2016 Pac-12 Conference football season

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2016 Pac-12 Conference football season
Pac-12 wordmark.svg
League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport American football
Number of teams12
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 pickDE Solomon Thomas, Stanford
Picked by San Francisco 49ers, 3rd overall
Regular season
Top scorerCameron 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  
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
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  
South Division
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
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

Previous season

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.

Pre-season

2016 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:

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:

Preseason Media Polls

Pac-12 Championship Game Voting

  • 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).

References: [1]

Recruiting classes

Rankings
TeamESPN [2] Rivals [3] Scout [4] 24/7 [5] Signees
Arizona3941414225
Arizona State2620171922
California-29363424
Colorado-71756919
Oregon1517211622
Oregon State-71636022
Stanford2718252422
UCLA111391218
USC311226
Utah-41534520
Washington2830232724
Washington State-55384124

Head coaches

Coaching changes

There were no coaching changes following the 2016 season.

Coaches

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolPac-12 record
Arizona Rich Rodriguez 5155–112–2 (.580)35–28 (.556)17–25 (.405)
Arizona State Todd Graham 588–53 (.624)39–24 (.619)25–18 (.581)
California Sonny Dykes 440–44 (.476)18–29 (.383)9–25 (.265)
Colorado Mike MacIntyre 434–50 (.405)18–29 (.383)8–26 (.235)
Oregon Mark Helfrich 436–15 (.706)36–15 (.706)23–11 (.676)
Oregon State Gary Andersen 253–56 (.486)4–18 (.182)1–15 (.063)
Stanford David Shaw 661–17 (.782)61–17 (.782)42–12 (.778)
UCLA Jim L. Mora 541–22 (.651)41–22 (.651)25–18 (.581)
USC Clay Helton 313–7 (.650)13–7 (.650)11–3 (.786)
Utah Kyle Whittingham 12103–48 (.682)103–48 (.682)25–27 (.481)
Washington Chris Petersen 3116–25 (.823)24–13 (.649)14–11 (.560)
Washington State Mike Leach 5113–74 (.604)29–31 (.483)20–23 (.465)

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

Rankings

 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
 Selected for College Football Playoff
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 Number of first place votes
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Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
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Final
Arizona
Wildcats
AP
CRV
CFPNot released
Arizona State
Sun Devils
APRVRVRVRVRVRV
CRVRVRVRV24RV
CFPNot released
California
Golden Bears
APRVRV
CRVRV
CFPNot released
Colorado
Buffaloes
APRVRVRVRV21RVRV232116129911
CRVRVRVRV23RVRV232015129911
CFPNot released1512109810
Oregon
Ducks
AP242422RV
C222321RVRV
CFPNot released
Oregon State
Beavers
AP
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CFPNot released
Stanford
Cardinal
AP8777715RVRVRVRV1716
C7566615RVRVRVRVRV1716
CFPNot released24241818
UCLA
Bruins
AP16RVRVRVRVRV
C24RVRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released
USC
Trojans
AP20RVRVRVRV15121093
C17RVRVRVRVRVRVRV19121195
CFPNot released201312119
Utah
Utes
APRVRVRV24182421191716131121RVRV
CRVRVRV231824211816161211202423
CFPNot released161512222019
Washington
Huskies
AP148891055544476444
C181199965544475444
CFPNot released546544
Washington State
Cougars
APRVRVRVRV25232023RVRV
CRVRVRVRV25232023RVRV
CFPNot released25232223

Schedule

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

All times Mountain time. Pac-12 teams in bold.

Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week.

