2018 Pac-12 Conference football season | |
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League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
Sport | Football |
Duration | August 30, 2018 through January 1, 2019 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Sports Media Group, (Fox, FS1), ESPN Family (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU), and Pac-12 Networks |
2019 NFL Draft | |
Top draft pick | OT Andre Dillard, Washington State |
Picked by | Philadelphia Eagles, 22nd overall |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | Gardner Minshew, QB, Washington State |
Top scorer | Matt Gay, K, Utah Utes (112 points) |
North champions | Washington Huskies Washington State |
North runners-up | Stanford Cardinal |
South champions | Utah Utes |
South runners-up | Arizona State Sun Devils |
Pac–12 Championship | |
Champions | Washington Huskies |
Runners-up | Utah Utes |
Finals MVP | Byron Murphy, CB |
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No. 13 Washington xy$ | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Washington State x | 7 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah xy | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 2 | – | 7 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Pac-12 Conference football season represented the 40th season of Pac-12 football that took place during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 30, 2018 and ended with 2018 Pac-12 Championship Game on November 30 at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The Pac-12 is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, the Big Ten Conference, and the Southeastern Conference. The 2018 season was the Pac-12's eighth for the twelve teams divided into two divisions of six each, named North and South. [1]
USC defeated Stanford again 31–28 in a rematch from Week Two in the 2017 season for the Pac-12 Football Championship Game.
Nine teams participated in bowl games. Utah defeated West Virginia 30–14 in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. Oregon lost to Boise State 28–38 in the Las Vegas Bowl Arizona lost to Purdue 35–38 at the Foster Farms Bowl. Arizona State lost to NC State 31–52 in the Sun Bowl. UCLA lost to Kansas State 17–35 in the Cactus Bowl. Washington State lost to Michigan State 17–41 in the Holiday Bowl. Stanford lost to TCU 37–39 in the Alamo Bowl. USC lost to Ohio State 7–24 in the Cotton Bowl Classic and Washington lost to Penn State by a score of 28–35 in the Fiesta Bowl.
2018 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:
North Division
South Division
Team | ESPN [2] | Rivals [3] | Scout & 24/7 [4] | Signees |
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Arizona | 63 | 54 | 58 | 21 |
Arizona State | 47 | 36 | 36 | 21 |
California | 50 | 44 | 42 | 22 |
Colorado | 42 | 51 | 53 | 21 |
Oregon | 17 | 13 | 13 | 24 |
Oregon State | 65 | 67 | 67 | 25 |
Stanford | 38 | 57 | 39 | 15 |
UCLA | 19 | 19 | 19 | 27 |
USC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
Utah | 45 | 38 | 34 | 23 |
Washington | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 |
Washington State | 44 | 46 | 45 | 27 |
The Pac-12 conducted its annual media days at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, – The Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, CA on July 25. 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:
The Pac-12 Media Days concluded with its annual preseason media polls on July 25, 2018. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only eight times has the preseason pick even made it to the Pac-12 title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.
Pac-12 Champion Voting
North Division
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References: [5]
There were five coaching changes following the 2018 season including Kevin Sumlin with Arizona, Herm Edwards with Arizona State, Mario Cristobal with Oregon, Johnathan Smith with Oregon State & Chip Kelly with UCLA.
Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Pac-12 record |
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Arizona | Kevin Sumlin | 1 | 86–43 (.667) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
Arizona State | Herm Edwards | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
California | Justin Wilcox | 2 | 5–7 (.417) | 5–7 (.417) | 2–7 (.222) |
Colorado | Mike MacIntyre | 6 | 40–59 (.404) | 25–38 (.397) | 12–33 (.267) |
Oregon | Mario Cristobal | 1 | 27–48 (.360) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) |
Oregon State | Jonathan Smith | 1 | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
Stanford | David Shaw | 8 | 73–22 (.768) | 73–22 (.768) | 49–14 (.778) |
UCLA | Chip Kelly | 1 | 46–7 (.868) | 0–0 (–) | 33–3 (.917) |
USC | Clay Helton | 5 | 27–10 (.730) | 27–10 (.730) | 20–4 (.833) |
Utah | Kyle Whittingham | 14 | 111–56 (.665) | 111–56 (.665) | 28–35 (.444) |
Washington | Chris Petersen | 5 | 129–29 (.816) | 37–17 (.685) | 23–13 (.639) |
Washington State | Mike Leach | 7 | 122–81 (.601) | 38–38 (.500) | 26–28 (.481) |
Pre | 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 | Wk 15 | Final | |||
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Arizona Wildcats | AP | RV | ||||||||||||||||
C | RV | |||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Arizona State Sun Devils | AP | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
C | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
California Golden Bears | AP | RV | 24 | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Colorado Buffaloes | AP | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | RV | |||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 18 | 25 | RV | |||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Oregon Ducks | AP | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||
C | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Oregon State Beavers | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Stanford Cardinal | AP | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||
C | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
UCLA Bruins | AP | |||||||||||||||||
C | ||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
USC Trojans | AP | 15 | 17 | 22 | RV | |||||||||||||
C | 15 | 12 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
Utah Utes | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 16 | RV | 21 | 18 | 17 | 20 | RV | |||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 16 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | RV | |||
CFP | Not released | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||||
Washington Huskies | AP | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10т | 11 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 15 | RV | 20 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 13 | |
C | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 13 | ||
CFP | Not released | 25 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Washington State Cougars | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | |||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | ||
CFP | Not released | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
Selected for College Football Playoff | ||
(Italics) | Number of first place votes | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
Index to colors and formatting |
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Pac-12 member won |
Pac-12 member lost |
Pac-12 teams in bold |
All times Pacific time. Pac-12 teams in bold.
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week.
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Weber State | Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | P12N | W 41–10 | 45,988 | |
August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | San Diego State | No. 13 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | FS1 | W 31–10 | 40,913 | |
August 31 | 6:30 p.m. | Colorado | Colorado State | Broncos Stadium at Mile High • Denver, CO | CBSSN | W 45–13 | 70,158 | |
September 1 | 9:00 a.m. | Oregon State | No. 5 Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | L 31–77 | 102,169 | |
September 1 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 6 Washington | No. 9 Auburn | Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ABC | L 16–21 | 70,103 | |
September 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington State | Wyoming | War Memorial Stadium • Laramie, WY | CBSSN | W 41–19 | 24,131 | |
September 1 | 1:00 p.m. | North Carolina | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | FOX | W 24–17 | 42,168 | |
September 1 | 1:00 p.m. | UNLV | No. 15 USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | P12N | W 43–21 | 58,708 | |
September 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ESPN | L 17–26 | 54,116 | |
September 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Bowling Green | No. 24 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | P12N | W 58–24 | 50,112 | |
September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | UTSA | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | FS1 | W 49–7 | 50,188 | |
September 1 | 7:45 p.m. | BYU | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | ESPN | L 23–28 | 51,002 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 8 | 9:00 a.m. | Arizona | Houston | TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX | ABC | L 18–45 | 32,534 | |
September 8 | 10:00 a.m. | UCLA | No. 6 Oklahoma | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK | FOX | L 21–49 | 86,402 | |
September 8 | 11:00 a.m. | Portland State | No. 23 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | P12N | W 62–14 | 47,210 | |
September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ABC | W 33–28 | 89,853 | |
September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | North Dakota | No. 9 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | W 45–3 | 68,093 | |
September 8 | 4:30 p.m. | Utah | Northern Illinois | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | ESPNews | W 17–6 | 16,762 | |
September 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | P12N | W 48–25 | 36,448 | |
September 8 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 17 USC | No. 10 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | FOX | STAN 17–3 | 42,856 | |
September 8 | 6:45 p.m. | No. 15 Michigan State | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN | W 16–13 | 53,599 | |
September 8 | 7:15 p.m. | California | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | ESPN2 | W 21–18 | 52,602 | |
