2011 Pac-12 Conference football season
Sports season
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:
North Division
California, Tue., March 15 – Sun., April 24
Oregon, Mon., March 28 – Sat., April 30
Oregon State, Mon., March 28 – Sat., April 30
Stanford, Mon., Feb. 21 – Sat., April 9
Washington, Tue., March 29 – Sat., April 30
Washington State, Mon., March 7 – Sat., April 16
South Division
Arizona, Mon., March 21 – Sat., April 16
Arizona State, Tue., March 22 – Sat., April 23
Colorado, Fri., March 11 – Sat., April 9
UCLA, Thu., March 31 – Sat., April 23
USC, Tue., March 22 – Sat., April 16
Utah, Tue., March 8 – Sat., April 16
Head coaches
Rankings
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
Not ranked previous week
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
Pre
Wk 1
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Final
Arizona
AP
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
Arizona State
AP
RV
RV
22
RV
25
22
18
24
23
20
RV
RV
C
RV
23
18
RV
RV
24
20
25
20
18
RV
RV
Harris
Not released
19
23
20
19
RV
RV
BCS
Not released
21
19
California
AP
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
Colorado
AP
C
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
Oregon
AP
3
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
7
6
6
4
9
8
6
4
C
3
14
14
13
11
9
9
8
7
6
6
4
9
7
5
4
Harris
Not released
9
9
7
6
6
4
9
7
5
BCS
Not released
10
7
8
7
4
10
9
5
Oregon State
AP
C
RV
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
Stanford
AP
7
6
6
5
6
7
7
7
4
4
3
8
4
4
4
7
C
6
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
3
3
2
9
5
4
4
7
Harris
Not released
7
7
4
4
3
7
4
3
4
BCS
Not released
8
6
4
4
9
6
4
4
UCLA
AP
C
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
USC
AP
25
RV
RV
23
RV
RV
RV
RV
20
21
18
18
10
9
5
6
C
Ineligible for ranking
Harris
Not released
Ineligible for ranking
BCS
Not released
Ineligible for ranking
Utah
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
Washington
AP
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
22
RV
RV
RV
RV
C
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
RV
24
RV
RV
RV
Harris
Not released
RV
25
RV
RV
RV
BCS
Not released
25
Washington State
AP
C
Harris
Not released
BCS
Not released
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
Ref.
September 1
5:00 p.m.
Montana State
Utah
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZ
W 27–10
45,311
[ 11]
September 1
7:00 p.m.
UC Davis
Arizona State
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
FCS
W 48–14
45,671
[ 12]
September 3
12:30 p.m.
Minnesota
No. 25 USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
ABC
W 19–17
68,273
[ 13]
September 3
12:30 p.m.
UCLA
Houston
Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX
FSN
L 34–38
31,144
[ 14]
September 3
1:00 p.m.
Sacramento State
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
L 28–29 OT
41,581
[ 15]
September 3
2:00 p.m.
San Jose State
No. 7 Stanford
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
CSNBA
W 57–3
47,816
[ 16]
September 3
2:00 p.m.
Idaho State
Washington State
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
W 64–21
22,034
[ 17]
September 3
4:00 p.m.
Fresno State
California
Candlestick Park • San Francisco, CA
CSNCA
W 36–21
31,563
[ 18]
September 3
4:00 p.m.
Eastern Washington
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
RTNW
W 30–27
58,088
[ 19]
September 3
5:00 p.m.
No. 3 Oregon
No. 4 LSU
Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX (Cowboys Classic )
ABC
L 27–40
87,711
[ 20]
September 3
7:00 p.m.
Northern Arizona
Arizona
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
FSAZ
W 41–10
51,761
[ 21]
September 3
7:15 p.m.
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
Ref.
September 8
5:00 p.m.
Arizona
No. 9 Oklahoma State
Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
ESPN
L 14–37
54,654
[ 23]
September 9
7:30 p.m.
No. 21 Missouri
Arizona State
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
ESPN
W 37–30 OT
70,236
[ 24]
September 10
9:00 a.m.
Oregon State
No. 8 Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI
ESPN
L 0–35
80,337
[ 25]
September 10
12:30 p.m.
California
Colorado
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
FCS
CAL 36–33 OT
49,532
[ 26]
September 10
12:30 p.m.
Hawaiʻi
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
RTNW
W 40–32
63,252
[ 27]
September 10
12:30 p.m.
