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- ↑ "AFCA Announces 2012 FBS Coaches' All-America Team". American Football Coaches Association. December 5, 2011. Archived from the original on December 7, 2011.
- ↑ "All-Pac-12 Conference Football Team" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. November 26, 2012. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013.
- ↑ Pac-12 names football all-academic teams Archived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine , Pac-12 Conference, November 26, 2013
- ↑ The only other Pac-12 team with a stadium that exceeds 90,000 capacity
- ↑ Even if one counts the attendance at the CenturyLink game in total attendance, WSU still comes in last.
- ↑ The Ducks lead the Pac-10 conference in sellout percentage dating back to the 1998 season, however as Colorado and Utah were not members of the conference during those years, only Pac-12 seasons are referenced
- ↑ 1 - #11 Arizona over #13 Arizona State; 2 - #9 Oregon over Washington; 3 - #3 Oregon over Oregon State; 4 - Stanford over Cal; 5 - #9 UCLA over #19 USC; 6 - Utah over Colorado and 7 - Washington over Washington State
- ↑ "Pac-12 announces deal to host Football Championship Game at Levi's Stadium". Pac-12 Conference. May 15, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ↑ 40 miles
- ↑ 466 miles, the closest Pac-12 opponent outside of the Pacific Northwest
- ↑ "Marcus Mariota throws 5 TDs as Oregon trumps Cal in 100-point affair". ESPN. October 24, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Rutgers rallies in 4th to beat Cougars 41-38". ESPN. August 28, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ↑ Defeated Washington State at CenturyLink Field
- ↑ Defeated California at California Memorial Stadium
- ↑ Less than one hour from either campus
- ↑ Gary Klein, USC's Pat Haden fined $25,000 for 'inappropriate' sideline conduct, Los Angeles Times, September 8, 2014
- ↑ Scott Wolf, Hotel damaged by USC day of Arizona State game, Los Angeles Daily News, October 14, 2014
- ↑ Kyle Bonagura, Connor Halliday sets passing record, ESPN.com, October 5, 2014