2012 PAC-12 FOOTBALL STANDINGS

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1 For Immediate Release: September 10, 2012 Contacts: Dave Hirsch Alex Kaufman 2012 PAC-12 FOOTBALL STANDINGS PAC-12 OVERALL NORTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut. vs. Div Streak Oregon Won 5 Stanford Won 2 Oregon State Won 1 California Won 1 Washington Lost 1 Washington State Won 1 SOUTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut. vs. Div Streak Arizona Won 4 Arizona State Won 2 UCLA Won 2 USC Won 6 Utah Lost 1 Colorado Lost 2 PAC-12 LEAGUE ACTION GETS UNDERWAY WITH USC VISITING STANFORD FIVE PAC-12 TEAMS RANKED IN THIS WEEK S POLLS This Week s Schedule Fri., Sept. 14 Ranking Game Site Time/TV Series/Last Meeting --/-- WASHINGTON STATE (1-1) Sam Boyd Stadium (36,800) 6 p.m. PT WSU leads, /-- at UNLV (0-2) Las Vegas, Nev. ESPN WSU, 59-7 (2011) Sat., Sept /-- CALIFORNIA (1-1) Ohio Stadium (102,329) 12 noon ET Ohio State leads, /-- at Ohio State (2-0) Columbus, Ohio ABC Ohio State, (1972) --/-- Tennessee Tech (2-0) Autzen Stadium (54,000) 12 noon PT First Meeting 4/4 at OREGON (2-0) Eugene, Ore. P12N --/-- Portland State (1-1) CenturyLink Field (67,000) 1 p.m. MT First Meeting --/T44 at WASHINGTON (1-1) Seattle, Was. FX 38/31 ARIZONA STATE (2-0) Memorial Stadium/Faurot Field (71,004) 6 p.m. CT Series tied, /-- at Missouri (1-1) Columbia, Mo. ESPN2 ASU, (OT) (2011) 2/3 USC (2-0) Stanford Stadium (50,000) 4:30 p.m. PT USC leads, * 21/16 at STANFORD (2-0) Stanford, Calif. FOX/FOX Deportes STAN, (3 OT) (2011) --/-- COLORADO (0-2) Bulldog Stadium (41,031) 5 p.m. PT COLO leads, /-- at Fresno State (1-1) Fresno, Calif. CBSSN Fresno State, (2001) 25/30 BYU (2-0) Rice Eccles Stadium 456,017) 8 p.m. MT UTAH leads, /-- at UTAH (1-1) Salt Lake City, Utah ESPN2 UTAH, (2011) --/-- South Carolina State (1-1) Arizona Stadium (51,811) 7:30 p.m. PT First Meeting 24/25 at ARIZONA (2-0) Tucson, Ariz. P12AZ --/-- Houston (0-2) Rose Bowl (91,500) 7:30 p.m. PT Series tied, /23 at UCLA (2-0) Pasadena, Calif. P12N Houston, (2011) Rankings listed (AP/Coaches poll); * - Win later vacated

2 A LOOK AHEAD Sat., Sept. 22 California at USC P12N, 3 p.m. PT Arizona at Oregon ESPN, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Arizona State P12N, 7 p.m. PT Oregon State at UCLA ABC/ESPN2, 12:30 p.m. PT Colorado at Washington State FX, 1 p.m. PT PAC-12 VS.: Atlantic Coast Big East Big Sky Big Ten Big Conference USA Mid-American Mid-Eastern Athletic Mountain West Ohio Valley Southeastern Southland Sun Belt Western Athletic Independent Total-All (.739) Total-FBS (.722) vs. BCS (.857) The Pac-12 posted a record (.610) in non-conference play last season, marking the 28th consecutive season of posting a winning record outside the league. PAC-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - WEEK ONE OFFENSE: Johnathan Franklin, RB, UCLA DEFENSE: D.J. Welch, LB, Oregon State SPECIAL TEAMS: John Bonano, PK, Arizona WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--Running back Johnathan Franklin of UCLA, linebacker D.J. Welch of OREGON STATE and kicker John Bonano of ARIZONA have been named Pac-12 Players of the Week in football. Franklin, a senior from Los Angeles, Calif., rushed for a career-best 217 yards on on 26 carries (8.3 average) and hauled in three passes for 59 yards (19.6 average) and a touchdown in a win over No. 16 Nebraska to earn his second-straight Pac-12 Player of the Week honor. He became the seventh Bruin to eclipse the 3,000-yard rushing mark and moved into seventh place on UCLA s all-time rushing list. Through two games this season, Franklin is the NCAA s leading rusher, averaging yards per game on the ground. Welch, a sophomore from Palm Desert, Calif., tied for the team lead with seven tackles, including two tackles for loss (8 yards) in a 10-7 win over No. 13 Wisconsin. Oregon State s defense held the Badgers to 207 yards of total offense, including just 35 yards on the ground, and kept Wisconsin running back Montee Ball out of the end zone, snapping a 21-game touchdown streak for the 2011 Heisman finalist. Bonano, a senior from Salinas, Calif., was perfect in the kicking game and scored a career-best 15 points in a win over No. 18 Oklahoma State. He converted field goals of 22 yards, 24 yards, and 46 yards and was 5-5 on PAT attempts. Bonano kicked off 11 times, logging 4 touchbacks and contributing Oklahoma State s average starting field position at their own 24 yard-line. Also nominated for offensive player of the week honors were running backs Ka Deem Carey of Arizona, Isi Sofele of