September 8 | 8:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | P12N | W 31–0 | 26,141 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | UC Davis | No. 9 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | W 30–10 | 31,772 | |
September 15 | 2:00 p.m. | San Jose State | No. 20 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | P12N | W 35–22 | 50,049 | |
September 15 | 2:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | P12N | W 45–14 | 42,360 | |
September 15 | 3:00 p.m. | Idaho State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | P12N | W 45–23 | 37,104 | |
September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | ESPNU | L 35–37 | 20,462 | |
September 15 | 5:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | P12N | W 59–24 | 32,952 | |
September 15 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 22 USC | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FOX | L 14–37 | 103,507 | |
September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 Washington | Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN | WASH 21–7 | 47,445 | |
September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 23 Arizona State | San Diego State | SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA | CBSSN | L 21–28 | 34,641 | |
September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Fresno State | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FS1 | L 14–38 | 60,867 | |
September 15 | 8:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | P12N | W 62–31 | 41,493 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington State | USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ESPN | USC 39–36 | 52,421 | |
September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | P12N | ARZ 35–14 | 33,022 | |
September 22 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 7 Stanford | No. 20 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ABC | STAN 38–31 OT | 58,453 | |
September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona State | No. 10 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | ESPN | WASH 27–20 | 71,200 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||
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September 22 | California | Colorado | UCLA | Utah |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | UCLA | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | FS1 | COLO 38–16 | 46,814 | |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Utah | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | P12N | WSU 28–24 | 30,088 | |
September 29 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 7 Stanford | No. 8 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Legends Trophy) | NBC | L 17–38 | 77,622 | |
September 29 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 20 BYU | No. 11 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FOX | W 35–7 | 70,155 | |
September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | P12N | ASU 52–24 | 51,447 | |
September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | USC | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | ESPN2 | USC 24–20 | 43,573 | |
September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 19 Oregon | No. 24 California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | FS1 | ORE 42–24 | 43,448 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona State | No. 21 Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | P12N | COLO 28–21 | 52,681 | |
October 6 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 10 Washington | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FOX | WASH 31–24 | 51,123 | |
October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State | Oregon State | Reeser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | P12N | WSU 56–37 | 34,429 | |
October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | California | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | FS1 | ARZ 24–17 | 44,253 | |
October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah | No. 14 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | ESPN | UTAH 40–21 | 37,244 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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October 6 | Oregon | USC |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Arizona | Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN | UTAH 42–10 | 45,862 | |
October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 7 Washington | No. 17 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ABC/ESPN2 | ORE 30–27 OT | 58,691 | |
October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | UCLA | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (California–UCLA rivalry) | P12N | UCLA 37–7 | 45,889 | |
October 13 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 19 Colorado | USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FS1 | USC 31–20 | 78,467 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |||
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October 13 | Arizona State | Oregon State | Stanford | Washington State |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Stanford | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN | STAN 20–13 | 42,946 | |
October 20 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | No. 15 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FOX | WASH 27–13 | 68,798 | |
October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | California | Oregon State | Reeser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | P12N | CAL 49–7 | 32,390 | |
October 20 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 12 Oregon | No. 25 Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | FOX | WSU 34–20 | 33,152 | |
October 20 | 5:00 p.m. | USC | Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | P12N | UTAH 41–28 | 46,405 | |
October 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ESPN2 | UCLA 31–30 | 54,686 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 23 Utah | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ESPN | UTAH 41–10 | 41,848 | |
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | P12N | OSU 41–34 OT | 48,050 | |
October 27 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona State | USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC/ESPN2 | ASU 38–35 | 47,406 | |
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 15 Washington | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | FS1 | CAL 12–10 | 39,138 | |
October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 14 Washington State | No. 24 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | WSU 41–38 | 39,596 | |
