2015 Pac-12 Conference football season

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2015 Pac-12 Conference football season
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport American football
Number of teams12
TV partner(s) Fox Sports Media Group (Fox, FS1), ESPN Family (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU), and Pac-12 Networks
2016 NFL Draft
Top draft pickQB Jared Goff, California
Picked by Los Angeles Rams, 1st overall
Regular season
North champions Stanford Cardinal
  North runners-up Oregon Ducks
South champions USC Trojans
Utah Utes
  South runners-up UCLA Bruins
Pac-12 Championship
Champions Stanford Cardinal
  Runners-up USC Trojans
Finals MVP Christian McCaffrey, RB
Football seasons
  2014
2016  
2015 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 3 Stanford x$  8 1   12 2  
No. 19 Oregon  7 2   9 4  
Washington State  6 3   9 4  
California  4 5   8 5  
Washington  4 5   7 6  
Oregon State  0 9   2 10  
South Division
USC xy  6 3   8 6  
No. 17 Utah x  6 3   10 3  
UCLA  5 4   8 5  
Arizona State  4 5   6 7  
Arizona  3 6   7 6  
Colorado  1 8   4 9  
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Pac-12 Conference football season was the fifth season for the conference as a twelve-team league. The season began on September 3, 2015 with a trio of games, Arizona hosting UTSA, Utah hosting Michigan, and Hawaii hosting Colorado. The final game was the Pac-12 Championship Game at Levi's Stadium on December 5, 2015, with ESPN televising the game.

Contents

Previous season

Oregon, the North Division Champions, defeated Arizona, the South Division Champions, 51–13 to claim their second conference title and the chance to play in the College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinal game at the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Florida State 59–20, advancing to their second-ever national championship game (the first-ever CFP National Championship Game), where they were defeated by the Ohio Buckeyes, 42–20.

A record nine conference teams played in a post-season bowl game, with six winning. Arizona, the South Division Champion, was also a bowl game loser, losing to Boise State 38–30 in the Fiesta Bowl. Bowl game winners were: Arizona State defeated Duke 36–31 in the Sun Bowl, Stanford defeated Maryland 45–21 in the Foster Farms Bowl, UCLA defeated Kansas State 40–35 in the Alamo Bowl, USC defeated Nebraska 45–42 in the Holiday Bowl, and Utah defeated Colorado State 45–10 in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Pre-season

2015 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:

Pac-12 Media

2015 Pac-12 Media Day was held at Warner Bros. in Burbank, California on July 30–31, 2015.

Preseason polls

  • Predicted Pac-12 Championship Game Winner: USC (21) was picked to win the Pac-12 Championship over Oregon (17) for the first time since 2012. Others receiving votes were ASU (3), UCLA (2), and Stanford (1).

Recruiting classes

Rankings
TeamESPN [1] Rivals [2] Scout [3] 24/7 [4] 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 one coaching change following the 2015 season including Gary Andersen with Oregon State.

Coaches

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolPac-12 record
Arizona Rich Rodriguez 4146–98–226–1415–12
Arizona State Todd Graham 477–4128–1219–8
California Sonny Dykes 328–336–183–15
Colorado Mike MacIntyre 322–396–181–17
Oregon Mark Helfrich 324–424–415–3
Oregon State Gary Andersen 149–380–00–0
Stanford David Shaw 542–1242–1228–8
UCLA Jim L. Mora 429–1129–1118–9
USC Steve Sarkisian 243–339–430–24
Utah Kyle Whittingham 1185–3385–3314–22
Washington Chris Petersen 2100–188–64–5
Washington State Mike Leach 396–6812–207–20

