2016 Pac 12 Conference football season

Previous season

Stanford defeated USC 41–22 for the 2015 Pac-12 Conference Football Championship.

Ten teams participated in bowl games. Arizona defeated New Mexico 45–37 in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. Utah was a winner over BYU at the Roal Purple Las Vegas Bowl. Washington State was a 20-14 winner over Miami in the Hyundai Sun Bowl. In the Zaxby's Heart of Dallas Bowl, it was Washington 44 Southern Miss 31. UCLA lost to Nebraska 29-37 in the Foster Farms Bowl. California defeated Air Force 55–36 in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl. Wisconsin was a winner over USC 23–21 in the National Funding Holiday Bowl. Stanford defeated Iowa 45–16 in the Rose Bowl Game. Oregon lost to TCU in the Valero Alamo Bowl 41-47. Arizona State lost to West Virginia 42-43 in the Motel 6 Cactus Bowl.

Pre-season

2016 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:

Pac-12 Media

The Pac-12 conducted its annual media days at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, – The Loews Hollywood Hotel in Hollywood, CA between July 14 and July 15. The event commenced with a speech by Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, and all 12 teams sent their head coaches and two selected players to speak with members of the media. The event along with all speakers and interviews were broadcast live on the Pac-12 Network. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Preseason Media Polls

Pac-12 Championship Game Voting

References:

Head coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

Schedule

All times Mountain time. Pac-12 teams in bold.

Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week.

Week 1

Players of the Week - Sept 5

Week 2

Players of the Week- Sept 12

Week 3

Players of the Week - Sept 19

Week 4

Players of the Week - Sept 26

Week 5

Players of the Week - Oct 3

Week 6

Players of the Week - Oct 10

Week 7

Players of the Week - Oct 17

Week 8

Players of the Week - Oct 24

Week 9

Players of the Week - Oct 31

Week 10

Players of the Week - Nov 7

Week 11

Players of the Week - Nov 14

Week 12

Players of the Week - Nov 21

Week 13

Players of the Week - Nov 28

Championship game

The championship game will played on December 2, 2016. It featured the teams with the best conference records from each division, Washington from the North and Colorado from the South. This was the sixth championship game (and the sixth win for the North), with both Washington and Colorado appearing for the first time.

Pac-12 vs Power Conference matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big 10, Big 12 and SEC along with independent Notre Dame) the Pac-12 plays in the non-conference (Rankings from the AP Poll):

Records against other conferences

2016 records against non-conference foes:

Bowl games

* Rankings based on CFP rankings, Pac-12 team is bolded

Selection of teams

All-Pac-12 Individual Awards

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

All-Conference teams

The following players earned All-Pac-12 honors.

Offense:

Defense:

Specialists:

Honorable Mentions

All-Americans

The following Pac-12 players were named to the 2016 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):

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

All-Academic

First team

Home game attendance

Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High

Attendance for neutral site games: