2023 Pac-12 Conference football season
The 2023 Pac-12 Conference football season was the 45th season of Pac-12 football taking place during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 26, 2023, and ended with the 2023 Pac-12 Championship Game on December 1, 2023, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
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 2023 season was the second since the conference expanded to 12 teams in 2011 in which Pac-12 teams are not split into divisions. It was the final season with [2023 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona], [2023 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State], [2023 2023 California Golden Bears football team|California Golden Bears football team|California], [2023 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado Buffaloes football team|Colorado], [2023 2023 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon], [2023 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford Cardinal football team|Stanford], [2023 2023 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA], [2023 2023 USC Trojans football team|USC Trojans football team|USC], [2023 2023 Utah Utes football team|Utah Utes football team|Utah], and [2023 2023 Washington Huskies football team|Washington Huskies football team|Washington] who all left to join the Big 12, ACC and Big Ten following the 2023–24 academic year.
On August 27, Arizona State announced a self imposed 2023 bowl game ban due to recruiting violations from the 2020 season.
Preseason
2023 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:- Arizona – 22
- Arizona State – 17
- California – 10
- Colorado – 18
- Oregon – 27
- Oregon State – 18
- Stanford – 16
- UCLA – 14
- USC – 20
- Utah – 20
- Washington – 20
- Washington State – 22
Pac-12 Media Days
The Pac-12 conducted its 2023 Pac-12 media day on July 21, 2023, at Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV.The teams, representatives and times in respective order were as follows:
- Pac-12 Commissioner – George Kliavkoff 8 a.m.
- Executive Associate Commissioner of Football Operations – Merton Hanks 8:20 a.m.
- Utah Athletic Director and Chair of the Pac-12 Athletics Directors Committee – Mark Harlan 8:20 a.m.
| Team | Head coach | Time | Players | Time |
| Utah | Kyle Whittingham | 8:45 a.m. | Cameron Rising, Cole Bishop | 9:10 a.m. |
| USC | Lincoln Riley | 9:20 a.m. | Caleb Williams, Mason Cobb | 9:45 a.m. |
| Stanford | Troy Taylor | 9:55 a.m. | John Humphreys, Tristan Sinclair | 10:20 a.m. |
| Arizona | Jedd Fisch | 10:30 a.m. | Jayden De Laura, Treydan Stukes | 10:55 a.m. |
| Washington State | Jake Dickert | 11:05 a.m. | Cam Ward, Ron Stone Jr. | 11:30 a.m. |
| Oregon State | Jonathan Smith | 11:40 a.m. | Anthony Gould, Kitan Oladapo | 12:05 p.m. |
| Washington | Kalen DeBoer | 1:00 p.m. | Michael Penix Jr., Edefuan Ulofoshio | 1:25 p.m. |
| Oregon | Dan Lanning | 1:35 p.m. | Bo Nix, Jeffrey Bassa | 2:00 p.m. |
| Arizona State | Kenny Dillingham | 2:10 p.m. | Jalin Conyers, Jordan Clark | 2:35 p.m. |
| California | Justin Wilcox | 2:45 p.m. | Matthew Cindric, Jackson Sirmon | 3:10 p.m. |
| Colorado | Charles Kelly † | 3:20 p.m. | Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter | 3:45 p.m. |
| UCLA | Chip Kelly | 3:55 p.m. | Duke Clemens, Laiatu Latu | 4:20 p.m. |
Notes:
† Coach Deion Sanders was not in attendance due to a medical issue, Colorado Defensive Coordinator Charles Kelly attended instead.
Preseason Media polls
The preseason polls was released on July 20, 2023. 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.| 1 | USC | 413 |
| 2 | Washington | 367 |
| 3 | Utah | 359 |
| 4 | Oregon | 344 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 309 |
| 6 | UCLA | 248 |
| 7 | Washington State | 186 |
| 8 | Arizona | 176 |
| 9 | California | 132 |
| 10 | Arizona State | 122 |
| 11 | Colorado | 98 |
| 12 | Stanford | 54 |
Preseason awards
All−American Teams
Sources:| School | Position | AP 1st Team | AP 2nd Team | AS 1st Team | AS 2nd Team | AS 3rd Team | AS 4th Team | WCFF 1st Team | WCFF 2nd Team | ESPN | CBS 1st Team | CBS 2nd Team | CFN 1st Team | CFN 2nd Team | PFF 1st Team | PFF 2nd Team | PFF 3rdTeam | SN 1st Team | SN 2nd Team | |
| Cole Bishop | Utah | S | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brant Kuithe | Utah | TE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Junior Tafuna | Utah | DL | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jonah Monheim | USC | OL | ||||||||||||||||||
| Justin Dedich | USC | OL | ||||||||||||||||||
| Calen Bullock | USC | S | ||||||||||||||||||
| Caleb Williams | USC | QB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dorian Singer | USC | WR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jacob Cowing | Arizona | WR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brandon Dorlus | Oregon | DE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bucky Irving | Oregon | RB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taliese Fuaga | Oregon State | OL | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Gould | Oregon State | PR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jake Levengood | Oregon State | C | ||||||||||||||||||
| Travis Hunter | Colorado | DB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Karty | Stanford | K | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laiatu Latu | UCLA | DE | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jalen McMillan | Washington | WR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rome Odunze | Washington | WR | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | QB | ||||||||||||||||||
| Troy Fautanu | Washington | OL | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bralen Trice | Washington | DL | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson Sirmon | California | LB |
Individual awards
| Walter Camp Award | Bucky Irving | Oregon | RB | Jr. | |
| Walter Camp Award | Bo Nix | Oregon | QB | Sr. | |
| Walter Camp Award | Rome Odunze | Washington | WR | Jr. | |
| Walter Camp Award | Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | QB | Sr. | |
| Walter Camp Award | Caleb Williams | USC | QB | Jr. | |
| Walter Camp Award | Jaydn Ott | California | RB | So. | |
| Bednarik Award | Jackson Sirmon | California | LB | Sr. | |
| Bednarik Award | Brandon Dorlus | Oregon | DL | Sr. | |
| Bednarik Award | Kitan Oladapo | Oregon State | DB | Sr. | |
| Bednarik Award | Laiatu Latu | UCLA | LB | Sr. | |
| Bednarik Award | David Bailey | Stanford | LB | So. | |
| Bednarik Award | Calen Bullock | USC | DB | Jr. | |
| Bednarik Award | Bralen Trice | Washington | DL | Jr. | |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Jordan Morgan | Arizona | OL | Sr. | |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Jackson Sirmon | California | LB | Sr. | |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Brandon Dorlus | Oregon | DL | Sr. | |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Taliese Fuaga | Oregon State | OL | Jr. | |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Gabriel Murphy | UCLA | DL | RSJr. | |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Laiatu Latu | UCLA | DL | Sr. | |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Jonah Monheim | USC | DL | RSJr. | |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Justin Dedich | USC | OL | RSSr. | |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Junior Tafuna | Utah | DL | Jr. | |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Troy Fautanu | Washington | OL | Jr. | |
| Rotary Lombardi Award | Bralen Trice | Washington | DL | Sr. | |
| Patrick Mannelly Award | Slater Zellers | Arizona State | LS | GS | |
| Patrick Mannelly Award | Bailey Parsons | Stanford | LS | Sr. | |
| Patrick Mannelly Award | Simon Samarzich | Washington | LS | Sr. | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Ja'Lynn Polk | Washington | WR | So. | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Kam Brown | UCLA | WR | Sr. | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Jalin Conyers | Arizona State | TE | Sr. | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Brant Kuithe | Utah | TE | Sr. | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Alton McCaskill | Colorado | RB | So. | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Shedeur Sanders | Colorado | QB | Jr. | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Matthew Wykoff | California | OL | Jr. | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Cameron Ward | Washington State | QB | Sr. | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Nakia Watson | Washington State | RB | Sr. | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | E. J. Smith | Stanford | RB | Sr. | |
| Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award | Michael Wiley | Arizona | RB | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Sio Nofoagatoto’a | Arizona | DL | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Tiaoalii Savea | Arizona | DL | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Jacob Manu | Arizona | LB | So. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Tetairoa McMillan | Arizona | WR | So. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Jonah Savaiinaea | Arizona | OL | So. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Leif Fautanu | Arizona State | OL | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Sione Finau | Arizona State | OL | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Sioape Vatikani | California | OL | So. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Muelu Iosefa | California | LB | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Jaydn Ott | California | RB | So. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Popo Aumavae | Oregon | DL | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Taki Taimani | Oregon | DL | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Mase Funa | Oregon | LB | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Taliese Fuaga | Oregon State | OL | So. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Sione Lolohea | Oregon State | DL | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | D. J. Uiagalelei | Oregon State | QB | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Ari Patu | Stanford | QB | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Alaka'i Gilman | Stanford | DB | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Jaxson Moi | Stanford | DL | So. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Darius Muasau | UCLA | LB | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Duke Clemens | UCLA | OL | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Siale Taupki | UCLA | OL | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Laiatu Latu | UCLA | DL | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Jay Toia | UCLA | DL | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Stanley Ta'ufo'ou | USC | DL | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Tyrone Taleni | USC | DL | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Devaughn Vele | Utah | WR | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Levani Damuni | Utah | LB | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Falcon Kaumatule | Utah | OL | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Sataoa Laumea | Utah | OL | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Junior Tafuna | Utah | DL | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Simote Pepa | Utah | DL | So. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Sione Vaki | Utah | DB | So. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Troy Fautanu | Washington | OL | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Alphonzo Tuputala | Washington | LB | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Tuli Letuligasenoa | Washington | DL | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Zion Tupuola-Fetui | Washington | DL | Sr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Fa'alili Fa'amoe | Washington State | OL | So. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Ma'ake Fifita | Washington State | OL | Jr. | |
| Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award | Esa Pole | Washington State | OL | Jr. | |
| Manning Award | Jayden de Laura | Arizona | QB | Jr. | |
| Manning Award | Cameron Rising | Utah | QB | Jr. | |
| Manning Award | Caleb Williams | USC | QB | Jr. | |
| Manning Award | Bo Nix | Oregon | QB | Sr. | |
| Manning Award | Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | QB | Sr. | |
| Manning Award | Cameron Ward | Washington State | QB | Sr. | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Drew Pyne | Arizona State | QB | So. | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | D. J. Uiagalelei | Oregon State | QB | Jr. | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Cameron Rising | Utah | QB | Jr. | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Caleb Williams | USC | QB | Jr. | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Bo Nix | Oregon | QB | Sr. | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Michael Penix Jr. | Washington | QB | Sr. | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Cameron Ward | Washington State | QB | Sr. |
Preseason All Pac-12
Sources:First Team
Second Team
All Pac–12 Honorable Mention :
- Arizona: Justin Flowe, Tyler Loop, Tetairoa McMillan, Kyle Ostendorp Jonah Savaiinaea, Michael Wiley
- Arizona State: Jalin Conyers, Cameron Skattebo, Ro Torrence, Slater Zellers
- California: Matthew Cindric, Jeremiah Earby, Jeremiah Hunter, Brett Johnson, Patrick McMorris, Sioape Vatikani, Lachlan Wilson
- Colorado: Jimmy Horn Jr., Travis Hunter, Mark Vassett
- Oregon: Jeffrey Bassa, Trikweze Bridges, Jordan Burch, Josh Conerly Jr., Ajani Cornelius, Terrance Ferguson, Troy Franklin, Jackson Powers-Johnson, Bo Nix, Nikko Reed
- Oregon State: Easton Mascarenas-Arnold, Heneli Bloomfield, Ryan Cooper, Jesiah Irish, James Rawls
- Stanford: David Bailey
- UCLA: Duke Clemens, Garrett DiGiorgio
- USC: Bear Alexander, Kyon Barrs, Raleek Brown, Austin Jones, Shane Lee, Christian Roland-Wallace
- Utah: JaTravis Broughton, Jonah Elliss, Michael Mokofisi, Zemaiah Vaughn
- Washington: Jaden Green, Roger Rosengarten, Alphonzo Tuputala, Asa Turner, Edefuan Ulofoshio
- Washington State: Jaden Hicks, Dean Janikowski, Nakia Watson
Head coaches
Coaching changes
There was three coaching changes before the 2023 season. On November 27, 2022, Arizona State hired Kenny Dillingham as the 26th head coach in team history. On December 3, 2022, Colorado hired Deion Sanders as the 28th head coach in team history On December 11, 2022, Stanford hired Troy Taylor as the 35th head coach in program history.On November 25, following a loss to in-state rival Oregon and before their bowl game appearance, Johnathan Smith accepted the head coaching position at Michigan State, he finished his career at Oregon State with a record of 34–35.