October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 19 Oregon | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | ESPN | ARZ 44–15 | 42,845 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 2 | 7:45 p.m. | Colorado | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | FS1 | ARZ 42–34 | 43,080 | |
November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 16 Utah | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | P12N | ASU 38–20 | 46,445 | |
November 3 | 4:30 p.m. | UCLA | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | FOX | ORE 42–21 | 56,114 | |
November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Stanford | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | WASH 27–23 | 69,690 | |
November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | USC | Oregon State | Reeser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FS1 | USC 38–21 | 35,187 | |
November 3 | 7:45 p.m. | California | No. 10 Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | ESPN | WSU 19–13 | 32,952 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 10 | 11:00 a.m. | UCLA | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | P12N | ASU 31–28 | 46,466 | |
November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 10 Washington State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ESPN | WSU 31–7 | 45,587 | |
November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Oregon | Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | P12N | UTAH 32–25 | 46,275 | |
November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | STAN 48–17 | 34,671 | |
November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | California | USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ESPN | CAL 15–14 | 56,721 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Bye Week | |
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November 10 | Arizona | No. 20 Washington |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 17 | 10:30 a.m. | No. 21 Utah | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies) | P12N | UTAH 30–7 | 39,360 | |
November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | USC | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell) | FOX | UCLA 34–27 | 57,116 | |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 17 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | WASH 42–23 | 66,469 | |
November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona | No. 8 Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | ESPN | WSU 69–28 | 22,400 | |
November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona State | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | P12N | ORE 31–29 | 50,485 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Civil War) | FS1 | ORE 55–15 | 39,776 | |
November 23 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 16 Washington | No. 7 Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) | FOX | WASH 28–15 | 32,952 | |
November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Stanford | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | P12N | STAN 49–42 | 38,391 | |
November 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup) | FS1 | UA 41–40 | 51,805 | |
November 24 | 4:00 p.m. | Colorado | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | P12N | CAL 33–21 | 34,457 | |
November 24 | 5:00 p.m. | Notre Dame | USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh) | ABC | L 17–24 | 59,821 | |
November 24 | 7:00 p.m. | BYU | No. 18 Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) | FS1 | W 35–27 | 46,017 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
The Stanford–California football game was moved from November 17 to December 1 due to poor air quality from wildfires in the Bay Area. [6]
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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December 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Stanford | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (121st Big Game/Stanford Axe) | P12N | STAN 23–13 | 57,858 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
The championship game was played on Friday November 30, 2018. It featured the teams with the best conference records from each division, the North (Washington) and the South (Utah). This was the eighth championship game.
Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
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November 30 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 17 Utah | No. 10 Washington | Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | FOX | WASH 10–3 | 35,134 | |
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |
This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Notre Dame and SEC) that the Pac-12 plays in the non-conference games. Although the NCAA does not consider BYU a "Power Five" school, the Pac-12 considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement.[ citation needed ] All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.
2018 records against non-conference foes as of November 26, 2018:
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Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (PST) | Pac-12 team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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Las Vegas Bowl | December 15 | Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | ABC | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona State | No. 19 Fresno State | 20–31 | 37,146 |
Cheez-It Bowl | December 26 | Chase Field • Phoenix, AZ | ESPN | 6:00 p.m. | California | TCU | 7–10 | 33,121 |
Alamo Bowl | December 28 | Alamodome • San Antonio, TX | ESPN | 6:00 p.m. | No. 12 Washington State | No. 25 Iowa State | 28–26 | 60,675 |
Sun Bowl | December 31 | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | CBS | 11:00 a.m. | Stanford | Pittsburgh | 14–13 | 40,680 |
Redbox Bowl | December 31 | Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA | FOX | 12:00 p.m. | Oregon | Michigan State | 7–6 | 30,212 |
Holiday Bowl | December 31 | SDCCU Stadium • San Diego, CA | FS1 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 20 Utah | Northwestern | 20–31 | 47,007 |
New Year's Six Bowl | ||||||||
Rose Bowl | January 1 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ESPN | 2:00 p.m. | No. 9 Washington | No. 5 Ohio State | 23–28 | 91,853 |
Rankings are from AP Poll. All times Pacific Time Zone.
Selection of teams:
Following each week's games, Pac-12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.
Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special teams | |||||||||
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Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | ||||
Week 1 (Sept. 4) [7] | J. J. Arcega-Whiteside | WR | Stanford | Nate Landman | ILB | Colorado | Chase McGrath | PK | USC | |||
Week 2 (Sept. 10) [8] | Laviska Shenault | WR | Colorado | Chase Hansen | LB | Utah | Brandon Ruiz | PK | Arizona State | |||
Week 3 (Sept. 17) [9] | Gardner Minshew | QB | Washington State | Ben Burr-Kirven | LB | Washington | Travell Harris | WR/KR | Washington State | |||
Week 4 (Sept. 24) [10] | J. J. Taylor | RB | Arizona | Ben Burr-Kirven | LB | Washington | Jay Tufele | DL | USC | |||
Week 5 (Oct. 1) [11] | Eno Benjamin | RB | Arizona State | Ugo Amadi | S | Oregon | Marvell Tell | S | USC | |||
Week 6 (Oct. 8) [12] | Laviska Shenault | WR | Colorado | Jaylon Johnson | DB | Utah | Matt Gay | K | Utah | |||
Week 7 (Oct. 15) [13] | C. J. Verdell | RB | Oregon | Keisean Lucier-South | LB | UCLA | Mitch Wishnowsky | P | Utah | |||
Week 8 (Oct. 22) [14] | Tyler Huntley | QB | Utah | Chase Hansen | LB | Utah | Matt Gay | PK | Utah | |||
Week 9 (Oct. 29) [15] | Jake Luton | QB | Oregon State | Evan Weaver | LB | California | N'Keal Harry | WR | Arizona State | |||
Week 10 (Nov. 4) [16] | N'Keal Harry | WR | Arizona State | Merlin Robertson | LB | Arizona State | Ugochukwu Amadi | S | Oregon | |||
Week 11 (Nov. 10) [17] | Colby Parkinson | TE | Stanford | Luc Bequette | DE | California | Matt Gay | PK | Utah | |||
Week 12 (Nov. 19) [18] | Joshua Kelley | RB | UCLA | Jahad Woods | LB | Washington State | Matt Gay | PK | Utah | |||
Week 13 (Nov. 26) [19] | Myles Gaskin | RB | Washington | Ashtyn Davis | S | California | Steven Coutts | P | California | |||
The following players earned All-Pac-12 honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-Pac-12 Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively. Utah leads the Pac-12 with 9 First team and 4 Second team, followed by Washington with 5 First team and 3 Second team, Stanford at 2 First team and 6 Second team, Oregon at 2 First team and 3 Second team, Washington Stateand Arizona State both with 2 First team and 2 Second team, UCLA with 1 First team and 1 Second team, Arizona, Colorado and California all with 1 First team, USC with 5 Second team, and Oregon State receiving none for either team.
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Honorable mentions
The following individuals won the Pac-12 conference's annual player and coach awards:
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year QB Gardner Minshew, Washington State Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year LB Ben Burr-Kirven, Washington Pac-12 Coach of the Year | Pac-12 Offensive Freshman Player of the Year RB Jermar Jefferson, Oregon State Pac-12 Defensive Freshman Player of the Year LB Merlin Robertson, Arizona State Pac-12 Scholar Athlete Player of the Year LB Ben Burr-Kirven, Washington |
The following Pac-12 players were named to the 2018 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):
[20] First team
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
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QB | Justin Herbert | Oregon | RSJr. | 4.06 | Biology |
RB | Patrick Laird | California | RSSr. | 3.58 | Business Administration; Political Science |
RB | Nick Ralston | Arizona State | RSJr. | 4.00 | MBA & Finance (Graduate School) |
WR | Britain Covey | Utah | Sophomore | 3.85 | Business |
WR | Timmy Hernandez | Oregon State | Senior | 3.66 | Mechanical Engineering |