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
AP22222016RVRV
C22201916RVRVRVRV
CFPNot released
Arizona State
Sun Devils
AP15RVRVRVRVRV
C16RVRVRVRVRV
CFPNot released
California
Golden Bears
APRVRVRVRV24232320RVRV
CRVRVRV24222319RV
CFPNot released
Colorado
Buffaloes
AP
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CFPNot released
Oregon
Ducks
AP771213RVRV23181519
C55131324RVRVRVRV22181620
CFPNot released231715
Oregon State
Beavers
AP
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CFPNot released
Stanford
Cardinal
AP21RVRV2118161510897151373
C21RV2420181611887151273
CFPNot released1171196
UCLA
Bruins
AP131310972018RV242218RV22RV
C14131211102018RV252218RV23RV
CFPNot released231922
USC
Trojans
AP886191717RVRVRVRV22RV24RV
C10107181617RVRVRVRV24RV24RV
CFPNot released242025
Utah
Utes
APRV2421181054313131018RV2117
CRV2521171277714141318252016
CFPNot released1210132322
Washington
Huskies
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Washington State
Cougars
APRVRVRV2420RVRV
CRVRVRVRV2320RVRV
CFPNot released20

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 teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Thursday, September 35:30 PM Michigan Utah Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT FS1 W 24–17  47,825
Thursday, September 37:00 PM UTSA No. 22  Arizona Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ P12N W 42–32  51,111
Thursday, September 310:00 PM Colorado Hawaii Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI CBSSN L 20–28  24,255
Friday, September 45:00 PM Weber State Oregon State Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR P12NW 26–7  35,160
Friday, September 47:15 PM Washington No. 23  Boise State Albertsons StadiumBoise, ID ESPNL 13–16  36,836
Saturday, September 59:00 AMNo. 21  Stanford Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL ESPN L 6–16  36,024
Saturday, September 511:00 AM Portland State Washington State Martin StadiumPullman, WA P12NL 17–24  24,302
Saturday, September 512:30 PM Virginia No. 13  UCLA Rose BowlPasadena, CA FOXW 34–16  68,615
Saturday, September 52:00 PM Grambling State California California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA P12NW 73–14  60,606
Saturday, September 54:00 PMNo. 15  Arizona State Texas A&M Reliant StadiumHouston, TX ESPNL 17–38  66,308
Saturday, September 55:00 PM Eastern Washington No. 7  Oregon Autzen StadiumEugene, OR P12NW 61–42  58,128
Saturday, September 58:00 PM Arkansas State No. 8  USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA P12NW 55–6  79,809
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - September 7

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Josh Rosen UCLAJustin ThomasUtah Dante Pettis Washington
Reference: [5]

Week 2

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Friday, September 116:00 PM Utah State No. 24 UtahRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UTESPN2W 24–14  46,011
Saturday, September 129:00 AMOregon StateMichigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI ABC L 7–35  109,651
Saturday, September 1211:00 AM Sacramento State Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA P12NW 49–0  55,010
Saturday, September 1211:00 AM UMass Colorado Folsom FieldBoulder, CO P12NW 48–14  35,094
Saturday, September 1212:30 PMWashington State Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ ESPNU W 37–34  46,536
Saturday, September 122:00 PM San Diego State CaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CAP12NW 35–7  50,830
Saturday, September 124:00 PMNo. 22 Arizona Nevada Mackay StadiumReno, NV CBSSNW 44–20  24,355
Saturday, September 125:00 PM Idaho No. 8 USCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CAP12NW 59–9  72,422
Saturday, September 125:00 PMNo. 7 OregonNo. 5  Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI ABC L 28–31  76,526
Saturday, September 127:30 PM UCF Stanford Stanford StadiumStanford FS1W 31–0  50,420
Saturday, September 127:30 PMNo. 13 UCLA UNLV Sam Boyd StadiumLas Vegas, NV CBSSNW 37–3  31,262
Saturday, September 128:00 PM Cal Poly Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ P12NW 35–21  46,500
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week- September 14

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Luke Falk Washington StateGionni PaulUtahBralon AddisonOregon
Reference: [6]

