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1 PAC-10 CONFERENCE PAC-12 CONFERENCE 1350 Treat Blvd., Suite 500, Walnut Creek, CA // PAC-12.COM // For Immediate Release: September 16, 2013 Contacts: Dave Hirsch Sarah Jennings 2013 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 State W 2 Washington State W 2 Oregon W 3 Stanford W 2 Washington W 2 California L 1 SOUTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut. vs. Div Streak Arizona W 3 Arizona State W 2 Colorado W 2 UCLA W 2 USC W 1 Utah L 1 THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Ranking Game Site Time/TV Series/Last Meeting --/-- Idaho State (2-0) Husky Stadium (70,138) 12 noon PT First Meeting 17/20 at WASHINGTON (2-0) Seattle, Wash. P12N --/-- Utah State (2-1) L.A. Memorial Coliseum (93,607) 12:30 p.m. PT USC leads, /37 at USC (2-1) Los Angeles, Calif. ABC/ESPN2 reverse mirror USC, (1989) 23/23 ARIZONA STATE (2-0) Stanford Stadium (50,000) 4 p.m. PT Arizona State leads, /5 at STANFORD (2-0) Stanford, Calif. FOX Stanford, (2010) --/-- OREGON STATE (2-1) Qualcomm Stadium (71,500) 4:30 p.m. PT San Diego State leads, /-- as San Diego State (0-2) San Diego, Calif. CBSSN Oregon State, 35-3 (2000) --/-- New Mexico State (0-3) Rose Bowl (91,500) 7:30 p.m. PT First Meeting 13/15 at UCLA (2-0) Pasadena, Calif. P12N --/-- Idaho (0-3) Martin Stadium (32,248) 7:30 p.m. PT Washington State leads, /-- at WASHINGTON STATE (2-1) Pullman, Wash. P12N Washington State, (2007) --/-- UTAH (2-1) LaVell Edwards Stadium (63,470) 8:15 p.m. MT Utah leads, /36 at BYU (1-1) Provo, Utah ESPN2 Utah, (2012) OPEN DATE 32/32 ARIZONA (3-0) Next game: Sat., Sept. 28 at Washington --/-- CALIFORNIA (1-2) Next game: Sat., Sept. 28 at Oregon --/-- COLORADO (2-0) Next game: Sat., Sept. 28 at Oregon State 2/2 OREGON (3-0) Next game: Sat., Sept. 28 vs. California Preseason rankings listed (AP/Coaches poll); * - Win later vacated

2 NEXT WEEK S GAMES Sat., Sept. 28 ARIZONA at WASHINGTON 4 p.m. p.m. PT (FOX) USC at ARIZONA STATE 7 or 7:30 p.m. PT (ESPN or ESPN2) CALIFORNIA at OREGON 7:30 p.m. PT (P12N) COLORADO at OREGON STATE 12 noon PT (P12N) STANFORD at WASHINGTON STATE 7 or 7:30 p.m. PT (ESPN or ESPN2) LAST WEEK S RESULTS Sat., Sept. 14 Stanford 34, Army 20 UCLA 41, Nebraska 21 Fresno State at Colorado (postponed) USC 35, Boston College 7 Oregon 59, Tennessee 14 Washington 34, Illinois 24 Washington State 48, Southern Utah 14 Ohio State 52, California 34 Oregon State 51, Utah 48 (OT) Arizona 38, UTSA 13 Arizona State 32, Wisconsin 30 PAC-12 VS.: Atlantic Coast American Big East Big Sky Big Ten Big Conference USA Great West Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Southeastern Southland Southern Western Athletic Independent Total-All (.852) Total-FBS (.850) The Pac-12 posted a record (.676) in non-conference play last season, marking the 29th consecutive season of posting a winning record outside the league. PAC-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE: Sean Mannion, QB, Oregon State DEFENSE: Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA SPECIAL TEAMS: Trevor Romaine, PK, Oregon State Quarterback Sean Mannion of OREGON STATE, linebacker Anthony Barr of UCLA and kicker Trevor Romaine, also of Oregon State, have been named Pac-12 Players of the Week in football. Mannion, a junior from Pleasanton, Calif., completed 27 of 44 passes for a career-high 443 yards in a overtime win over Utah. His five touchdown passes tied a school record while his yard total is the fourth most in team history and the highest total for a Beaver since Mannion currently co-leads the nation in touchdown passes (12) and ranks second in the country in total yards (1,237) and total offense per game (404 ypg). Barr, a senior from San Pedro, Calif., led the Bruins defense in a come-from-behind win over No. 23-ranked Nebraska on the road. He collected a career-high 11 tackles, including two for a loss, as the Bruins held the Cornhuskers scoreless for the final 37 minutes of the contest. Barr forced three fumbles on the day, with the third one ending Nebraska s best chance to score in the second half on the 12 yard-line. The Barr-led Bruins held the ninth-ranked rushing team in the nation to 128 yards on 42 attempts. Romaine, a junior place-kicker from Corona, Calif., made all three of his field goal attempts in Oregon State s overtime win over Utah in the first Conference game of the season for both squads. His three kicks sailed through the uprights from 20, 36, and 49 yards, the latter being a career high for Romaine. The Beaver s kicker has made five of six attempts on the season and now ranks ninth in team history with 184 career points. Also nominated for offensive player of the week honors were quarterbacks B.J. Denker of ARIZONA, Jared Goff of CALIFORNIA, Marcus Mariota of OREGON, Brett Hundley of UCLA, Cody Kessler of USC, Travis Wilson of UTAH and Connor Halliday of WASHINGTON STATE and; running backs Marion Grice of Arizona State, Tyler Gaffney of STANFORD and Bishop Sankey of WASHINGTON. Also nominated for defensive player of the week honors were safeties Demetrius Wright of USC and Deone Bucannon of Washington State; linebacker Jourdan Grandon of Arizona, cornerback Osahon Irabor of Arizona State, defensive end Josh Shirley of Washington and Taylor Hart of Oregon s defensive line. Also nominated for special teams player of the week honors were kickers Zane Gonzales of Arizona State, Vincenzo D Amato of California and Andy Phillips of Utah; and punters Drew Riggleman of Arizona, Sean Covington of UCLA and Kris Albarado of USC Pac-12 Football Players of the Week Offense Defense Special Teams 9/2 Paul Richardson, WR, COLO