2016_Pac-12_Conference_football_season
2016 Pac-12 Conference football season
Sports season
The 2016 Pac-12 Conference football season is the sixth season for the conference as a twelve-team league. The season began on August 26, 2016, with California vs. Hawaii. The final game was the 2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game at Levi's Stadium on December 2, 2016, with Fox televising the game.
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| 2016 Pac-12 Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | American football |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | Fox Sports Media Group (Fox, FS1), ESPN Family (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU), CBS (bowl game, and Pac-12 Networks |
| 2017 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | DE Solomon Thomas, Stanford |
| Picked by | San Francisco 49ers, 3rd overall |
| Regular season | |
| Top scorer | Cameron Van Winkle (123 points) |
| North champions | Washington Huskies |
| North runners-up | Washington State Cougars |
| South champions | Colorado Buffaloes |
| South runners-up | USC Trojans |
| Pac-12 Championship | |
| Champions | Washington Huskies |
| Runners-up | Colorado Buffaloes |
| Finals MVP | Taylor Rapp, DB |
| Football seasons | |
← 2015 2017 → | |
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| No. 4 Washington x$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Stanford | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 17 Colorado x | 8 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 USC | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Utah | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stanford defeated USC 41–22 for the 2015 Pac-12 Conference Football Championship.
Ten teams participated in bowl games. Arizona defeated New Mexico 45–37 in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. Utah was a winner over BYU at the Roal Purple Las Vegas Bowl. Washington State was a 20-14 winner over Miami in the Hyundai Sun Bowl. In the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl, it was Washington 44 Southern Miss 31. UCLA lost to Nebraska 29–37 in the Foster Farms Bowl. California defeated Air Force 55–36 in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. Wisconsin was a winner over USC 23–21 in the National Funding Holiday Bowl. Stanford defeated Iowa 45–16 in the Rose Bowl Game. Oregon lost to TCU in the Valero Alamo Bowl 41–47. Arizona State lost to West Virginia 42–43 in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl.
2016 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:
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Pac-12 Media
The Pac-12 conducted its annual media days at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, – The Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, California between July 14 and July 15. 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:
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Preseason Media Polls
Pac-12 Championship Game Voting
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- Predicted Pac-12 Championship Game Winner: Stanford Cardinal (20 points) was picked to win the Pac-12 Championship over UCLA (19) for the first time since 1960. Others receiving votes were Washington, ASU (3), USC (2), Oregon (1) and Utah (2).
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Recruiting classes
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| Team | ESPN[2] | Rivals[3] | Scout[4] | 24/7[5] | Signees |
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| Arizona | 39 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 25 |
| Arizona State | 26 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| California | - | 29 | 36 | 34 | 24 |
| Colorado | - | 71 | 75 | 69 | 19 |
| Oregon | 15 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 22 |
| Oregon State | - | 71 | 63 | 60 | 22 |
| Stanford | 27 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| UCLA | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 18 |
| USC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Utah | - | 41 | 53 | 45 | 20 |
| Washington | 28 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 24 |
| Washington State | - | 55 | 38 | 41 | 24 |
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Coaching changes
There were no coaching changes following the 2016 season.
Coaches
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| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Pac-12 record |
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| Arizona | Rich Rodriguez | 5 | 155–112–2 (.580) | 35–28 (.556) | 17–25 (.405) |
| Arizona State | Todd Graham | 5 | 88–53 (.624) | 39–24 (.619) | 25–18 (.581) |
| California | Sonny Dykes | 4 | 40–44 (.476) | 18–29 (.383) | 9–25 (.265) |
| Colorado | Mike MacIntyre | 4 | 34–50 (.405) | 18–29 (.383) | 8–26 (.235) |
| Oregon | Mark Helfrich | 4 | 36–15 (.706) | 36–15 (.706) | 23–11 (.676) |
| Oregon State | Gary Andersen | 2 | 53–56 (.486) | 4–18 (.182) | 1–15 (.063) |
| Stanford | David Shaw | 6 | 61–17 (.782) | 61–17 (.782) | 42–12 (.778) |
| UCLA | Jim L. Mora | 5 | 41–22 (.651) | 41–22 (.651) | 25–18 (.581) |
| USC | Clay Helton | 3 | 13–7 (.650) | 13–7 (.650) | 11–3 (.786) |
| Utah | Kyle Whittingham | 12 | 103–48 (.682) | 103–48 (.682) | 25–27 (.481) |
| Washington | Chris Petersen | 3 | 116–25 (.823) | 24–13 (.649) | 14–11 (.560) |
| Washington State | Mike Leach | 5 | 113–74 (.604) | 29–31 (.483) | 20–23 (.465) |
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Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season
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Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
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AP | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| C | 18 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
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All times Mountain time. Pac-12 teams in bold.
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week.
Week 1
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Friday, August 26 | 7:00 pm | Hawaii | California | ANZ Stadium • Sydney, Australia | ESPN | W 51–31 | 61,247 | |
| Thursday, September 1 | 5:00 pm | Southern Utah | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City | P12N | W 24–0 | 45,945 | |
| Thursday, September 1 | 6:00 pm | Oregon State | Minnesota | TCF Bank Stadium • Minneapolis | BTN | L 23–30 | 44,582 | |
| Friday, September 2 | 5:00 pm | Colorado State | Colorado | Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | ESPN | W 44–7 | 69,850 | |
| Friday, September 2 | 6:00 pm | Kansas State | No. 8 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California | FS1 | W 26–13 | 46,147 | |
| Saturday, September 3 | 11:00 am | Rutgers | No. 14 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle | P12N | W 48–13 | 58,640 | |
| Saturday, September 3 | 12:30 pm | No. 16 UCLA | Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, Texas | CBS | L 24–31 OT | 100,443 | |
| Saturday, September 3 | 2:00 pm | UC Davis | No. 24 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon | P12N | W 53–28 | 53,817 | |
| Saturday, September 3 | 5:00 pm | No. 20 USC | No. 1 Alabama | AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas | ABC | L 6–52 | 81,359 | |
| Saturday, September 3 | 5:00 pm | Eastern Washington | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington | P12N | L 42–45 | 32,952 | |
| Saturday, September 3 | 7:30 pm | BYU | Arizona | University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, Arizona | FS1 | L 16–18 | 50,528 | |
| Saturday, September 3 | 7:45 pm | Northern Arizona | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona | P12N | W 44–13 | 45,300 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
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Players of the Week – Sept 5
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| Sefo Liufau | Colorado | Troy Dye | Oregon | Mitch Wishnowsky | Utah | ||||||
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Week 2
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Saturday, September 10 | 11:00 am | Utah State | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | P12N | W 45–7 | 62,487 | |
| Saturday, September 10 | 2:00 pm | Idaho | No. 8 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle | P12N | W 59–14 | 60,678 | |
| Saturday, September 10 | 2:30 pm | Idaho State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado | P12N | W 56–7 | 39,505 | |
| Saturday, September 10 | 4:30 pm | BYU | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City | Fox | W 20–19 | 46,915 | |
| Saturday, September 10 | 5:00 pm | UNLV | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California | P12N | W 42–21 | 63,712 | |
| Saturday, September 10 | 7:00 pm | Texas Tech | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona | FS1 | W 68–55 | 44,511 | |
| Saturday, September 10 | 7:15 pm | Boise State | Washington State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, Idaho | ESPN2 | L 28–31 | 36,163 | |
| Saturday, September 10 | 7:30 pm | California | San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego | CBSSN | L 40–45 | 42,473 | |
| Saturday, September 10 | 7:30 pm | Virginia | No. 24 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon | ESPN | W 44–26 | 53,774 | |
| Saturday, September 10 | 7:45 pm | Grambling State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona | P12N | W 31–21 | 45,686 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
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Players of the Week- Sept 12
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| Kalen Ballage | Arizona State | Sunia Tauteoli | Utah | Adoree' Jackson | USC | ||||||
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Week 3
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Friday, September 16 | 6:30 pm | Arizona State | UTSA | Alamodome • San Antonio | ESPN2 | W 32–28 | 29,035 | |
| Saturday, September 17 | 11:00 am | Idaho | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington | P12N | W 56–6 | 28,477 | |
| Saturday, September 17 | 12:30 pm | No. 22 Oregon | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska | ABC | L 32–35 | 90,414 | |
| Saturday, September 17 | 1:30 pm | Colorado | No. 4 Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan | BTN | L 28–45 | 110,042 | |
| Saturday, September 17 | 2:00 pm | Idaho State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon | P12N | W 37–7 | 38,052 | |
| Saturday, September 17 | 5:00 pm | USC | No. 7 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California | ABC | STAN 27–10 | 48,763 | |
| Saturday, September 17 | 5:00 pm | Portland State | No. 8 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle | P12N | W 41–3 | 57,151 | |
