This is a list of annual Pac-12 Conference football champions. Co-champions are listed with the conference's Rose Bowl representative first. Pacific Coast Conference results are included. Since 2011, the Pac-12 Football Championship Game has determined the champion. PCC champions were awarded the Schwabacher Trophy. [1] [2] [ better source needed ] In 2024, the conference was reduced to two teams following conference realignment. While the remaining schools, Oregon State and Washington State, formed a scheduling agreement with the Mountain West Conference, those games did not count towards the Pac-12 standings. [3]
The following teams have been designated as champions by the conference. [4]
National champions* |
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Year | Champions | Conference | Overall | AP | Coaches | CFP | Bowl Result | Head Coach | |||
Pacific Coast Conference | |||||||||||
1916 | Washington | 3–0–1 | 6–0–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Gil Dobie | |||
1917 | Washington State | 3–0 | 6–0 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | William Henry Dietz | |||
1918 | California | 2–0 | 7–2 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Andy Smith | |||
1919 | Oregon | 2–1 | 5–1–3 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 6–7 vs. Harvard | Shy Huntington | |||
Washington | 2–1 | 5–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Claude J. Hunt | ||||
1920* | California‡ | 3–0 | 9–0 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 28–0 vs Ohio State | Andy Smith | |||
1921* | California‡ | 4–0 | 9–0–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | T Rose Bowl 0–0 vs. Washington & Jefferson | Andy Smith | |||
1922* | California‡ | 4–0 | 9–0 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Andy Smith | |||
1923* | California‡ | 5–0 | 9–0–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Andy Smith | |||
1924 [5] | Stanford | 3–0–1 | 7–1–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 10–27 vs. Notre Dame | Glenn "Pop" Warner | |||
California | 2–0–2 | 8–0–2 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Andy Smith | ||||
1925 | Washington | 5–0 | 10–1–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 19–20 vs. Alabama | Enoch Bagshaw | |||
1926* | Stanford§ | 4–0 | 10–0–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | T Rose Bowl 7–7 vs. Alabama | Glenn "Pop" Warner | |||
1927 | Stanford | 4–0–1 | 8–2–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl vs. Pittsburgh | Glenn "Pop" Warner | |||
USC | 4–0–1 | 8–1–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Howard Jones | ||||
Idaho [1] [Note 1] | 2–0–2 | 4–1–3 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Charles Erb | ||||
1928* | USC@ | 4–0–1 | 9–0–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Howard Jones | |||
1929 | USC | 6–1 | 10–2 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 47–14 vs. Pittsburgh | Howard Jones | |||
1930 | Washington State | 6–0 | 9–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 0–24 vs. Alabama | Babe Hollingbery | |||
1931* | USC@ | 7–0 | 10–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 21–12 vs. Tulane | Howard Jones | |||
1932* | USC@ | 6–0 | 10–0 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 35–0 vs. Pittsburgh | Howard Jones | |||
1933 | Stanford | 4–1 | 8–2–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 0–7 vs. Columbia | Claude E. Thornhill | |||
Oregon | 4–1 | 9–1 | Started in 1934 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Prink Callison | ||||
1934 | Stanford | 5–0 | 9–1–1 | No. 4 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 13–29 vs. Alabama | Claude E. Thornhill | |||
1935 | Stanford | 4–1 | 8–1 | N/A | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 7–0 vs. Southern Methodist | Claude E. Thornhill | |||
California | 4–1 | 9–1 | N/A | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Stub Allison | ||||
UCLA | 4–1 | 8–2 | N/A | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | William H. Spaulding | ||||