Tra Mayne Bondurant, S, ARIZ Vincenzo D Amato, PK, CAL 9/9 De Anthony Thomas, RB, ORE Damante Horton, CB, WSU Jake Smith, PK, ARIZ 9/16 Sean Mannion, QB, OSU Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA Trevor Romaine, PK, OSU AROUND THE PAC CLUB: Just three weeks into the season and three Pac-12 quarterbacks (CALIFORNIA s Jared Goff, OREGON s Marcus Mariota, OREGON STATE s Sean Mannion) have combined to throw for over 440 or more yards in a game four times. Only two other seasons in Pac-12 history have seen league quarterbacks throw for 440 or more yards more than four times (6 times) and 2002 (5 times). THE TOTAL PACKAGE: Eight Pac-12 quarterbacks rank among the top 16 in the FBS in total offense, led by California s Jared Goff (429.7 ypg). TO MAKE A POINT: All 11 Pac-12 teams in action last weekend scored 32 or more points, averaging 41.3 ppg last Saturday. Of 123 FBS teams, only 27 manage to average better than 41.3 ppg, with six coming from the Pac-12 (2. Oregon 61.3 ppg; 7. UCLA 49.5 ppg; 8. Utah 49.3 ppg; 19. Arizona 43.7; 20. Arizona State 43.5 ppg; 21. Oregon State 43.3 ppg). Utah has scored 148 points in three games this season. It took the Utes eight games last season before they reached 148 points. Oregon State has scored 130 points this season. It took the Beavers five games last season before they posted 130 points. NOT WASTING ANY TIME: Pac-12 offenses take little time to put points on the scoreboard. In 195 scoring drives to date, 83 were accomplished in less than two minutes (42.6 percent), while 123 were accomplished in less than three minutes (63.1 percent). The OREGON Ducks took two minutes or less to score in 23 of its 28 scoring drives (82.1 percent). Complete chart of scoring drives by time is listed on page 8 of this release. PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 16,

3 NEXT WEEK S GAMES Sat., Sept. 28 ARIZONA at WASHINGTON 4 p.m. p.m. PT (FOX) USC at ARIZONA STATE 7 or 7:30 p.m. PT (ESPN or ESPN2) CALIFORNIA at OREGON 7:30 p.m. PT (P12N) COLORADO at OREGON STATE 12 noon PT (P12N) STANFORD at WASHINGTON STATE 7 or 7:30 p.m. PT (ESPN or ESPN2) LAST WEEK S RESULTS Sat., Sept. 14 Stanford 34, Army 20 UCLA 41, Nebraska 21 Fresno State at Colorado (postponed) USC 35, Boston College 7 Oregon 59, Tennessee 14 Washington 34, Illinois 24 Washington State 48, Southern Utah 14 Ohio State 52, California 34 Oregon State 51, Utah 48 (OT) Arizona 38, UTSA 13 Arizona State 32, Wisconsin 30 PAC-12 VS.: Atlantic Coast American Big East Big Sky Big Ten Big Conference USA Great West Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Southeastern Southland Southern Western Athletic Independent Total-All (.852) Total-FBS (.850) The Pac-12 posted a record (.676) in non-conference play last season, marking the 29th consecutive season of posting a winning record outside the league. PAC-12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE: Sean Mannion, QB, Oregon State DEFENSE: Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA SPECIAL TEAMS: Trevor Romaine, PK, Oregon State Quarterback Sean Mannion of OREGON STATE, linebacker Anthony Barr of UCLA and kicker Trevor Romaine, also of Oregon State, have been named Pac-12 Players of the Week in football. Mannion, a junior from Pleasanton, Calif., completed 27 of 44 passes for a career-high 443 yards in a overtime win over Utah. His five touchdown passes tied a school record while his yard total is the fourth most in team history and the highest total for a Beaver since Mannion currently co-leads the nation in touchdown passes (12) and ranks second in the country in total yards (1,237) and total offense per game (404 ypg). Barr, a senior from San Pedro, Calif., led the Bruins defense in a come-from-behind win over No. 23-ranked Nebraska on the road. He collected a career-high 11 tackles, including two for a loss, as the Bruins held the Cornhuskers scoreless for the final 37 minutes of the contest. Barr forced three fumbles on the day, with the third one ending Nebraska s best chance to score in the second half on the 12 yard-line. The Barr-led Bruins held the ninth-ranked rushing team in the nation to 128 yards on 42 attempts. Romaine, a junior place-kicker from Corona, Calif., made all three of his field goal attempts in Oregon State s overtime win over Utah in the first Conference game of the season for both squads. His three kicks sailed through the uprights from 20, 36, and 49 yards, the latter being a career high for Romaine. The Beaver s kicker has made five of six attempts on the season and now ranks ninth in team history with 184 career points. Also nominated for offensive player of the week honors were quarterbacks B.J. Denker of ARIZONA, Jared Goff of CALIFORNIA, Marcus Mariota of OREGON, Brett Hundley of UCLA, Cody Kessler of USC, Travis Wilson of UTAH and Connor Halliday of WASHINGTON STATE and; running backs Marion Grice of Arizona State, Tyler Gaffney of STANFORD and Bishop Sankey of WASHINGTON. Also nominated for defensive player of the week honors were safeties Demetrius Wright of USC and Deone Bucannon of Washington State; linebacker Jourdan Grandon of Arizona, cornerback Osahon Irabor of Arizona State, defensive end Josh Shirley of Washington and Taylor Hart of Oregon s defensive line. Also nominated for special teams player of the week honors were kickers Zane Gonzales of Arizona State, Vincenzo D Amato of California and Andy Phillips of Utah; and punters Drew Riggleman of Arizona, Sean Covington of UCLA and Kris Albarado of USC Pac-12 Football Players of the Week Offense Defense Special Teams 9/2 Paul Richardson, WR, COLO Tre Mayne Bondurant, S, ARIZ Vincenzo D Amato, PK, CAL 9/9 De Anthony Thomas, RB, ORE Damante Horton, CB, WSU Jake Smith, PK, ARIZ 9/16 Sean Mannion, QB, OSU Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA Trevor Romaine, PK, OSU AROUND THE PAC CLUB: Just three weeks into the season and three Pac-12 quarterbacks (CALIFORNIA s Jared Goff, OREGON s Marcus Mariota, OREGON STATE s Sean Mannion) have combined to throw for over 440 or more yards in a game four times. Only two other seasons in Pac-12 history have seen league quarterbacks throw for 440 or more yards more than four times (6 times) and 2002 (5 times). THE TOTAL PACKAGE: Eight Pac-12 quarterbacks rank among the top 16 in the FBS in total offense, led by California s Jared Goff (429.7 ypg). TO MAKE A POINT: All 11 Pac-12 teams in action last weekend scored 32 or more points, averaging 41.3 ppg last Saturday. Of 123 FBS teams, only 27 manage to average better than 41.3 ppg, with six coming from the Pac-12 (2. Oregon 61.3 ppg; 7. UCLA 49.5 ppg; 8. Utah 49.3 ppg; 19. Arizona 43.7; 20. Arizona State 43.5 ppg; 21. Oregon State 43.3 ppg). Utah has scored 148 points in three games this season. It took the Utes eight games last season before they reached 148 points. Oregon State has scored 130 points this season. It took the Beavers five games last season before they posted 130 points. NOT WASTING ANY TIME: Pac-12 offenses take little time to put points on the scoreboard. In 195 scoring drives to date, 83 were accomplished in less than two minutes (42.6 percent), while 123 were accomplished in less than three minutes (63.1 percent). The OREGON Ducks took two minutes or less to score in 23 of its 28 scoring drives (82.1 percent). Complete chart of scoring drives by time is listed on page 8 of this release. PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 16,

4 Idaho State (2-0) at No. 17 WASHINGTON (2-0) Sat., Sept. 21, 12 noon PT - P12N WASHINGTON: The Huskies are No. 17 in this week s AP poll. It s their highest ranking in the AP poll since the 2003 preseason poll also had the Huskies at No After rushing for a career-high 208 yards against Illinois, junior TB Bishop Sankey has rushed for 100 or more yards in six of the last seven games. He s gained 576 yards over his last three games, and 1,142 yards over his last seven games. He currently leads the FBS in rushing with yards per game... Senior QB Keith Price tossed for 342 yards and 2 TDs in the win over Illinois, the second consecutive 300-yard passing game. Prior to the last two games, Price had thrown for 300 yards in game just twice in 34 career games played. He has 58 TD passes in his career, most in school history and ranks tied for 24th all-time in the Pac-12. He s currently completing 77.3 percent of his passes this season... Junior DE Josh Shirley recorded seven tackles, including 3.0 sacks in the win over Illinois. Utah State (2-1) at USC (2-1) Sat., Sept. 21, 12:30 p.m. PT - ABC/ESPN2 (reverse mirror) USC: Sophomore QB Cody Kessler, in his first game after being named the season starter, was near perfect in his passing accuracy, at one point completing 14 consecutive aerials, including a TD bomb to WR Marqise Lee. Lee is now third on USC s career pass catching list with 208 receptions... Sophomore TB Tre Madden had his third straight 100-yard rushing outing to open the 2013 campaign (the last Trojan to begin a season like that was Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Allen in 1981) and is 17th in the nation in rush yards per game (120.7 ypg). USC s defense, employing the 5-2 scheme of new defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast, continues its dramatic turnaround from a year ago. The Trojans are in the national Top 10 in rushing defense, sacks, total defense, interceptions, pass efficiency defense, tackles for loss and scoring defense. No. 23 ARIZONA STATE (2-0) at No. 5 STANFORD (2-0) Sat., Sept. 21, 4 p.m. PT - FOX ARIZONA STATE: With his four touchdown performance in the win over Wisconsin, senior RB Marion Grice became the first Sun Devil to rush for four touchdowns in a game since Mike Williams ran for four at Arizona on Nov. 29, Grice now has six touchdowns on the year (five rushing, one receiving). He has racked up 25 touchdowns over his first 15 games in an ASU uniform, and continues to maintain his average of scoring a touchdown every 7.5 times he touches the ball... Grice leads the nation in scoring at 18.0 points per game, and is 6th in the Pac-12 in all-purpose yards (161.0). STANFORD: Junior WR Ty Montgomery had another big game, amassing 233 all-purpose yards at Army. He caught six passes for 130 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown, rushed twice for 30 yards, and brought back three kickoffs for 73 yards. Montgomery ranks third in the Pac-12 with all-purpose yardage... In the win at Army, senior RB Tyler Gaffney rushed for a career-high 132 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown, and also caught a 23-yard scoring pass... The Cardinal recovered a third quarter fumble that extended Stanford s streak of forcing at least one turnover in a nation-best 26-sraight games. LAST TIME: No. 7 Stanford edged Arizona State, in Sun Devil Stadium on November 13, Trailing midway through the fourth quarter, Andrew Luck led the Cardinal on the winning drive by completing all four of his pass attempts during the possession. The Cardinal improved to 9-1 with the victory, its best start in 59 years. OREGON STATE (2-1) at San Diego State (0-2) Sat., Sept. 21, 4:30 p.m. PT - CBSSN OREGON STATE: Junior QB Sean Mannion has 1,237 passing yards for the season, second in the FBS and his 404 yards of total offense per game also ranks second in the FBS... Mannion and junior WR Brandin Cooks hooked up three times for touchdowns in Saturday s game and for their careers have connected 10 times -- fourth at OSU in the history books... Mannion also co-leads the NCAA with 12 touchdown passes, seven have been to Cooks... Sophomore WR Richard Mullaney has been a key target for Mannion as he has 15 receptions for 258 yards (17.2 ypg) and 2 TDs. He had 13 catches all of last season for 148 yards. New Mexico State (0-3) at No. 13 UCLA (2-0) Sat., Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. PT - P12N UCLA: At No. 13 in this week s AP poll, it s the highest the Bruins have been ranked since reaching No. 11 on Sept. 9, In the win at Nebraska, sophomore QB Brett Hundley helped to engineer a Bruin comeback from a 21-3 second-quarter deficit by completing his final 10 passing attempts and a perfect 8-8 in the second half of play. Hundley finished with 16 completions in 24 attempts for the game for a total of 294 yards. He had three scoring passes, all in the third quarter. UCLA scored a touchdown on each of its four third-quarter possessions to tie a school record for points in a third quarter (28). Hundley also was effective with his legs as he rushed a career-high 19 times for 61 yards, including a key 13-yard gain on a third-and-12 situation during a late second quarter touchdown drive... UCLA s defense limited the Cornhuskers to no points, one of seven on third down conversions and 135 second-half yards on 35 plays. Nebraska, which came in to the game ranked ninth in the nation in rushing yards (330.0 / g average) was held to 128 yards on the ground on 42 attempts by the Barr-led Bruin defense. The Bruins shut out a Nebraska team, which was averaging 46.5 points per game, for the final 37 minutes of the contest Idaho (0-3) vs. WASHINGTON STATE (2-1) Sat., Sept. 21, 7:30 p.m. PT - P12N WASHINGTON STATE: The Cougar defense has been solid the last two games allowing Southern Utah 219 yards total offense just one week after limiting USC to 193 yards total offense. It s the first time the Cougs held opponents under 225 yards since 1994 (Washington-197 yards, and Baylor-151 yards)... Senior CB Damante Horton picked up his seventh career interception, and recorded his third career interception return for a touchdown when he returned a pick 72 yards for a score against Southern Utah. That ties him for most in WSU history with Jason David ( )... Senior S Deone Bucannon recorded eight tackles and now has 300 for his career. He leads the Pac-12, averaging 10.0 tackles per game. UTAH (2-1) at BYU (1-1) Sat., Sept. 21-8:15 p.m. MT - ESPN2 UTAH: The Utes are averaging an impressive yards of total offense, which ranks 17th in the FBS... Sophomore QB Travis Wilson accounted for five TDs in the overtime loss to Oregon State. He threw for 279 yards and two TDs and rushed for a career-high 142 yards and three TDs... Wilson ranks 10th in the FBS in total offense with ypg. He s already has tossed seven touchdown passes in three games, equaling last season s total... Up for grabs in the game against BYU is the Beehive Boot, which is awarded between Utah, BYU and Utah State. The Utes have the advantage after their win over Utah in the season-opener... Utah has won three straight over BYU... Freshman PK Andy Phillips remains perfect on the season, connecting on 5-of-5 in field goals and 19-of-19 PAT. PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 16,

5 PAC-12 IN THE WEEKLY RANKINGS AP (media)/usa Today (coaches)/harris Interactive (begins TBD)/BCS (begins Oct. 20) ARIZ ASU CAL COLO ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU PRE t39/42 30/32 nr/nr nr/nr 3/3 25/25 4/4 21/21 24/24 nr/nr 34/t43 nr/nr 9/3 36/36 28/31 nr/nr nr/nr 2/3 nr/nr 5/4 18/18 25/22 nr/nr 20/23 nr/nr 9/8 t34/31 26/28 nr/nr nr/nr 2/2 nr/nr 5/4 16/17 nr/39 nr/t43 19/23 nr/nr 9/15 32/32 23/23 nr/nr nr/nr 2/2 nr/nr 5/5 13/15 nr/37 nr/nr 17/20 nr/nr THE POLLS: Five Pac-12 teams appear in this week s Top 25. It s the 33rd consecutive AP polling period where the Pac-12 has had three or more teams ranked in the Top Two Pac-12 teams appear among the Top 5 in the AP poll for the fourth consecutive week with No. 2 OREGON and No. 5 STANFORD. AP Top 25 Sept. 15 USA Today Top 25 Sept. 15 Harris Interactive First release - Oct. 13 BCS First release - Oct Alabama (59) OREGON (1) Clemson Ohio State STANFORD LSU Louisville Florida State Georgia Texas A&M Oklahoma State South Carolina UCLA Oklahoma Michigan Miami (FL) WASHINGTON Northwestern Florida Baylor Ole Miss Notre Dame ARIZONA STATE Wisconsin Texas Tech Others Receiving votes: 32. ARIZONA 1 Alabama (61) OREGON (1) Ohio State Clemson STANFORD Louisville LSU Florida State Texas A&M Georgia Oklahoma State Oklahoma South Carolina Michigan UCLA Northwestern Miami (FL) Florida Baylor WASHINGTON Notre Dame Ole Miss ARIZONA STATE Michigan State Fresno State Others receiving votes: 32. ARIZONA 37. USC 2012 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* Oregon State Washington California Washington State SOUTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut. vs. Div UCLA Arizona State USC Arizona Utah Colorado * - Won North Division tie-breaker 2012 Pac-12 Championship GAME: Stanford 27, UCLA 24 PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 16,

6 OREGON TABBED TO WIN PAC-12 TITLE IN PRESEASON MEDIA POLL CULVER CITY, Calif. - OREGON is the favorite to win the 2013 Pac-12 Conference football title in a preseason poll of media members who cover the league. The Ducks were listed in the top spot in the North Division by 15 of the 26 voters participating in the poll, collecting 145 points. Fourteen of those pollsters tabbed the Ducks to come out on top in the Pac-12 Championship Game. STANFORD was picked to finish second in the North Division, collecting 11 first-place votes in the balloting for the division race. UCLA was picked to win the South Division, garnering 135 points and 12 first-place votes, while ARIZONA STATE, which tallied 10 first-place votes, and collected 130 points, was pegged a close second in this year s poll. USC was predicted by the voters to finish third in the South Division, claiming the remaining four first place votes. The media poll has correctly selected the Conference Champion in 28 of 52 previous polls, including 11 of the last 13. Following are the results of the preseason media poll (points , first-place votes in parentheses): NORTH DIVISION SOUTH DIVISION 1. Oregon (15) USC (12) Stanford (11) Arizona State (10) Oregon State USC (4) Washington Arizona California Utah Washington State Colorado PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION: Oregon (14 votes) Others receiving votes: Stanford (8), UCLA (3) BEDNARIK AWARD (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) Anthony Barr, Sr., LB, UCLA Carl Bradford, Jr., DE, Arizona State Morgan Breslin, Sr., DE, USC Scott Crichton, Jr., DE, Oregon State Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Jr., CB, Oregon Jake Fischer, Sr., LB, Arizona Ben Gardner, Sr., DE, Stanford Eric Kendricks. Jr., LB, UCLA Trent Murphy, Sr., LB, Stanford Shayne Skov, Sr., LB, Stanford Will Sutton, Sr., DT, Arizona State Chidera Uzo-Diribe, Sr., DE, Colorado Leonard Williams, So., DT, USC BILETNIKOFF AWARD (Most Outstanding Wide Receiver) Nelson Agholor, So., USC Brandin Cooks, Jr., Oregon State Shaquelle Evans, Sr., UCLA Chris Harper, So., California Josh Huff, Sr., Oregon Marqise Lee, Jr., USC Paul Richardson, Jr., Colorado BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) Anthony Barr, Sr., LB, UCLA Carl Bradford, Jr., DE, Arizona State Morgan Breslin, Sr., DL, USC Scott Crichton, Jr., DL, Oregon State Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Jr., DB, Oregon Ben Gardner, Sr., DL, Stanford Eric Kendricks, Jr., LB, UCLA Terrance Mitchell, Jr., DB, Oregon Trent Murphy, Sr., LB, Stanford Hayes Pullard, Sr., LB, USC Ed Reynolds, Sr., DB, Stanford Shayne Skov, Sr., LB, Stanford Will Sutton, Sr., DL, Arizona State Leonard Williams, So., DL, USC NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS 2013 PRESEASON AWARD WATCH LIST - PAC-12 CANDIDATES BUTKUS AWARD (Most Outstanding Linebacker) Anthony Barr, Sr., UCLA Carl Bradford, Jr.,, Arizona State Boseko Lokombo, Sr., Oregon Eric Kendricks, Jr., UCLA Trent Murphy, Sr., Stanford Hayes Pullard, Sr., USC Shayne Skov, Sr., Stanford Derrick Webb, Sr., Colorado Chris Young, Sr., Arizona State Jordan Zumwalt, Jr., UCLA DAVEY O BRIEN AWARD (Best Quarterback) Kevin Hogan, So., Stanford Brett Hundley, So., UCLA Taylor Kelly, Jr., Arizona State Marcus Mariota, So., Oregon Keith Price, Sr., Washington DOAK WALKER AWARD (Most Outstanding Running Back) Brendan Bigelow, Jr., California Ka Deem Carey, Jr., Arizona D.J. Foster, So., Arizona State Christian Powell, So., Colorado Silas Redd, Sr., USC Bishop Sankey, Jr., Washington De Anthony Thomas, Jr., Oregon Storm Woods, So., Oregon State JIM THORPE AWARD (Most Oustanding Defensive Back) Dion Bailey, Sr., S, USC Deone Bucannon, Sr., S, WSU Alden Darby, Sr., S, Arizona State Ifo Ekpre-Olomu, Jr., CB, Oregon Terrance Mitchell, Jr., S, Oregon Ed Reynolds, Sr., S, Stanford Rashaad Reynolds, Sr., CB, OSU Jordan Richards, Jr., S, Stanford JOHN MACKEY AWARD (Most Outstanding Tight End) Chris Coyle, Sr., Arizona State Xavier Grimble, Jr., USC Luke Kaumatule, So., Stanford Colt Lyerla, Jr., Oregon Jake Murphy, Jr., Utah Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Jr., WASH Randall Telfer, Jr., USC LOU GROZA AWARD (Most Outstanding Kicker) Andrew Furney, Sr., Washington State Trevor Romaine, Jr., Oregon State RAY GUY AWARD (Most Outstanding Punter) Michael Bowlin, Sr., WSU Keith Kostol, Jr., Oregon State Darragh O Neill, Jr., Colorado RIMINGTON TROPHY (Most Outstanding Center) Jake Brendel, Jr, UCLA Hronis Grasu, Jr., Oregon Gus Handler, Sr., Colorado Kody Koebensky, Sr., Arizona State Isaac Seumalo, So., Oregon State ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD (Most Outstanding Down Lineman/ Linebacker) Anthony Barr, Sr., LB, UCLA Morgan Breslin, Sr., DL, USC Scott Crichton, Jr., DE, Oregon State Ben Gardner, Sr., DE, Stanford Hronis Grasu, Jr., C, Oregon Tyler Johnstone, So., OT, Oregon Trent Murphy, Sr., LB, Stanford Hayes Pullard, Sr., LB, USC Isaac Seumalo, So., C, Oregon State Shayne Skov, Sr., LB, Stanford Xavier Su a -Filo, Sr., G, UCLA Will Sutton, Sr., DT, Arizona State David Yankey, Sr., G, Stanford MAXWELL AWARD (Most Outstanding Player) Anthony Barr, Sr., LB, UCLA Ka Deem Carey, Jr., RB, Arizona Brandin Cooks, Jr., WR, Oregon State Marion Grace, Sr., RB, Arizona State Kevin Hogan, So., QB, Stanford Brett Hundley, So., QB, UCLA Taylor Kelly, Jr.., QB, Arizona State Marqise Lee, Jr., WR, USC Marcus Mariota, So., QB, Oregon Keith Price, Sr., QB, Washington Silas Redd, Sr., RB, USC Bishop Sankey, Jr., RB, Washington Will Sutton, Sr., DT, Arizona State De Anthony Thomas, Jr., RB, Oregon David Yankey, Sr., OL, Stanford OUTLAND TROPHY (Most Outstanding Interior Lineman) Deandre Coleman, Sr., DT, California Kevin Danser, Sr., G, Stanford Cameron Fleming, Jr., OT, Stanford Kevin Graf, Sr., OT, USC Hronis Grasu, Jr., C, Oregon Tyler Johnstone, So., OT, Oregon John Martinez, Sr., G, USC Isaac Seumalo, So., C, Oregon State Xavier Su a -Filo, Sr., G, UCLA Will Sutton, Sr., DT, Arizona State Leonard Williams, So., DT, USC David Yankey, Sr., G, Stanford WALTER CAMP AWARD (Most Outstanding Player) Anthony Barr, Sr., LB, UCLA Ka Deem Carey, Jr., RB, Arizona Marqise Lee, Jr., WR, USC Marcus Mariota, So., QB, Oregon Keith Price, Sr., QB, Washington Silas Redd, Sr., RB, USC Bishop Sankey, Jr., RB, Washington Will Sutton, Sr., DT, Arizona State De Anthony Thomas, Jr., RB, Oregon PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 16,