Week 3

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Friday, September 187:00 PM New Mexico Arizona StateSun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZP12NW 34–10  43,310
Saturday, September 1911:00 AM Georgia State No. 12 OregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, ORP12NW 61–28  56,859
Saturday, September 192:00 PM Utah State WashingtonHusky Stadium • Seattle, WAP12NW 31–17  59,464
Saturday, September 194:00 PMColorado Colorado State Sports Authority Field at Mile HighDenver, CO CBSSNW 27–24 OT 76,125
Saturday, September 194:30 PMCalifornia Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX FOXW 45–44  91,568
Saturday, September 195:00 PMStanfordNo. 6 USCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC  STAN 41–31  78,306
Saturday, September 195:00 PM San Jose State Oregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, ORP12NW 35–21  34,573
Saturday, September 195:30 PM Wyoming Washington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WAP12NW 31–14  31,105
Saturday, September 197:30 PMNo. 21 Utah Fresno State Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA CBSSNW 45–24  33,675
Saturday, September 197:30 PMNo. 19  BYU No. 10 UCLARose Bowl • Pasadena, CAFS1W 24–23  67,612
Saturday, September 198:00 PM Northern Arizona No. 20 ArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZP12NW 77–13  51,494
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - September 21

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Kevin HoganStanfordKenneth OlugbodeColoradoCory Butler-ByrdUtah
Reference:

Week 4

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Friday, September 257:00 PMNo. 21 StanfordOregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, ORFS1 STAN 42–24  37,302
Saturday, September 2611:00 am Nicholls State ColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, COP12NW 48–0  37,302
Saturday, September 263:00 pmCaliforniaWashingtonHusky Stadium • Seattle, WAP12N CAL 30–24  61,066
Saturday, September 268:00 pmNo. 9 UCLANo. 16 ArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZABC UCLA 56–30  56,004
Saturday, September 2610:30 pmNo. 18 UtahNo. 13 OregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, ORFOX UTAH 62–20  57,145
Saturday, September 2611:30 pmNo. 19 USCArizona StateSun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZESPN USC 42–14  61,904
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - September 28

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Travis Wilson UtahKyle KragenCaliforniaTom HackettUtah
Reference:

Week 5

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Saturday, October 31:00 PMWashington StateNo. 24 CaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CAP12N CAL 34–28  42,042
Saturday, October 34:30 PMArizona StateNo. 7 UCLARose Bowl • Pasadena, CAFOX ASU 38–23  80,113
Saturday, October 37:00 PMOregonColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, COESPN ORE 41–24  46,222
Saturday, October 37:30 PMArizonaNo. 18 StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CAP12N STAN 55–17  46,628
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - October 5

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Mike Bercovici Arizona StateStefan McClureCaliforniaMatt HaackArizona State
Reference:

Week 6

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Thursday, October 86:00 PMWashingtonNo. 17 USCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ESPN  WASH 17–12  63,623
Saturday, October 101:00 PMOregon StateArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZFS1 ARZ 44–7  52,987
Saturday, October 103:00 PMWashington StateOregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, ORP12N WSU 45–38 2OT  57,775
Saturday, October 107:00 PMNo. 23 CaliforniaNo. 5 UtahRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UTESPN UTAH 30–24  47,798
Saturday, October 107:00 PMColoradoArizona StateSun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZP12N ASU 48–23  44,157
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - October 12

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Devontae BookerUtahTravis FeeneyWashingtonTom HackettUtah
Reference:

Week 7

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Thursday, October 157:30 PMNo. 18 UCLANo. 15 StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CAESPN STAN 56–35  50,464
Saturday, October 171:00 PMOregon StateWashington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WAP12N WSU 52–31  32,952
Saturday, October 174:30 PMUSCNo. 14  Notre Dame Notre Dame StadiumSouth Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) NBC L 31–41  80,795
Saturday, October 176:00 PMArizonaColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, COFS1 ARZ 38–31  39,666
Saturday, October 177:00 PMArizona StateNo. 4 UtahRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UTESPN UTAH 34–18  46,192
Saturday, October 177:30 PMOregonWashingtonHusky Stadium • Seattle, WAESPN2 ORE 26–20  69,285
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - October 19

