Sport American football | Number of teams 12 | |
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League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) Duration August 30, 2012through January 2013 North champions Stanford CardinalOregon Ducks |
The 2012 Pac-12 Conference football season began on August 30, 2012 with Northern Colorado at Utah. The conference's first game was played on September 15 with #2 USC at #21 Stanford, and the final game played was the Pac-12 Championship Game on November 30, 2012. This is the second season for the conference as a 12-team league. Pac-12 champion Stanford was featured in the Rose Bowl, a BCS bowl, when they prevailed 20–14 against Big Ten Champion Wisconsin on January 1, 2013.
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Previous season
The first Pac-12 Championship Game was held on Friday, December 2, 2011. Oregon defeated UCLA to claim their third straight conference title.
Last season, seven teams accepted bowl bids, an improvement from the four in the 2010 season. Oregon Ducks, ending the regular season with a program-first twelve wins and with a #5 BCS ranking, earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin for their first Rose Bowl win in 95 years. Stanford repeated as the conference runner-up, ending the regular season with a program-first eleven wins (their sole loss was to Oregon) and with a #4 BCS ranking, giving them an at-large BCS berth. The Cardinal was defeated by Big 12 champion Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl. Arizona lost to Oklahoma State while Washington defeated by Baylor in non-BCS bowls.
Preseason
2012 Pac-12 Spring Football:
North Division
South Division
Head coaches
Bowl games
The Pac-12 is participating in the following bowls (Pac-12 teams in bold):
Players of the week
Following each week of games, Pac-12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.
Home game attendance
^A Oregon State's home game against Nicholls State was postponed due to Nicholls State's inability to travel due to Hurricane Isaac.
^B Due to reconstruction at Husky Stadium, Washington play their 2012 home games at CenturyLink Field.
^C This was an official Washington State home game played versus Oregon at CenturyLink Field.
Awards and honors
Doak Walker Award
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Maxwell Award
Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
All-Americans
Academic All-America Team Member of the Year (CoSIDA)
AFCA Coaches' All-Americans First Team:
Offense:
Defense:
Specialists:
All-Academic
First team