California, Christian Powell of Colorado and Kenjon Barner of Oregon, wide receiver Robert Woods of USC, tight end Chris Coyle of Arizona State and quarterback Sean Mannion of Oregon State. Also nominated on defense were linebackers Carlos Mendoza of Arizona State, J.P. Hurrell of California, Dion Bailey of USC and Trevor Reilly of UTAH, defensive backs Jared Tevis of Arizona, Brian Jackson of Oregon and Ed Reynolds of Stanford and defensive end Datone Jones of UCLA. Also nominated for special teams play were kickers Alex Garoutte of Arizona State, Alex Wood of USC and Andrew Furney of Washington State, punter Sean Sellwood of Utah and punt returners Keenan Allen of California and Drew Terrell of Stanford Pac-12 Football Players of the Week Offense Defense Special Teams 9/3 Johnathan Franklin, RB, UCLA Jake Fischer, LB, ARIZ Marqise Lee, WR/KR, USC 9/10 Johnathan Franklin, RB, UCLA D.J. Welch, LB, OSU John Bonano, PK, ARIZ AROUND THE PAC-12 THE RANKINGS: After big wins last weekend, No. 22 UCLA and No. 24 ARIZONA join No. 2 USC, No. 4 OREGON and No. 21 STANFORD in this week s Top 25. The Wildcats make their first appearance since Nov. 21, 2010, while the Bruins make their first appearance since Sept. 2, The last time five conference teams appeared in the same poll - Sept. 19, 2010 with No. 5 Oregon, No. 14 Arizona, No. 16 Stanford No. 20 USC, and No. 24 Oregon State. RECAPPING LAST WEEK: The Pac-12 had great success against teams from other BCS conferences, posting a 6-1 record with wins over three teams ranked in the AP Top 25 as OREGON STATE knocked off No. 13 Wisconsin, UCLA defeated No. 16 Nebraska, and ARIZONA dispatched No. 18 Oklahoma State. The last time the league defeated three AP ranked teams in one day? You need to go back to January 1, 1985 when No. 14 UCLA defeated No. 13 Miami in the Fiesta Bowl, No. 18 USC beat No. 6 Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, and No. 4 Washington upended No. 2 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. PAC-12 COACHING DEBUTS A SUCCESS: There were 28 teams with new head coaches in the FBS this season. Of those 28, six have started the season with 2-0 records. Three of those six hail from the Pac-12 - ARIZONA s Rich Rodriguez, ARIZONA STATE s Todd Graham, and UCLA s Jim Mora. PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 10,

3 ZERO TO 60: Pac-12 teams have been operating at a furious pace through the first two weeks of the season as eight teams are averaging better than 30 points per game, while six teams are racking up better than 440 yards of total offense, led by UCLA s yards per game. Here s a look at the numbers: 0 - Successful 2-point conversions by the opposition against the Pac- 12 in five attempts. 1 - UCLA senior RB Johnathan Franklin s national rankings in rushing (215.5) and all-purpose (249.5) yardage. 2 - Four players had two interceptions each last weekend - Arizona s Jared Tevis, Arizona State s Carlos Mendoza, Stanford s Ed Reynolds, USC s Dion Bailey. 3 - Victories over ranked opponents Saturday. 4 - Pac-12 teams with three or more interceptions this season. Arizona State has forced an NCAA-leading 6 interceptions. 5 - Total number of penalties committed by ASU this season. It averaged 8.0 penalties per game last season. 6 - Touchdown passes by USC senior QB Matt Barkley in win over Syracuse. His third career 6 TD performance. 7 - Points allowed by Oregon State in win over Wisconsin. The Badgers averaged points per game from Average yards gained per play by UCLA, tops in the Pac Utah s win total (9-0) when senior RB John White rushes for 100 yards or more in a game TD passes thrown this season by USC s Matt Barkley, the FBS leader for touchdown passes Oregon senior RB Kenjon Barner s ranking among the nation s leading rushers. The Pac-12 has three running backs ranked in the top-11 in the FBS yard rushing performances turned in by Pac-12 running backs this season First downs Oregon State limited Wisconsin Pac-12 single-game high tackles by Arizona LB Jake Fisher in win over No. 18 Oklahoma State Average points scored per game by Pac-12 leaders Arizona s Ka Deem Carey, USC s Marqise Lee, Oregon s Kenjon Barner and D Anthony Thomas. That quartet is tied for third nationally Combined turnover margin by the Pac-12, which leads all BCS conferences (SEC-14, Big Ten-9, Big 12-8, ACC- -2, Big East- -4) Pac-12 victories over non-conference opponents this season (Pac-12 best is 32 during the 2002 season) 18 - Passes defended by Arizona through two games, ranking third nationally UCLA scrimmage plays of 20-yards or longer, leads the FBS Victories by Pac-12 teams over AP ranked non-conference opponents since Tackles for loss posted by Arizona State, tied for third in FBS Combined number of true freshmen (10) and redshirt freshmen (12) that have seen action at Stanford First downs allowed by Utah in two games. It s 11.5 first downs per game allowed leads the Pac-12 and ranks seventh nationally Points scored by Arizona sophomore RB Ka Deem Carey in the win over No. 18 Oklahoma State, a Pac-12 single-game high Wins by Stanford in its last 28 home games (.893) 26 - Consecutive games in which California junior WR Keenan Allen has caught a pass - every game in which he has played Tackles this season by Arizona junior LB Jake Fischer, the Pac- 12 leader Carries by Colorado freshman FB Christian Powell in his first career start against Sacramento State, rushing for 147 yards and three touchdowns Completions by Oregon State sophomore QB Sean Mannion in the win over Wisconsin. He tallied 276 yards through the air and now has 3,604 passing yards for his career, which ranks sixth on the OSU career list Different ASU players credited with a tackle this season Fourth quarter rushing attempts by Arizona in its two wins, accounting for more than one-third of its total attempts Career rushing TDs by Arizona State senior RB Cameron Marshall. Tied for third all-time at ASU, he needs seven to equal the school mark of 39 set by Woody Green ( ) Number of completions in 43 attempts (.767) this season for Arizona State sophomore QB Taylor Kelly Consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Top 25 by the Stanford Cardinal, tied for fifth among active streaks in the FBS Rushing yards allowed by Oregon State vs. No. 13 Wisconsin Career victories by Oregon coach Chip Kelly in 42 games (.857 winning percentage) Combined receptions by USC WRs Marqise Lee (21) and Robert Woods (16) to make up 37 of Matt Barkley s 46 completions California senior QB Zach Maynard s career passing TD total (18 with Buffalo, 20 with California) Average number of points Stanford has scored in its last five meetings with USC, posting a 4-1 record in that span Anniversary of 1972 USC national championship team. Pat Haden, the current USC Athletics Director, was a sophomore QB on that squad Yards needed by UCLA senior RB Johnathan Franklin to move into sixth on the school s career rushing list. Currently with 3,100 yards, he trails Skip Hicks (3,140 yards from ) Second quarter points Arizona State and Oregon have each scored in their games this season First quarter points scored by Oregon in two games Arizona State s average margin of victory through two games Number of games Colorado has had at least one sack out of the last Pac-12 teams have logged 46 takeaways against non-conference opponents this season versus 30 giveaways Consecutive weeks ranked in the AP Top 25 for the Oregon Ducks, third longest active streak in the FBS Interception return average by Stanford junior FS Ed Reynolds, who is tied for the FBS lead with three picks this season Rushing yards per game allowed by Stanford in two games Utah senior P Sean Sellwood has seven punts that have traveled 50 or more yards this season, and 44 in his career Career victories for Arizona State head coach Todd Graham, posting a record of (.638) in six-plus seasons Number of freshmen listed on UCLA s roster Oregon s third down conversion percentage, which leads the Pac- 12 and ranks 18th nationally. (It s actually percent, but that s close enough for this list) Arizona State s scoring average. The school single-season record is 46.8 ppg set in Number of victories posted by Utah in its all-time series with BYU ( ) Career receptions by Washington sophomore TE Austin Seferian- Jenkins, which ranks ninth all-time among Husky tight ends Hours it seemed to take to compile this Zero to 60 list Number of completions in 87 attempts for a league-best 707 yards by Arizona senior QB Matt Scott Points scored by Arizona in win over No. 18 Oklahoma State. Most points since win over Washington State in 2008, and most points ever against Top-25 team 60 - Washington State junior PK Andrew Furney booted at 60-yard FG in win over Eastern Washington. The second longest in school and Pac-12 history, trailing only the 62-yard FG by former Cougar Jason Hanson. PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 10,

