The 2017 Pac–12 Conference football season is the seventh for the twelve-team league. The season began on August 26, 2017, and ended with the Pac-12 Championship Game on December 1, 2017, at Levi's Stadium.
Pre-season 2017 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:
North Division California – 14 signees Oregon – 24 signees Oregon State – 24 signees Stanford – 14 signees Washington – 18 signees Washington State – 27 signees
South Division Arizona – 34 signees Arizona State – 19 signees Colorado – 28 signees UCLA – 18 signees USC – 26 signees Utah – 21 signees
Pac-12 media days The Pac-12 conducted its annual media days at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, – The Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, CA between July 26 and July 27. The event commenced with a speech by Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, and all 12 teams sent their head coaches and two selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:
Wednesday Pac-12 Commissioner – Larry Scott Washington – Chris Petersen (HC), Jake Browning (QB) & Keishawn Bierria (LB) Arizona – Rich Rodriguez (HC), Jacob Alsadek (OL) & Luca Bruno, (DL) California – Justin Wilcox (HC), Tre Watson (RB) & James Looney (DT) UCLA – Jim Mora (HC), Scott Quessenberry (OT) & Kenny Young (LB) Oregon State – Gary Andersen (HC), Ryan Nall (RB) & Manase Hungalu (LB) Colorado – Mike MacIntyre (HC), Phillip Lindsay (RB) & Derek McCartney (LB)
Thursday Pac-12 VP of Officiating – David Coleman Utah – Kyle Whittingham (HC), Salesi Uhatafe (RG) & Filipo Mokofisi (DT) Oregon – Willie Taggart (HC), Justin Herbert (QB) & Troy Dye (LB) Arizona State – Todd Graham (HC), Kalen Ballage (RB) & JoJo Wicker (DL) Stanford – David Shaw (HC), Bryce Love (RB) & Harrison Phillips (DT) Washington State – Mike Leach (HC), Jamal Morrow (RB) & Peyton Pelluer (LB) USC – Clay Helton (HC), Sam Darnold (QB) & Cameron Smith (LB)
Preseason Media Polls The Pac-12 Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only eight times has the preseason pick even made it to the Pac-12 title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.
Pac-12 Champion Voting USC – 28 Washington – 22 Oregon – 1 Utah – 1
North Division Washington Huskies (309 pts., 49 votes) Stanford Cardinal (247 pts., 1 vote) Washington State Cougars (206 pts., 1 vote) Oregon Ducks (163 pts., 1 vote) Oregon State Beavers (101 pts.) California Golden Bears (64 pts.)
South Division USC Trojans (309 pts., 49 votes) Utah Utes (220 pts., 1 vote) UCLA Bruins (209 pts., 1 vote) Colorado Buffaloes (182 pts., 1 vote) Arizona State Sun Devils (109 pts) Arizona Wildcats (61 pts.)
References:
Recruiting classes + Rankings Team ESPN Rivals Scout 24/7SigneesArizona 39 41 41 42 34Arizona State 26 20 17 19 19California - 29 36 34 14Colorado - 71 75 69 28Oregon 15 17 21 16 24Oregon State - 71 63 60 24Stanford 27 18 25 24 14UCLA 11 13 9 12 18USC 3 1 1 2 26Utah - 41 53 45 18Washington 28 30 23 27 21Washington State - 55 38 41 27
Head coaches
Coaching changes There were two coaching changes following the 2017 season including Justin Wilcox with California and Willie Taggart with Oregon.
Coaches Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school Pac-12 recordArizona Rich Rodriguez 6 162–116–2 () 42–32 () 23–28 ()Arizona State Todd Graham 6 93–59 () 44–30 () 29–22 ()California Justin Wilcox 1 5–5 () 5–5 () 2–5 ()Colorado Mike MacIntyre 5 40–57 () 25–36 () 12–31 ()Oregon Willie Taggart 1 47–50 () 7-5 () 4–5 ()Oregon State Cory Hall 1 0–6 () 0–6 () 0–6 ()Stanford David Shaw 7 70–20 () 70–20 () 47–14 ()UCLA Jim L. Mora 6 45-29 () 45–29 () 27–25 ()USC Clay Helton 4 24–9 () 24–9 () 18–4 ()Utah Kyle Whittingham 13 109–54 () 109–54 () 27–33 ()Washington Chris Petersen 4 127–27 () 35–15 () 22–12 ()Washington State Mike Leach 6 121–79 () 37–36 () 25–27 ()
Rankings
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Increase in ranking Decrease in ranking Not ranked previous week Selected for College Football Playoff Number of first place votes Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
Schedule Index to colors and formattingPac-12 member wonPac-12 member lostPac-12 teams in bold All times Pacific time. Pac-12 teams in bold.