7 PAC-12 DIRECTORY Pac-12 Conference ( ) Dave Sarah Facebook: Pac-12 Arizona ( ) Molly O Mara... momara@arizona.edu Blair Willis... bmw23@arizona.edu Facebook: University of Arizona Football Arizona State ( ) Mark Brand...mark.brand@asu.edu Thomas Lenneberg... thomas.lenneberg@asu.edu Facebook: Arizona State Sun Devils California ( ) Kyle McRae...mcrae@berkeley.edu Tim Miguel... tmiguel@berkeley.edu Facebook: Cal Bears Colorado ( ) David Plati... david.plati@colorado.edu Curtis Snyder... curtris.snyder@colorado.edu Facebook: Colorado Buffaloes Football Oregon ( ) Dave Williford... diw@uoregon.edu Andy McNamara... mcnamara@uoregon.edu Facebook: Oregon Football Oregon State ( ) Steve Fenk...steve.fenk@oregonstate.edu Jason Amberg...jason.amberg@oregonstate.edu Facebook: Oregon State Football Stanford ( ) Kurt Svoboda... kurt1@stanford.edu Alan George... ageorge2@stanford.edu Facebook: Stanford Football UCLA ( ) Steve Rourke... srourke@athletics.ucla.edu Danny Harrington... danny@ucla.edu Facebook: UCLA Football USC ( ) Tim Tessalone... tessalon@usc.edu Paul Goldberg... pgoldber@usc.edu Facebook: USC Trojans- Official Page Utah ( ) Liz Abel... label@huntsman.utah.edu Brooke Frederickson...bfrederickson@huntsman.utah.edu Facebook: Utah Football Washington ( ) Jeff Bechthold... bechtold@uw.edu Brian Tom... briantom@uw.edu Facebook: Washington Husky Football Washington State ( ) Bill Stevens... wsstevens@wsu.edu Bobby Alworth...bobby.alworth@wsu.edu Facebook: Washington State Football PAC-12 MEDIA CENTER Media can obtain weekly press releases, updated statistics, archived teleconferences, and more at Those media members who would like to receive the weekly Pac-12 football release and other pertinent Pac-12 information via , please provide your address to Sarah Jennings (sjennings@pac-12.org) or Dave Hirsch (dhirsch@pac-12.org) and we will include it on our weekly distribution list. You can follow the Pac-12 Conference throughout the year on Twitter (@Pac12) and Facebook (Pac12) 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 COACHES MEDIA TELECONFERENCE Each Tuesday during the season, starting Tuesday, August 27 and concluding on Tuesday, November 26. 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 December 3 (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): 10:05 a.m. Jim Mora, UCLA (from Aug. 27-Sept. 24) 10:15 a.m./11:15 a.m. MT Mike MacIntyre, Colorado 10:25 a.m. Mike Riley, Oregon State 10:35 a.m./11:35 a.m. MT Kyle Whittingham, Utah 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. Sonny Dykes, California 11:25 a.m. Mark Helfrich, Oregon (starting Tues., Oct. 1) 11:35 a.m. Jim Mora, UCLA (starting Tues., Oct. 1) 11:45 a.m. Lane Kiffin, USC 11:55 a.m. Steve Sarkisian, Washington 12:05 p.m. Todd Graham, Arizona State (note: 1:05 p.m. MST in November after daylight savings) 12:15 p.m. Mark Helfrich, Oregon (from Aug Sept. 24) The teleconferences will be recorded and available online at Pac-12.com that same afternoon as the call. THE DRIVE: The Arizona State and California football programs will be featured in a docu-series on the Pac-12 Networks in a weekly show called The Drive this season. The show provides an in-depth, behind the scenes look at both the Sun Devil and Golden Bear football teams. The 14-week show will debut Wednesday, September 11 and will air every Wednesday at 7 p.m. PT throughout the remainder of the season. PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 16,

8 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP GAME The Pac-12 Championship Football Game will take place Saturday, December 7 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and telecast to a national audience on ABC/ESPN. 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 DIVISION CHAMPIONS AND CHAMPIONSHIP GAME HOST The Division Champion 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 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 final 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 Las Vegas Bowl, 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. 30 ESPN Holiday San Diego Big 12 Dec. 30 ESPN Hyundai Sun El Paso ACC Dec. 31 CBS Las Vegas Bowl Las Vegas MWC Dec. 21 ABC Kraft Fight Hunger San Francisco BYU Dec. 27 ESPN Gildan New Mexico Albuquerque MWC Dec. 21 ESPN PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 16,

9 Time of Possession for Offensive Scoring Drives Possessions 0:01-1:00 1:01-2:00 2:01-3:00 3:01-4:00 4:01-5:00 5:00+ ARIZ Final drives ASU Final drives CAL Final drives COLO Final drives ORE Final drives OSU Final drives STAN Final drives 2 2 UCLA Final drives USC Final drives UTAH Final drives WASH Final drives 1 1 WSU Final drives TOTAL (15.9%) (26.7%) (20.5%) (17.9%) (10.3%) (7.2%) PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 16,

10 PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE // September 16,

11 2013 PAC-12 football SCOREBOARD ARizona wildcats Overall: 3-0; Pac-12: 0-0;.000; Pac-12 South: 0-0;.000 AUGUST 30 Northern Arizona (P12N) W, 35-0 Attendance: 53,793 SEPTEMBER 7 at UNLV (CBSSN) W, Attendance: 26, UTSA (P12N) W, Attendance: 41, at Washington* TBD Washington leads, OCTOBER 10 at USC* (FOX Sports 1) 7:30 p.m. PT USC leads, Utah* TBD Utahleads, at Colorado* TBD Colorado leads, NOVEMBER 2 at California* TBD Series tied, UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, Washington State* TBD Arizona leads, Oregon* TBD Oregon leads, at Arizona State* TBD Arizona leads, arizona STATE sun devils Overall: 2-0; Pac-12: 0-0;.000; Pac-12 South: 0-0;.000 SEPTEMBER 5 Sacramento State (P12N) W, 55-0 Attendance: 55, No. 18/20 Wisconsin W, Attendance: 66, at Stanford* (FOX Sports 1) 4 p.m PT Arizona State leads, USC* TBD Arizona State leads, OCTOBER 5 vs. Notre Dame (Dallas) (NBC) 4:30 p.m. PT Notre Dame leads, Colorado* TBD Arizona State leads, Washington* TBD Series tied, at Washington State* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m. PT Arizona State leads, NOVEMBER 9 at Utah* TBD Arizona State leads, Oregon State* TBD Oregon State leads, at UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, Arizona* (ESPN) TBD Arizona leads, CALIFORNIA Golden Bears Overall: 1-2;.333 Pac-12: 0-0;.000; Pac-12 North: 0-0;.000 AUGUST 31 No. 22/22 Northwestern (ESPN2) L, Attendance: 58,816 SEPTEMBER 7 Portland State (P12N) W, Attendance: 43, Ohio State (FOX) L, Attendance: 62, at Oregon* (P12N) TBD Oregon leads, OCTOBER 5 Washington State* TBD California leads, at UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, Oregon State* TBD California leads, at Washington* TBD Washington leads, NOVEMBER 2 Arizona* TBD Series tied, USC* TBD USC leads, at Colorado* TBD California leads, at Stanford* TBD Stanford leads, * Conference Game All times local to site. * Conference Game All times local to site. * Conference Game All times local to site. COLORADO BUFFALOES Overall: 2-0; Pac-12: 0-0;.000; Pac-12 South: 0-0;.000 SEPTEMBER 1 vs. Colorado State ^ (CBSSN) W, Attendance: 59,601 7 Central Arkansas (P12N) W, Attendance: 35, Fresno State (P12N) PPD (Weather) Colorado leads, at Oregon State* TBD Oregon State leads, OCTOBER 5 Oregon* (P12N) TBD Oregon leads, at Arizona State* TBD Arizona State leads, Arizona* TBD Colorado leads, NOVEMBER 2 at UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, at Washington* TBD Washington leads, California* TBD California leads, USC* TBD USC leads, OREGON ducks Overall: 3-0; Pac-12: 0-0;.000; Pac-12 North: 0-0;.000 AUGUST 31 Nicholls State (FOX Sports 1) W, 66-3 Attendance: 57,769 SEPTEMBER 7 at Virginia (ABC/ESPN2) W, 58,502 Attendance: 58, Tennessee (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2) W, Attendance: 57, California* (P12N) TBD Oregon leads, OCTOBER 5 at Colorado* (P12N) TBD Oregon leads, at Washington* TBD Washington leads, Washington State* TBD Oregon leads, UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, NOVEMBER 7 at Stanford* (ESPN) 6 p.m. PT USC leads, Utah* TBD Oregon leads, at Arizona* TBD Oregon leads, Oregon State* (FOX Sports 1) 4 p.m. PT Oregon leads, OREGON STATE Beavers Overall: 1-1; Pac-12: 0-0;.000; Pac-12 North: 0-0;.000 AUGUST 31 Eastern Washington (P12N) L, Attendance: 41,649 SEPTEMBER 7 Hawai i (P12N) W, , at Utah* (FOX Sports 1) WOT, Attendance: 45, at San Diego State (CBSSN) 4:30 p.m. PT San Deigo State leads, Colorado* TBD Oregon State leads, OCTOBER 12 at Washington State* TBD Washington State leads, at California TBD California leads, Stanford* TBD Stanford leads, NOVEMBER 1 USC* (ESPN2) 6 p.m. PT USC leads, at Arizona State* TBD Arizona State leads, Washington* TBD Washington leads, at Oregon* (FOX Sports 1) 4 p.m. PT Oregon leads, * Conference Game ^ Invesco Field - Denver, Colo. All times local to site. AP/USA Today Rankings * Conference Game ^ Game played at CenturyLink Field - Seattle, Wash. All times local to site. * Conference Game All times local to site. PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE

12 2013 PAC-12 football SCOREBOARD STANFORD Cardinal Overall: 2-0; Pac-12: 0-0,.000 ; Pac-12 North: 0-0;.000 SEPTEMBER 7 San Jose State (P12N) W, Attendance: 50, at Army (CBSSN) W, Attendance: 39, Arizona State* (FOX Sports 1) 4 p.m. PT Arizona State leads, at Washington State* TBD Stanford leads, OCTOBER 5 Washington* TBD Washington leads, at Utah* TBD Stanford leads, UCLA* TBD UCLA leads, at Oregon State* TBD Stanford leads, NOVEMBER 7 Oregon* (ESPN) 6 p.m. PT Stanford leads, at USC* TBD USC leads, California* TBD Stanford leads, Notre Dame* TBD Notre Dame leads, *Conference Game All times local to site. UTAH UTES Overall: 2-1;.667 Pac-12: 0-1;.000; Pac-12 South: 0-0;.000 AUGUST 29 Utah State (FOX Sports 1) W, Attendance: SEPTEMBER 7 Weber State (P12N) W, 70-7 Attendance: 45, Oregon State* (FOX Sports 1) LOT, Attendance: 45, at BYU (ESPN2) 8:15 p.m. MT Utah leads, OCTOBER 3 UCLA* (FOX Sports 1) 7 p.m. PT UCLA leads, Stanford* TBD Stanford leads, at Arizona* TBD Utah leads, at USC* TBD USC leads, NOVEMBER 9 Arizona State* TBD Arizona State leads, at Oregon* TBD Oregon leads, at Washington State* TBD Utah leads Colorado* TBD Colorado leads, *Conference Game All times local to site. AP/USA TODAY Rankings WASHINGTON Huskies Overall: 2-0; Pac-12: 0-0;.000; Pac-12 North: 0-0;.000 AUGUST 31 No. x/19 Boise State (FOX Sports 1) 38-6 Attendance: 71,963 SEPTEMBER 14 vs. Illinois ^ (B10N) W, Attendance: 47, Idaho State (P12N) 12 Noon PT First meeting 28 Arizona* TBD Washington leads, OCTOBER 5 at Stanford* TBD Washington leads, Oregon* TBD Washington leads, at Arizona State* TBD Series tied, California* TBD Washington leads, NOVEMBER 9 Colorado* TBD Washington leads, at UCLA* (ESPN2) 6 p.m. PT UCLA leads, at Oregon State* TBD Washington leads, Washington State* (FOX) 12:30 p.m. PT Washington leads, * Conference Game ^ Soldier Field, Chicago IL All times local to site. UCLA bruins Overall: 2-0; Pac-12: 0-0;.000; Pac-12 South: 0-0;.000 AUGUST 31 