Coaches
Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2023 season| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Pac–12 record | Conference Championships |
| Arizona | Jedd Fisch | 3 | 7–19 | 6–18 | 4–14 | 0 |
| Arizona State | Kenny Dillingham | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| California | Justin Wilcox | 7 | 30–36 | 30–36 | 17–32 | 0 |
| Colorado | Deion Sanders | 1 | 27–6 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| Oregon | Dan Lanning | 2 | 10–3 | 10–3 | 7–2 | 0 |
| Oregon State | Trent Bray† | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| Stanford | Troy Taylor | 1 | 30–8 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 |
| UCLA | Chip Kelly | 6 | 73–36 | 27–29 | 22–21 | 3 |
| USC | Lincoln Riley | 2 | 66–13 | 11–3 | 8–1 | 0 |
| Utah | Kyle Whittingham | 19 | 154–74 | 154–74 | 95–57 | 2 |
| Washington | Kalen DeBoer | 2 | 90–11 | 11–2 | 7–2 | 0 |
| Washington State | Jake Dickert | 3 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 7–6 | 0 |
Note:
- ''† Jonathan Smith coached the first twelve games as head coach at Oregon State in 2023, going 8–4. He finished his career at Oregon State with a 34–35 record.''
Schedules
All times Pacific time.† denotes Homecoming game
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for weeks 1 through 9. Rankings from Week 10 until the end of the Season reflect those of the College Football Playoff Rankings.
Regular season
The regular season began on August 26, 2023, and ended on December 1, 2023.Week 7
Pac-12 Championship Game
The Pac-12 Championship Game, its thirteenth and final championship game, was played on December 1, 2023, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. Starting in 2022, the conference had no divisions, and the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage faced off in the championship game.Postseason
Bowl games
For the 2020–2025 bowl cycle, The Pac-12 will have annually seven appearances in the following bowls: Rose Bowl, LA Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Alamo Bowl, Holiday Bowl, and Sun Bowl. The Pac-12 teams will go to a New Year's Six bowl if a team finishes higher than the champions of Power Five conferences in the final College Football Playoff rankings. The Pac-12 champion are also eligible for the College Football Playoff if they're among the top four teams in the final CFP ranking. On August 27, Arizona State announced a self imposed 2023 bowl game ban due to recruiting violations from the 2020 season, making them ineligible for post season play.Rankings are from CFB Rankings. All times Pacific Time Zone. Pac-12 teams shown in bold.
†CFP semifinal game
‡CFP National Championship Game
Selection of teams
- Bowl eligible : Arizona, California, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington
- '''Bowl-ineligible : Arizona State, Colorado, Stanford, Washington State'''
Head to head matchups
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.''Updated with the results of all games through the 2023 season.''
