2011 Pac-12 Conference football season

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2011 Pac-12 Conference football season
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport American football
Duration September 2011
through January 2012
Number of teams 12
North champions Oregon Ducks
Stanford Cardinal
  North runners-up Washington Huskies
South champions UCLA Bruins
  South runners-up Utah Utes
Arizona State Sun Devils
Pac-12 Championship Game
Champions Oregon Ducks
  Runners-up UCLA Bruins
Finals MVP LaMichael James (RB)
Football seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Pac-12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
#4 Oregon xy$   8 – 1         12 – 2  
#7 Stanford x%   8 – 1         11 – 2  
Washington   5 – 4         7 – 6  
California   4 – 5         7 – 6  
Oregon State   3 – 6         3 – 9  
Washington State   2 – 7         4 – 8  
South Division
#6 USC *   7 – 2         10 – 2  
UCLA xy   5 – 4         6 – 8  
Utah   4 – 5         8 – 5  
Arizona State   4 – 5         6 – 7  
Arizona   2 – 7         4 – 8  
Colorado   2 – 7         3 – 10  
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Pac-12 Conference football season began on September 1, 2011 with Montana State at Utah and UC Davis at Arizona State. The conference's first game was played on September 10 with Utah at USC, and the final game played was the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday, December 2. Oregon defeated UCLA[1] to claim their third straight conference title. This is the first season for the conference as a 12-team league. In July 2011, Colorado and Utah joined the conference, at which time the league's name changed from the Pacific-10 Conference.

Seven teams accepted bowl bids, an improvement from four the previous season. The BCS bowls featured Oregon in the Rose Bowl against Big Ten champion Wisconsin and Stanford facing Big 12 champion Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl. The Ducks claimed their first Rose Bowl victory since 1917, while the Cardinal fell to the Cowboys in overtime. Of the non-BCS bowl participants, only Utah won their matchup against Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl.

Four teams changed head coaches. Arizona head coach Mike Stoops was fired midseason, while UCLA's Rick Neuheisel, Arizona State's Dennis Erickson, and Washington State's Paul Wulff were let go at the end of the season.

Previous season

Oregon repeated as the conference champion, ending the regular season with a program-first twelve wins and with a #2 BCS ranking. The Ducks earned a berth in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game, which they lost to SEC Champion Auburn. Stanford repeated as the conference runner-up, ending the regular season with a program-first eleven wins (their sole loss was to Oregon) and with a #4 BCS ranking, giving them an at-large BCS berth. The Cardinal defeated ACC Champion Virginia Tech in the 2011 Orange Bowl. Arizona lost to Oklahoma State while Washington defeated Nebraska in non-BCS bowls.

Preseason

2011 Pac-12 Spring Football:

Head coaches

Rankings

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Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
Pac-12 member won
Pac-12 member lost
Pac-12 teams in bold

Week one

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 5:00 PM Montana State Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT KJZZ W 27–10   45,311[11]
September 1 7:00 PM UC Davis Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ FCS W 48–14   45,671[12]
September 3 12:30 PM Minnesota #25 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC W 19–17   68,273[13]
September 3 12:30 PM UCLA Houston Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX FSN L 34–38   31,144[14]
September 3 1:00 PM Sacramento State Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 28–29 OT  41,581[15]
September 3 2:00 PM San Jose State #7 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA CSNBA W 57–3   47,816[16]
September 3 2:00 PM Idaho State Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA W 64–21   22,034[17]
September 3 4:00 PM Fresno State California Candlestick Park • San Francisco, CA CSNCA W 36–21   31,563[18]
September 3 4:00 PM Eastern Washington Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA RTNW W 30–27   58,088[19]
September 3 5:00 PM #3 Oregon #4 LSU Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX (Cowboys Classic) ABC L 27–40   87,711[20]
September 3 7:00 PM Northern Arizona Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ FSAZ W 41–10   51,761[21]
September 3 7:15 PM Colorado Hawaiʻi Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI ESPN2 L 17–34   37,001[22]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 5:00 PM Arizona #9 Oklahoma State Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK ESPN L 14–37   54,654[23]
September 9 7:30 PM #21 Missouri Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN W 37–30 OT  70,236[24]
September 10 9:00 AM Oregon State #8 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI ESPN L 0–35   80,337[25]
September 10 12:30 PM California Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FCS  CAL 36–33 OT  49,532[26]
September 10 12:30 PM Hawaiʻi Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA RTNW W 40–32   63,252[27]
September 10 12:30 PM Nevada #13 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR FX W 69–20   58,818[28]
September 10 12:30 PM #6 Stanford Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU W 44–14   24,785[29]
September 10 2:00 PM UNLV Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA W 59–7   27,018[30]
September 10 4:30 PM Utah USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA Versus  USC 23–14   73,821[31]
September 10 7:00 PM San Jose State UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA Prime Ticket W 27–17   42,685[32]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. The California vs Colorado game is considered a non-conference game.

Week three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 17 10:30 AM Colorado Colorado State Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) FSN W 28–14   57,816[33]
September 17 12:30 PM Missouri State #12 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 56–7   58,847[34]
September 17 12:30 PM #24 Texas UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ABC/ESPN L 20–49   54,583[35]
September 17 12:30 PM Washington #10 Nebraska Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE ABC/ESPN L 38–51   85,110[36]
September 17 2:30 PM Presbyterian California AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA W 63–12   33,952[37]
September 17 3:00 PM Washington State San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA The Mtn. L 24–42   57,286[38]
September 17 4:00 PM #22 Arizona State Illinois Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL BTN L 14–17   50,669[39]
September 17 5:00 PM Syracuse USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles FX W 38–17   65,873[40]
September 17 6:15 PM Utah BYU LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War) ESPN2 W 54–10   63,742[41]
September 17 7:45 PM #6 Stanford Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ESPN  STAN 37–10   49,636[42]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
September 24 12:30 PM California Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA FSN  UW 31–23   60,437[43]
September 24 12:30 PM Colorado Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH ABC L 37–17   105,096[44]
September 24 12:30 PM UCLA Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR FCS  UCLA 27–19   44,352[45]
September 24 7:15 PM #10 Oregon Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ESPN2  ORE 56–31   56,096[46]
September 24 7:15 PM #23 USC Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN  ASU 43–22   61,495[47]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 1 12:30 PM Arizona USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSN  USC 48–41   63,707[48]
October 1 12:30 PM Washington State Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FCS  WSU 31–27   51,928[49]
October 1 4:00 PM Washington Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT FSN  UW 31–14   45,412[50]
October 1 7:30 PM Oregon State #25 Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ FSAZ/FCS  ASU 35–20   57,437[51]
October 1 7:30 PM UCLA #6 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA FSN  STAN 45–19   50,360[52]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 6 6:00 PM California #9 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR ESPN  ORE 43–15   58,796[53]
October 8 12:30 PM Arizona Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR FCS  ORST 37–27   40,403[54]
October 8 12:30 PM #22 Arizona State Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT FSN  ASU 35–14   45,089[55]
October 8 4:30 PM Colorado #7 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA Versus  STAN 48–7   50,360[56]
October 8 7:30 PM Washington State UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA FSN  UCLA 28–25   64,217[57]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 13 6:00 PM USC California AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA ESPN  USC 30–9   44,043[58]
October 15 9:00 AM Utah Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU W 26–14   43,719[59]
October 15 12:30 PM Colorado Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA RSRM/FCS  UW 52–24   62,147[60]
October 15 1:00 PM BYU Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR FCS/KBYU-TV L 28–38   42,584[61]
October 15 4:30 PM #7 Stanford Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA Versus  STAN 44–14   30,843[62]
October 15 7:15 PM #18 Arizona State #9 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR ESPN  ORE 41–27   60,055[63]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 20 6:00 PM UCLA Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ESPN  ARIZ 48–12   46,565[64]
October 22 12:30 PM #9 Oregon Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FSN  ORE 45–2   52,123[65]
October 22 4:00 PM Utah California AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA KJZZ-TV/CSNBA  CAL 34–10   35,182[66]
October 22 4:30 PM USC Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame–USC rivalry) NBC W 31–17   80,795[67]
October 22 5:00 PM #22 Washington #7 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA ABC  STAN 65–21   50,360[68]
October 22 7:30 PM Oregon State Washington State CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA FSN  ORST 44–21   49,219[69]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
October 29 12:00 PM Washington State #7 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR FSN  ORE 43–28   59,126[70]
October 29 3:30 PM Colorado #23 Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ FSAZ/RSRM  ASU 48–14   53,168[71]
October 29 4:00 PM California UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA Prime Ticket  UCLA 31–14   55,604[72]
October 29 4:00 PM Oregon State Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT KJZZ-TV/RSNW  UTAH 27–8   45,017[73]
October 29 5:00 PM #4 Stanford #20 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC  STAN 56–48 3OT  93,607[74]
October 29 7:30 PM Arizona Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA FSN  WASH 42–31   59,825[75]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 4 6:00 PM #21 USC Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ESPN  USC 42–17   50,083[76]
November 5 12:30 PM #4 Stanford Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR ABC  STAN 38–13   42,835[77]
November 5 3:30 PM Washington State California AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA CSNCA/RSNW  CAL 30–7   35,506[78]
November 5 4:00 PM Utah Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ FSAZ/FCS  UTAH 34–21   50,839[79]
November 5 4:30 PM #20 Arizona State UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA Versus  UCLA 29–28   65,438[80]
November 5 7:30 PM #6 Oregon Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA FSN  ORE 34–17   69,407[81]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 12 11:30 AM Arizona Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO FCS  COLO 48–29   48,111[82]
November 12 12:30 PM Washington #18 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FX  USC 40–17   64,756[83]
November 12 3:30 PM Oregon State California AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA CSNCA/RSNW  CAL 23–6   39,602[84]
November 12 3:30 PM UCLA Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT KJZZ/Prime Ticket  UTAH 31–6   45,039[85]
November 12 5:00 PM #6 Oregon #3 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA ABC  ORE 53–30   50,360[86]
November 12 7:30 PM Arizona State Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA Versus  WSU 37–27   27,213[87]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 19 12:30 PM Washington Oregon State Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR RTNW  ORST 38–21   42,766[88]
November 19 2:00 PM Utah Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA KJZZ/FCS  UTAH 30–27 OT  16,419[89]
November 19 4:30 PM Colorado UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA Versus  UCLA 45–6   57,334[90]
November 19 5:00 PM #18 USC #4 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR ABC  USC 38–35   59,933[91]
November 19 6:30 PM Arizona Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup) FSAZ  ARIZ 31–27   72,694[92]
November 19 7:15 PM California #8 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Big Game) ESPN  STAN 31–28   50,360[93]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week thirteen

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
November 25 12:30 PM Colorado Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Colorado–Utah rivalry) FSN  COLO 17–14   45,026[94]
November 25 7:15 PM California Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN  CAL 47–38   52,350[95]
November 26 12:30 PM Oregon State #9 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Civil War) ABC  ORE 49–21   59,802[96]
November 26 1:00 PM Louisiana–Lafayette Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 49–21   38,819[97]
November 26 4:30 PM Washington State Washington CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) Versus  WASH 38–21   64,559[98]
November 26 5:00 PM #22 Notre Dame #4 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy) ABC W 28–14   50,360[99]
November 26 7:00 PM UCLA #10 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) FSN  USC 50–0   93,607[100]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Week fourteen (Pac-12 Championship Game)

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance
December 2 5:00 PM UCLA #8 Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (2011 Pac-12 Football Championship Game) Fox  ORE 49–31   59,376[101]
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Pac-12 vs. BCS matchups

Date Visitor Home Winning Team Notes
September 3 Minnesota #25 USC USC USC quarterback Matt Barkley and wide receiver Robert Woods set school records for completions and receptions, respectively.[102]
September 3 #3 Oregon #4 LSU LSU In the Cowboys Classic at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Oregon running back LaMichael James became the school's career rushing leader.[103]
September 8 Arizona #9 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State In a rematch of the 2010 Alamo Bowl, Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon extended his NCAA record streak of at least 100 receiving yards for the 14th straight game.[104]
September 9 #21 Missouri Arizona State Arizona State Arizona State ended Missouri's 22 non-conference game winning streak in overtime.[105]
September 10 Oregon State #8 Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin had its first shutout victory since 2009.[106]
September 10 #6 Stanford Duke Stanford Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck tied Jim Plunkett for the second-most wins in school history.[107]
September 17 #23 Texas UCLA Texas Texas defeated UCLA for the first time since 1971.[108]
September 17 Washington #11 Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska had its straight non-conference home win.[109]
September 17 #22 Arizona State Illinois Illinois Illinois had its first victory over Arizona State after losing in the two previous meetings.[110]
September 17 Syracuse USC USC In the teams' first meeting since 1990, the Trojans improved their record against the Orange to 3–0.[111]
September 24 Colorado Ohio State Ohio State The teams met for the first time since 1986.[112] Colorado's record road losing streak was extended to 19 games.[113]
October 15 Utah Pittsburgh Utah Utah's record against Pitt improved to 3–0 and their record against the Big East Conference remained undefeated at 9–0.[114]
October 22 USC Notre Dame USC USC had its ninth victory in the ten most recent games of the Notre Dame – USC rivalry in the first night game at Notre Dame Stadium in 21 years.[115]
November 26 #22 Notre Dame #4 Stanford Stanford Stanford's third consecutive victory in the Notre Dame – Stanford rivalry. Quarterback Andrew Luck set new records for single-season touchdown passes, career touchdown passes, and total offense, and became only the third quarterback to defeat the Irish three straight times.[116]

Bowl games

Pac-12 teams played in the following bowl games.[117] Pac-12 teams are bolded.

Bowl Game Date Stadium City Television Time (PST) Team Score Team Score
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas December 22 Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada ESPN 5:00 PM #8 Boise State 56 Arizona State 24
Holiday Bowl December 28 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California ESPN 5:00 PM Texas 21 California 10
Alamo Bowl December 29 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas ESPN 6:00 PM #15 Baylor 67 Washington 56
Sun Bowl December 31 Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas CBS 11:00 AM Utah 30 Georgia Tech 27 (OT)
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl December 31 AT&T Park San Francisco, California ESPN 12:30 PM Illinois 20 UCLA 14
Rose Bowl January 2 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California ESPN 2:00 PM #6 Oregon 45 #9 Wisconsin 38
Fiesta Bowl January 2 University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona ESPN 5:30 PM #3 Oklahoma State 41 #4 Stanford 38 (OT)

Players of the week

Following each week of games, Pac-12 conference officials selected the players of the week from the conference's teams.

Week Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Position Team Player Position Team Player Position Team
9/5/11[118] Robert Woods WR USC Desmond Trufant CB UW Erik Folk PK UW
9/12/11[119] Paul Richardson WR COLO Cort Dennison LB UW Everrette Thompson DT UW
9/19/11[120] Matt Barkley QB USC Trevor Reilly DE UTAH Brendan Bigelow KR CAL
9/26/11[121] LaMichael James RB ORE Shelly Lyons LB ASU Jordan Poyer PR/KR ORST
10/3/11[122] Matt Barkley QB USC Alex Hoffman-Ellis LB WSU Jamal Miles PR/KR ASU
10/10/11[123] LaMichael James RB ORE Lance Mitchell S ORST Clayton York FB ORST
10/17/11[124] Andrew Luck QB STAN Derrick Shelby DE UTAH Coleman Petersen PK UTAH
10/24/11[125] Sean Mannion QB ORST Scott Crichton DE ORST John Bonano PK ARIZ
10/31/11[126] Chris Polk RB UW Tevin McDonald S UCLA Eric Whitaker PK STAN
11/7/11[127] Matt Barkley QB USC Eddie Pleasant DB ORE Sean Sellwood P UTAH
11/14/11[128] Connor Halliday QB WSU Travis Sandersfeld DB COLO Marqise Lee KR/WR USC
11/21/11[129] Marqise Lee WR USC Hayes Pullard LB USC Coleman Petersen PK UTAH
11/28/11[130] Matt Barkley QB USC Jon Major LB COLO Giorgio Tavecchio PK CAL

Position key

Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB Defensive end DE
Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT Guard G Kickoff returner KR
Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB Long snapper LS
Punter P Placekicker PK Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Home attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Arizona Arizona Stadium 57,803 51,761[21] 49,636[42] 56,096[46] 46,565[64] 50,839[79] 38,819[97] — — 293,716 48,953 84.69%
Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium 73,379 45,671[12] 70,236[24] 61,495[47] 57,437[51] 53,168[71] 72,694[92] 52,350[95] — 413,051 59,007 80.41%
California AT&T ParkA 41,915 33,952[37] 44,043[58] 35,182[66] 35,506[78] 39,602[84] — — — 188,285 37,657 89.85%
Colorado Folsom Field 53,613 49,532[26] 51,928[49] 52,123[65] 50,083[76] 48,111[82] — — — 251,777 50,355 93.92%
Oregon Autzen Stadium 54,000 58,818[28] 58,847[34] 58,796[53] 60,055[63] 59,126[70] 59,933[91] 59,802[96] 59,376[101] 474,753 59,344 109.90%
Oregon State Reser Stadium 45,674 41,581[15] 44,352[45] 40,403[54] 42,584[61] 42,835[77] 42,766[88] — — 254,521 42,420 92.88%
Stanford Stanford Stadium 50,000 47,816[16] 50,360[52] 50,360[56] 50,360[68] 50,360[86] 50,360[93] 50,360[99] — 349,976 49,997 99.99%
UCLA Rose Bowl 91,136 42,685[32] 54,583[35] 64,217[57] 55,604[72] 65,438[80] 57,334[90] — — 339,861 56,644 62.15%
USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 93,607 68,273[13] 73,821[31] 65,873[40] 63,707[48] 93,607[74] 64,756[83] 93,607[100] — 523,644 74,806 79.91%
Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium 45,017 45,311[11] 45,412[50] 45,089[55] 45,017[73] 45,039[85] 45,026[94] — — 270,894 45,149 100.29%
Washington Husky Stadium 72,500 58,088[19] 63,252[27] 60,437[43] 62,147[60] 59,825[75] 69,407[81] 64,559[98]B — 437,715 62,531 87.19%
Washington State Martin Stadium 35,117 22,034[17] 27,018[30] 30,843[62] 49,219[69]C 27,213[87] 16,419[89] — — 172,746 28,791 71.21%

^A Due to reconstruction at California Memorial Stadium, California played their 2011 home games in AT&T Park in San Francisco, California.[131]
^B Washington official home game played versus Washington State in Seattle, WA at CenturyLink Field (capacity 67,000) as renovation began on Husky Stadium.[132]
^C This was an official Washington State home game played versus Oregon State at CenturyLink Field.[133]

Notes

  • May 26, 2011 – The NCAA upheld all findings and penalties against USC in their infractions case on former players Reggie Bush and O.J. Mayo. The USC football team will not participate in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game or a bowl game.[134]
  • July 18, 2011 – USC running back Marc Tyler was suspended for the season opener against Minnesota for making inappropriate comments to the media.[135]
  • July 27, 2011 – Media Day in Los Angeles.
  • November 30, 2011 - Stanford defensive assistant Chester McGlockton, who had been on the coaching staff for the past two seasons, died suddenly in his sleep.[136]
  • November 30, 2011 - The NCAA granted UCLA a waiver to still be bowl-eligible in the event of a loss in the Pac-12 title game to finish at 6-7.[137] UCLA subsequently accepted a bid to participate in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl.[5]
  • December 5, 2011 - Oregon cornerback Cliff Harris was dismissed from the team for violating team rules. He had already been suspended from the team indefinitely following a traffic stop on October 24 and only played in six games during the season.[138]
  • December 10, 2011 - Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck becomes the fourth player to be a runner up for the Heisman Trophy in consecutive seasons and the first since Arkansas running back Darren McFadden in 2006 and 2007.[139] In 2010 the award was won by Auburn quarterback Cam Newton and this year it was won by Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III. This was the third year in a row that Stanford has had a runner-up for the Heisman (running back Toby Gerhart was the runner up in 2009).
  • December 31, 2011 - Washington fires defensive coordinator Nick Holt, linebackers coach Mike Cox, and safeties coach Jeff Mills after the Huskies give up the most yards in school history in a 67-56 loss to Baylor in the Alamo Bowl.[140]
  • January 2, 2012 - Oregon defeats Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl for their first Rose Bowl victory since 1917, setting a record for most total points scored with 83.[141] Stanford falls to Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl in overtime, giving the Cowboys their first BCS bowl victory.[142]

Awards and honors

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

Maxwell Award

  • Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

Walter Camp Player of the Year Award

  • Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

All-Americans

Academic All-America Team Member of the Year (CoSIDA)

  • Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford

AFCA Coaches' All-Americans First Team:[143]

All Pac-12 teams[144]

First Team:

Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School
Offense
Defense
Specialists
QB Andrew Luck Jr. Stanford DL Dion Jordan Jr. Oregon PK Andre Heidari Fr. USC
RB LaMichael James Jr. Oregon DL Star Lotulelei Jr. Utah P Bryan Anger Sr. California
RB Chris Polk Jr. Washington DL Nick Perry Jr. USC RS De'Anthony Thomas Fr. Oregon
WR Keenan Allen So. California DL Derrick Shelby Sr. Utah ST Rhett Ellison Sr. USC
WR Robert Woods So. USC LB Josh Kaddu Sr. Oregon
TE Coby Fleener Sr. Stanford LB Mychal Kendricks Sr. California
OL Tony Bergstrom Sr. Utah LB Chase Thomas Jr. Stanford
OL David DeCastro Jr. Stanford DB Delano Howell Sr. Stanford
OL Matt Kalil Jr. USC DB T. J. McDonald Jr. USC
OL Jonathan Martin Jr. Stanford DB Eddie Pleasant Sr. Oregon
OL Mitchell Schwartz Sr. California DB Nickell Robey So. USC