4 PAC-12 IN THE WEEKLY RANKINGS AP (media)/usa Today (coaches)/harris Interactive (begins Oct.3)/BCS (begins Oct. 16) ARIZ ASU CAL COLO ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU PRE nr/nr nr/nr nr/nr nr/nr 5/5 nr/nr 21/18 nr/nr 1/3 30/32 27/26 nr/nr 9/4 nr/t41 nr/nr nr/nr nr/nr 4/4 nr/nr 25/21 nr/nr 2/2 31/30 32/26 nr/nr 9/9 24/25 38/31 nr/nr nr/nr 4/4 29/34 21/16 22/23 2/3 nr/nr nr/t44 nr/nr AP Top 25 Sept. 9 USA Today Top 25 Sept. 9 Harris Interactive First release - Oct. 3 BCS First release - Oct Alabama (48) USC (8) LSU (4) OREGON Oklahoma Florida State Georgia South Carolina West Virginia Michigan State Clemson Ohio State Virginia Tech Texas Kansas State TCU Michigan Florida Louisville Notre Dame STANFORD UCLA Tennessee ARIZONA Brigham Young Others Receiving votes: 29. OREGON STATE 38. ARIZONA STATE 1. Alabama (42) LSU (5) USC (11) OREGON (1) Oklahoma Florida State Georgia West Virginia South Carolina Michigan State Clemson Texas Virginia Tech Kansas State TCU STANFORD Florida Michigan Notre Dame Louisville Arkansas Wisconsin UCLA Nebraska ARIZONA Others receiving votes: 31. ARIZONA STATE 34. OREGON STATE T44. WASHINGTON 2011 FINAL PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS PAC-12 OVERALL NORTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut. vs. Div Oregon% Stanford Washington California Oregon State Washington State SOUTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut. vs. Div USC* UCLA Utah Arizona State Arizona Colorado *- Ineligible for postseason % - Based on tie-break procedure, Oregon defeated Stanford in head-to-head competition and was the North Division representative in the Pac-12 FCG PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Oregon 49, UCLA 31 PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 10,

5 USC TABBED TO WIN PAC-12 TITLE IN PRESEASON MEDIA POLL UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - USC is the favorite to win the 2012 Pac-12 Conference football title in a preseason poll of media members who cover the league. The Trojans were listed in the top spot in the North Division by 117 of the 123 voters participating in the poll, collecting 729 points. 102 of those pollsters tabbed the Trojans to come out on top in the Pac-12 Championship Game. Utah was picked to finish second in the South Division, collecting one first-place vote in the balloting for the division race. Arizona State claimed three of the other five first-place votes, with each of those members of the media casting a vote for the Sun Devils to capture the Pac-12 title. Oregon was picked to win the North Division, garnering 732 points and 117 first place votes, while Stanford, which tallied five of the other six first place votes, was pegged to finish second in this year s poll. California, predicted by the voters to finish fourth in the North Division, claimed the remaining first place vote. The media poll has correctly selected the Conference Champion in 28 of 51 previous polls, including 11 of the last 12. Following are the results of the preseason media poll (points , first-place votes in parentheses): NORTH DIVISION SOUTH DIVISION 1. Oregon (117) USC (117) Stanford (5) Utah (1) Washington UCLA (2) California (1) Arizona Washington State Arizona State (3) Oregon State Colorado PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION: USC (102 votes) Others receiving votes: Oregon (18), Arizona State (3) NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS 2012 PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LIST - PAC-12 CANDIDATES BEDNARIK AWARD (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) John Boyett, Sr., S, ORE Dion Jordan, Sr., DE, ORE Jordan Poyer, Sr., CB, OSU Shayne Skov, Sr., LB, STAN Chase Thomas, Sr., LB, STAN Dion Bailey, So., LB, USC T.J. McDonald, Sr., S, USC Nickell Robey, Jr., CB, USC Star Lotulelei, Sr., DT, UTAH BILETNIKOFF AWARD (Most Outstanding Wide Receiver) Keenan Allen, Jr., CAL Dan Buckner, Sr., ARIZ DeVonte Christopher, Sr., UTAH Markus Wheaton, Sr., OSU Marquess Wilson, Jr., WSU Robert Woods, Jr., USC LOU GROZA AWARD (Most Outstanding Kicker) Andrew Furney, Jr., WSU Andre Heidari, So., USC Jordan Williamson, So., STAN RAY GUY AWARD (Most Outstanding Punter) Darragh O Neill, So., COLO Jackson Rice, Sr., ORE Jeff Locke, Sr., UCLA Sean Sellwood, Sr., UTAH DAVEY O BRIEN AWARD (Best Quarterback) Matt Barkley, Sr., USC Keith Price, Jr., WASH Jeff Tuel, Sr., WSU ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD (Most Outstanding Down Lineman/ Linebacker) Dion Bailey, So., LB, USC David Bakhtiari, Jr., OT, COLO Michael Clay, Sr., LB, ORE Scott Crichton, So., DE, OSU Joseph Fauria, Sr., TE, UCLA Ben Gardner, Jr., DE, STAN Khaled Holmes, Sr., C, USC Wes Horton, Sr., DE, USC Dion Jordan, Se., DE, ORE Travis Long, Sr., DE/OLB, WSU Star