| Saturday, September 17 | 7:15 pm | UCLA | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah | ESPN2 | W 17–14 | 62,904 | |
| Saturday, September 17 | 7:30 pm | No. 11 Texas | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California | ESPN | W 50–43 | 50,448 | |
| Saturday, September 17 | 7:30 pm | Utah | San Jóse State | Spartan Stadium • San Jose, California | CBSSN | W 34–17 | 16,041 | |
| Saturday, September 17 | 7:45 pm | Hawaii | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona | P12N | W 47–28 | 50,116 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
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Players of the Week – Sept 19
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| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||||
| Chad Hansen | California | Treston Decoud | Oregon State | Zane Gonzalez | Arizona State | ||||||
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Week 4
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Friday, September 23 | 6:00 pm | USC | No. 24 Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City | FS1 | UTAH 31–27 | 46,133 | |
| Saturday, September 24 | 12:30 pm | Boise State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon | FS1 | L 24–38 | 42,846 | |
| Saturday, September 24 | 2:30 pm | Colorado | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon | P12N | COLO 41–38 | 53,974 | |
| Saturday, September 24 | 5:00 pm | No. 7 Stanford | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California | ABC | STAN 22–13 | 70,833 | |
| Saturday, September 24 | 7:00 pm | California | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona | ESPN2 | ASU 51–41 | 49,295 | |
| Saturday, September 24 | 7:30 pm | No. 9 Washington | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona | P12N | WASH 35–28 OT | 48,747 | |
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Players of the Week – Sept 26
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| Steven Montez | Colorado | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | Zane Gonzalez | Arizona State | ||||||
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Week 5
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Friday September 30 | 6:00 pm | No. 7 Stanford | No. 10 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle | ESPN | WASH 44–6 | 72,027 | |
| Saturday, October 1 | 11:30 am | Oregon State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado | P12N | COLO 47–6 | 46,839 | |
| Saturday, October 1 | 3:00 pm | No. 18 Utah | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California | P12N | CAL 28–23 | 46,618 | |
| Saturday, October 1 | 5:30 pm | Arizona State | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | Fox | USC 44–21 | 71,214 | |
| Saturday October 1 | 6:30 pm | Oregon | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington | P12N | WSU 51–33 | 32,952 | |
| Saturday, October 1 | 7:30 pm | Arizona | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena CA | ESPN | UCLA 45–24 | 68,013 | |
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Players of the Week – Oct 3
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| Davis Webb | California | Psalm Wooching | Washington | Davis Price | Colorado | ||||||
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Week 6
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Saturday, October 8 | 1:00 pm | No. 21 Colorado | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | P12N | USC 21–17 | 68,302 | |
| Saturday, October 8 | 4:30 pm | No. 5 Washington | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon | Fox | WASH 70–21 | 58,842 | |
| Saturday, October 8 | 6:00 pm | California | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon | P12N | OSU 47–44 OT | 34,066 | |
| Saturday, October 8 | 7:00 pm | Arizona | No. 24 Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City | FS1 | UTAH 36–23 | 45,917 | |
| Saturday, October 8 | 7:30 pm | UCLA | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona | ESPN2 | ASU 23–20 | 48,509 | |
| Saturday, October 8 | 7:30 pm | Washington State | No. 15 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California | ESPN | WSU 42–16 | 50,424 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
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Players of the Week – Oct 10
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| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||||
| Jake Browning | Washington | Marcus Ball | Arizona State | Zane Gonzalez | Arizona State | ||||||
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Week 7
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Saturday, October 15 | 12:30 pm | USC | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona | Fox | USC 48–14 | 55,463 | |
| Saturday, October 15 | 1:00 pm | No. 21 Utah | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon | P12N | UTAH 19–14 | 32,093 | |