1936 | Washington | 7–0–1 | 7–2–1 | No. 5 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 0–21 vs. Pittsburgh | James Phelan | |||
1937* | California‡ | 6–0–1 | 10–0–1 | No. 2 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 13–0 vs. Alabama | Stub Allison | |||
1938 | USC | 6–1 | 9–2 | No. 7 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 7–3 vs. Duke | Howard Jones | |||
California | 6–1 | 10–1 | No. 14 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | – | Stub Allison | ||||
1939* | USC@ | 5–0–2 | 8–0–2 | No. 3 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 14–0 vs. Tennessee | Howard Jones | |||
1940 | Stanford | 7–0 | 10–0 | No. 2 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 21–13 vs. Nebraska | Clark Shaughnessy | |||
1941 | Oregon State | 7–2 | 8–2 | No. 12 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 20–16 vs. Duke | Lon Stiner | |||
1942 | UCLA | 6–1 | 7–4 | No. 13 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 0–9 vs. Georgia | Edwin C. Horrell | |||
1943 | USC | 5–0 | 8–2 | – | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 29–0 vs. Washington | Jeff Cravath | |||
1944 | USC | 3–0–2 | 8–0–2 | No. 7 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 25–0 vs. Tennessee | Jeff Cravath | |||
1945 | USC | 5–1 | 7–4 | No. 11 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 14–34 vs. Alabama | Jeff Cravath | |||
1946 | UCLA | 7–0 | 10–1 | No. 4 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 14–45 vs. Illinois | Bert LaBrucherie | |||
1947 | USC | 6–0 | 7–2–1 | No. 8 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 0–49 vs. Michigan | Jeff Cravath | |||
1948 | California | 6–0 | 10–1 | No. 4 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 14–20 vs. Northwestern | Pappy Waldorf | |||
Oregon | 7–0 | 9–2 | No. 9 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Cotton Bowl Classic 13–21 vs. Southern Methodist | Jim Aiken | ||||
1949 | California | 7–0 | 10–1 | No. 3 | Started in 1950 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 14–17 vs. Ohio State | Pappy Waldorf | |||
1950 | California | 5–0–1 | 9–1–1 | No. 5 | No. 4 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 6–14 vs. Michigan | Pappy Waldorf | |||
1951 | Stanford | 6–1 | 9–2 | No. 7 | No. 7 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 7–40 vs. Illinois | Chuck Taylor | |||
1952 | USC | 6–0 | 10–1 | No. 5 | No. 4 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl vs. Wisconsin | Jess Hill | |||
1953 | UCLA | 6–1 | 8–2 | No. 5 | No. 4 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 20–28 vs. Michigan State | Red Sanders | |||
1954* | UCLA | 6–0 | 9–0 | No. 2 | No. 1 | Started in 2014 | – | Red Sanders | |||
1955 | UCLA | 6–0 | 9–2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 14–17 vs. Michigan State | Red Sanders | |||
1956 | Oregon State | 6–1–1 | 7–3–1 | No. 10 | No. 13 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 19–35 vs. Iowa | Tommy Prothro | |||
1957 | Oregon | 6–2 | 7–4 | – | No. 17 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 7–10 vs. Ohio State | Len Casanova | |||
Oregon State | 6–2 | 8–2 | – | – | Started in 2014 | – | Tommy Prothro | ||||
1958 | California | 6–1 | 7–4 | No. 16 | No. 16 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 12–38 vs. Iowa | Pete Elliott | |||
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1959 | Washington | 3–1 | 10–1 | No. 8 | No. 7 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 44–8 vs. Wisconsin | Jim Owens | |||
UCLA | 3–1 | 5–4–1 | – | – | Started in 2014 | – | William F. Barnes | ||||
USC | 3–1 | 8–2 | No. 14 | No. 13 | Started in 2014 | – | Don Clark | ||||
1960* | Washington^ | 4–0 | 10–1 | No. 6 | – | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 17–7 vs. Minnesota | Jim Owens | |||
1961 | UCLA | 3–1 | 7–4 | No. 16 | – | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 3–21 vs. Minnesota | William F. Barnes | |||
1962* | USC | 4–0 | 11–0 | No. 1 | No. 1 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 42–37 vs. Wisconsin | John McKay | |||
1963 | Washington | 4–1 | 6–5 | – | No. 15 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 7–17 vs. Illinois | Jim Owens | |||
1964 | Oregon State | 3–1 | 8–3 | No. 8 | No. 8 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 7–34 vs. Michigan | Tommy Prothro | |||
USC | 3–1 | 7–3 | No. 10 | No. 10 | Started in 2014 | – | John McKay | ||||
1965 | UCLA | 4–0 | 8–2–1 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 14–12 vs. Michigan State | Tommy Prothro | |||
1966 | USC | 4–1 | 7–4 | – | No. 18 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 13–14 vs. Purdue | John McKay | |||
1967* | USC | 6–1 | 10–1 | No. 1 | No. 1 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 14–3 vs. Indiana | John McKay | |||
Pacific-8 Conference | |||||||||||
1968 | USC | 6–0 | 9–1–1 | No. 4 | No. 2 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 16–27 vs. Ohio State | John McKay | |||
1969 | USC | 6–0 | 10–0–1 | No. 3 | No. 4 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 10–3 vs. Michigan | John McKay | |||
1970 | Stanford | 6–1 | 9–3 | No. 8 | No. 10 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 27–17 vs. Ohio State | John Ralston | |||
1971 | Stanford | 6–1 | 9–3 | No. 10 | No. 16 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 13–12 vs. Michigan | John Ralston | |||
1972* | USC | 7–0 | 12–0 | No. 1 | No. 1 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 42–17 vs. Ohio State | John McKay | |||
1973 | USC | 7–0 | 9–2–1 | No. 8 | No. 7 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 21–42 vs. Ohio State | John McKay | |||
1974* | USC | 6–0–1 | 10–1–1 | No. 2 | No. 1 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 18–17 vs. Ohio State | John McKay | |||
1975 | UCLA | 6–1 | 9–2–1 | No. 5 | No. 5 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 23–10 vs. Ohio State | Dick Vermeil | |||
California | 6–1 | 8–3 | No. 14 | No. 15 | Started in 2014 | – | Mike White | ||||
1976 | USC | 7–0 | 11–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 14–6 vs. Michigan | John Robinson | |||
1977 | Washington | 6–1 | 8–4 | No. 10 | No. 9 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 27–20 vs. Michigan | Don James | |||
Pacific-10 Conference | |||||||||||
1978* | USC | 6–1 | 12–1 | No. 2 | No. 1 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 17–10 vs. Michigan | John Robinson | |||
1979 | USC | 6–0 | 11–0–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 17–16 vs. Ohio State | John Robinson | |||
1980 | Washington | 6–1 | 9–3 | No. 16 | No. 17 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 6–23 vs. Michigan | Don James | |||
1981 | Washington | 6–2 | 10–2 | No. 10 | No. 7 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 28–0 vs. Iowa | Don James | |||
1982 | UCLA | 5–1–1 | 10–1–1 | No. 5 | No. 5 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 24–14 vs. Michigan | Terry Donahue | |||
1983 | UCLA | 6–1–1 | 7–4–1 | No. 17 | No. 13 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 45–9 vs. Illinois | Terry Donahue | |||
1984 | USC | 7–1 | 9–3 | No. 10 | No. 9 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. Ohio State | Ted Tollner | |||
1985 | UCLA | 6–2 | 9–2–1 | No. 7 | No. 6 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 45–28 vs. Iowa | Terry Donahue | |||
1986 | Arizona State | 5–1–1 | 10–1–1 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 22–15 vs. Michigan | John Cooper | |||
1987 | USC | 7–1 | 8–4 | No. 18 | No. 17 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 20–17 vs. Michigan State | Larry Smith | |||
UCLA | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 9 | No. 11 | Started in 2014 | W Aloha Bowl 20–16 vs. Florida | Terry Donahue | ||||
1988 | USC | 8–0 | 10–2 | No. 7 | No. 9 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 14–22 vs. Michigan | Larry Smith | |||
1989 | USC | 6–0–1 | 9–2–1 | No. 8 | No. 9 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 17–10 vs. Michigan | Larry Smith | |||