Lotulelei, Sr., DT, UTAH Hayes Pullard, Sr., LB, USC Shayne Skov, Sr., LB, STAN Chase Thomas, Sr., LB, STAN Levine Toilolo, TE, STAN Brian Wagner, Sr., LB, ARIZ Carson York, Sr., C, ORE RIMINGTON TROPHY (Most Outstanding Center) Hronis Grasu, So., ORE Gus Handler, Jr., COLO Khaled Holmes, Sr., USC Sam Schwartzstein, Sr., STAN Tevita Stevens, Sr., UTAH JOHN MACKEY AWARD (Most Outstanding Tight End) Joseph Fauria, Sr., UCLA Austin Seferian-Jenkins, So., WASH Levine Toilolo, Jr., STAN MAXWELL AWARD (Most Outstanding Player) Cameron Marshall, Sr., RB, ASU Keenan Allen, Jr., WR, CAL Isi Sofele, Sr., RB, CAL Kenjon Barner, Sr., RB, ORE De Anrthony Thomas, So., WR, ORE Stepfan Taylor, Sr., RB, STAN Johnathan Franklin, Sr., RB, UCLA Matt Barkley, Sr., QB, USC Robert Woods, Jr., WR, USC Marqise Lee, So., WR, USC Curtis McNeal, Sr., RB, USC John White IV, Sr., RB, UTAH Keith Price, Jr., QB, WASH Marquess Wilson, Jr., WR, WSU BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) Star Lotulelei, Sr., DT, UTAH Dion Jordan, Sr., DE, ORE Dion Bailey, So., LB, USC Travis Long, Sr., LB, WSU Shayne Skov, Sr., LB, STAN Chase Thomas, Sr., LB, STAN Jordan Poyer, Sr., CB, OSU Nickell Robey, Jr., CB, USC John Boyett, Sr., S, ORE T.J. McDonald, Sr., S, USC OUTLAND TROPHY (Most Outstanding Interior Lineman) David Bakhtiari, OT, COLO Matt Summers-Gavin, OT, CAL Khaled Holmes, Sr., C, USC David Yankey, G, STAN Carson York, G, ORE Star Lotulelei, DT, UTAH Aaron Tipoti, DT, CAL JIM THORPE AWARD (Most Oustanding Defensive Back) John Boyett, Sr., S, ORE T.J. McDonald, Sr., S, USC Jordan Poyer, Sr., CB, OSU Nickell Robey, Jr., CB, USC DOAK WALKER AWARD (Most Outstanding Running Back) Kenjon Barner, Sr., ORE Jesse Callier, Jr., WASH Johnathan Franklin, Sr., UCLA Cameron Marshall, Sr., ASU Curtis McNeal, Sr., USC Isi Sofele, Sr., CAL Stepfan Taylor, Sr., STAN John White, Sr., UTAH WALTER CAMP AWARD (Most Outstanding Player) Keenan Allen, Jr., WR, CAL Matt Barkley, Sr., QB, USC T.J. McDonald, Sr., S, USC Chase Thomas, Sr., LB, STAN De Anthony Thomas, So., WR, ORE John White, Sr., RB, UTAH Robert Woods, Jr., WR, USC BUTKUS AWARD (Most Outstanding Linebacker) Dion Bailey, So., USC Travis Long, Sr., WSU Brandon Magee, Sr., ASU Trent Murphy, Sr., STAN Douglas Rippy, Sr., COLO Shayne Skov, Sr., STAN Chase Thomas, Sr., STAN PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 10,

6 PAC-12 MEDIA CONTACTS Pac-12 Conference Dave Hirsch... Alex Kaufman... Arizona Molly O Mara...momara@arizona.edu Arizona State Mark Brand... mark.brand@asu.edu California Kyle McRae... mcrae@berkeley.edu Colorado David Plati...david.plati@colorado.edu Oregon Dave Williford...diw@uoregon.edu Oregon State Steve Fenk... steve.fenk@oregonstate.edu Stanford Mike Eubanks... eubanks@stanford.edu Alan George... ageorge2@stanford.edu UCLA Steve Rourke... srourke@athletics.ucla.edu USC Tim Tessalone...tessalon@usc.edu Utah Liz Abel... label@huntsman.utah.edu Washington Jeff Bechthold... bechtold@uw.edu Washington State Bill Stevens... wsstevens@wsu.edu 2012 PAC-12 COACHES MEDIA TELECONFERENCE Each Tuesday during the season, starting Tuesday, August 28 and concluding on Tuesday, November 20. Each head coach will be available for 10 minutes. The two head coaches of the teams participating in the Pac-12 Championship Game will be available the week of November 26 (Time TBD). In order to participate on the call, media must use their work address to send a request to Dave Hirsch (dhirsch@pac-12.org) for the conference call phone number. ORDER OF COACHES (PT/MT): 9:55 a.m./10:55 a.m. MT Kyle Whittingham, Utah (Aug. 28 and Sept. 11) 10:05 a.m. Jim Mora, UCLA (from Aug. 28-Sept. 18) 10:15 a.m./11:15 a.m. MT Jon Embree, Colorado 10:25 a.m. Mike Riley, Oregon State 10:35 a.m./11:35 a.m. MT Kyle Whittingham, Utah (except Aug. 28 and Sept. 11) Steve Sarkisian, Washington (only Aug. 28 and Sept. 11) 10:45 a.m. David Shaw, Stanford 10:55 a.m. Mike Leach, Washington State 11:05 a.m. Rich Rodriguez, Arizona (note: 12:05 p.m. MST in November after daylight savings) 11:15 a.m. Chip Kelly, Oregon (starting Tues., Sept. 25) 11:25 a.m. Jeff Tedford, California 11:35 a.m. Jim Mora, UCLA (starting Tues., Sept. 25) 11:45 a.m. Lane Kiffin, USC 11:55 a.m. Steve Sarkisian, Washington (except. Aug. 28 and Sept. 11) 12:05 p.m. Todd Graham, Arizona State (note: 1:05 p.m. MST in November after daylight savings) 12:15 p.m. Chip Kelly, Oregon from Tues., Aug Tues., Sept. 18) A taped replay will be available to the media beginning at 3:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. MT following the