| Saturday, October 15 | 4:30 pm | Stanford | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana (Legends Trophy) | NBC | W 17–10 | 80,795 | |
| Saturday, October 15 | 5:00 pm | Arizona State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado | P12N | COLO 40–16 | 48,588 | |
| Saturday, October 15 | 7:30 pm | UCLA | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington | ESPN | WSU 27–21 | 29,310 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
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Players of the Week – Oct 17
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| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||||
| Phillip Lindsay | Colorado | Solomon Thomas | Stanford | Zane Gonzalez | Arizona State | ||||||
| Reference:[12] | |||||||||||
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Week 8
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Friday, October 21 | 7:30 pm | Oregon | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California | ESPN | CAL 52–49 2OT | 43,048 | |
| Saturday, October 22 | 12:00 pm | Colorado | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California | P12N | COLO 10–5 | 44,535 | |
| Saturday, October 22 | 1:00 pm | No. 19 Utah | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California | Fox | UTAH 52–45 | 66,243 | |
| Saturday, October 22 | 3:30 pm | Oregon State | No. 5 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle | P12N | WASH 41–17 | 65,796 | |
| Saturday, October 22 | 7:00 pm | Washington State | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona | P12N | WSU 37-32 | 50,582 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
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Players of the Week – Oct 24
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| Joe Williams | Utah | Tedric Thompson | Colorado | Robert Taylor | Washington State | ||||||
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Week 9
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Thursday, October 27 | 7:30 pm | California | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | ESPN | USC 45–24 | 61,725 | |
| Saturday, October 29 | 12:30 pm | No. 4 Washington | No. 17 Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City | FS1 | WASH 31–24 | 47,801 | |
| Saturday, October 29 | 2:00 pm | Arizona State | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon | P12N | ORE 54–35 | 53,898 | |
| Saturday, October 29 | 7:45 pm | Washington State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon | ESPN2 | WSU 35–31 | 37,081 | |
| Saturday, October 29 | 8:00 pm | Stanford | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona | FS1 | STAN 34–10 | 46,740 | |
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Players of the Week – Oct 31
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| Justin Herbert | Oregon | Azeem Victor | Washington | Dante Pettis | Washington | ||||||
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Week 10
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Thursday, November 3 | 6:00 pm | UCLA | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado | FS1 | COLO 20–10 | 43,761 | |
| Saturday, November 5 | 12:30 pm | Oregon State | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California | FS1 | STAN 26–15 | 38,813 | |
| Saturday, November 5 | 1:00 pm | Arizona | No. 25 Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington | P12N | WSU 69–7 | 33,547 | |
| Saturday, November 5 | 4:00 pm | Oregon | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | ESPN | USC 45–20 | 74,625 | |
| Saturday, November 5 | 7:30 pm | No. 5 Washington | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California | ESPN | WASH 66–27 | 47,756 | |
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Players of the Week – Nov 7
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| John Ross III | Washington | Sidney Jones | Washington | Isaiah Oliver | Colorado | ||||||
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Week 11
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Thursday, November 10 | 6:30 pm | No. 13 Utah | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona | FS1 | UTAH 49–26 | 48,220 | |
| Saturday, November 12 | 1:00 pm | Stanford | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon | P12N | STAN 52–27 | 53,757 | |
| Saturday, November 12 | 4:30 pm | USC | No. 4 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle | FOX | USC 26–13 | 72,364 | |
| Saturday, November 12 | 6:00 pm | Oregon State | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California | P12N | UCLA 38–24 | 64,813 | |
| Saturday, November 12 | 7:00 pm | No. 16 Colorado | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona | FS1 | COLO 49–24 | 41,068 | |
| Saturday, November 12 | 7:30 pm | California | No. 23 Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington | ESPN | WSU 56–21 | 30,135 | |