1990 | Washington | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 5 | No. 5 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 46–34 vs. Iowa | Don James | |||
1991* | Washington | 8–0 | 12–0 | No. 2 | No. 1 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 34–14 vs. Michigan | Don James | |||
1992 | Washington | 6–2 | 9–3 | No. 11 | No. 10 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 31–38 vs. Michigan | Don James | |||
Stanford | 6–2 | 10–3 | No. 9 | No. 9 | Started in 2014 | W Blockbuster Bowl 24–3 vs. Penn State | Bill Walsh | ||||
1993 | UCLA | 6–2 | 8–4 | No. 18 | No. 17 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 16–21 vs. Wisconsin | Terry Donahue | |||
Arizona | 6–2 | 10–2 | No. 10 | No. 9 | Started in 2014 | W Fiesta Bowl 29–0 vs. Miami | Dick Tomey | ||||
USC | 6–2 | 8–5 | – | No. 25 | Started in 2014 | W Freedom Bowl 28–21 vs. Utah | John Robinson | ||||
1994 | Oregon | 7–1 | 9–4 | No. 11 | No. 11 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 20–38 vs. Penn State | Rich Brooks | |||
1995 | USC | 6–1–1 | 9–2–1 | No. 12 | No. 11 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 41–32 vs. Northwestern | John Robinson | |||
Washington | 6–1–1 | 7–4–1 | – | – | Started in 2014 | L Sun Bowl 18–38 vs. Iowa | Jim Lambright | ||||
1996 | Arizona State | 8–0 | 11–1 | No. 4 | No. 4 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 17–20 vs. Ohio State | Bruce Snyder | |||
1997 | Washington State | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 9 | No. 9 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 16–21 vs. Michigan | Mike Price | |||
UCLA | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 5 | No. 5 | Started in 2014 | W Cotton Bowl Classic 29–23 vs. Texas A&M | Bob Toledo | ||||
1998 | UCLA | 8–0 | 10–2 | No. 8 | No. 8 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 31–38 vs. Wisconsin | Bob Toledo | |||
1999 | Stanford | 7–1 | 8–4 | – | No. 24 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 9–17 vs. Wisconsin | Tyrone Willingham | |||
2000 | Washington | 7–1 | 11–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 34–24 vs. Purdue | Rick Neuheisel | |||
Oregon | 7–1 | 10–2 | No. 7 | No. 9 | Started in 2014 | W Holiday Bowl 35–30 vs. Texas | Mike Bellotti | ||||
Oregon State | 7–1 | 11–1 | No. 4 | No. 5 | Started in 2014 | W Fiesta Bowl 41–9 vs. Notre Dame | Dennis Erickson | ||||
2001 | Oregon | 7–1 | 11–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | Started in 2014 | W Fiesta Bowl 38–16 vs. Colorado | Mike Bellotti | |||
2002 | Washington State | 7–1 | 10–3 | No. 10 | No. 10 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 14–34 vs. Oklahoma | Mike Price | |||
USC | 7–1 | 11–2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | Started in 2014 | W Orange Bowl 38–17 vs. Iowa | Pete Carroll | ||||
2003* | USC | 7–1 | 12–1 | No. 1 | No. 2 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 28–14 vs. Michigan | Pete Carroll | |||
2004* | USC† | 7†–0 | 11†–0 | No. 1 | No. 1 | Started in 2014 | W Orange Bowl 55–19 vs. Oklahoma | Pete Carroll | |||
2005 | USC† | 0†–0 | 0†–0 | No. 2 | No. 2 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 38–41 vs. Texas | Pete Carroll | |||
2006 | USC | 7–2 | 11–2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 32–18 vs. Michigan | Pete Carroll | |||
California | 7–2 | 10–3 | No. 14 | No. 14 | Started in 2014 | W Holiday Bowl 45–10 vs. Texas A&M | Jeff Tedford | ||||
2007 | USC | 7–2 | 11–2 | No. 3 | No. 2 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 49–17 vs. Illinois | Pete Carroll | |||
Arizona State | 7–2 | 10–3 | No. 16 | No. 13 | Started in 2014 | L Holiday Bowl 34–52 vs. Texas | Dennis Erickson | ||||
2008 | USC | 8–1 | 12–1 | No. 3 | No. 2 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 38–24 vs. Penn State | Pete Carroll | |||
2009 | Oregon | 8–1 | 10–3 | No. 11 | No. 11 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 17–26 vs. Ohio State | Chip Kelly | |||
