Pac-12 Conference football individual awards


Coaches of the Pac-12 Conference bestow the following awards at the end of each football season. The conference was founded in its current form as the Athletic Association of Western Universities in 1959, but traces its roots to the Pacific Coast Conference, founded in 1915. The conference name changed to Pacific-8 Conference in 1968 and Pacific-10 Conference in 1978. The conference's 2011 expansion to 12 members saw the conference formally renamed as the Pac-12 Conference.
After the 2023 season, the Pac-12 lost 10 members to other power conferences, with Oregon State and Washington State as the only remaining members. The conference operated with only those teams in the 2024 and 2025 seasons. The Pac-12 will resume full operation in 2026 with eight football members.

Player of the Year

Award started in 1975 as Player of the Year, any offensive or defensive players could be winners, but only offensive players won it. The award was replaced with separate offensive and defensive selections in 1983.
Prior to 1975, two outside organizations presented player of the year awards. The W. J. Voit Memorial Trophy was awarded from 1951 to 1978 to the outstanding college football player on the Pacific Coast and was awarded each year to a conference player. The Pop Warner Trophy was awarded from 1949 to 2004 to the most valuable senior on the West Coast and was not limited to conference players.
SeasonPlayerTeam
1975Chuck MuncieRBCalifornia
1976Ricky BellRBUSC
1977Guy BenjaminQBStanford
1977Warren MoonQBWashington Huskies football team|Washington]
1978Charles WhiteRBUSC
1979Charles White RBUSC
1980John ElwayQBStanford
1981Marcus AllenRBUSC
1982John Elway QBStanford
1982Tom RamseyQBUCLA

Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year

From 1983 to 2003, this award was known simply as Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. In 2004, the award was renamed as Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year in honor of Arizona State's Pat Tillman.
SeasonPlayerTeam
1983Ricky HunleyLBArizona
1983Ron RiveraLBCalifornia
1984Duane BickettLBUSC
1985Mark WalenDTUCLA
1986Byron EvansLBArizona
1987Chuck CecilSArizona
1988Dana WellsNTArizona
1989Junior SeauLBUSC
1990Steve EmtmanDTWashington
1990Darryll LewisCBArizona
1991Steve Emtman DTWashington
1992Dave HoffmannLBWashington
1993Rob WaldropNTArizona
1994Mark FieldsLBWashington State
1995Tedy BruschiDEArizona
1996Jason ChorakLBWashington
1997Pat TillmanLBArizona State
1998Chris ClaiborneLBUSC
1999Deltha O'NealCBCalifornia
2000Adam ArchuletaLBArizona State
2001Robert ThomasLBUCLA
2002Terrell SuggsDEArizona State
2003Dave BallDEUCLA
2004Shaun CodyDTUSC
2004Bill SwancuttDEOregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]
2005Haloti NgataDTOregon
2005Dale RobinsonLBArizona State
2006Dante HughesCBCalifornia
2007Sedrick EllisNTUSC
2008Rey MaualugaLBUSC
2009Brian PriceDTUCLA
2010Stephen PaeaDTOregon State
2011Mychal KendricksLBCalifornia
2012Will SuttonDEArizona State
2013Will Sutton DEArizona State
2014Scooby WrightLBArizona
2015DeForest BucknerDEOregon
2016Adoree' JacksonCBUSC
2017Vita VeaDTWashington
2018Ben Burr-KirvenLBWashington
2019Evan WeaverLBCalifornia
2020Talanoa HufangaSUSC
2021Devin LloydLBUtah
2022Tuli TuipulotuDEUSC
2023Laiatu LatuDEUCLA

Freshman of the Year

Award started in 1999, it was replaced with separate offensive and defensive selections in 2009.
SeasonPlayerTeam
1999Kareem KellyWRUSC
2000Terrell SuggsDEArizona State
2001Teyo JohnsonWRStanford
2001Reggie WilliamsWRWashington
2002Mike WilliamsWRUSC
2003Brandon BrownerCBOregon State
2004Zach MillerTEArizona State
2005Jeremy PerryGOregon State
2005Mike ThomasWRArizona
2006Jairus ByrdCBOregon
2006Taylor MaysSUSC
2006Alterraun VernerCBUCLA
2007Jake LockerQBWashington
2008Jacquizz RodgersRBOregon State

Morris Trophy

The Morris Trophy is awarded annually to the best offensive and defensive linemen in the conference, as selected by opposing players.

Coach of the Year

The following coach were selected as coach of the year.
YearPlayerSchool Ref.
1975Dick VermeilUCLA
1976John RobinsonUSC
1977Bill WalshStanford
1978John Robinson USC
1979Rich BrooksOregon
1980Don JamesWashington
1981Jim WaldenWashington State
1982Joe KappCalifornia
1983Jim Walden Washington State
1984Ted TollnerUSC
1985Terry DonahueUCLA
1986John CooperArizona State
1987Larry SmithUSC
1988Dennis EricksonWashington State
1988Larry Smith USC
1989Dave KragthorpeOregon State
1990Don James Washington
1990Bruce SnyderCalifornia
1991Don James Washington
1992Dick TomeyArizona
1993Terry Donahue UCLA
1994Rich Brooks Oregon
1995Tyrone WillinghamStanford
1996Bruce Snyder Arizona State
1997Mike PriceWashington State
1998Bob ToledoUCLA
1999Tyrone Willingham Stanford
2000Dennis Erickson Oregon State
2001Mike Price Washington State
2002Jeff TedfordCalifornia
2003Pete CarrollUSC
2003Bill DobaWashington State
2004Jeff Tedford California
2005Pete Carroll USC
2005Karl DorrellUCLA
2006Pete Carroll USC
2007Dennis Erickson Arizona State
2008Mike RileyOregon State
2009Chip KellyOregon
2010Chip Kelly Oregon
2011David ShawStanford
2012David Shaw Stanford
2013Todd GrahamArizona State
2014Rich RodriguezArizona
2015David Shaw Stanford
2015Mike LeachWashington State
2016Mike MacIntyreColorado
2017David Shaw Stanford
2018Mike Leach Washington State
2019Kyle Whittingham Utah
2020Karl Dorrell Colorado
2021Kyle Whittingham Utah
2022Kalen DeBoerWashington
2022Jonathan SmithOregon State
2023Kalen DeBoer Washington

All-Century Team

In honor of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the conference, an All-Century Team was unveiled on December 2, 2015, voted on by a panel of coaches, players, and the media.

Special teams and coach

Note: Bold denotes offensive, defensive and coach of the Century selections. The voting panel was made up of 119 former players, coaches and media.