Nevada
No. 13 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
FX
W 69–20
58,818
[ 28]
September 10
12:30 p.m.
No. 6 Stanford
Duke
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
ESPNU
W 44–14
24,785
[ 29]
September 10
2:00 p.m.
UNLV
Washington State
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
W 59–7
27,018
[ 30]
September 10
4:30 p.m.
Utah
USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
Versus
USC 23–14
73,821
[ 31]
September 10
7:00 p.m.
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
Ref.
September 17
10:30 a.m.
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 p.m.
Missouri State
No. 12 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
W 56–7
58,847
[ 34]
September 17
12:30 p.m.
No. 24 Texas
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
ABC/ESPN
L 20–49
54,583
[ 35]
September 17
12:30 p.m.
Washington
No. 10 Nebraska
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE
ABC/ESPN
L 38–51
85,110
[ 36]
September 17
2:30 p.m.
Presbyterian
California
AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA
W 63–12
33,952
[ 37]
September 17
3:00 p.m.
Washington State
San Diego State
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA
The Mtn.
L 24–42
57,286
[ 38]
September 17
4:00 p.m.
No. 22 Arizona State
Illinois
Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
BTN
L 14–17
50,669
[ 39]
September 17
5:00 p.m.
Syracuse
USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles
FX
W 38–17
65,873
[ 40]
September 17
6:15 p.m.
Utah
BYU
LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War )
ESPN2
W 54–10
63,742
[ 41]
September 17
7:45 p.m.
No. 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
Ref.
September 24
12:30 p.m.
California
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
FSN
UW 31–23
60,437
[ 43]
September 24
12:30 p.m.
Colorado
Ohio State
Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
ABC
L 37–17
105,096
[ 44]
September 24
12:30 p.m.
UCLA
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
FCS
UCLA 27–19
44,352
[ 45]
September 24
7:15 p.m.
No. 10 Oregon
Arizona
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
ESPN2
ORE 56–31
56,096
[ 46]
September 24
7:15 p.m.
No. 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
Ref.
October 1
12:30 p.m.
Arizona
USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
FSN
USC 48–41
63,707
[ 48]
October 1
12:30 p.m.
Washington State
Colorado
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
FCS
WSU 31–27
51,928
[ 49]
October 1
4:00 p.m.
Washington
Utah
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
FSN
UW 31–14
45,412
[ 50]
October 1
7:30 p.m.
Oregon State
No. 25 Arizona State
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
FSAZ/FCS
ASU 35–20
57,437
[ 51]
October 1
7:30 p.m.
UCLA
No. 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
Ref.
October 6
6:00 p.m.
California
No. 9 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
ESPN
ORE 43–15
58,796
[ 53]
October 8
12:30 p.m.
Arizona
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
FCS
ORST 37–27
40,403
[ 54]
October 8
12:30 p.m.
No. 22 Arizona State
Utah
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
FSN
ASU 35–14
45,089
[ 55]
October 8
4:30 p.m.
Colorado
No. 7 Stanford
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Versus
STAN 48–7
50,360
[ 56]
October 8
7:30 p.m.
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
Ref.
October 13
6:00 p.m.
USC
California
AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA
ESPN
USC 30–9
44,043
[ 58]
October 15
9:00 a.m.
Utah
Pittsburgh
Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPNU
W 26–14
43,719
[ 59]
October 15
12:30 p.m.
Colorado
Washington
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
RSRM /FCS
UW 52–24
62,147
[ 60]
October 15
1:00 p.m.
BYU
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
FCS/KBYU-TV
L 28–38
42,584
[ 61]
October 15
4:30 p.m.
No. 7 Stanford
Washington State
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
Versus
STAN 44–14
30,843
[ 62]
October 15
7:15 p.m.
No. 18 Arizona State
No. 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
Ref.
October 20
6:00 p.m.
UCLA
Arizona
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
ESPN
ARIZ 48–12
46,565
[ 64]
October 22
12:30 p.m.
No. 9 Oregon
Colorado
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
FSN
ORE 45–2
52,123
[ 65]
October 22
4:00 p.m.
Utah
California
AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA
KJZZ-TV /CSNBA
CAL 34–10
35,182
[ 66]
October 22
4:30 p.m.
USC
Notre Dame
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame–USC rivalry )
NBC
W 31–17
80,795
[ 67]
October 22
5:00 p.m.
No. 22 Washington
No. 7 Stanford
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
ABC
STAN 65–21
50,360
[ 68]
October 22
7:30 p.m.