ST=special teams player (not a kicker or returner)

All-Academic

First team[145]

Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
QB Andrew Luck Stanford RS Jr. 3.48 Architectural Design
RB Malcolm Jones UCLA So. 3.20 Undeclared
RB John Tyndall California Sr. 3.17 Interdisciplinary Studies/Peace & Conflict Studies
WR Jared Karstetter Washington State Sr. 3.61 Zoology
WR Luke Matthews Utah Jr. 3.66 Mass Communication
TE David Paulson Oregon Gr. 3.67 Business
OL Mark Asper Oregon Gr. 3.77 Educational Leadership
OL Mark Brazinski California So. 3.68 Business Administration and Media Studies
OL Mitchell Schwartz California Sr. 3.24 American Studies
OL Tevita Stevens Utah Jr. 3.52 Spanish
OL Carson York Oregon Jr. 3.75 Journalism and Communications
DL Kevin Frahm Oregon State Sr. 3.30 Political Science
DL Ernest Owusu California Sr. 3.31 Political Economy
DL Will Pericak Colorado Jr. 3.43 Business-Finance
DL Derrick Shelby Utah Sr. 3.25 Sociology
LB Brent Etiz Stanford So. 3.52 Economics
LB Paul Vassallo Arizona Sr. 3.48 Pre-Public Health
LB J.J. Williams Utah Sr. 3.42 Economics
DB Cameron Collins Oregon State Sr. 3.48 Business-Finance
DB Kyle McCartney Washington State RS Jr. 3.80 Entrepreneurship
DB Travis Sandersfeld Colorado RS Sr. 3.38 Business-Finance
DB Greg Walker Washington Jr. 3.41 Biology
PK John Bonano Arizona Sr. 3.90 Physiology
P Sean Sellwood Utah Jr. 3.78 Exercise and Sport Science
ST Brendan Lopez Washington Sr. 3.64 Neurobiology

2012 NFL Draft

Round Overall pick NFL team Player Position College
1 1 Indianapolis Colts Andrew Luck Quarterback Stanford
1 4 Minnesota Vikings Matt Kalil Offensive tackle USC
1 24 Pittsburgh Steelers David DeCastro Guard Stanford
1 28 Green Bay Packers Nick Perry Linebacker USC
2 34 Indianapolis Colts Coby Fleener Tight end Stanford
2 37 Cleveland Browns Mitchell Schwartz Offensive tackle California
2 42 Miami Dolphins Jonathan Martin Offensive tackle Stanford
2 46 Philadelphia Eagles Mychal Kendricks Linebacker California
2 57 Denver Broncos Brock Osweiler Quarterback Arizona State
2 61 San Francisco 49ers LaMichael James Running back Oregon
3 70 Jacksonville Jaguars Bryan Anger Punter California
3 79 Chicago Bears Brandon Hardin Safety Oregon State
3 88 Philadelphia Eagles Nick Foles Quarterback Arizona
3 95 Oakland Raiders Tony Bergstrom Offensive guard Utah
4 101 Denver Broncos Omar Bolden Cornerback Arizona State
4 109 Pittsburgh Steelers Alameda Ta'amu Defensive tackle Washington
4 128 Minnesota Vikings Rhett Ellison Fulback USC
5 151 Arizona Cardinals Senio Kelemete Offensive guard Washington
5 155 Miami Dolphins Josh Kaddu Linebacker Oregon
5 160 Cleveland Browns Ryan Miller Offensive guard Colorado
5 166 Cincinnati Bengals Marvin Jones Wide receiver California
5 168 Oakland Raiders Juron Criner Wide receiver Arizona
6 178 Buffalo Bills Mark Asper Offensive guard Oregon
7 216 Carolina Panthers D. J. Campbell Safety California
7 219 Minnesota Vikings Trevor Guyton Defensive end California
7 231 Pittsburgh Steelers Toney Clemons Wide receiver Colorado
7 240 Pittsburgh Steelers David Paulson Tight end Oregon
7 245 Cleveland Browns Trevin Wade Cornerback Arizona

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