2019 Pac-12 Conference football season


The 2019 Pac-12 Conference football season was the 41st season of Pac–12 football taking place during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 29, 2019, and end with the 2019 Pac–12 Championship Game on December 6, 2019, at Levi Stadium in Santa Clara, California. 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, For the 2019 season, the Pac-12 is the ninth for the twelve teams divided into two divisions of six teams each, named North and South. The entire schedule was released on December 4, 2018.

Preseason

2019 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:
North Division
  • California – 24
  • Oregon – 27
  • Oregon State – 19
  • Stanford – 23
  • Washington – 23
  • Washington State – 20
South Division
  • Arizona – 19
  • Arizona State – 21
  • Colorado – 25
  • UCLA – 19
  • USC – 25
  • Utah – 18

Pac-12 Media Days

The Pac-12 will conduct its 2019 Pac-12 media days at the Loews Hollywood Hotel, in Hollywood, California, on July 24 on the Pac-12 Network.
The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:

Preseason Media polls

The preseason polls will be released on July 24, 2019. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only eight 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 2019 poll, Utah was voted as the favorite to win both the South Division and the Pac–12 Championship Game.
1Oregon190
2Washington189
3Stanford129
4Washington State108
5California81
6Oregon State38

Media poll --
1Utah12
2Oregon11
3Washington9
4USC2
5Washington State1

Preseason awards

Preseason All-Pac-12

First Team
'''Second Team'''

Head coaches

Coaching changes

There was only one coaching change following the 2019 season including Mel Tucker with Colorado.

Schedules

All times Pacific time. Pac-12 teams in bold.
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week.

Regular season

The regular season began on August 24, 2019, and will end on November 30, 2019.

Week 8


Pac-12 Championship Game

The Pac-12 Championship Game was played on December 6, 2019 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA. It featured the teams with the best conference records from each division, the North and the South. This was the ninth championship game.

Pac-12 records vs Other Conferences

2019–2020 records against non-conference foes:
Regular season
'''Post Season'''

Pac-12 vs Power Five matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams that the Pac-12 plays in the non-conference games. Although the NCAA does not consider [2019 2019 BYU Cougars football team|BYU Cougars football team|BYU] a "Power Five" school, the Pac-12 considers games against BYU as satisfying its "Power Five" scheduling requirement. All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.
DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScore
August 29No. 14 UtahBYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UtahHoly WarW 30–12
August 30Oklahoma StateOregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, OregonL 36–52
August 31No. 16 AuburnNo. 11 OregonAT&T Stadium • Arlington, TexasL 21–27
August 31NorthwesternNo. 25 StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CaliforniaW 17–7
September 7No. 25 NebraskaColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, ColoradoColorado–Nebraska football rivalryW 34–31OT
September 14Arizona StateNo. 18 Michigan StateSpartan Stadium • East Lansing, MichiganW 10–7
September 14No. 5 OklahomaUCLARose Bowl • Pasadena, CaliforniaL 14–48
September 14Texas TechArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, ArizonaW 28–14
September 14No. 24 USCBYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UtahL 27–30OT
September 21No. 23 CaliforniaOle MissVaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 28–20
September 21 No. 22 WashingtonBYULaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UtahW 45–19
October 12USC No. 9 Notre Dame Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IndianaJeweled ShillelaghL 27–30
November 30 No. 16 Notre Dame StanfordStanford Stadium • Stanford, CaliforniaLegends TrophyL 24–45

Pac-12 vs Group of Five matchups

The following games include Pac-12 teams competing against teams from the American, C-USA, MAC, Mountain West or Sun Belt.
DateConferenceVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 24Mountain WestArizonaHawaiiAloha Stadium • Honolulu, HIL 38–45
August 29AmericanUCLACincinnatiNippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OHL 14–24
August 29MACKent StateArizona StateSun Devils Stadium • Tempe, AZW 30–7
August 30Mountain WestColoradoColorado StateBroncos Stadium at Mile High • Denver, COW 52–31
August 31Mountain WestFresno StateUSCUnited Airlines Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CAW 31–23
September 7MACNorthern IllinoisNo. 14 UtahRice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UTW 35–17
September 7Mountain WestSan Diego StateUCLARose Bowl • Pasadena, CAL 14–23
September 7Mountain WestNevadaNo. 16 OregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, ORW 77–6
September 7Mountain WestOregon StateHawaiiAloha Stadium • Honolulu, HIL 28–31
September 13AmericanNo. 20 Washington StateHoustonNRG Stadium • Houston, TXW 31-24
September 14Mountain WestAir ForceColoradoFolsom Field • Boulder, COL 23–30OT
September 14AmericanStanfordNo. 17 UCFSpectrum Stadium • Orlando, FLL 27–45
September 14C-USANorth TexasCaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CAW 23–17
September 14Mountain WestHawaiiNo. 23 WashingtonHusky Stadium • Seattle, WAW 52–20

Pac-12 vs FBS independents matchups

The following games include Pac-12 teams competing against FBS Independents, which includes Army, Liberty, New Mexico State, or UMass.
DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 31New Mexico StateNo. 23 Washington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WAW 58–7

Pac-12 vs FCS matchups

DateVisitorHomeSiteScore
August 31Eastern WashingtonNo. 13 WashingtonHusky Stadium • Seattle, WAW 47–14
August 31UC DavisCaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CAW 27–13
September 6Sacramento StateArizona StateSun Devils Stadium • Tempe, AZW 19–7
September 7Northern ColoradoNo. 22 Washington StateMartin Stadium • Pullman, WAW 59–17
September 7Northern ArizonaArizonaArizona Stadium • Tucson, AZW 65–41
September 14Cal PolyOregon StateReser Stadium • Corvallis, ORW 45–7
September 14Idaho StateNo. 11 UtahRice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UTW 31–0
September 14MontanaNo. 15 OregonAutzen Stadium • Eugene, ORW 35–3

Postseason

Bowl games

Rankings are from CFP rankings. All times Pacific Time Zone. Pac-12 teams shown in bold.

