy28Alamo BowlDecember 29AlamodomeSan Antonio, TexasESPN3:45 p.m.Texas31#15 Oregon State27Sun BowlDecember 31Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TexasCBS11:00 a.m.Georgia Tech21USC7Rose BowlJanuary 1Rose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaESPN2:10 p.m.#8 Stanford20Wisconsin14Fiesta BowlJanuary 3University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, ArizonaESPN5:30 p.m.#5 Oregon35#7 Kansas State17
Players of the week Following each week of games, Pac-12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams. Week Offensive Defensive Special teams Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team 9/3/12 Johnathan Franklin RB UCLA Jake Fischer LB ARIZ Marqise Lee KR USC 9/10/12 Johnathan Franklin RB UCLA D.J. Welch LB OSU John Bonano K ARIZ 9/17/12 Stepfan Taylor RB STAN Ben Gardner DE STAN Tom Hackett P UTAH9/24/12Jordan WebbQBCOLOMichael ClayLBOREKeith KostolPOSU10/1/12Sean MannionQBOSUWill SuttonDTASUKyle DugandzicPARIZ10/8/12Josh NunesQBSTANCameron JacksonDBCALRandall TelferTEUSC10/15/12 Cody VazQBOSUSteve WilliamsDBCALRashad RossWR/KRASU10/22/12 Matt BarkleyQBUSCChase ThomasLBSTANRichard MorrisonWR/PRARIZ10/29/12 Marqise LeeWRUSCMarquis FlowersLBARIZReggie DunnWR/KRUTAH11/5/12Kenjon BarnerRBOREEric KendricksLBUCLAReggie DunnWR/KRUTAH11/12/12Ka'Deem CareyRBARIZAnthony BarrLBUCLATrevor RomainePKORE11/19/12Zach ErtzTESTANEric KendricksLBUCLADaniel ZychlinskiPSTAN11/26/12Stepfan TaylorRBSTANBrandon MageeLBASUAndrew FurneyPKWSU
Position key CenterCCornerbackCBDefensive backDBDefensive endDEDefensive linemanDLDefensive tackleDTGuardGKickoff returnerKROffensive tackleOTOffensive linemanOLLinebackerLBLong snapperLSPunterPPlacekickerPKPunt returnerPRQuarterbackQBRunning backRBSafetySTight endTEWide receiverWR
Home game attendance TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8TotalAverage% of CapacityArizonaArizona Stadium57,40048,67045,60243,91944,15350,14847,82251,236331,55047,36482.52%Arizona StateSun Devil Stadium71,70648,65854,12858,10771,00455,67253,438341,00756,83579.26%CaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium62,71763,18657,74551,63457,64361,02442,22657,672391,13055,87689.09%ColoradoFolsom Field53,61346,84346,89345,16144,13843,148225,18345,23784.38%OregonAutzen Stadium54,00056,14455,75557,09158,33458,79257,52158,792402,42957,490106.46%Oregon StateReser Stadium45,67442,18946,57945,76945,97943,779224,29544,85998.22%StanfordStanford Stadium50,00040,57744,01650,360134,95344,98489.97%UCLARose Bowl91,13671,53053,72354,63666,30381,67383,27768,228479,37068,48175.14%USCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum93,60793,60783,421177,02888,51494.56%UtahRice-Eccles Stadium45,01745,27345,65346,03745,01745,06945,031272,08045,347100.73%WashingtonCenturyLink Field 67,00053,74254,92255,94166,20260,842230,80757,70286.12%Washington StateMartin Stadium35,11733,59831,66860,92927,33928,110153,53438,38489.08% Oregon State's home game against Nicholls State was postponed due to Nicholls State's inability to travel due to Hurricane Isaac. Due to reconstruction at Husky Stadium, Washington play their 2012 home games at CenturyLink Field. This was an official Washington State home game played versus Oregon at CenturyLink Field.
Notes July 24, 2012 – 2012 Media Day at Gibson Amphitheatre. September 4, 2012 – After Week 1, UCLA is tied for first in sacks with 6. September 8, 2012 - Three Pac-12 teams upset ranked opponents: Arizona defeats #18 Oklahoma State, Oregon State prevails over #13 Wisconsin, and UCLA holds off #16 Nebraska. September 9, 2012 - Five Pac-12 teams are ranked in the Top 25: #2 USC, #4 Oregon, #21 Stanford, #22 UCLA, #24 Arizona. November 3, 2012 – Oregon is the first team to ever score 60 points on USC in 124 years. November 8, 2012 – USC was reprimanded and fined by the conference for illegally deflated game balls by a student manager during the Oregon game on November 3, 2012.Chris Dufresne, USC football needs air pumped back into the program, Los Angeles Times, November 8, 2012 November 20, 2012 – Three days after the close of the season, head coach Jeff Tedford was relieved of his duties at California., CalBears.com, November 20, 2012
Awards and honors Doak Walker Award 2nd - Johnathan Franklin, UCLA; 3rd - Kenjon Barner, Oregon Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Maxwell Award
Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
All-Americans Academic All-America Team Member of the Year (CoSIDA)
AFCA Coaches' All-Americans First Team:
All-Pac-12 teams
Offensive Player of the Year: Marqise Lee, WR, USC Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year: Will Sutton, DE, Arizona State Offensive Freshman of the Year: Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon Defensive Freshman of the Year: Leonard Williams, DE, USC Coach of the Year: David Shaw, Stanford
Offense: Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School First Team Second TeamQB Marcus Mariota Fr. Oregon Matt Scott Sr. ArizonaRB Kenjon Barner Sr. Oregon Johnathan Franklin Sr. UCLARB Ka'Deem Carey So. Arizona Stepfan Taylor Sr. StanfordWR Marqise Lee So. USC Austin Hill So. ArizonaWR Markus Wheaton Sr. Oregon St. Robert Woods Jr. USCTE Zach Ertz Sr. Stanford Austin Seferian-Jenkins So. WashingtonOL Hroniss Grasu So. Oregon David Bakhtiari Jr. ColoradoOL Khaled Holmes Sr. USC Sam Brenner Sr. UtahOL Brian Schwenke Sr. California Jeff Baca Sr. UCLAOL Xavier Su'a-Filo So. UCLA Kevin Danser Sr. StanfordOL David Yankey Jr. Stanford Sam Schwartzstein Sr. Stanford
Defense: Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School First Team Second TeamDL Scott Crichton So. Oregon St. Henry Anderson Jr. StanfordDL Dion Jordan Sr. Oregon Morgan Breslin Jr. USCDL Star Lotulelei Sr. Utah Ben Gardner Sr. StanfordDL Will Sutton Jr. Arizona St. Datone Jones Sr. UCLALB Anthony Barr Jr. UCLA Kiko Alonso Sr. OregonLB Trent Murphy Sr. Stanford Michael Clay Sr. OregonLB Chase Thomas Sr. Stanford Brandon Magee Sr. Arizona St.DB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu So. Oregon Deone Bucannon Jr. Washington St.DB Jordan Poyer Sr. Oregon St. Alden Darby Jr. Arizona St.DB Ed Reynolds Jr. Stanford T. J. McDonald Sr. USCDB Desmond Trufant Sr. Washington Nickell Robey Jr. USC
Specialists: Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School First Team Second TeamPK Vince D'Amato Jr. California Andrew Furney Jr. Washington St.P Jeff Locke Sr. UCLA Josh Hubner Sr. Arizona St.RS Reggie Dunn Sr. Utah Marqise Lee So. USCST Jordan Jenkins Sr. Oregon St. David Allen Sr. UCLA
All-Academic First teamKevin Gemmell, Pac-12 All-Academic team, ESPN.com, November 20, 2012