Week 1

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Friday, August 267:00 pm Hawaii California ANZ StadiumSydney, Australia ESPNW 51–31  61,247
Thursday, September 15:00 pm Southern Utah Utah Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City P12N W 24–0  45,945
Thursday, September 16:00 pm Oregon State Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis BTN L 23–30  44,582
Friday, September 25:00 pm Colorado State Colorado Sports Authority Field at Mile HighDenver (Rocky Mountain Showdown)ESPNW 44–7  69,850
Friday, September 26:00 pm Kansas State No. 8  Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, California FS1 W 26–13  46,147
Saturday, September 311:00 am Rutgers No. 14  Washington Husky StadiumSeattle P12NW 48–13  58,640
Saturday, September 312:30 pmNo. 16  UCLA Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, Texas CBS L 24–31 OT 100,443
Saturday, September 32:00 pm UC Davis No. 24  Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, Oregon P12NW 53–28  53,817
Saturday, September 35:00 pmNo. 20  USC No. 1  Alabama AT&T StadiumArlington, Texas ABC L 6–52  81,359
Saturday, September 35:00 pm Eastern Washington Washington State Martin StadiumPullman, Washington P12NL 42–45  32,952
Saturday, September 37:30 pm BYU Arizona University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Arizona FS1L 16–18  50,528
Saturday, September 37:45 pm Northern Arizona Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona P12NW 44–13  45,300
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Sept 5

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Sefo LiufauColoradoTroy DyeOregonMitch WishnowskyUtah
Reference: [6]

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Saturday, September 1011:00 am Utah State USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles P12NW 45–7  62,487
Saturday, September 102:00 pm Idaho No. 8 WashingtonHusky Stadium • SeattleP12NW 59–14  60,678
Saturday, September 102:30 pm Idaho State ColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, ColoradoP12NW 56–7  39,505
Saturday, September 104:30 pmBYUUtahRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake CityFoxW 20–19  46,915
Saturday, September 105:00 pm UNLV UCLA Rose BowlPasadena, California P12NW 42–21  63,712
Saturday, September 107:00 pm Texas Tech Arizona StateSun Devil Stadium • Tempe, ArizonaFS1W 68–55  44,511
Saturday, September 107:15 pm Boise State Washington State Albertsons StadiumBoise, Idaho ESPN2 L 28–31  36,163
Saturday, September 107:30 pmCalifornia San Diego State Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego CBSSN L 40–45  42,473
Saturday, September 107:30 pm Virginia No. 24 OregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon ESPN W 44–26  53,774
Saturday, September 107:45 pm Grambling State Arizona Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona P12NW 31–21  45,686
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week- Sept 12

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Kalen BallageArizona StateSunia TauteoliUtahAdoree' JacksonUSC
Reference: [7]

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Friday, September 166:30 pmArizona State UTSA AlamodomeSan Antonio ESPN2W 32–28  29,035
Saturday, September 1711:00 amIdahoWashington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WashingtonP12NW 56–6  28,477
Saturday, September 1712:30 pmNo. 22 Oregon Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, Nebraska ABC L 32–35  90,414
Saturday, September 171:30 pmColoradoNo. 4  Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan BTNL 28–45  110,042
Saturday, September 172:00 pmIdaho StateOregon State Reser StadiumCorvallis, Oregon P12NW 37–7  38,052
Saturday, September 175:00 pmUSCNo. 7 StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CaliforniaABC STAN 27–10  48,763
Saturday, September 175:00 pm Portland State No. 8 WashingtonHusky Stadium • SeattleP12NW 41–3  57,151
Saturday, September 177:15 pmUCLABYU LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, Utah ESPN2W 17–14  62,904
Saturday, September 177:30 pmNo. 11  Texas California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, California ESPNW 50–43  50,448
Saturday, September 177:30 pmUtah San Jóse State Spartan StadiumSan Jose, California CBSSNW 34–17  16,041
Saturday, September 177:45 pmHawaiiArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, ArizonaP12NW 47–28  50,116
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Sept 19

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Chad HansenCaliforniaTreston DecoudOregon StateZane GonzalezArizona State
Reference: [8]

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Friday, September 236:00 pmUSCNo. 24 UtahRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake CityFS1 UTAH 31–27  46,133
Saturday, September 2412:30 pm Boise State Oregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, OregonFS1L 24–38  42,846
Saturday, September 242:30 pmColoradoOregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, OregonP12N COLO 41–38  53,974
Saturday, September 245:00 pmNo. 7 StanfordUCLARose Bowl • Pasadena, CaliforniaABC STAN 22–13  70,833
Saturday, September 247:00 pmCaliforniaArizona StateSun Devil Stadium • Tempe, ArizonaESPN2 ASU 51–41  49,295
Saturday, September 247:30 pmNo. 9 WashingtonArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, ArizonaP12N WASH 35–28 OT 48,747
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Sept 26

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Steven Montez ColoradoSolomon ThomasStanfordZane GonzalezArizona State
Reference: [9]

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Friday September 306:00 pmNo. 7 StanfordNo. 10 WashingtonHusky Stadium • SeattleESPN WASH 44–6  72,027
Saturday, October 111:30 amOregon StateColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, ColoradoP12N COLO 47–6  46,839
Saturday, October 13:00 pmNo. 18 UtahCaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CaliforniaP12N CAL 28–23  46,618
Saturday, October 15:30 pmArizona StateUSCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los AngelesFox USC 44–21  71,214
Saturday October 16:30 pmOregonWashington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WashingtonP12N WSU 51–33  32,952
Saturday, October 17:30 pmArizonaUCLARose Bowl • Pasadena CAESPN UCLA 45–24  68,013
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Oct 3

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Davis WebbCalifornia Psalm Wooching WashingtonDavis PriceColorado
Reference: [10]

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Saturday, October 81:00 pmNo. 21 ColoradoUSCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los AngelesP12N USC 21–17  68,302
Saturday, October 84:30 pmNo. 5 WashingtonOregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, OregonFox WASH 70–21  58,842
Saturday, October 86:00 pmCaliforniaOregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, OregonP12N OSU 47–44 OT 34,066
Saturday, October 87:00 pmArizonaNo. 24 UtahRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake CityFS1 UTAH 36–23  45,917
Saturday, October 87:30 pmUCLAArizona StateSun Devil Stadium • Tempe, ArizonaESPN2 ASU 23–20  48,509
Saturday, October 87:30 pmWashington StateNo. 15 StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CaliforniaESPN WSU 42–16  50,424
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Oct 10

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Jake BrowningWashingtonMarcus BallArizona StateZane GonzalezArizona State
Reference: [11]

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Saturday, October 1512:30 pmUSCArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, ArizonaFox USC 48–14  55,463
Saturday, October 151:00 pmNo. 21 UtahOregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, OregonP12N UTAH 19–14  32,093
Saturday, October 154:30 pmStanford Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, Indiana (Legends Trophy) NBC W 17–10  80,795
Saturday, October 155:00 pmArizona StateColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, ColoradoP12N COLO 40–16  48,588
Saturday, October 157:30 pmUCLAWashington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WashingtonESPN WSU 27–21  29,310
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Oct 17

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Phillip LindsayColoradoSolomon ThomasStanfordZane GonzalezArizona State
Reference: [12]

Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Friday, October 217:30 pmOregonCaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CaliforniaESPN CAL 52–49 2OT  43,048
Saturday, October 2212:00 pmColoradoStanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CaliforniaP12N COLO 10–5  44,535
Saturday, October 221:00 pmNo. 19 UtahUCLARose Bowl • Pasadena, CaliforniaFox UTAH 52–45  66,243
Saturday, October 223:30 pmOregon StateNo. 5 WashingtonHusky Stadium • SeattleP12N WASH 41–17  65,796
Saturday, October 227:00 pmWashington StateArizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, ArizonaP12N WSU 37-32  50,582
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Oct 24

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Joe WilliamsUtahTedric ThompsonColoradoRobert TaylorWashington State
Reference: [13]

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Thursday, October 277:30 pmCaliforniaUSCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los AngelesESPN USC 45–24  61,725
Saturday, October 2912:30 pmNo. 4 WashingtonNo. 17 UtahRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake CityFS1 WASH 31–24  47,801
Saturday, October 292:00 pmArizona StateOregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, OregonP12N ORE 54–35  53,898
Saturday, October 297:45 pmWashington StateOregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, OregonESPN2 WSU 35–31  37,081
Saturday, October 298:00 pmStanfordArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, ArizonaFS1 STAN 34–10  46,740
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Oct 31