2010 | Oregon | 9–0 | 12–1 | No. 3 | No. 3 | Started in 2014 | L BCS National Championship 19–22 vs. Auburn | Chip Kelly | |||
Pac-12 Conference | |||||||||||
2011 | Oregon | 8–1 | 12–2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 45–38 vs. Wisconsin | Chip Kelly | |||
2012 | Stanford | 8–1 | 12–2 | No. 7 | No. 6 | Started in 2014 | W Rose Bowl 20–14 vs. Wisconsin | David Shaw | |||
2013 | Stanford | 7–2 | 11–3 | No. 11 | No. 10 | Started in 2014 | L Rose Bowl 20–24 vs. Michigan State | David Shaw | |||
2014 | Oregon | 8–1 | 13–2 | No. 2 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Rose Bowl 59–20 vs. Florida State L CFP National Championship 20–42 vs. Ohio State | Mark Helfrich | |||
2015 | Stanford | 8–1 | 12–2 | No. 3 | No. 3 | No. 6 | W Rose Bowl 45–16 vs. Iowa | David Shaw | |||
2016 | Washington | 8–1 | 12–2 | No. 4 | No. 4 | No. 4 | L Peach Bowl 7–24 vs. Alabama | Chris Petersen | |||
2017 | USC | 8–1 | 11–2 | No. 12 | No. 10 | No. 8 | L Cotton Bowl 7–24 vs. Ohio State | Clay Helton | |||
2018 | Washington | 7–2 | 10–3 | No. 13 | No. 13 | No. 9 | L Rose Bowl 23–28 vs. Ohio State | Chris Petersen | |||
2019 | Oregon | 8–1 | 12–2 | No. 5 | No. 5 | No. 6 | W Rose Bowl 28–27 vs. Wisconsin | Mario Cristobal | |||
2020 | Oregon | 3–2 | 4–3 | – | – | No. 25 | L Fiesta Bowl 17–34 vs. Iowa State | Mario Cristobal | |||
2021 | Utah | 8–1 | 10–4 | No. 12 | No. 12 | No. 11 | L Rose Bowl 45–48 vs. Ohio State | Kyle Whittingham | |||
2022 | Utah | 7–2 | 10–4 | No. 10 | No. 11 | No. 11 | L Rose Bowl 21–35 vs. Penn State | Kyle Whittingham | |||
2023 | Washington | 9–0 | 14–1 | No. 2 | No. 2 | No. 2 | W Sugar Bowl 37–31 vs. Texas L CFP National Championship 13–34 vs. Michigan | Kalen DeBoer | |||
Record | Ranking | ||||||||||
† The NCAA sanctioned USC in June, 2010 for violations in the football, men's basketball, and women's tennis programs. USC football vacated two wins from their final two games of the 2004 season (one conference game and a bowl game) and all 12 wins from the 2005 season, as well as the conference titles from both years. Their 2004 BCS National Championship was vacated, while their 2004 Associated Press title was not removed. [6] [7] [4]
‡ California claims five national titles that are based upon one contemporary "major selector" (Dick Dunkel in 1937) and seven retrospective selectors listed in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (five of the eight selectors being math systems). [8] : 107–109
§ Stanford was selected in 1926 by a contemporary “major selector” (Frank Dickinson) and later by three retrospective selectors (two of the four being math systems). [8]
@ USC claims national titles in 1931 and 1932 that are based upon four contemporary “major selectors” (William Boand, Frank Dickinson, Dick Dunkel, and Deke Houlgate) and nine later retrospective selectors (nine of the 13 selectors being math systems). USC claims national titles in 1928 and 1939 that are based upon a contemporary selector (Dickinson) and a retrospective selector (1928 only), both math systems. [8]
^ Washington was selected in 1960 by the Helms Athletic Foundation. [8]
School | Championships | Last championship |
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USC | 37^ | 2017 |
Washington | 18 | 2023 |
UCLA | 17 | 1998 |
Stanford | 15 | 2015 |
California | 15 | 2006 |
Oregon | 13 | 2020 |
Oregon State | 5 | 2000 |
Washington State | 4 | 2002 |
Arizona State | 3 | 2007 |
Utah | 2 | 2022 |
Arizona | 1 | 1993 |
Idaho | 1 | 1927 |
Colorado | 0 | – |
Montana | 0 | – |
^ Does not include USC's vacated 2004 and 2005 Pacific-10 Conference titles
^ Does not include USC's vacated 2004 and 2005 Pacific-10 Conference titles
From 2011 to the cessation of Pac-12 football in 2023, the championship game has determined the conference champion. The game matches the highest-placed team from the North and South Divisions. From inauguration until 2017, the North Division representative won every championship game. (AP Poll rankings are indicated.)