Nevada (P12N) W, Attendance: 60,562 SEPTEMBER 14 at No. 15/23 Nebraska (ABC) W, Attendance: 91, New Mexico State (P12N) 7:30 p.m. PT First meeting OCTOBER 3 at Utah* (FOX Sports 1) 7 p.m. PT UCLA leads, California* TBD UCLA leads, at Stanford* TBD UCLA leads, at Oregon* TBD UCLA leads, NOVEMBER 2 Colorado* TBD UCLA leads, at Arizona* TBD UCLA leads, Washington* (ESPN2) 6 p.m. PT UCLA leads, Arizona State* TBD UCLA leads, USC* TBD USC leads, *Conference Game All times local to site. *Conference Game USC Trojans Overall: 2-1; Pac-12: 0-1;.000; Pac-12 South: 0-0;.000 AUGUST 29 at Hawai i (CBSSN) W, Attendance: 39,058 SEPTEMBER 7 Washington State (FOX Sports 1) L, 7-10 Attendance: 77, Boston College (P12N) W, 35-7 Attendance: 62, Utah State (ABC/ESPN/2/U) 12:30 p.m. PT USC leads at Arizona State TBD USC leads, OCTOBER 10 Arizona* (FOX Sports 1) 7:30 p.m. PT USC leads, at Notre Dame* (NBC) 4:30 p.m. PT Notre Dame leads, Utah* TBD USC leads, NOVEMBER 1 Oregon State* (ESPN2) 6 p.m. PT USC leads, at California* TBD USC leads, Stanford* TBD USC leads, at Colorado* TBD USC leads, UCLA* TBD USC leads, *Conference Game + One game/ ++ two games later vacated due to NCAA penalties. All times local to site. WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS Overall: 2-1;.667 Pac-12: 1-0; 1.000; Pac-12 North: 0-0;.000 AUGUST 31 at Auburn (ESPNU) L, Attendance: 85,095 SEPTEMBER 7 at USC (FOX Sports 1) W, 10-7 Attendance: 77, Southern Utah (P12N) W, Attendance: 31, Idaho (P12N) 7:30 p.m. PT WSU leads, vs. Stanford ^ 7:30 p.m. PT Stanford leads, OCTOBER 5 at California* TBD Washington State leads, Oregon State* TBD Oregon State leads, at Oregon* TBD Oregon leads, Arizona State* (ESPN) 7:30 p.m PT Arizona State leads, NOVEMBER 16 at Arizona* TBD Arizona leads, Utah* TBD Series tied, at Washington* (FOX) 12:30 p.m. PT Washington lead, *Conference Game ^ Game played at CenturyLink Field - Seattle, Wash. All times local to site. PAC-12 FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE

13 WHERE THE PAC-12 RANKS NATIONALLY (TOP-25) As of September 14, 2013 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING (YPG) National Leader: Bishop Sankey, Washington Jordan James, UCLA Tre Madden, USC Tyler Gaffney, Stanford De Anthony Thomas, Oregon PASSING EFFICIENCY (QB rating) National Leader: Bryce Petty, Baylor Sean Mannion, Oregon State Keith Price, Washington Marcus Mariota, Oregon Brett Hundley, UCLA Travis Wilson, Utah Kevin Hogan, Stanford Connor Wood, Colorado TOTAL OFFENSE National Leader: Jared Goff, California Sean Mannion, Oregon State Marcus Mariota, Oregon Connor Wood, Colorado Travis Wilson, Utah Taylor Kelly, Arizona State Brett Hundley, UCLA Keith Price, Washington Connor Halliday, Washington State RECEPTIONS PER GAME National Leader: Darius Joseph, SMU Paul Richardson, Colorado Brandin Cooks, Oregon State Bryce Treggs, California 9.3 T9. Jaydon Mickens, Washington 8.5 T23. Chris Harper, California 7.0 RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME National Leader: Paul Richardson, Colorado Brandin Cooks, Oregon State T17. Chris Harper, California Bryce Treggs, California Ty Montgomery, Stanford INTERCEPTIONS (Total) National Leaders: Tra Mayne Bondurant, Arizona 3 Damante Horton, Washington State 3 Steven Nelson, Oregon State 3 T14. Dion Bailey, USC 2 PUNTING National Leader: Zach Murphy, Miami (OH) Cole Leininger, California PUNT RETURNS National Leader: Isaiah Burse, Fresno State Shaquelle Evans, UCLA Bralon Addison, Oregon James Poole, Utah Leon Brooks, Washington State KICKOFF RETURNS National Leader: Jamill Smith, Ball St Ty Montgomery, Stanford SCORING National Leader: Marion Grice, Arizona State Brandin Cooks, Oregon State T9. Tyler Gaffney, Stanford Paul Richardson, Colorado Bishop Sankey, Washington De Anthony Thomas, Oregon T22. Vincenzo D Amato, California T24. Will Oliver, Colorado T25. Andy Phillips, Utah ALL-PURPOSE YARDS National Leader: Odell Beckham, LSU Bishop Sankey, Washington Paul Richardson, Colorado Ty Montgomery, Stanford Brandin Cooks, Oregon State De Anthony Thomas, Oregon Marion Grice, Arizona State T24. Khalfani Muhammad, California SACKS (Per Game) National Leader: T1 Keenan Graham, UCLA; Josh Shirley, WASH 1.50 T13. George Uko, USC 1.00 Trent Murphy, Stanford 1.00 TACKLES FOR LOSS National Leader: Shawn Oakman, Baylor 2.80 T20. Anthony Barr, UCLA 1.80 PASSING (Completions per game) National Leader: Garrett Gilbert, SMU Jared Goff, California Sean Mannion, Oregon State Connor Halliday, Washington State Connor Wood, Colorado Taylor Kelly, Arizona State Keith Price, Washington PASSING (Yards per game) National Leader: Jared Goff, California Sean Mannion, Oregon State Connor Wood, Colorado Keith Price, Washington Taylor Kelly, Arizona State T15. Connor Halliday, Washington State Marcus Mariota, Oregon Brett Hundley, UCLA TEAM LEADERS RUSHING OFFENSE National Leader: Navy Oregon Arizona UCLA Washington PASSING OFFENSE National Leader: California, Oregon State Colorado Arizona State Washington Washington State Oregon TOTAL OFFENSE National Leader: Baylor Oregon Washington T5. UCLA California T17. Utah SCORING OFFENSE National Leader: Baylor Oregon UCLA T8. Utah Arizona Arizona State T21. Oregon State RUSHING DEFENSE National Leader: Texas State USC Colorado T14. Utah PASS DEFENSE National Leader: Washington State Stanford Arizona State USC TOTAL DEFENSE National Leader: Michigan State USC Washington State Stanford Arizona State T23. Arizona SCORING DEFENSE National Leader: Georgia Tech Arizona 8.70 T4. Oregon 9.00 T8. USC T20. Arizona State Washington T23. Washington State PUNT RETURNS National Leader: Kansas State Stanford T15. UCLA Utah 16.13