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2016 Pac-12 Conference football season

2016 Pac-12 Conference football season
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League NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
Sport American football
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) Fox Sports Media Group (Fox, FS1), ESPN Family (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU), CBS (bowl game), and Pac-12 Networks
2017 NFL Draft
Top draft pick Solomon Thomas (Stanford)
Picked by San Francisco 49ers, 3rd overall
Regular season
Top scorer Cameron Van Winkle (123 points)
North champions Washington Huskies
  North runners-up Washington State Cougars
South champions Colorado Buffaloes
  South runners-up USC Trojans
Pac-12 Championship
Champions Washington Huskies
  Runners-up Colorado Buffaloes
Football seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Pac-12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^   8 1         12 2  
Washington State   7 2         8 5  
No. 12 Stanford   6 3         10 3  
California   3 6         5 7  
Oregon State   3 6         4 8  
Oregon   2 7         4 8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x   8 1         10 4  
No. 3 USC   7 2         10 3  
No. 23 Utah   5 4         9 4  
Arizona State   2 7         5 7  
UCLA   2 7         4 8  
Arizona   1 8         3 9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Pac-12 Conference football season is the sixth season for the conference as a twelve-team league. The season began on August 26, 2016 with California vs. Hawaii. The final game was the 2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game at Levi's Stadium on December 2, 2016, with Fox televising the game.

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.

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

North Division

South Division

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:

Thursday

Friday

Pac-12 Championship Game Voting

North Division

South Division

References:

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

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

Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week.

Players of the Week - Sept 5

Players of the Week- Sept 12

Players of the Week - Sept 19

Players of the Week - Sept 26

Players of the Week - Oct 3


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