Year | North Division | Pts | South Division | Pts |
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2011 | No. 9 Oregon | 49 | UCLA | 31 |
2012 | No. 8 Stanford | 27 | No. 16 UCLA | 24 |
2013 | No. 7 Stanford | 38 | No. 11 Arizona State | 14 |
2014 | No. 2 Oregon | 51 | No. 7 Arizona | 13 |
2015 | No. 7 Stanford | 41 | No. 20 USC | 22 |
2016 | No. 4 Washington | 41 | No. 9 Colorado | 10 |
2017 | No. 14 Stanford | 28 | No. 11 USC | 31 |
2018 | No. 11 Washington | 10 | No. 17 Utah | 3 |
2019 | No. 13 Oregon | 37 | No. 5 Utah | 15 |
2020 | Oregon | 31 | No. 13 USC | 24 |
2021 | No. 10 Oregon | 10 | No. 17 Utah | 38 |
2022 | No. 4 USC | 24 | No. 11 Utah | 47 |
2023 | No. 3 Washington | 34 | No. 5 Oregon | 31 |
Team | Number | Years |
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Oregon | 6 | 2011†, 2012†, 2013†, 2014, 2019, 2021 |
Stanford | 5 | 2011†, 2012†, 2013†, 2015, 2017† |
Washington | 4 | 2016, 2017†, 2018†, 2020‡ |
Washington State | 1 | 2018† |
California | 0 | |
Oregon State | 0 |
† - Shared championship
‡ - Washington was replaced in the 2020 conference championship game by runner-up Oregon due to insufficient student-athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic [9]
Bold - Championship game participant [10] [11]
Team | Number | Years |
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Utah | 4 | 2015†, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
USC | 3 | 2015†, 2017, 2020 |
UCLA | 2 | 2011‡, 2012 |
Arizona | 1 | 2014 |
Arizona State | 1 | 2013 |
Colorado | 1 | 2016 |
† - Shared championship
‡ - UCLA won the 2011 title as USC was ineligible for postseason play
Bold - Championship game participant [10] [11]
Through end of the 2023 season. Records reflect official NCAA results, including any forfeits or win vacating. [12] [13]
# | Pac–12 | Record | Win % | Pac–12 Conference Championships | Claimed National Championships |
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1 | USC | 875–365–54 | .697 | 37 | 11 |
2 | Washington | 784–465–50 | .623 | 18 | 2 |
3 | Colorado | 723–544–36 | .569 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Utah | 719–481–31 | .597 | 2 | 0 |
5 | Oregon | 703–513–46 | .575 | 13 | 0 |
6 | California | 694–570–51 | .547 | 14 | 5 |
7 | Stanford | 670–496–49 | .572 | 15 | 2 |
8 | UCLA | 637–446–37 | .585 | 17 | 1 |
9 | Arizona | 633–499–33 | .558 | 1 | 0 |
10 | Arizona State | 633–429–24 | .594 | 3 | 1 |
11 | Washington State | 576–581–45 | .498 | 4 | 0 |
12 | Oregon State | 569–629–50 | .476 | 5 | 0 |
Arizona | ASU | California | Colorado | Oregon | OSU | Stanford | UCLA | USC | Utah | Washington | WSU | |
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vs. Arizona | – | 44–51–1 | 15–19–2 | 16–10–0 | 29–17–0 | 16–25–1 | 17–15–0 | 27–19–2 | 39–8–0 | 26–20–2 | 26–11–1 | 19–28–0 |
vs. Arizona State | 51–44–1 | – | 19–17–0 | 4–10–0 | 21–18–0 | 16–30–1 | 15–18–0 | 23–16–1 | 26–14–0 | 12–22–0 | 18–22–0 | 17–27–2 |
vs. California | 19–15–2 | 17–19–0 | – | 5–7–0 | 43–41–2 | 36–40–0 | 65–50–11 | 58–35–1 | 73–32–5 | 7–6–0 | 56–41–4 | 30–49–5 |
vs. Colorado | 10–16–0 | 10–4–0 | 7–5–0 | – | 16–9–0 | 8–6–0 | 6–7–0 | 14–5–0 | 17–0–0 | 35–32–3 | 13–7–1 | 8–6–0 |
vs. Oregon | 17–29–0 | 18–21–0 | 41–43–2 | 9–16–0 | – | 49–68–10 | 50–36–1 | 40–32–0 | 39–23–2 | 11–25–0 | 63–48–5 | 42–52–7 |
vs. Oregon State | 25–16–1 | 30–16–1 | 40–36–0 | 6–8–0 | 68–49–10 | – | 59–28–3 | 43–18–4 | 65–12–4 | 12–14–1 | 69–48–5 | 57–49–3 |
vs. Stanford | 15–17–0 | 18–15–0 | 50–65–11 | 6–7–0 | 36–50–1 | 28–59–3 | – | 49–43–3 | 65–43–3 | 7–4–0 | 45–45–4 | 31–41–1 |
vs. UCLA | 19–27–2 | 16–23–1 | 35–58–1 | 5–14–0 | 32–40–0 | 18–43–4 | 43–49–3 | – | 52–34–7 | 9–12–0 | 32–42–2 | 20–42–1 |
vs. USC | 8–39–0 | 14–26–0 | 32–73–5 | 0–17–0 | 2 –39–2 | 12–65–4 | 34–65–3 | 34–52–7 | – | 10–13–0 | 31–52–4 | 10–62–4 |
vs. Utah | 20–26–2 | 22–12–0 | 6–7–0 | 32–35–3 | 25–11–0 | 14–12–1 | 4–7–0 | 12–9–0 | 13–10–0 | – | 14–2–0 | 9–10–0 |