teleconference and available anytime up until the next scheduled call. Phone number for the taped replay: In addition, audio files of the teleconference will be available on the Pac-12 website (pac-12.com) following each teleconference call. COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM Each Pac-12 team has posted head shots, media guides, game books, notes, statistics and more on collegepressbox.com. Apply for a password at password@collegepressbox. PAC-12 FOOTBALL MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ACCESS INSTRUCTIONS Again this year, the Pac-12 will be embracing web-based digital technology for dissemination of multimedia content (weekly press conferences). We will be using a web based FTP tool called the Pac-12 Digital XChange to share information with our media partners. In order to access this FTP site in secure fashion, it is important for you to register with us to obtain the necessary access credentials (a.k.a. a login id and password). Please be aware of the following important points: 1. If you participated in Football Media Day activities last year, you most likely have already received your registration information for the Pac-12 Digital Xchange. We can help you if you have forgotten your user id or password. 2. If you have not yet registered for an account on the Pac-12 Digital Xchange, please do the following: Send an to media@pac-12.org with the subject line Request for Pac-12 Media Access containing the following information: Name, Job title, Company name, address, Phone number (business and/or mobile) Through the use of the Pac-12 Digital XChange FTP tool, we will post Pac-12 content to the site as it becomes available, which will be easily accessible to you and your organization. When you receive your registration confirmation and user id/password, you will also receive detailed access instructions and usage information for Pac-12 Digital XChange. For your reference, the FTP site is accessible on the internet via a simple URL ( Please be aware that Pac-12 Digital Exchange works best in the latest versions of the most popular web browsers (Firefox 3.0+ or Internet Explorer 8+). PAC-12 ON THE WEB PAC-12 ON TWITTER PAC-12 ON FACEBOOK PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 10,

7 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The Pac-12 Championship Football Game will take place Friday, November 30 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and telecast to a national audience on FOX. The Championship game will match the winner of the North Division vs. the winner of the South Division. The game will be played on the campus of the division winner with the best overall conference record. The winner of the Pac-12 Championship will earn the league s automatic BCS berth. TIE-BREAK PROCEDURES TO DETERMINE AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PARTICIPANTS & HOST The division winner will be determined by the record in all games played (both divisional and cross-divisional) within the conference. In the event of a tie, the following procedures will be applied to determine the Pac-12 Championship Game representatives from each division: Two-Team Tie. 1. Head-to-head competition between the two tied teams. a. If no game is played between the two tied teams or that game ends in a tie, the following tie-breaking procedures would be applied: 2. Record in games played within the division 3. Record against the next highest placed team in the division (Based on record in all games played within the conference), proceeding through the division. 4. Record in common conference games. 5. Highest BCS Ranking following the last weekend of regular-season games. 6. Total number of wins in a 12-game season. The following conditions will apply to the calculation of the total number of wins: a. Only one win against a team from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision or lower division will be counted annually. b. Any games that are exempted from counting against the annual maximum number of football contests per NCAA rules (current Bylaw ) shall not be included. 7. Coin toss. Multiple-Team Ties. The following procedures will only be used to eliminate all but two teams, at which point the two-team tie-breaking procedure will be applied. 1. Head-to-head (Best record in games among the tied teams). 2. Record in games played within the division. 3. Record against the next highest placed team in the division (based on record in all games played within the conference), proceeding through the division. 4. Record in common conference games. 5. Highest BCS ranking following the last weekend of regular-season games. Pac-12 Championship Game Host The Pac-12 Championship Game Host will be determined by the record in all games played within the conference. In the event of a tie, the following procedures will be applied to determine the Pac-12 Championship Game host. Tie-breaking Procedure. 1. Head-to-head, if applicable. 2. Highest BCS Ranking following the last weekend of Pac-12 regular-season games. 3. Record against the next highest-placed common opponent in the conference (based on record in all games played within the conference), proceeding through the conference. 4. Record in common conference games. 5. Coin toss. PAC-12 BOWL ARRANGEMENTS The Pac-12 is in the third year of a four-year bowl cycle. The Pac-12 Conference has agreements with seven bowl partners. The lineup is led by the Rose Bowl presented by Vizio, which is the destination for the Pac-12 champion, unless said champion is ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the final Bowl Championship Series rankings. If that were the case, the Pac-12 champion would play in the BCS National Championship Game hosted by the Discover Orange Bowl. Regardless of the disposition of the Pac-12 champion, a second Pac-12 team may be selected for an at-large berth in the Bowl Championship Series in any given year and other Pac-12 bowl partner arrangements provide for that occurrence. In addition to the Rose Bowl presented by Vizio, Pac-12 bowl partners include, in order of selection, the Valero Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Bridgeport Education Holiday Bowl in San Diego, Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, the MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco, and the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque. Following is a summary of the Pac-12 bowl arrangements for the season: Bowl Game Site Opponent Date TV Rose presented by Vizio Pasadena Big Ten Jan. 1 ESPN Valero Alamo San Antonio Big 12 Dec. 29 ESPN Bridgepoint Education Holiday San Diego Big 12 Dec. 27 ESPN Hyundai Sun El Paso ACC Dec. 31 CBS MAACO Bowl Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas MWC Dec. 22 ESPN Kraft Fight Hunger San Francisco Navy Dec. 29 ESPN2 Gildan New Mexico Albuquerque MWC Dec. 15 ESPN PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 10,

8 2012 PAC-12 FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD ARIZONA WILDCATS 1 Toledo (ESPNU) W, Attendance: 48,670 8 No. 18/16 Oklahoma State (P12N) W, Attendance: 45, South Carolina State (P12N) 7:30 p.m. PT First meeting 22 at Oregon* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. PT Oregon leads, Oregon State* TBD Oregon State leads, at Stanford* TBD Arizona leads, Washington* TBD Washington leads, USC* TBD USC leads, at UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, Colorado* TBD Colorado leads, at Utah* TBD Utah leads, Arizona State* (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. MT Arizona State leads, ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS 30 Northern Arizona (P12N) W, 63-6 Attendance: 48,658 8 Illinois (ESPN) W, Attendance: 54, at Missouri (ESPN 2) 6 p.m. CT Series tied, Utah* (P12N) 7 p.m. PT Arizona State leads, at California* TBD California leads, at Colorado* (ESPN) 7 p.m. MT Arizona State leads, Oregon* (ESPN) 6 p.m. PT Series tied, UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, at Oregon State* TBD Arizona State leads, at USC* TBD USC leads, Washington State* TBD Arizona State leads, at Arizona* (ESPN) 8:00 p.m. MT Arizonaleads, CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS Overall: 1-1; Nevada (P12N) L, Attendance: 63,186 8 Southern Utah (P12N) W, Attendance: 57, at No. 12/NR Ohio State (ABC) 12 p.m. ET Ohio State leads, at USC* (P12N) TBD USC leads, Arizona State* TBD California leds, UCLA* TBD UCLA leads at Washington State* TBD California leads, Stanford* TBD Stanford leads, at Utah* TBD California leads, Washington* (ESPN) 6 p.m. PT Washington leads, Oregon* TBD Oregon leads, at Oregon State* TBD California leads, COLORADO BUFFALOES Overall: 0-2; vs. Colorado State ^ (FX) L, Attendance: 58,607 8 Sacramento State (P12N) L, Attendance: 46, at Fresno State (CBS Sports Net) 5 p.m. PT Colorado leads, at Washington State* (FX) 1 p.m. PT Colorado leads, UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, Arizona State* (ESPN) 6 p.m. PT Arizona State leads, at USC* TBD USC leads, at Oregon* TBD Series tied, Stanford* TBD Stanford leads, at Arizona* TBD Colorado leads, Washington* TBD Washington leads, Utah* (Fox