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Christian McCaffreyStanford Shalom Luani Washington StateTim WhiteArizona State
Reference:

Week 8

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Thursday, October 226:00 PMNo. 20 CaliforniaUCLARose Bowl • Pasadena, CAESPN UCLA 40–24  57,046
Saturday, October 241:00 PMWashington StateArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZP12N WSU 45–42  47,847
Saturday, October 244:30 PMNo. 3 UtahUSCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CAFOX USC 42–24  73,435
Saturday, October 247:30 PMColoradoOregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, ORP12N COL 17–13  36,977
Saturday, October 247:30 PMWashingtonNo. 10 StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CAESPN STAN 31–14  50,424
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - October 26

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Luke FalkWashington StateCameron SmithUSCKa'imi FairbairnUCLA
Reference:

Week 9

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Thursday, October 297:30 PMOregonArizona StateSun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZESPN ORE 61–55 3OT  56,534
Saturday, October 3112:00 PMColoradoNo. 24 UCLARose Bowl • Pasadena, CAP12N UCLA 35–31  51,508
Saturday, October 3112:00 PMUSCCaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CAFOX USC 27–21  52,060
Saturday, October 314:00 PMOregon StateUtahRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UTP12N UTAH 27–12  45,853
Saturday, October 317:30 PMNo. 8 StanfordWashington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WAESPN STAN 30–28  30,012
Saturday, October 318:00 PMArizonaWashingtonHusky Stadium • Seattle, WAFS1 WASH 49–3  56,749
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - November 2

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Vernon Adams OregonTravis FeeneyWashingtonCharles NelsonOregon
Reference:

Week 10

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Saturday, November 710:00 AMNo. 9 StanfordColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, COP12N STAN 42–10  40,142
Saturday, November 712:30 PMArizona StateWashington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WAFS1 WSU 38–24  32,952
Saturday, November 71:30 PMNo. 22 UCLAOregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, ORP12N UCLA 41–0  38,074
Saturday, November 74:30 PMNo. 13 UtahWashingtonHusky Stadium • Seattle, WAFOX UTAH 34–23  61,420
Saturday, November 77:30 PMArizonaUSCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CAESPN USC 38–30  76,309
Saturday, November 77:30 PMCaliforniaOregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, ORESPN2 ORE 44–28  56,604
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - November 9

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Luke FalkWashington StateGionni PaulUtahRaymond HudsonCalifornia
Reference:

Week 11

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Friday, November 136:00 PMUSCColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, COESPN2 USC 27–24  37,905
Saturday, November 1412:00 PMWashingtonArizona StateSun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZP12N ASU 27–17  51,695
Saturday, November 144:30 PMOregonNo. 7 StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CAFOX ORE 38–36  48,633
Saturday, November 147:00 PMNo. 10 UtahArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZFS1 ARI 37–30 2OT 48,912
Saturday, November 147:30 PMOregon StateCaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CAP12N CAL 54–24  41,874
Saturday, November 147:45 PMWashington StateNo. 18 UCLARose Bowl • Pasadena, CAESPN WSU 31–27  76,255
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - November 16

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Jared GoffCaliforniaAntonio LonginoArizona StateCasey SkowronArizona
Reference:

Week 12

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Saturday, November 2112:30 PMUCLANo. 18 UtahRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UTFOX UCLA 17–9  46,230
Saturday, November 2112:30 PMArizonaArizona StateSun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)FS1 ASU 52–37  64,885
Saturday, November 2112:30 PMNo. 22 USCNo. 23 OregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, ORESPN ORE 48–28  59,094
Saturday, November 213:00 PMWashingtonOregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, ORP12N WASH 52–7  34,390
Saturday, November 217:30 PMCaliforniaNo. 15 StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Big Game)ESPN STAN 35–22  51,424
Saturday, November 217:45 PMColoradoNo. 24 Washington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WAESPN2 WSU 27–3  25,121
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - November 23

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Vernon Adams, Jr.OregonAntonio LonginoArizona StateChristian McCaffreyStanford
Reference:

Week 13

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
Friday, November 2712:30 PMNo. 20 Washington StateWashingtonHusky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup)FOX WASH 45–10  70,438
Friday, November 271:00 PMOregon StateNo. 18 OregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Civil War)FS1 ORE 52–42  57,814
Saturday, November 2811:30 AMColoradoUtahRice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies)P12N UTAH 20–14  45,823
Saturday, November 2812:30 PMNo. 22 UCLAUSCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)ABC/ESPN2 USC 40–21  83,602
Saturday, November 284:30 PMNo. 4 Notre DameNo. 13 StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy)FOXW 38–36  51,424
Saturday, November 287:00 PMArizona StateCaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CAFS1 CAL 48–46  45,385
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Players of the Week - November 28

OffensiveDefensiveSpecial teams
PlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
Jared GoffCalifornia Iman Marshall USCConrad UkropinaStanford
Reference:

Championship game

The championship game was played on December 5, 2015. It featured the teams with the best conference records from each division, Stanford from the North and USC from the South. This was the fifth championship game (and the fifth win for the North), with Stanford appearing for the third time (and winning for the third time) and USC appearing for the first time.

Week 14 (Pac-12 Championship Game)

DateTimeVisiting teamHome teamSiteTVResultAttendance
December 54:45 PMNo. 24 USCNo. 7 Stanford Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA (Pac-12 Championship)ESPN STAN 41–22  58,476
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Bowl games

Pac-12 team is bolded.

Bowl GameDateStadiumCityTVTime (PST)Winning TeamScoreLosing TeamScore
New Mexico Bowl Saturday, December 19, 2015 University Stadium Albuquerque, New Mexico ESPN12:00 PMArizona45 New Mexico 37
Las Vegas Bowl Saturday, December 19, 2015 Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, Nevada ABC1:30 PM#20 Utah35 BYU 28
Sun Bowl Saturday, December 26, 2015 Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, Texas CBS11:00 AMWashington State20 Miami (FL) 14
Heart of Dallas Bowl Saturday, December 26, 2015 Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas ESPN11:20 AMWashington44 Southern Miss 31
Foster Farms Bowl Monday, December 28, 2015 Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, California ESPN6:15 PM Nebraska 37UCLA29
Armed Forces Bowl Tuesday, December 29, 2015 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, Texas ESPN11:00 AMCalifornia55 Air Force 36
Holiday Bowl Wednesday, December 30, 2015 Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, California ESPN7:30 PM#23 Wisconsin 23USC21
Rose Bowl Friday, January 1, 2016 Rose Bowl Pasadena, California ESPN2:10 PM#5 Stanford45#6 Iowa 16
Alamo Bowl Saturday, January 2, 2016 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas ESPN3:45 PM#11 TCU 47#15 Oregon413OT
Cactus Bowl Saturday, January 2, 2016 Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona ESPN8:15 PM West Virginia 43Arizona State42

Pac-12 vs Power Conference matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC) the Pac-12 plays in the non-conference (Rankings from the AP Poll):

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScore
September 3 Michigan Utah Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, Utah UTAH W 24–17
September 5Arizona State Texas A&M NRG StadiumHouston, TX Texas Kickoff TAMU L 17–38
September 5Stanford Northwestern Ryan FieldEvanston, IL NW L 6–16
September 5 Virginia UCLA Rose BowlPasadena, CA UCLA W 34–16
September 12Oregon StateMichigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI MICH L 7–35
September 12Washington State Rutgers High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ WSU W 37–34
September 12Oregon Michigan State Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI MSU L 28–31
September 19California Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX CAL W 45–44

Records against other conferences

2015 records against non-conference foes:

Awards and honors

AP College Football Player of the Year

Lou Groza Award

All-Americans

The following Pac-12 players were named to the 2015 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): [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

First team
Second team
Third team

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

Conference awards

The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards: [13]

All-Conference teams

The following players earned All-Pac-12 honors. [14]