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Players of the Week – Nov 14
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| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||||
| Sam Darnold | USC | Hunter Dimick | Utah | Kaleb Fossum | Washington State | ||||||
| Reference:[16] | |||||||||||
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Week 12
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Saturday, November 19 | 11:00 am | Oregon | No. 11 Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City | P12N | ORE 30–28 | 46,327 | |
| Saturday, November 19 | 12:30 pm | No. 20 Washington State | No. 12 Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado | FOX | COLO 38–24 | 48,658 | |
| Saturday, November 19 | 2:30 pm | Stanford | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California (119th Big Game/Stanford Axe) | P12N | STAN 45–31 | 52,266 | |
| Saturday, November 19 | 4:30 pm | Arizona State | No. 7 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle | FOX | WASH 44–18 | 65,467 | |
| Saturday, November 19 | 7:30 pm | No. 15 USC | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Victory Bell) | ESPN | USC 36–14 | 71,137 | |
| Saturday, November 19 | 7:30 pm | Arizona | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon | P12N | OSU 42–17 | 35,059 | |
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Players of the Week – Nov 21
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| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||||
| Sefo Liufau | Colorado | Nick Fisher | Colorado | Mitch Wishnowsky | Utah | ||||||
| Reference:[17] | |||||||||||
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Week 13
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Friday, November 25 | 12:30 pm | No. 6 Washington | No. 23 Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, Washington (Apple Cup) | FS1 | WASH 45–17 | 33,773 | |
| Friday, November 25 | 6:30 pm | Arizona State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona (Territorial Cup) | ESPN | ARZ 56–35 | 50,197 | |
| Saturday, November 26 | 12:30 pm | Notre Dame | No. 13 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles (Jeweled Shillelagh) | ABC | W 45–27 | 72,402 | |
| Saturday, November 26 | 1:00 pm | Oregon | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon (Civil War) | P12N | OSU 34–24 | 44,160 | |
| Saturday, November 26 | 4:00 pm | UCLA | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California (California–UCLA rivalry) | ESPN2 | CAL 36–10 | 39,633 | |
| Saturday, November 26 | 4:30 pm | No. 21 Utah | No. 9 Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Rumble in the Rockies) | FOX | COLO 27–22 | 52,301 | |
| Saturday, November 26 | 5:00 pm | Rice | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California | P12N | W 41–17 | 36,171 | |
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Players of the Week – Nov 28
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| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | ||||||
| Ryan Nall | Oregon State | Tedric Thompson | Colorado | Adoree’ Jackson | USC | ||||||
| Reference:[18] | |||||||||||
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Championship game
Further information: 2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
The championship game was played on December 2, 2016. It featured the teams with the best conference records from each division, Washington from the North and Colorado from the South. This was the sixth championship game (and the sixth win for the North), with both Washington and Colorado appearing for the first time.
Week 14 (Pac-12 Championship Game)
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| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| Friday, December 2 | 6:00 pm | No. 9 Colorado | No. 4 Washington | Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, California (Pac-12 Championship) | ESPN | WASH 41–10 | 47,118 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
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This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12 and SEC along with independents Notre Dame and BYU) the Pac-12 plays in the non-conference (Rankings from the AP Poll):
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Records against other conferences
2016 records against non-conference foes:
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Bowl games
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See also: 2016–17 NCAA football bowl games
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| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Pac-12 team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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| Sun Bowl | December 30 | Sun Bowl Stadium · El Paso, Texas | CBS | No. 18 Stanford | North Carolina | W 25–23 | 42,166 |
| Foster Farms Bowl | December 28 | Levi's Stadium · Santa Clara, California | Fox | No. 19 Utah | Indiana | W 26–24 | 27,608 |
| Holiday Bowl | December 27 | Qualcomm Stadium . San Diego, California | ESPN | Washington State | Minnesota | L 12–17 | 48,704 |
| Alamo Bowl | December 29 | Alamodome · San Antonio, Texas | ESPN | No. 10 Colorado | No. 12 Oklahoma State | L 8–38 | 59,815 |
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| Rose Bowl (New Year Six) | January 2 | Rose Bowl · Pasadena, California | ESPN | No. 9 USC | No. 5 Penn State | W 52–49 | 95,128 |
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| Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal) | December 31 | Georgia Dome • Atlanta | ESPN | No. 4 Washington | No. 1 Alabama | L 7–24 | 79,996 |
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* Rankings based on CFP rankings, Pac-12 team is bolded
Selection of teams:
- Bowl eligible: Colorado, Stanford, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
- Bowl-ineligible: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA
All-Pac-12 Individual Awards
The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:
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| Offensive Player of The Year | Jake Browning, Washington | |||||
| Coach of the Year | Mike MacIntyre, Colorado | |||||
| Defensive Player of The Year | Adoree' Jackson, USC | |||||
| Offensive Freshman of The Year | Sam Darnold, USC | |||||
| Defensive Freshman of The Year | Taylor Rapp, Washington | |||||
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All-Conference teams
The following players earned All-Pac-12 honors.[19]
Offense:
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| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
| QB | Jake Browning | So. | Washington | Luke Falk | Jr. | Washington State | |
| RB | Myles Gaskin | So | Washington | Ronald Jones II | So. | USC | |
| RB | Christian McCaffrey | Jr. | Stanford | Phillip Lindsay | Jr. | Colorado | |
| WR | Gabe Marks | Sr. | Washington State | Chad Hansen | Jr. | California | |
| WR | John Ross | Jr. | Washington | JuJu Smith-Schuster | Jr. | USC | |
| TE | Pharaoh Brown | Sr. | Oregon | Nate Iese | Sr. | UCLA | |
| OL | Trey Adams | So. | Washington | Isaac Asiata | Sr. | Utah | |
| OL | Zach Banner | Sr. | USC | Sean Harlow | Sr. | Oregon State | |
| OL | Garett Bolles | Jr. | Utah | Jeromy Irwin | Jr. | Colorado | |
| OL | Jake Eldrenkamp | Sr. | Washington | Damien Mama | Jr. | USC | |
| OL | Scott Quessenberry | Jr. | UCLA | Conor McDermott | Jr. | UCLA | |
| OL | Chad Wheeler | Sr. | USC | Coleman Shelton | Jr. | Washington | |
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| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
| DL | Hunter Dimick | Sr. | Utah | Hercules Mata'afa | So. | Washington State | |
| DL | Takkarist McKinley | Sr. | UCLA | Stevie Tu'ikolovatu | Sr. | USC | |
| DL | Elijah Qualls | Jr. | Washington | Vita Vea | So. | Washington | |
| DL | Solomon Thomas | Jr. | Stanford | JoJo Wicker | So. | Arizona State | |
| LB | Jayon Brown | Sr. | UCLA | Keishawn Bierria | Jr. | Washington | |
| LB | Jimmie Gilbert | Sr. | Colorado | Koron Crump | Jr. | Arizona State | |
| LB | Azeem Victor | Jr. | Washington | Cameron Smith | So. | USC | |
| LB | Kenny Young | Jr. | UCLA | ||||
| DB | Budda Baker | Jr. | Washington | Chidobe Awuzie | Sr. | Colorado | |
| DB | Adoree' Jackson | Jr. | USC | Tedric Thompson | Sr. | Colorado | |
| DB | Sidney Jones | Jr. | Washington | Marcus Williams | Jr. | Utah | |
| DB | Shalom Luani | Sr. | Washington State | Ahkello Witherspoon | Sr. | Colorado | |
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Specialists:
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| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School | |
| PK | Zane Gonzalez | Sr. | Arizona State | Andy Phillips | Sr. | Utah | |
| P | Mitch Wishnowsky | So. | Utah | Matt Haack | Sr. | ASU | |
| RS | Adoree' Jackson | Jr. | USC | Dante Pettis | Jr. | Washington | |
| ST | Ryan Moeller | Jr. | Colorado | (AP/ST) Tony Brooks-James | So. | Oregon | |
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Honorable Mentions
- ARIZONA: AP/ST Samajie Grant, Sr.; WR Nate Phillips, Sr.; WR Trey Griffey, Sr.
- ARIZONA STATE: WR N'Keal Harry, Fr.; LB Viliami (Laiu) Moeakiola, Sr.
- CALIFORNIA: PK Matt Anderson, Jr.; DL James Looney, Jr.; OL Steven Moore, Sr.; RB Khalfani Muhammad, Sr.; QB Davis Webb, Sr.
- COLORADO: WR Bryce Bobo, Jr.; DL, Jordan Carrell, Sr.; WR Shay Fields, Jr.; OL Alex Kelley, Sr.; OL Gerrad Kough, Jr.; QB Sefo Liufau, Sr.; LB Kenneth Olugbode, Sr.; WR Devin Ross, Jr.; DL Josh Tupou, Sr.
- OREGON: LB Troy Dye, Fr.; RB Royce Freeman, Jr.; OL Jake Hanson, Fr.; TE Johnny Mundt, Sr.; RS Charles Nelson, Jr.; OL Calvin Throckmorton, Fr.; K Matt Wogan, Sr.
- OREGON STATE: DB Xavier Crawford, Fr.; DB Treston Decoud, Sr.; OL Gus Lavaka Fr.; RB Ryan Nall, So.