Pac-12 records vs Other Conferences
2023–2024 records against non-conference foes:Regular season
'''Post Season'''
Pac-12 vs Power Five matchups
The following games include Pac-12 teams competing against Power Five conference teams from the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, and SEC, plus [NCAA Division I FBS NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|independent schools|independent] [2022 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]. All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game.| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 31 | SEC | Florida | No. 14 Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | W 24–11 |
| September 2 | Big 12 | Colorado | No. 17 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 45–42 |
| September 9 | SEC | Arizona | Mississippi State | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | L 24–31OT |
| September 9 | Big 12 | Oklahoma State | Arizona State | Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 15–27 |
| September 9 | SEC | Auburn | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | L 10–14 |
| September 9 | Big Ten | Nebraska | No. 22 Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | W 36–14 |
| September 9 | Big 12 | No. 13 Oregon | Texas Tech | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX | W 38–30 |
| September 9 | Big 12 | No. 12 Utah | Baylor | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | W 20–13 |
| September 9 | Big Ten | No. 19 Wisconsin | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | W 31–22 |
| September 16 | Big Ten | No. 8 Washington | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | W 41–7 |
| October 14 | Independent | No. 10 USC | No. 21 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN | L 20–41 |
| November 25 | Independent | No. 20 Notre Dame | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | L 23–56 |
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.| Date | Conference | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 26 | Mountain West | San Jose State | No. 6 USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | W 56–28 |
| September 1 | Mountain West | Stanford | Hawaii | Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Honolulu, HI | W 37–24 |
| September 2 | American | California | North Texas | DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX | W 58–21 |
| September 2 | Sun Belt | Coastal Carolina | UCLA | Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, CA | W 27–13 |
| September 2 | Mountain West | Nevada | No. 6 USC | LA Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | W 66–14 |
| September 2 | Mountain West | Boise State | No. 10 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 56–19 |
| September 2 | Mountain West | Washington State | Colorado State | Canvas Stadium • Fort Collins, CO | W 50–24 |
| September 3 | Mountain West | No. 18 Oregon State | San Jose State | CEFCU Stadium • San Jose, CA | W 42–17 |
| September 9 | Mountain West | UCLA | San Diego State | Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA | W 45–10 |
| September 9 | American | Tulsa | No. 8 Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | W 43–10 |
| September 16 | Conference USA | UTEP | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 35–10 |
| September 16 | Mountain West | Fresno State | Arizona State | Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 0–20 |
| September 16 | Mountain West | Colorado State | No. 18 Colorado | Folsom • Boulder, CO | W 43–352OT |
| September 16 | Mountain West | Hawaii | No. 13 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | W 55–7 |
| September 16 | Mountain West | San Diego State | No. 16 Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 26–9 |
Pac-12 vs FCS matchups
The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs.| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Score |
| August 31 | Southern Utah | Arizona State | Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 24–21 |
| September 2 | Northern Arizona | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | W 38–3 |
| September 2 | Portland State | No. 15 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | W 81–7 |
| September 9 | UC Davis | No. 16 Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | W 55–7 |
| September 16 | Idaho | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | W 31–17 |
| September 16 | Sacramento State | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | L 22–30 |
| September 16 | North Carolina Central | No. 24 UCLA | Rose Bowl Stadium • Pasadena, CA | W 59–7 |
| September 16 | Weber State | No. 12 Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | W 31–7 |
| September 16 | Northern Colorado | No. 23 Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | W 64–21 |
''Note:† Denotes Neutral Site Game''
Awards and honors
Pac-12 individual awards
In November 2023, the Pac-12 Conference released their Pac-12 Conference football individual awards and All-Conference Honors at the end of their final season.| Award | Player/Coaches | School |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Bo Nix | Oregon |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Laiatu Latu | UCLA |
| Offensive Freshman of the Year | Noah Fifita | Arizona |
| Defensive Freshman of the Year | Cade Uluave | California |
| Scholar Athlete of the Year | Bo Nix | Oregon |
| Coach of the Year | Kalen DeBoer | Washington |
All-conference teams
The following players earned [List of List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|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.Source:
First Team
Second Team
Notes:
- RS = Return specialist
- AP/ST = All-purpose/special teams player
- † Two-time first team selection;
- ‡ Three-time first team selection
- ARIZONA: RB Jonah Coleman, So.; WR Jacob Cowing, Sr.; DB Tacario Davis, So.; TE Tanner McLachlan, R-Sr.; DB Ephesians Prysock, So.; OL Jonah Savaiinaea, So.; DB Treydan Stukes Jr.; DL Taylor Upshaw, Gr.
- ARIZONA STATE: RS Elijhah Badger, R-Jr.; OL Leif Fautanu, R-Jr.; DL Dashaun Mallory, Gr.; RB Cam Skattebo Jr.
- CALIFORNIA: LB David Reese, R-Sr.; DB Craig Woodson, R-Jr.
- Colorado: QB Shedeur Sanders, Jr.; DB Shilo Sanders, Gr.; P Mark Vassett Jr.
- OREGON: DL Jordan Burch, Jr.; OL Josh Conerly Jr., So.; OL Ajani Cornelius, Jr.; DB Tysheem Johnson, Jr.; WR Tez Johnson, Jr.; OL Steven Jones Sr.;
- OREGON STATE: DB Akili Arnold, R-Jr.; DB Ryan Cooper Jr. Sr.; WR Anthony Gould, R-Jr.; AP/ST Jesiah Irish, R-Sr.; K Atticus Sappington, R-So.
- STANFORD: WR Elic Ayomanor, So.; DB Alaka'i Gilman Sr.; LB Tristan Sinclair, 5th; TE Benjamin Yurosek, Sr.
- UCLA: DB Kenny Churchwell III, R-Sr.; DB Alex Johnson, R-Sr.; TE Moliki Matavao Jr.; LB Kain Medrano Sr.; DL Gabriel Murphy, R-Jr.; DL Grayson Murphy, R-Jr.
- USC: DL Bear Alexander, So.; AP/ST Zachariah Branch, Fr.; DL Solomon Byrd, R-Sr.; OL Justin Dedich, R-Sr.; RB MarShawn Lloyd, R-Jr.; OL Jonah Monheim, R-Jr.; TE Lake McRee, R-So.; WR Tahj Washington, R-Sr.
- UTAH: OL Keaton Bills Jr.; OL Michael Mokofisi, So.; DB Zemaiah Vaughn Jr.
- WASHINGTON: LB Carson Bruener Jr.; TE Devin Culp Sr.; DB Dominique Hampton Sr.; OL Roger Rosengarten, So.; DL Zion Tupuola-Fetui, Sr.; TE Jack Westover Sr.
- WASHINGTON STATE: DB Jaden Hicks, R-So.; DL Ron Stone Jr., R-Sr.; WR Lincoln Victor, Sr.; QB Cam Ward, Jr.
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.Fourth Team:
List of All American Teams
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National Awards
2023 College Football Award Winners| Award | Player | School |
| Lombardi Award | Laiatu Latu | UCLA |
| Ted Hendricks Award | Laiatu Latu | UCLA |
| Maxwell Award | Michael Penix Jr. | Washington |
| Associated Press Coach of the Year | Kalen DeBoer | Washington |
| Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award | Kalen DeBoer | Washington |
| Home Depot Coach of the Year | Kalen DeBoer | Washington |
| Sporting News Coach of the Year | Kalen DeBoer | Washington |
| Walter Camp Coach of the Year | Kalen DeBoer | Washington |
| Joe Moore Award | Washington | |
| Paul Hornung Award | Travis Hunter | Colorado |
| Jon Cornish Trophy | Elic Ayomanor | Stanford |
| Campbell Trophy | Bo Nix | Oregon |
| Rimington Trophy | Jackson Powers-Johnson | Oregon |
Home game attendance
Bold – At or Exceed capacity†Season High