TE | Bryce Wolma | Arizona | Sophomore | 4.00 | Pre-Business |
OL | Brian Chaffin | Stanford | Senior | 3.65 | Science, Technology and Society |
OL | Drew Dalman | Stanford | Sophomore | 3.65 | Undeclared |
OL | Michael Saffell | California | Sophomore | 3.54 | Undeclared |
OL | Calvin Throckmorton | Oregon | RSJr. | 3.84 | Human Physiology |
OL | Nick Wilson | Stanford | Senior | 3.623 | Mechanical Engineering |
DL | Taylor Comfort | Washington State | RSSr. | 3.33 | Criminal Justice and Psychology |
DL | Nick Heninger | Utah | RSSo. | 3.73 | Business Administration |
DL | Dylan Jackson | Stanford | Senior | 3.30 | Political Science |
DL | Levi Onwuzurike | Washington | RSo. | 3.36 | Pre-Major (Arts & Science) |
LB | Tevis Bartlett | Washington | Senior | 3.70 | Education, Community & Organizations |
LB | Ben Burr-Kirven | Washington | Junior | 3.69 | Comparative Literature (Cinema Studies) |
LB | Casey Toohill | Stanford | Senior | 3.67 | Political Science |
DB | Jaylon Johnson | Utah | Sophomore | 3.62 | Business |
DB | Elijah Molden | Washington | Sophomore | 3.66 | Pre-Major (Arts & Science) |
DB | Taylor Rapp | Washington | Sophomore | 3.61 | Business Administration (Finance) |
DB | Noah Williams | Stanford | Sophomore | 3.84 | Undeclared |
PK | Josh Pollack | Arizona | Graduate | 3.67 | Accounting |
P | Steven Coutts | California | RSJr. | 3.62 | Education (Master's) |
ST | Richard McNitzky | Stanford | Junior | 3.872 | Political Science |
Second team
Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
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QB | Rhett Rodriguez | Arizona | Sophomore | 4.00 | Pre-Business |
RB | Salvon Ahmed | Washington | Sophomore | 3.39 | Pre-Social Science |
RB | Clay Markoff | Washington | RSSo. | 3.76 | Undeclared |
WR | John Gardner | Washington | Senior | 3.55 | Economics |
WR | Kyle Williams | Arizona State | Junior | 3.50 | Biomedical Engineering |
TE | Drew Sample | Washington | Senior | 3.40 | Communication |
OL | Jesse Burkett | Stanford | Graduate | 3.49 | Japanese; Symbolic Systems |
OL | Jake Curhan | California | RSSo. | 3.41 | Undeclared |
OL | Devery Hamilton | Stanford | Junior | 3.41 | Undeclared |
OL | Jaxson Kirkland | Washington | RSFr. | 3.42 | Pre-Social Science |
OL | Dylan Powell | Stanford | Junior | 3.50 | Communication |
DL | Gary Baker | Oregon | RSJr. | 3.23 | General Social Science |
DL | Nick Begg | Washington State | RSSr. | 3.20 | Public Relations |
DL | Karson Block | Washington State | RSJr. | 3.21 | Social Sciences |
DL | Greg Gaines | Washington | Senior | 3.23 | Communication |
LB | Sean Barton | Stanford | Senior | 3.48 | International Relations |
LB | Odua Isibor | UCLA | RSFr. | 3.48 | Undeclared |
LB | Peyton Pelluer | Washington State | RSSr. | 3.48 | Masters in Teaching |
DB | Frank Buncom | Stanford | Junior | 3.29 | Human Biology |
DB | Terrell Burgess | Utah | Junior | 3.19 | Kinesiology |
DB | Quentin Lake | UCLA | Sophomore | 3.39 | Undeclared |
DB | Chacho Ulloa | Arizona | Junior | 3.43 | Accounting |
PK | Jet Toner | Stanford | Junior | 3.57 | Science, Technology and Society |
P | Mitch Wishnowsky | Utah | Senior | 3.53 | Kinesiology and Physical Education Teaching |
ST | Connor Haller | Utah | Sophomore | 3.73 | Pre-Business |