Offense:

First Team
Second Team
Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School
QB Luke Falk So. Washington State Kevin Hogan Sr. Stanford
QB Jared Goff Jr. California N/AN/AN/A
RB Royce Freeman So. Oregon Devontae Booker Sr. Utah
RB Christian McCaffrey So. Stanford Paul Perkins Jr. UCLA
WR Kenny Lawler Jr. California Bralon Addison Jr. Oregon
WR Gabe Marks Jr. Washington State Darren Carrington So. Oregon
WR JuJu Smith-Schuster So. USC Nelson Spruce Sr. Colorado
TE Austin Hooper Jr. Stanford Thomas Duarte Jr. UCLA
OL Zach Banner Jr. USC Jake Brendel Sr. UCLA
OL Joe Dahl Sr. Washington State J. J. Dielman Jr. Utah
OL Joshua Garnett Sr. Stanford Conor McDermott Jr. UCLA
OL Tyler Johnstone Sr. Oregon Christian Westerman Sr. Arizona State
OL Kyle Murphy Sr. Stanford Chad Wheeler Jr. USC

Defense:

First Team
Second Team
Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School
DL DeForest Buckner Sr. Oregon Darryl Paulo Sr. Washington State
DL Kenny Clark Jr. UCLA Delvon Simmons Sr. USC
DL Lowell Lotulelei So. Utah Taniela Tupou Sr. Washington
DL Aziz Shittu Sr. Stanford Destiny Vaeao Sr. Washington State
DL Antwaun Woods Sr. USC N/AN/AN/A
LB Su'a Cravens Jr. USC Travis Feeney Sr. Washington
LB Blake Martinez Sr. Stanford Deon Hollins Jr. UCLA
LB Gionni Paul Sr. Utah Jared Norris Sr. Utah
DB Budda Baker So. Washington Chidobe Awuzie Jr. Colorado
DB Adoree’ Jackson So. USC Randall Goforth Jr. UCLA
DB Sidney Jones So. Washington Ronnie Harris Sr. Stanford
DB Marcus Williams So. Utah Jaleel Wadood So. UCLA

Specialists:

First Team
Second Team
Pos.NameYr.SchoolNameYr.School
PK Aidan Schneider So. Oregon Ka'imi Fairbairn Sr. UCLA
P Tom Hackett Sr. Utah Drew Riggleman Sr. Arizona
RS Christian McCaffrey So. Stanford Adoree’ Jackson So. USC
AP/ST Charles Nelson So. Oregon Soma Vainuku Sr. USC

All-Academic

First team

Pos.NameSchoolYr.GPAMajor

Home game attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of Capacity
Arizona Arizona Stadium 56,02951,11151,49456,00452,98747,84748,912308,35551,39391.72%
Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium 64,24846,50043,31061,90444,15756,53451,69564,885368,98552,71282.04%
California California Memorial Stadium 62,46760,60650,83042,04252,06041,874247,41249,48279.21%
Colorado Folsom Field 53,61335,09437,30246,22239,66640,142198,42639,68574.02%
Oregon Autzen Stadium 54,00058,12856,85957,14557,77556,60459,094345,60557,601106.67%
Oregon State Reser Stadium 45,67435,16034,57337,30236,97738,07434,390216,47636,07978.99%
Stanford Stanford Stadium 50,42450,42046,62850,46450,42448,63351,424297,99349,66698.50%
UCLA Rose Bowl 91,13668,61567,61280,11357,04651,50876,255401,14966,85873.36%
USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 93,60779,80972,42278,30663,62373,43576,309443,90473,98479.04%
Utah Rice-Eccles Stadium 45,80747,82546,01147,79846,19245,85346,230279,90946,652101.84%
Washington Husky Stadium 70,08355,01059,46461,06669,28550,66761,420356,91259,48584.88%
Washington State Martin Stadium 32,95224,30231,10532,95230,01232,95225,121176,44429,40789.24%

^A Game played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA.
^B Game played at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, WA.
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

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