vs. Washington | 11–26–1 | 22–18–0 | 41–56–4 | 7–13–1 | 48–63–5 | 48–69–5 | 45–45–4 | 43–32–2 | 52–31–4 | 2–14–0 | – | 35–68–4 |
vs. Washington State | 28–19–0 | 27–17–2 | 49–30–5 | 6–8–0 | 52–42–7 | 49–57–3 | 41–31–1 | 42–20–1 | 62–10–4 | 10–9–0 | 68–35–4 | – |
Total | 223–274–9 | 239–221–5 | 335–410–30 | 89–152–4 | 393–378–27 | 294–474–32 | 380–351–26 | 385–281–21 | 504–217–29 | 141–173–6 | 433–353–30 | 276–428–27 |
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the Western United States. It participates at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level for all sports, and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the highest level of NCAA football competition. The conference currently comprises two members, Oregon State and Washington State.
The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection system that created four or five bowl game match-ups involving eight or ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of American college football, including an opportunity for the top two teams to compete in the BCS National Championship Game. The system was in place for the 1998 through 2013 seasons and in 2014 was replaced by the College Football Playoff under its original four-team format.
The USC Trojans football program represents the University of Southern California in the sport of American football. The Trojans compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big Ten Conference.
The BCS National Championship Game, or BCS National Championship, was a postseason college football bowl game, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), first played in the 1998 college football season as one of four designated bowl games, and beginning in the 2006 season as a standalone event rotated among the host sites of the aforementioned bowls.
The Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was a collegiate athletic conference in the United States which existed from 1915 to 1959. Though the Pac-12 Conference claims the PCC's history as part of its own, with eight of the ten PCC members in the Pac-12 for many years, the older league had a completely different charter and was disbanded in 1959 due to a major crisis and scandal.
The Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, otherwise known as the Pac-12 tournament, was the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the Pac-12, taking place in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. The first tournament was held in 1987 for the Pac-10 conference. It ended after four seasons. The conference did not have a conference tournament until it was started again in 2002.
The Washington Huskies football team represents the University of Washington in college football. Washington competed in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Big Ten Conference, after having been a charter member of the Pac-12 Conference until the end of the 2023-2024 season. Husky Stadium, located on campus in Seattle, has been the Huskies' home field since 1920.
The California Golden Bears football program represents the University of California, Berkeley in college football as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference at the NCAA Division I FBS level. They were previously a member of the Pac-12 Conference. The team plays its home games at California Memorial Stadium and is coached by Justin Wilcox. Since beginning of play in 1886, the team has won five NCAA recognized national titles - 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1937 and 14 conference championships, the last one in 2006. It has also produced what are considered to be two of the oddest and most memorable plays in college football: Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels' fumble recovery at the 1929 Rose Bowl and The Play kickoff return in the 1982 Big Game.