Selection of teams

  • Bowl eligible: Arizona State, California, Oregon, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
  • '''Bowl-ineligible: Arizona, Colorado, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA'''

Awards and honors

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
AwardPlayerSchool
Offensive Player of the YearZack Moss, RB, Sr.Utah
Defensive Player of the YearEvan Weaver, LB, Sr.California
Offensive Freshman of the YearKedon Slovis, QB, Fr.USC
Defensive Freshman of the YearKayvon Thibodeaux, DE, Fr.Oregon
Scholar Athlete of the YearJustin Herbert, QB, Sr.Oregon
Coach of the YearKyle WhittinghamUtah

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. Utah leads the Pac-12 with 8 First team and 2 Second team, followed by Washington with 5 First team and 4 Second team, USC with 3 First team and 5 Second team, Arizona State with 5 First team and 1 Second team, Oregon with 2 First team and 3 Second team, Washington State and Stanford with 1 First team and 3 Second team, Colorado and California with 1 First team and 2 Second team, Oregon State with 3 Second team, UCLA with 1 Second team and Arizona receiving none for either team
Honorable mentions

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.
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National award winners

''2019 College Football Award Winners''

Home game attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7TotalAverage% of Capacity
ArizonaArizona Stadium55,67540,74137,30738,28347,933†36,93935,991—237,19439,53371.01%
Arizona StateSun Devil Stadium57,07847,41342,28645,78648,53654,191†51,87554,074344,16149,16686.14%
CaliforniaCalifornia Memorial Stadium62,46744,16835,26847,532†42,06439,16846,397—254,59742,43367.93%
ColoradoFolsom Field50,18352,829†49,28252,56948,91349,22444,618—297,43549,57398.78%
OregonAutzen Stadium54,00050,92049,09854,76650,52959,361†54,21956,243375,13653,59199.24%
Oregon StateReser Stadium43,36331,68133,58532,32631,73034,244†30,980—194,54632,42574.78%
StanfordStanford Stadium50,42437,17939,24933,22531,46431,71148,904†37,391259,12337,01873.41%
UCLARose Bowl80,61636,95152,578†48,53239,81147,11838,102—263,09243,84954.39%
USCLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum76,75057,32962,10955,71953,82663,01164,156†—356,15059,35977.34%
UtahRice–Eccles Stadium45,80745,91945,98946,11546,40246,62647,307†46,879325,23746,463101.43%
WashingtonHusky Stadium70,08365,70966,32767,58966,97570,86769,27070,931†477,66868,23997.37%
Washington StateMartin Stadium32,95227,22827,58532,95228,51432,952†22,016—149,23128,54286.62%

Bold – Exceed capacity
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NFL draft

The following list includes all Pac-12 players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.
Round #Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
16Los Angeles ChargersJustin HerbertQBOregon
118Miami DolphinsAustin JacksonOTUSC
125San Francisco 49ersBrandon AiyukWRArizona State
234Indianapolis ColtsMichael Pittman Jr.WRUSC
242Jacksonville JaguarsLaviska ShenaultWRColorado
250Chicago BearsJaylon JohnsonCBUtah
368New York JetsAshtyn DavisSCalifornia
385Indianapolis ColtsJulian BlackmonSUtah
386Buffalo BillsZack MossRBUtah
391New England PatriotsDevin AsiasiTEUCLA
3103Philadelphia EaglesDavion TaylorOLBColorado
3104Los Angeles RamsTerrell BurgessSUtah
4110New York GiantsDarnay HolmesCBUCLA
4112Los Angeles ChargersJoshua KelleyRBUCLA
4114Arizona CardinalsLeki FotuDTUtah
4122Indianapolis ColtsJacob EasonQBWashington
4132Minnesota VikingsTroy DyeLBOregon
4133Seattle SeahawksColby ParkinsonTEStanford
4134Atlanta FalconsJaylinn HawkinsSCalifornia
5150New York GiantsShane LemieuxGOregon
5160Cleveland BrownsNick HarrisCWashington
5179Dallas CowboysBradlee AnaeDEUtah
6189Jacksonville JaguarsJake LutonQBOregon State
6197Detroit LionsJohn PenisiniDTUtah
6202Arizona CardinalsEvan WeaverLBCalifornia
6203Minnesota VikingsBlake BrandelOTOregon State
6207Buffalo BillsIsaiah HodginsWROregon State
6208Green Bay PackersJake HansonCOregon
6212Indianapolis ColtsDezmon PatmonWRWashington State
7222Arizona CardinalsEno BenjaminRBArizona State
7226Chicago BearsArlington HambrightGColorado
7233Philadelphia EaglesCasey ToohillOLBStanford

Total picks by school

TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7Total
Arizona00000000
Arizona State10000012
California00110103
Colorado01100013
Oregon10011104
Oregon State00000303
Stanford00010012
UCLA00120003
USC11000002
Utah01311107
Washington00011002
Washington State00000101
Total336737332