or FX) 1 p.m. MT Colorado leads, OREGON DUCKS 1 Arkansas State (ESPN) W, Attendance: 56,144 8 Fresno State (P12N) W, Attendance: 55, Tennessee Tech (P12N) 12 p.m. PT First meeting 22 Arizona* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. PT Oregon leads, at Washington State*^ TBD Oregon leads, Washington* TBD Washington leads, at Arizona State* (ESPN) 6 p.m. PT Series tied, Colorado* TBD Series tied, at USC* TBD USC leads, at California* TBD California leads, Stanford* TBD Stanford leads, at Oregon State* TBD Oregon leads, OREGON STATE BEAVERS Overall: 1-0; Nicholls State (P12N) PPD First meeting 8 No. 13/13Wisconsin (FX) W, 10-7 Attendance: 42, at UCLA* (ABC or ESPN2) 12:30 p.m. PT UCLA leads, at Arizona* TBD Arizona leads, Washington State* TBD Washington State leads, at BYU TBD Series tied, Utah* TBD Oregon State leads, at Washington* TBD Washington leads, Arizona State* TBD Arizona State leads, at Stanford* TBD Stanford leads, California* TBD California leads, Oregon* TBD Oregon leads, ^ Game played at Sports Authority Field at Mile High - Denver, Colo. AP/USA TODAY Rankings ^ Game played at CenturyLink Field - Seattle, Wash. PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE

9 2012 PAC-12 FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD STANFORD CARDINAL Pac-12: 0-0,.000; Pac-12 North: 0-0; San Jose State (P12N) W, Attendance: 40,577 8 Duke (P12N) W, Attendance: 44, No. 2/3 USC* (FOX) 4:30 p.m. PT USC leads, at Washington* (ESPN) 6 p.m. PT Washington leads, Arizona* TBD Arizona leads, at Notre Dame (NBC) 3:30 p.m. ET Notre Dame leads, at California* TBD Stanford leads, Washington State* TBD Stanford leads, at Colorado* TBD Stanford leads, Oregon State* TBD Stanford leads, at Oregon* TBD Stanford leads, at UCLA* TBD Stanford leads, UTAH UTES Overall: 1-1; Northern Colorado (P12N) W, 41-0 Attendance: 45,273 7 at Utah State (ESPN 2) L, Attendance: 25, No. 25/NR BYU (ESPN2) 8 p.m. MT Utah leads, at Arizona State* (P12N) 7 p.m. PT Arizona State leads, USC* (ESPN) 7 p.m. MT USC leads, at UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, at Oregon State* TBD Oregon State leads, California* TBD California leads, Washington State* TBD Utah leads, at Washington* TBD Washington leads, Arizona* TBD Utah leads at Colorado* (FOX or FX) 1 p.m. MT Colorado leads, UCLA BRUINS 30 at Rice (CBS Sports Net) W, Attendance: 23,105 8 No. 16/14 Nebraska (FOX) W, Attendance: 71, Houston (P12N) 7:30 p.m. PT Series tied, Oregon State* (ABC or ESPN2) 12:30 p.m. PT UCLA leads, at Colorado* TBD UCLA leads, at California* TBD UCLA leads, Utah* TBD UCLA leads, at Arizona State* TBD UCLA leads, Arizona* TBD UCLA leads, at Washington State* TBD UCLA leads, USC* TBD UCLA leads, Stanford* TBD UCLA leads, WASHINGTON HUSKIES Overall: 1-1; San Diego State (P12N) W, Attendance: 53,742 8 at No. 3/3 LSU (ESPN) L, 41-3 Attendance: 92, Portland State (FX) 1 p.m. PT First meeting 27 Stanford* (ESPN) 6 p.m. PT Washington leads, at Oregon* TBD Washington leads, USC* TBD USC leads, at Arizona* TBD Washington leads, Oregon State* TBD Washington leads, at California* (ESPN) 6 p.m. PT Washington leads, Utah* TBD Washington leads, at Colorado* TBD Washington leads, at Washington State* (FOX or FX) 12:30 p.m. PT Washington leads, USC TROJANS 1 Hawai i (FOX) W, Attendance: 93,607 8 at Syracuse^ (ABC) W, Attendance: 39, No. 21/16 Stanford* (FOX) 4:30 p.m. PT USC leads, California* (P12N) TBD USC leads, at Utah* (ESPN) 7 p.m. MT USC leads, at Washington* TBD USC leads, Colorado* TBD USC leads, at Arizona* TBD USC leads, Oregon* TBD USC leads, Arizona State* TBD USC leads, at UCLA* TBD USC leads, Notre Dame (ABC or ESPN) TBD Notre Dame leads, ^ Game played at MetLife Stadium - East Rutherford, N.J. + One game later vacated due to NCAA penalties. ++ Two games later vacated due to NCAA penalties. WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS Overall: 1-1; at BYU (ESPN) L, 30-6 Attendance: 57,045 8 Eastern Washington (P12N) W, Attendance: 33, at UNLV (ESPN) 6 p.m. PT Washington State leads, Colorado* (FX) 1 p.m. PT Colorado leads, Oregon* TBD Oregon leads, at Oregon State* TBD Washington State leads, California* TBD California leads, at Stanford* TBD Stanford leads, at Utah* TBD Utah leads, UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, at Arizona State* TBD Arizona State leads, Washington* (FOX or FX) 12:30 p.m. PT Washington lead, AP/USA TODAY Rankings Homes games played at CenturyLink Field - Seattle, Wash. ^ Game played at CenturyLink Field - Seattle, Wash. PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE