2020_Pac-12_Conference_football_season
2020 Pac-12 Conference football season
Sports season
The 2020 Pac-12 Conference football season was the 42nd season of Pac-12 football taking place during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was originally scheduled to begin on September 26, 2020, and end with the 2020 Pac-12 Championship Game on December 18–19, 2020, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. On July 10, 2020, the Pac-12 announced that all competition in fall sports, including football, will be played exclusively in-conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On August 11, 2020, the Pac-12 Conference suspended all fall sports competitions due to the ongoing pandemic.[3] On September 24, 2020 the Pac-12 Conference announced that the postponement of fall sports was to be ended and teams will return to play with a six-game Conference-only season to begin on November 6, and the Pac-12 Championship Game on December 18 with the rest of the conference seeded for a seventh game.[4]
| 2020 Pac-12 Conference football season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | November 7, 2020 January 2, 2021 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | Fox Sports Media Group, (Fox, FS1), ESPN Family, (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU), and Pac-12 Networks |
| 2021 NFL Draft | |
| Top draft pick | OT Penei Sewell, Oregon |
| Picked by | Detroit Lions, 7th overall |
| Regular season | |
| North champions | Washington |
| North runners-up | Oregon |
| South champions | USC |
| South runners-up | Colorado |
| Pac-12 Championship | |
| Champions | Oregon |
| Runners-up | USC |
| Finals MVP | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon |
| Football seasons | |
← 2019 2021 → | |
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| Washington x | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon y$ | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| No. 21 USC xy | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Oregon 31, USC 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Pac-12 is a Power Five Conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, and the Southeastern Conference. The 2020 season is the tenth for the twelve Pac-12 teams to be divided into two divisions of six teams each, named North and South.
The Oregon Ducks defeated Utah Utes 37–15 in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game.
Seven teams participated in bowl games, finishing with a record of 4–3. Washington defeated Boise State in the Las Vegas Bowl, 38–7. USC lost to Iowa in the Holiday Bowl, 24–49. Washington State lost to Air Force in the Cheez-It Bowl, 21–31. Arizona State defeated Florida State in the Sun Bowl, 20–14. Utah lost to Texas in the Alamo Bowl, 10–38. California defeated Illinois in the Redbox Bowl, 35–20. Oregon lost to Iowa State in the Fiesta Bowl Game, 34–17.
2020 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:
North Division
- California –
- Oregon –
- Oregon State –
- Stanford –
- Washington –
- Washington State –
South Division
- Arizona –
- Arizona State –
- Colorado –
- UCLA –
- USC –
- Utah –
Recruiting classes
| Team | ESPN[5] | Rivals[6] | Scout & 24/7[7] | Signees |
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| Arizona | - | 63 | 71 | 15 |
| Arizona State | 27 | 24 | 24 | 18 |
| California | 39 | 32 | 36 | 26 |
| Colorado | 31 | 34 | 33 | 23 |
| Oregon | 13 | 8 | 13 | 23 |
| Oregon State | - | 43 | 48 | 20 |
| Stanford | 20 | 25 | 22 | 18 |
| UCLA | 34 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
| USC | - | 64 | 56 | 12 |
| Utah | - | 42 | 34 | 17 |
| Washington | 15 | 13 | 15 | 22 |
| Washington State | - | 50 | 61 | 19 |
Pac-12 Media Days
The Pac-12 will conduct its 2020 Pac-12 media days at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, in Hollywood, California, in July on the Pac-12 Network.
The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:
- Pac-12 Commissioner – Larry Scott
- Arizona – Kevin Sumlin (HC),
- Arizona State – Herm Edwards (HC),
- California – Justin Wilcox (HC),
- Colorado – Karl Dorrell (HC),
- Oregon – Mario Cristobal (HC),
- Oregon State – Jonathan Smith (HC),
- Stanford – David Shaw (HC),
- UCLA – Chip Kelly (HC),
- USC – Clay Helton (HC),
- Utah – Kyle Whittingham (HC),
- Washington – Jimmy Lake (HC),
- Washington State – Nick Rolovich (HC),
Preseason Media polls
The preseason polls was to be released in July 2020 but due to delaying the season it was released on October 7. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only nine times has the preseason pick even made it to the Pac-12 title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses. For the 2020 poll, Oregon was voted as the favorite to win both the North Division and the Pac–12 Championship Game.[8]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Oregon | 222 (35) |
| 2 | California | 176 (3) |
| 3 | Washington | 161 |
| 4 | Stanford | 105 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 76 |
| 6 | Washington State | 58 |
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | USC | 220 (32) |
| 2 | Arizona State | 181 (2) |
| 3 | Utah | 168 (4) |
| 4 | UCLA | 109 |
| 5 | Colorado | 63 |
| 6 | Arizona | 57 |
| Media poll (Pac-12 Championship) | ||
| Rank | Team | Votes |
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| 1 | Oregon | 21 |
| 2 | USC | 15 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 1 |
| 4 | Utah | 1 |
Preseason awards
Preseason All Pac-12
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Activism
On August 2, 2020, a few days after the Pac-12 announced a conference only season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of 13 Pac-12 football players from 10 schools released a list of demands including health and safety protections, guaranteed medical coverage for players, elimination of excessive salaries for staff, end to racial injustice in sports and society, and a profit-sharing arrangement whereby 50% of the conference revenues will be distributed evenly among athletes. The players threatened to boycott practices and games unless the demands are met.[9]
| Player | Position | School |
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| Treyjohn Butler | DB | Stanford |
| Jake Curhan | OL | Cal |
| Valentino Daltoso | OL | Cal |
| Joshua Drayden | DB | Cal |
| Nick Ford | OL | Utah |
| Jaydon Grant | DB | Oregon State |
| Elisha Guidry | DB | UCLA |
| Malik Hausman | DB | Arizona |
| Dallas Hobbs | DL | Washington State |
| Jevon Holland | DB | Oregon |
| Ty Jones | WR | Washington |
| Cody Shear | OL | Arizona State |
| Joe Tryon-Shoyinka | LB | Washington |
Coaching changes
There were three coaching change following the 2019 season, Karl Dorrell (Colorado), Jimmy Lake (Washington) and Nick Rolovich (Washington State).
Coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season.
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Pac–12 record |
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| Arizona | Kevin Sumlin | 3 | 95–58 | 9–15 | 6–12 |
| Arizona State | Herm Edwards | 3 | 15–11 | 15–11 | 9–9 |
| California | Justin Wilcox | 4 | 20–18 | 20–18 | 10–17 |
| Colorado | Karl Dorrell | 1 | 35-27 | 0–0 | 35-27 |
| Oregon | Mario Cristobal | 4 | 48–54 | 21–7 | 13–5 |
| Oregon State | Jonathan Smith | 3 | 7–17 | 7–17 | 5–13 |
| Stanford | David Shaw | 10 | 86–34 | 86–34 | 58–22 |
| UCLA | Chip Kelly | 3 | 53–24 | 7–17 | 7–11 |
| USC | Clay Helton | 7 | 40–22 | 40–22 | 31–12 |
| Utah | Kyle Whittingham | 16 | 131–63 | 131–63 | 42–39 |
| Washington | Jimmy Lake | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Washington State | Nick Rolovich | 1 | 28–27 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
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| CFP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||
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| California | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
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| Colorado | AP | RV | 21 | RV | ||||||||||||||
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| CFP | Not released | 21 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Oregon | AP | 9 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 25 | |||||
| C | 9 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | |||||
| CFP | Not released | 15 | 23 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | AP | RV | ||||||||||||||||
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| Stanford | AP | |||||||||||||||||
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| UCLA | AP | RV | ||||||||||||||||
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| USC | AP | 17 | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 21 | |||
| C | 17 | RV | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 19 | |||||
| CFP | Not released | 18 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Utah | AP | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
| C | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
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| Washington | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | |||
| C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||
| CFP | Not released | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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| No change in ranking from previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
| Index to colors and formatting |
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| Pac-12 member won |
| Pac-12 member lost |
| Pac-12 teams in bold |
All times Pacific time. Pac-12 teams in bold.
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week.
Regular season
The regular season was originally scheduled to begin on September 26, 2020, and end on December 5, 2020. The Pac-12 Championship Game was scheduled for December 18–19, 2020. It was announced on July 10, 2020 that all non-conference games would be canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Week 1
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 7 | 9:00 a.m. | Arizona State | No. 20 USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles,CA | FOX | USC 28–27 | 1 | |
| November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN2 | No Contest[10] | ||
| November 7 | 4:00 p.m. | UCLA | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ESPN2 | COLO 48–42 | 554 | |
| November 7 | 4:30 p.m. | Stanford | No. 12 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ABC | ORE 35–14 | 0 | |
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | ESPN | No Contest[11] | ||
| November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FS1 | WSU 38–28 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
Week 2
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | ESPN 2 | COL 35–32 | 1 | |
| November 14 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 20 USC | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | FOX | USC 34–30 | 1 | |
| November 14 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 11 Oregon | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | FOX | ORE 43-29 | 0 | |
| November 14 | 7:30 p.m. | California | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN2 | No Contest[12] | ||
| November 13 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FOX | No Contest[13] | ||
| November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FS1 | WASH 27-21 | 294 | |
| November 15 | 9:00 a.m. | California | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FS1 | UCLA 34-10 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
Week 3
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | UCLA | No. 11 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ESPN2 | ORE 38-35 | 0 | |
| November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | California | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FS1 | OSU 31-27 | 0 | |
| November 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Arizona | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FOX | UW 44-27 | 253 | |
| November 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Arizona State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ESPN 2 | No Contest[14] | ||
| November 21 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 20 USC | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN | USC 33-17 | 1 | |
| November 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington State | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | FS1 | No Contest[15] | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
Week 4
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| November 27 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 9 Oregon | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Civil War) | ESPN | OSU 41–38 | 0 | |
| November 27 | 1:30 p.m. | Stanford | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (123rd Big Game/Stanford Axe) | FOX | CAL 26–23 | 0 | |
| November 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) | ESPN | No Contest[16] | ||
| November 28 | 5:00 p.m. | Arizona | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FOX | UCLA 27–10 | 0 | |
| November 28 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | No. 19 USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | No Contest[17] | ||
| November 29 | N/A | Utah | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | N/A | No Contest[18] | ||
| November 28 | 4:30 p.m. | Utah | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | ABC | UW 24–21 | 259 | |
| November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | San Diego State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | P12N | W 20–10 | 0 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
Week 5
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Colorado | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | FS1 | COLO 24–13 | 0 | |
| December 5 | 7:30 p.m. | UCLA | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | FS1 | UCLA 25–18 | 0 | |
| December 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Stanford | No. 23 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FOX | STAN 31–26 | 278 | |
| December 5 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 21 Oregon | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | ESPN | CAL 21–17 | 0 | |
| December 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Oregon State | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN | UTAH 30–24 | 0 | |
| December 6 | 4:30 p.m. | Washington State | No. 17 USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles,CA | FS1 | USC 38–13 | 1 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
Week 6
The game between Stanford and Oregon State was moved from Stanford to Corvallis due to a ban on contact sports in Santa Clara County.
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Arizona State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup) | ESPN | ASU 70-7 | 0 | |
| December 12 | 9:00 a.m. | Utah | No. 21 Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies) | FOX | UTAH 38-21 | 0 | |
| December 12 | 7:30 p.m. | California | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | FS1 | No Contest[19] | ||
| December 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Oregon State | Stanford | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | ESPNU | Stanford 27-24 | 0 | |
| December 12 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 16 USC | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell) | ABC | USC 43-38 | 0 | |
| December 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | FOX | No Contest[20] | ||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
Week 7
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 18 | 5:00 p.m. | Washington | No. 13 USC | Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Pac-12 Championship) | FOX | No Contest[21] | ||
| December 18 | 5:00 p.m. | Oregon | No. 13 USC | Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Pac-12 Championship) | FOX | ORE 31-24 | 1 | |
| December 19 | 10:30 a.m. | Washington State | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | FS1 | UTAH 45-28 | 0 | |
| December 19 | 5:00 p.m. | Stanford | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ESPN2 | STAN 48-47 2OT | 0 | |
| December 19 | 6:00 p.m. | TBD | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | FS1 | No opponent scheduled | ||
| December 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | ESPN | ASU 46-33 | 0 | |
| December 19 | N/A | Arizona | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | No Contest[22] | |||
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
Pac-12 Championship Game
The Pac-12 Championship Game, the conference's tenth championship game, will be played on December 18, 2020, at the home stadium of the division champion with the best record. It was planned to be contested by the winners of the North and South divisions. The remaining Pac-12 teams will play a series of seeded games during this week; each team will play against the cross-divisional opponent that finished in the same place in the standings. Washington, the North Division winner, was scheduled to play USC, the South Division winner, in the championship game, but COVID issues forced it back out, allowing the second-best team by record in the North, Oregon, to take their place instead.
| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| December 18 | 5:00 p.m. | Washington | No. 13 USC | Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FOX | No Contest[23] | ||
| December 18 | 5:00 p.m. | Oregon | No. 13 USC | Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FOX | ORE 31-24 | 1 | |
| #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | ||||||||
Canceled regular season games
The following non-conference games were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic:
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Bowl games
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| Bowl game | Date | Site | Television | Time (PST) | Pac-12 team | Opponent | Score | Attendance |
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| Alamo Bowl | December 29 | Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas | ESPN | 6:00 p.m. | Colorado | No. 20 Texas | L 23–55 | 10,822 |
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| Fiesta Bowl | January 2 | State Farm Stadium • Glendale, Arizona | ESPN | 1:00 p.m. | No. 25 Oregon | No. 10 Iowa State | L 17–34 | 0 |
Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Pacific Time Zone. Pac-12 teams shown in bold.
Selection of teams
- Bowl eligible: Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, USC, Utah, Washington
- Bowl-ineligible: Arizona, California, Oregon State, UCLA, Washington State
Arizona State,[24] Stanford,[25] USC,[26] and Washington[27] declined to pursue bowl game opportunities. UCLA[28] and Utah[29] opted out of playing in a bowl before their final regular season games and with their eligibility still in doubt.
Player of the week honors
| Week | Offensive | Defensive | Special Teams | Offensive line | Defensive line | Freshman | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | Player | Team | Position | ||||||||
| Week 1 (Nov. 9)[30] | Jarek Broussard | Colorado | RB | Merlin Robertson | Arizona State | LB | Michael Turk | Arizona State | P | Ryan Walk | Oregon | G | Marlon Tuipulotu | USC | DT | Jayden de Laura | Washington State | QB | |||||||
| Week 2 (Nov. 16)[31] | Sam Noyer | Colorado | QB | Nate Landman | Colorado | LB | Champ Flemings | Oregon State | WR/KR/PR | T. J. Bass | Oregon | G | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | Washington | LB | Ayden Hector | Washington State | DB | |||||||
| Week 3 (Nov. 23)[32] | Jermar Jefferson | Oregon State | RB | Jordan Happle | Oregon | S | Jesiah Irish | Oregon State | WR | Luke Wattenberg | Washington | C | Zion Tupuola-Fetui (2) | Washington | LB | Dylan Morris | Washington | QB | |||||||
| Week 4 (Nov. 30)[33] | Jermar Jefferson (2) | Oregon State | RB | Nate Landman (2) | Colorado | LB | Thomas Booker | Stanford | DE | Nathan Eldridge | Oregon State | C | Zion Tupuola-Fetui (3) | Washington | LB | Dylan Morris (2) | Washington | QB | |||||||
| Week 5 (Dec. 7)[34] | Jarek Broussard (2) | Colorado | RB | Kuony Deng | California | LB | Jadon Redding | Utah | K | Drew Dalman | Stanford | LT | Tyler Johnson | Arizona State | DT | Ty Jordan | Utah | RB | |||||||
| Week 6 (Dec. 14)[35] | Kedon Slovis | USC | QB | Talanoa Hufanga | USC | S | Jadon Redding (2) | Utah | K | Dohnovan West | Arizona State | G | Drake Jackson | USC | LB | Ty Jordan (2) | Utah | RB | |||||||
| Week 7 | Simi Fehoko | Stanford | WR | Jamal Hill | Oregon | S | Will Shaffer | Arizona State | LB | Nick Ford | Utah | C | Kayvon Thibodeaux | Oregon | DE | Ty Jordan (3) | Utah | RB | |||||||
Pac-12 Individual Awards
The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Pac-12 Conference football coaches at the end of the season
| Award | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Offensive Player of the Year | Jarek Broussard | Colorado |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Talanoa Hufanga | USC |
| Offensive Freshman of the Year | Ty Jordan | Utah |
| Defensive Freshman of the Year | Noah Sewell | Oregon |
| Scholar Athlete of the Year | ||
| Coach of the Year | Karl Dorrell | Colorado |
All-conference teams
The following players earned All-Pac-12 honors. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-Pac-12 Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively.
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Second Team
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† Two-time first team selection
Honorable mentions
- ARIZONA: RB Gary Brightwell, Sr.; DB Lorenzo Burns, Sr.; K Lucas Havrisik, Sr.; DL Roy Lopez, Sr.; LB Anthony Pandy, Sr.
- ARIZONA STATE: OL Kellen Diesch, Grad.; DB Evan Fields, Sr.; DL Jermayne Lole, Jr.; LB Kyle Soelle, Jr.; RB Rachaad White, Jr.
- CALIFORNIA: WR Kekoa Crawford, Sr.; OL Jake Curhan, Sr.; LB Kuony Deng, Sr.; DB Josh Drayden, Sr.; DL Brett Johnson, So.; DL Zeandae Johnson, Sr.; WR/RS Nikko Remigio, Jr.; OL Michael Saffell, Sr.; TE Jake Tonges, Jr.
- COLORADO: OL Frank Fillip, So.; DL Terrance Lang, Jr.; DB Isaiah Lewis, Jr.; OL Casey Roddick, So.; RS Dimitri Stanley, So.; LB Carson Wells, Jr.
- OREGON: OL Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, Jr.; OL T. J. Bass, Jr.; RB Travis Dye, Jr.; DL Austin Faoliu, Sr.; DB Jamal Hill, So.; WR Johnny Johnson III, Sr.; LB Noah Sewell, Fr.; LB Isaac Slade-Matautia, Jr.
- OREGON STATE: RS Champ Flemings, Jr.; DB Jaydon Grant, Jr.; DL Isaac Hodgins, Jr.; AP/ST Jesiah Irish, So.; OL Nous Keobounnam, Sr.; TE Teagan Quitoriano, Jr.; LB Hamilcar Rashed Jr., R-Sr.; DL Simon Sandberg, Jr.; LB Omar Speights, So.; DB Nahshon Wright, Jr.
- STANFORD: DB Malik Antoine, Sr.; RB Houston Heimuli, Sr.; RB Austin Jones, So.; DB Kyu Blu Kelly, So.; QB Davis Mills, Sr.; RS Nathaniel Peat, So.; LB Curtis Robinson, Sr.; OL Walter Rouse, So.; P Ryan Sanborn, So.; DL Thomas Schaffer, Sr.; WR Michael Wilson, Jr.