Honorable mentions: ARIZ: Cody Creason, Jake Glatting, Jamie Nunley; ASU: Eno Benjamin, Cody French, Jordan Hoyt, Malik Lawal, Josh Pokraka, John Riley, Brandon Ruiz, Michael Sleep-Dalton; CAL: Siulagisipai Fuimaono, Chase Garbers, Ryan Gibson, Chris Landgrebe, Malik McMorris, Chinedu Udeogu, Ricky Walker III; COLO: Lucas Cooper, Josh Goldin, Aaron Haigler, Tim Lynott, Nico Magri, Davis Price, Colby Pursell, Carson Wells; ORE: Brady Aiello, Kaulana Apelu, Jake Breeland, Brady Breeze, Braxton Burmeister, Jacob Capra, Drayton Carlberg, Jake Hanson, Hunter Kampmoyer, Shane Lemieux, Blake Maimone, Sampson Niu; OSU: B. J. Baylor, Conor Blount, Andre Bodden, Blake Brandel, Jordan Choukair, Isaiah Dunn, Keegan Firth, Champ Flemings, Andrzej Hughes-Murray, Isaiah Hodgins, Sumner Houston, Drew Kell, Connor Kelsey, Luke Leonnig, Jeffrey Manning Jr., Trent Moore, Mason Moran, Artavis Pierce, Daniel Rodriguez, Kolby Taylor, Moku Watson; STAN: Joey Alfieri, Malik Antoine, Jake Bailey, Treyjohn Butler, K. J. Costello, Obi Eboh, Tucker Fisk, Jordan Fox, Scooter Harrington, Henry Hattis, Nate Herbig, Stuart Head, Houston Heimuli, Alijah Holder, Trenton Irwin, Thunder Keck, Walker Little, Bryce Love, Alameen Murphy, Colby Parkinson, Andrew Pryts, Gabe Reid, Cameron Scarlett, Kaden Smith, Trevor Speights, Jovan Swann, Dayln Wade-Perry, Reagan Williams; UCLA: Michael Alves, Johnny Den Bleyker, Ethan Fernea, Stefan Flintoft, Dymond Lee, Christian Pabico, Adarius Pickett, Shea Pitts, Jay Shaw, Jayce Smalley, Caleb Wilson; USC: Jordan Austin, Reid Budrovich, Erik Krommenhoek, Wyatt Schmidt; UTAH: Jordan Agasiva, Marquise Blair, Nick Ford, Javelin Guidry, Tyler Huntley, Jake Jackson, Josh Nurse, Darrin Paulo, John Penisini, Hauati Pututau, Jason Shelley, Demari Simpkins, Mika Tafua, Mason Woodward; WASH: Andre Baccellia, Jake Browning, A.J. Carty, Nick Harris, Peyton Henry, Jared Hilbers, Ty Jones, Jordan Miller, Cade Otton, Race Porter, Henry Roberts, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, Jusstis Warren, Joel Whitford; WSU: Brandon Arconado, Tristan Brock, Jack Crane, Cole Dubots, Travell Harris, Liam Ryan, Trey Tinsley.
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 | 55,675 | 51,002 | 41,493 | 43,573 | 44,253 | 42,845 | 43,080 | 51,805† | 318,051 | 45,436 | 81.61% |
Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium | 57,078 | 50,188 | 53,599† | 51,447 | 42,946 | 46,445 | 46,466 | — | 291,091 | 48,515 | 85.00% |
California | California Memorial Stadium | 62,467 | 42,168 | 37,104 | 43,448 | 45,889 | 39,138 | 34,457 | 57,858† | 300,062 | 42,866 | 68.62% |
Colorado | Folsom Field | 50,183 | 42,360 | 46,814 | 52,681† | 48,050 | 45,587 | 39,360 | — | 274,852 | 45,809 | 91.28% |
Oregon | Autzen Stadium | 54,000 | 50,112 | 47,210 | 50,049 | 58,453 | 58,691† | 56,114 | 50,485 | 371,114 | 53,016 | 98.18% |
Oregon State | Reser Stadium | 43,363 | 36,448 | 33,022 | 34,429 | 32,390 | 35,187 | 39,776 | — | 211,252 | 35,209 | 81.20% |
Stanford | Stanford Stadium | 50,424 | 40,913 | 42,856† | 31,772 | 37,244 | 39,596 | 34,671 | — | 227,052 | 37,842 | 75.05% |
UCLA | Rose Bowl | 92,542 | 54,116 | 60,867† | 51,123 | 54,686 | 41,848 | 57,116 | 38,391 | 358,147 | 51,164 | 55.29% |
USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93,607 | 58,708 | 52,421 | 78,467† | 47,406 | 56,721 | 59,821 | — | 353,544 | 58,924 | 62.95% |
Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,807 | 45,988 | 47,445† | 45,862 | 46,405 | 46,275 | 46,017 | — | 277,992 | 46,332 | 101.15% |
Washington | Husky Stadium | 70,083 | 68,093 | 71,200† | 70,155 | 68,798 | 69,690 | 66,469 | — | 414,405 | 69,068 | 98.55% |
Washington State | Martin Stadium | 32,952 | 26,141 | 32,952 | 30,088 | 33,152† | 32,952 | 22,400 | 32,952 | 210,637 | 30,091 | 91.31% |
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
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