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week.
Regular season
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Date Bye Week September 23 Oregon State
Week 5
Date Bye Week September 30 Arizona Utah
Week 6
Date Bye Week October 7 Arizona State UCLA
Week 7
Week 8
Date Bye Week October 21 Oregon State Stanford Washington
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Date Bye Week November 11 California Oregon
Week 12
Date Bye Week November 18 Colorado Washington State
Week 13
Date Bye Week November 25 USC
Championship game
The championship game was played on December 1, 2017. It featured the teams with the best conference records from each division, Stanford from the North and USC from the South. This was the seventh championship game and was also a rematch of the 2015 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, the first rematch in the history of the Pac-12 Football Championship Game.
Week 14 (Pac-12 Championship Game)
Pac-12 vs other conferences Pac-12 vs Power Five matchups This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Notre Dame and SEC), Although not all consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the Pac-12 considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. The Pac-12 plays in the non-conference games. All rankings are from the current AP Poll at the time of the game.
Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score September 1 #8 Washington Rutgers High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ W 30–14 September 2 California North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 35–30 September 3 Texas A&M UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA W 45–44 September 9 Nebraska Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 42–35 September 9 Minnesota Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 14–48 September 9 Utah BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT Holy War W 19–13 September 16 Arizona State Texas Tech Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 45–52 September 16 Texas #4 USC LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–24 (2OT) September 16 Ole Miss California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 27–16 October 21 #11 USC #13 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN Notre Dame–USC football rivalry L 14–49 November 25 #9 Notre Dame #20 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry W 38–20 December 26 West Virginia Utah Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl W 30–14 December 26 Kansas State UCLA Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ Motel 6 Cactus Bowl L 17–35 December 27 Purdue Arizona Levi Stadium • Santa Clara, CA Foster Farms Bowl L 35–38 December 28 #18 Michigan State #21 Washington State SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA Holiday Bowl L 17–42 December 28 #13 TCU #15 Stanford Alamodome • San Antonio, TX Valero Alamo Bowl L 37–39 December 29 #24 NC State Arizona State Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX Hyundai Sun Bowl L 31–52 December 29 #5 Ohio State #8 USC AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX Cotton Bowl L 7–24 December 30 #9 Penn State #12 Washington University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ Fiesta Bowl L 28–35
Records against other conferences 2017 records against non-conference foes as of (Nov 25, 2017):
Regular Season
Power 5 ConferencesRecordACC1–0Big Ten2–1Big 121–1 BYU/Notre Dame2–1SEC2–0Power 5 Total8–3Other FBS ConferencesRecordAmerican0–2C-USA2–0Independents (Excluding BYU and Notre Dame)0–0MAC1–0Mountain West7–3Sun Belt2–0Other FBS Total12–5FCS OpponentsRecordFootball Championship Subdivision8–0Total Non-Conference Record28–8
Post Season
Power Conferences 5RecordACC0–1Big Ten0–4Big 121–2Power 5 Total1–7Other FBS ConferencesRecord Mountain West0–1 Other FBS Total0–1Total Bowl Record1–8
Postseason Bowl games Legend Pac-12 win Pac-12 loss
Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionTime (PST)Pac-12 teamOpponentScoreAttendanceLas Vegas BowlDecember 16Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NVABC12:30 p.m.Oregon#25 Boise StateL 28–3836,432Zaxby's Heart of Dallas BowlDecember 26Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TXESPN10:00 a.m.UtahWest VirginiaW 30–1420,507Motel 6 Cactus BowlDecember 26Chase Field • Phoenix, AZESPN6:00 p.m.UCLAKansas StateL 17–3532,859Foster Farms BowlDecember 27Levi Stadium • Santa Clara, CAFOX5:30 p.m.ArizonaPurdueL 35–3828,436Holiday BowlDecember 28SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CAFS16:00 p.m.#18 Washington State#16 Michigan StateL 17–4247,092Valero Alamo BowlDecember 28Alamodome • San Antonio, TXESPN6:00 p.m.#13 Stanford#15 TCUL 37–3957,653Hyundai Sun BowlDecember 29Sun Bowl • El Paso, TXCBS12:00 p.m.Arizona State#24 NC StateL 31–5239,897New Year's Six BowlsCotton BowlDecember 29AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TXESPN5:30 p.m.#8 USC#5 Ohio StateL 7–2467,510Fiesta BowlDecember 30University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZESPN1:00 p.m.#12 Washington#9 Penn StateL 28–3561,842
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Pacific Time Zone.
* Rankings based on CFP rankings, Pac-12 team is bolded
Selection of teams: Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State (9)
Awards and honors
Player of the week honors
Following each week's games, Pac-12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.