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
Ref.
October 29
12:00 p.m.
Washington State
No. 7 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
FSN
ORE 43–28
59,126
[ 70]
October 29
3:30 p.m.
Colorado
No. 23 Arizona State
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
FSAZ/RSRM
ASU 48–14
53,168
[ 71]
October 29
4:00 p.m.
California
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
Prime Ticket
UCLA 31–14
55,604
[ 72]
October 29
4:00 p.m.
Oregon State
Utah
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZ-TV/RSNW
UTAH 27–8
45,017
[ 73]
October 29
5:00 p.m.
No. 4 Stanford
No. 20 USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
ABC
STAN 56–48 3OT
93,607
[ 74]
October 29
7:30 p.m.
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
Ref.
November 4
6:00 p.m.
No. 21 USC
Colorado
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
ESPN
USC 42–17
50,083
[ 76]
November 5
12:30 p.m.
No. 4 Stanford
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
ABC
STAN 38–13
42,835
[ 77]
November 5
3:30 p.m.
Washington State
California
AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA
CSNCA/RSNW
CAL 30–7
35,506
[ 78]
November 5
4:00 p.m.
Utah
Arizona
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
FSAZ/FCS
UTAH 34–21
50,839
[ 79]
November 5
4:30 p.m.
No. 20 Arizona State
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
Versus
UCLA 29–28
65,438
[ 80]
November 5
7:30 p.m.
No. 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
Ref.
November 12
11:30 a.m.
Arizona
Colorado
Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
FCS
COLO 48–29
48,111
[ 82]
November 12
12:30 p.m.
Washington
No. 18 USC
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
FX
USC 40–17
64,756
[ 83]
November 12
3:30 p.m.
Oregon State
California
AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA
CSNCA/RSNW
CAL 23–6
39,602
[ 84]
November 12
3:30 p.m.
UCLA
Utah
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
KJZZ/Prime Ticket
UTAH 31–6
45,039
[ 85]
November 12
5:00 p.m.
No. 6 Oregon
No. 3 Stanford
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
ABC
ORE 53–30
50,360
[ 86]
November 12
7:30 p.m.
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
Ref.
November 19
12:30 p.m.
Washington
Oregon State
Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
RTNW
ORST 38–21
42,766
[ 88]
November 19
2:00 p.m.
Utah
Washington State
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
KJZZ/FCS
UTAH 30–27 OT
16,419
[ 89]
November 19
4:30 p.m.
Colorado
UCLA
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
Versus
UCLA 45–6
57,334
[ 90]
November 19
5:00 p.m.
No. 18 USC
No. 4 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
ABC
USC 38–35
59,933
[ 91]
November 19
6:30 p.m.
Arizona
Arizona State
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup )
FSAZ
ARIZ 31–27
72,694
[ 92]
November 19
7:15 p.m.
California
No. 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
Ref.
November 25
12:30 p.m.
Colorado
Utah
Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Colorado–Utah rivalry )
FSN
COLO 17–14
45,026
[ 94]
November 25
7:15 p.m.
California
Arizona State
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
ESPN
CAL 47–38
52,350
[ 95]
November 26
12:30 p.m.
Oregon State
No. 9 Oregon
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Civil War )
ABC
ORE 49–21
59,802
[ 96]
November 26
1:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Lafayette
Arizona
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
W 49–21
38,819
[ 97]
November 26
4:30 p.m.
Washington State
Washington
CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup )
Versus
WASH 38–21
64,559
[ 98]
November 26
5:00 p.m.
No. 22 Notre Dame
No. 4 Stanford
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy )
ABC
W 28–14
50,360
[ 99]
November 26
7:00 p.m.
UCLA
No. 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)
Pac-12 vs. BCS matchups
Bowl games
Pac-12 teams played in the following bowl games.[ 117] Pac-12 teams are bolded .
Players of the week
Following each week of games, Pac-12 conference officials selected the players of the week from the conference's teams.
Position key
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 Park A
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
Offensive Player of the Year: Andrew Luck , QB, Stanford
Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year: Mychal Kendricks , LB, California
Co-Offensive Freshman of the Year: Marqise Lee , WR, USC and De'Anthony Thomas , RB, Oregon
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Dion Bailey , LB, USC
Coach of the Year: David Shaw , Stanford
First Team:
ST=special teams player (not a kicker or returner)
[ 144]
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
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