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Justin Herbert OregonAzeem VictorWashingtonDante PettisWashington
Reference: [14]

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Thursday, November 36:00 pmUCLAColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, ColoradoFS1 COLO 20–10  43,761
Saturday, November 512:30 pmOregon StateStanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CaliforniaFS1 STAN 26–15  38,813
Saturday, November 51:00 pmArizonaNo. 25 Washington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WashingtonP12N WSU 69–7  33,547
Saturday, November 54:00 pmOregonUSCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los AngelesESPN USC 45–20  74,625
Saturday, November 57:30 pmNo. 5 WashingtonCaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CaliforniaESPN WASH 66–27  47,756
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Nov 7

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
John Ross IIIWashingtonSidney JonesWashington Isaiah Oliver Colorado
Reference: [15]

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Thursday, November 106:30 pmNo. 13 UtahArizona StateSun Devil Stadium • Tempe, ArizonaFS1 UTAH 49–26  48,220
Saturday, November 121:00 pmStanfordOregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, OregonP12N STAN 52–27  53,757
Saturday, November 124:30 pmUSCNo. 4 WashingtonHusky Stadium • SeattleFOX USC 26–13  72,364
Saturday, November 126:00 pmOregon StateUCLARose Bowl • Pasadena, CaliforniaP12N UCLA 38–24  64,813
Saturday, November 127:00 pmNo. 16 ColoradoArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, ArizonaFS1 COLO 49–24  41,068
Saturday, November 127:30 pmCaliforniaNo. 23 Washington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WashingtonESPN WSU 56–21  30,135
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Nov 14

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Sam DarnoldUSCHunter DimickUtahKaleb FossumWashington State
Reference: [16]

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Saturday, November 1911:00 amOregonNo. 11 UtahRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake CityP12N ORE 30–28  46,327
Saturday, November 1912:30 pmNo. 20 Washington StateNo. 12 ColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, ColoradoFOX COLO 38–24  48,658
Saturday, November 192:30 pmStanfordCaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California (119th Big Game/Stanford Axe)P12N STAN 45–31  52,266
Saturday, November 194:30 pmArizona StateNo. 7 WashingtonHusky Stadium • SeattleFOX WASH 44–18  65,467
Saturday, November 197:30 pmNo. 15 USCUCLARose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Victory Bell)ESPN USC 36–14  71,137
Saturday, November 197:30 pmArizonaOregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, OregonP12N OSU 42–17  35,059
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Nov 21

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Sefo LiufauColoradoNick FisherColoradoMitch WishnowskyUtah
Reference: [17]

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Friday, November 2512:30 pmNo. 6 WashingtonNo. 23 Washington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, Washington (Apple Cup)FS1 WASH 45–17  33,773
Friday, November 256:30 pmArizona StateArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona (Territorial Cup)ESPN ARZ 56–35  50,197
Saturday, November 2612:30 pmNotre DameNo. 13 USCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles (Jeweled Shillelagh)ABCW 45–27  72,402
Saturday, November 261:00 pmOregonOregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon (Civil War)P12N OSU 34–24  44,160
Saturday, November 264:00 pmUCLACaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California (California–UCLA rivalry)ESPN2 CAL 36–10  39,633
Saturday, November 264:30 pmNo. 21 UtahNo. 9 ColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, Colorado (Rumble in the Rockies)FOX COLO 27–22  52,301
Saturday, November 265:00 pm Rice StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CaliforniaP12NW 41–17  36,171
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week – Nov 28

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Ryan NallOregon StateTedric ThompsonColoradoAdoree’ JacksonUSC
Reference: [18]

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)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendanceRef.
Friday, December 26:00 pmNo. 9 ColoradoNo. 4 Washington Levi's StadiumSanta 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.

Pac-12 vs Power Conference matchups

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):

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScore
September 1Oregon State Minnesota TCF Bank StadiumMinneapolis Minnesota 30–23
September 2 Kansas State #8 Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford, California Stanford 26–13
September 3 BYU Arizona University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, Arizona Cactus Kickoff ClassicBYU 18–16
September 3#20 USC#1 Alabama AT&T StadiumArlington, Texas Advocare Classic Alabama 52–6
September 3#16 UCLA Texas A&M Kyle FieldCollege Station, Texas Texas A&M 31–24OT
September 3 Rutgers #14 Washington Husky StadiumSeattle Washington 48–13
September 10 Texas Tech Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, Arizona Arizona State 68–55
September 10BYUUtah Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City Holy War Utah 20–19
September 10 Virginia #24 Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, Oregon Oregon 44–26
September 17UCLABYU LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, Utah UCLA 17–14
October 15Stanford Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, Indiana Notre Dame–Stanford football rivalry Stanford 17–10
November 26Notre DameUSC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles Notre Dame–USC football rivalry USC 45–27

Records against other conferences

2016 records against non-conference foes:

Postseason

Bowl games

Legend
 Pac-12 win
 Pac-12 loss
Bowl gameDateSiteTelevisionPac-12 teamOpponentScoreAttendance
Sun Bowl December 30 Sun Bowl Stadium · El Paso, Texas CBSNo. 18 StanfordNorth CarolinaW 25–2342,166
Foster Farms Bowl December 28 Levi's Stadium · Santa Clara, California FoxNo. 19 UtahIndianaW 26–2427,608
Holiday Bowl December 27 Qualcomm Stadium . San Diego, California ESPNWashington State Minnesota L 12–1748,704
Alamo Bowl December 29 Alamodome · San Antonio, Texas ESPNNo. 10 ColoradoNo. 12 Oklahoma State L 8–3859,815
New Year's Six Bowls
Rose Bowl (New Year Six)January 2 Rose Bowl · Pasadena, California ESPNNo. 9 USCNo. 5 Penn State W 52–4995,128
College Football Playoff bowl games
Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal)December 31 Georgia DomeAtlanta ESPNNo. 4 WashingtonNo. 1 Alabama L 7–2479,996

* Rankings based on CFP rankings, Pac-12 team is bolded

Selection of teams:

All-Pac-12 Individual Awards

The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:

2016 Pac-12 Men's Football Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
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

All-Conference teams

The following players earned All-Pac-12 honors. [19]

Offense:

First Team
Second Team
Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School
QB Jake Browning So.Washington Luke Falk Jr.Washington State
RB Myles Gaskin SoWashington 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.OregonNate IeseSr.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

Defense:

First Team
Second Team
Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.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

Specialists:

First Team
Second Team
Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.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

Honorable Mentions

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

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

All-Academic

First team

Pos.NameSchoolYr.GPAMajor

Individual awards

Home game attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of Capacity
Arizona Arizona Stadium 56,02945,68650,11648,74755,463†46,74041,06850,197338,01748,28886.18%
Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium 56,23245,30044,51149,29548,50950,582†48,220286,41747,73684.89%
California California Memorial Stadium 62,46750,44846,61843,04847,75652,266†39,633279,76946,62874.64%
Colorado Folsom Field 50,18339,50546,83948,58843,76148,65852,301279,65246,60992.88%
Oregon Autzen Stadium 54,00053,81753,77453,97458,84253,89853,757328,06254,677101.25%
Oregon State Reser Stadium 45,67438,05242,84634,06632,09337,08135,05944,160†263,35737,62282.37%
Stanford Stanford Stadium 50,42446,14748,76350,424†44,53538,81336,171265,03344,17287.60%
UCLA Rose Bowl 92,54263,71270,83368,01366,24364,81371,137†404,75167,45872.89%
USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 93,60762,48771,21468,30261,72574,625†72,402338,35367,67072.29%
Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium 45,80745,94546,91546,13345,91747,80146,327279,03846,506101.53%
Washington Husky Stadium 70,08358,64060,67857,15172,02765,79672,36265,467452,12164,58892.16%
Washington State Martin Stadium 32,95232,95228,47732,95229,31033,547 30,13533,773187,37331,22894.77%

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

Attendance for neutral site games:

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