- STANFORD: LB Joey Alfieri, Jr.; P Jake Bailey, So.; DB Dallas Lloyd, Sr.; RB Bryce Love, So.; RS Christian McCaffrey, Jr.; DB Quenton Meeks, So.; LB Kevin Palma, Sr.; Harrison Phillips, Jr.; DB Justin Reid, So.; TE Dalton Schultz, Jr.; ST Brandon Simmons, Jr.; PK Conrad Ukropina, Sr.
- UCLA: WR Darren Andrews, Jr.; DB Randall Goforth, Sr.; Fabian Moreau, Sr.; DL Eddie Vanderdoes, Jr.; DB Jaleel Wadood, Jr.
- USC: QB Sam Darnold, RSFr.; DL Rasheem Green, So.; DL Porter Gustin, So.; DB Chris Hawkins, Jr.; LB Michael Hutchings, Sr.; TE Daniel Imatorbhebhe, RSFr.; DB Iman Marshall, So.; Leon McQuay III, Sr.; WR Darreus Rogers, Sr.
- UTAH: DB Chase Hansen, So.; DL Lowell Lotulelei, Jr.; DL Filipo Mokofisi, Jr.; DL Pasoni Tasini, Sr.; DL Pita Taumoepenu, Sr.; RB Joe Williams, Sr.
- WASHINGTON: TE Darrell Daniels, Sr.; DL Greg Gaines, So.; DB Kevin King, Sr.; TE Drew Sample, So.; LB Psalm Wooching, Sr.
- WASHINGTON STATE: WR River Cracraft, Sr.; OL Cole Madison, Jr.; RB Jamal Morrow, Jr.; OL Cody O'Connell, Jr.; LB Peyton Pelluer, Jr.; OL Riley Sorenson, Sr.
All-Americans
The following Pac-12 players were named to the 2016 College Football All-America Team by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of america (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA):
- First team
- Second team
- Third team
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Individual awards
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| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
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| Arizona | Arizona Stadium | 56,029 | 45,686 | 50,116 | 48,747 | 55,463† | 46,740 | 41,068 | 50,197 | 338,017 | 48,288 | 86.18% |
| Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium | 56,232 | 45,300 | 44,511 | 49,295 | 48,509 | 50,582† | 48,220 | — | 286,417 | 47,736 | 84.89% |
| California | California Memorial Stadium | 62,467 | 50,448 | 46,618 | 43,048 | 47,756 | 52,266† | 39,633 | — | 279,769 | 46,628 | 74.64% |
| Colorado | Folsom Field | 50,183 | 39,505 | 46,839 | 48,588 | 43,761 | 48,658 | 52,301† | — | 279,652 | 46,609 | 92.88% |
| Oregon | Autzen Stadium | 54,000 | 53,817 | 53,774 | 53,974 | 58,842† | 53,898 | 53,757 | — | 328,062 | 54,677 | 101.25% |
| Oregon State | Reser Stadium | 45,674 | 38,052 | 42,846 | 34,066 | 32,093 | 37,081 | 35,059 | 44,160† | 263,357 | 37,622 | 82.37% |
| Stanford | Stanford Stadium | 50,424 | 46,147 | 48,763 | 50,424† | 44,535 | 38,813 | 36,171 | — | 265,033 | 44,172 | 87.60% |
| UCLA | Rose Bowl | 92,542 | 63,712 | 70,833 | 68,013 | 66,243 | 64,813 | 71,137† | — | 404,751 | 67,458 | 72.89% |
| USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93,607 | 62,487 | 71,214 | 68,302 | 61,725 | 74,625† | 72,402 | — | 338,353 | 67,670 | 72.29% |
| Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,807 | 45,945 | 46,915 | 46,133 | 45,917 | 47,801† | 46,327 | — | 279,038 | 46,506 | 101.53% |
| Washington | Husky Stadium | 70,083 | 58,640 | 60,678 | 57,151 | 72,027 | 65,796 | 72,362† | 65,467 | 452,121 | 64,588 | 92.16% |
| Washington State | Martin Stadium | 32,952 | 32,952 | 28,477 | 32,952 | 29,310 | 33,547 | 30,135 | 33,773† | 187,373 | 31,228 | 94.77% |
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†Season High
Attendance for neutral site games:
- August 26 – Cal vs. Hawaii, 61,247
- September 2 – Colorado vs. Colorado State, 69,850
- September 3 – Arizona vs. BYU, 50,528
- September 3 – USC vs Alabama, 81,359
- December 2 – Colorado vs Washington, 47,118
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