The UCLA–USC rivalry is the American collegiate athletics rivalry between the UCLA Bruins sports teams of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and USC Trojans teams of the University of Southern California (USC).
The 2004 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. The 2004 Trojans football team won the 2004 BCS National Championship by winning the 2005 Orange Bowl, that year's BCS National Championship Game. The team also won the AP title for the second year in a row. It was the Trojans' first unanimous national championship since 1972, and the second time a team had gone wire-to-wire, with the Trojans holding the number 1 spot in the polls all season. The team was coached by Pete Carroll in his fourth year with the Trojans, and played their home games in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The team is widely considered one of the greatest college football teams of all time.
The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, is the highest level of college football in the United States. The FBS consists of the largest schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As of the 2024 season, there are 10 conferences and 134 schools in FBS.
The 1931 college football season saw the USC Trojans win the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as national champion under the Dickinson System, as well as the No. 1 position from each of the other three contemporary major selectors. Rockne, who had coached Notre Dame to a championship in 1930, had been killed in a plane crash on March 31, 1931. For the first time, the champion under the Dickinson System also played in a postseason game. The 1932 Rose Bowl, promoted as a national championship game between the best teams of East and West, matched USC and Tulane, No. 1 and No. 2 in the Dickinson ratings. USC won, 21–12, and was awarded the Albert Russel Erskine Trophy.
The 1932 college football season saw the Michigan Wolverines win the Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy as national champion under the math-based Dickinson System. Because the "Big Nine" conference didn't permit its teams to play in the postseason, however, the Wolverines were not able to accept a bid to the Rose Bowl. As such, the Pasadena game matched the No. 2 and No. 3 teams, USC and Pittsburgh, with the USC Trojans winning the east–west matchup 35–0. The other four contemporary math system selectors all selected USC as national champion. This was also the last season NFL would use college football rules.
A national championship in the highest level of college football in the United States, currently the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), is a designation awarded annually by various organizations to their selection of the best college football team. Division I FBS football is the only National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sport for which the NCAA does not host a yearly championship event. As such, it is sometimes referred to as a "mythical national championship".
The Pac-12 Football Championship Game was an annual college football game held by the Pac-12 Conference to determine the season's conference champion. The game from the 2011–2021 seasons had the champion of the North Division against the champion of the South Division. The inaugural game was held during the 2011 season. In 2022 and 2023, the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage faced off in the championship game.
The 1976 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled an 11–1 record, won the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) championship, defeated Michigan in the 1977 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 386 to 139. The team was ranked #2 in both the final AP Poll and the final UPI Coaches Poll.
The 2020 Pac-12 Conference football season was the 42nd season of Pac-12 football taking place during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was originally scheduled to begin on September 26, 2020, and end with the 2020 Pac-12 Championship Game on December 18–19, 2020, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. On July 10, 2020, the Pac-12 announced that all competition in fall sports, including football, will be played exclusively in-conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the ongoing pandemic. On September 24, 2020 the Pac-12 Conference announced that the postponement of fall sports was to be ended and teams will return to play with a six-game Conference-only season to begin on November 6, and the Pac-12 Championship Game on December 18 with the rest of the conference seeded for a seventh game.
The 2021 Pac-12 Conference football season was the 43rd season of Pac-12 football taking place during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 28, 2021, and ended with the 2021 Pac-12 Championship Game on December 3, 2021, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
The 2022 Pac-12 Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 2, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada. It was the 12th edition of the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, and determined the champion of the Pac-12 Conference for the 2022 season. The game began at 5:00 p.m. PST and aired on Fox. The contest featured the USC Trojans, the team with the best conference record, and the Utah Utes, the team with the second best conference record. Sponsored by gas station chain 76, the game will officially be known as the 2022 Pac-12 Football Championship Game presented by 76.
The Pacific Coast intercollegiate football conference today decided upon assignment of the Schwabacher trophy, emblematic of the Coast championship. California and Stanford wil each hold the torphy for six months, a flip of the coin to determine which team shall have it first.
Under Pac-12 Football Championship Game policy, the team with the next best record in the North Division, Oregon, will represent the North Division against South Division Champion USC.