- UCLA: DB Stephan Blaylock, Jr.; LB Caleb Johnson, Jr.; DB Qwuantrezz Knight, Sr.; OL Sam Marrazzo, Jr.; WR/RS Kyle Philips, So.
- USC: DL Nick Figueroa, Jr.; DB Olaijah Griffin, Jr.; P Ben Griffiths, So.; K Parker Lewis, Fr.; OL Jalen McKenzie, Jr.; OL Brett Neilon, Jr.; DB Isaiah Pola-Mao, Jr.
- UTAH: WR Britain Covey, Jr.; DB JaTravis Broughton, So.; ST Keegan Markgraf, Sr.; LB Nephi Sewell, Jr.
- WASHINGTON: OL Henry Bainivalu, Jr.; OL Victor Curne, So.; AP/ST Kyler Gordon, So.; QB Dylan Morris, R-Fr.; OL Luke Wattenberg, Sr.
- WASHINGTON STATE: WR Renard Bell, Sr.; OL Brian Greene, Jr.; WR Travell Harris, Jr.; DB Daniel Isom, Sr.; DL Brennan Jackson, R-So.; K Blake Mazza, Jr.; OL Liam Ryan, Sr.; DB Jaylen Watson, R-Jr.; LB Jahad Woods, Sr.
All-Americans
Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. College Football All-American consensus teams are compiled by position and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and the WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American.[36][37]
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
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| First Team All-Americans | |||||
| DB | Talanoa Hufanga | USC | AP, TSN, WCFF |  Y | |
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
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| Second Team All-Americans | |||||
| Position | Player | School | Selector | Unanimous | Consensus |
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| Third Team All-Americans | |||||
*AFCA All-America Team (AFCA)
*Walter Camp All-America Team
*AP All-America teams
*Sporting News All-America Team
*Football Writers Association of America All-America Team (FWAA)
*Sports Illustrated All-America Team
*Report All-America Team (BR)
*College Football News All-America Team (CFN)
*ESPN All-America Team
*CBS Sports All-America Team
*Athlon Sports All-America Team (Athlon)
*The Athletic All-America Team
*USA Today All-America Team
All-Academic
National award winners
2020 College Football Award Winners-->
On September 24, 2020, the Pac–12 announced that it would only allow student-athlete families to attend football games this season, subject to local public health authority approval and in accordance with NCAA guidelines. Each individual university will determine what will be allowed in terms of family member attendance on that basis.[38] The conference is keeping track of attendance, although the accuracy is in question.[39] Each team will play three home and three road games, with the possibility of hosting a fourth home game based on where each team finishes within their division, with the top seed from each division playing in the Pac-12 Title Game in Las Vegas.
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Arizona Stadium | 55,675 | 1† | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.33 | 0.00059% |
| Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium | 53,599 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| California | California Memorial Stadium | 62,467 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Colorado | Folsom Field | 50,183 | 554† | 0 | 0 | — | 554 | 185 | 0.36% |
| Oregon | Autzen Stadium | 54,000 | 1† | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0.5 | 0.00092% |
| Oregon State | Reser Stadium | 43,154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| Stanford | Stanford Stadium | 50,424 | 1† | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0.0019% |
| UCLA | Rose Bowl | 80,616 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 76,750 | 1† | 1† | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0.0013% |
| Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,807 | 1† | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.33 | 0.0007% |
| Washington | Husky Stadium | 70,083 | 294† | 253 | 259 | 278 | 1084 | 271 | 0.38% |
| Washington State | Martin Stadium | 32,952 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0% |
Bold – Exceed capacity
†Season High
The following list includes all Pac–12 Players who were drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Total picks by school
| Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Oregon State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Stanford | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| UCLA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| USC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Washington State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
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