2013 Pac-12 Conference football season
The 2013 Pac-12 Conference football season began on August 29, 2013 with USC at Hawaii. The conference's first game was played on September 7, 2013 with Washington State winning over USC, and the final game was the Pac-12 Championship Game on December 7, 2013. This is the third season for the conference as a 12-team league. The Sagarin Ratings had the Pac-12 as the best conference in the nation top to bottom in the final rating of the season.
Previous season
The Second Pac-12 Championship Game was held on Friday, November 20, 2012. Stanford, the North Division Champions, defeated UCLA, the South Division Champions, to claim their thirteenth conference title.The Stanford Cardinal ended the regular season with an 11–2 record which earned the team a berth in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin for their first Rose Bowl win since 1972. Oregon won eleven games and lost to Stanford and earned an at-large BCS berth. The Ducks defeated the Big 12 co-champion Kansas State in the Fiesta Bowl. Arizona beat Nevada and Arizona State beat Navy while Washington was defeated by Boise State, UCLA was defeated by Baylor, Oregon State was defeated by Texas, and USC was defeated by Georgia Tech in non-BCS bowls. The Pac-12 went 4–4 in all bowls, with a 2–0 mark in BCS bowls and 2–4 in non-BCS bowls.
Preseason
2013 Pac-12 Spring Football:North Division
- California – Mon., Feb 25 to Sat., March 23
- Oregon – Tue., April 2 to Sat., April 27
- Oregon State – Mon., March 13 to Fri., April 26
- Stanford – Mon., Feb. 25 to Sat., April 13
- Washington – Tue., April 2 to Sat., April 20
- Washington State – Thu., March 21 to Sat., April 20
- Arizona – Mon., March 4 to Sat., April 13
- Arizona State – Tue., March 19 to Thu., April 18
- Colorado – Thu., March 7 to Tue., April 16
- UCLA – Tue., April 2 to Sat., April 27
- USC – Tue., March 5 to Sat., April 13
- Utah – Tue., March 19 to Sat., April 20
- July 26, 2013 – 2013 Media Day was held at Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California
- August 1, 2013 – Washington State started the Pac-12 pre-season practices
Head coaches
- Rich Rodriguez, Arizona – 2nd year
- Todd Graham, Arizona State – 2nd year
- Sonny Dykes, California – 1st year
- Mike MacIntyre, Colorado – 1st year
- Mark Helfrich, Oregon – 1st year
- Mike Riley, Oregon State – 12th year
- David Shaw, Stanford – 3rd year
- Jim L. Mora, UCLA – 2nd year
- Lane Kiffin, USC – 4th year, Ed Orgeron – Interim
- Kyle Whittingham, Utah – 9th year
- Steve Sarkisian, Washington – 5th year
- Mike Leach, Washington State – 2nd year
Rankings
Schedule
| Index to colors and formatting |
| Pac-12 member won |
| Pac-12 member lost |
| Pac-12 teams in bold |
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15 (Pac-12 Championship Game)
Bowl games
Pac-12 vs. BCS matchups
| Date | Visitor | Home | Winning Team | Opponent Conference | Notes |
| August 31 | Washington State | Auburn | Auburn | SEC | |
| August 31 | #22 Northwestern | California | Northwestern | Big Ten | |
| September 7 | #2 Oregon | Virginia | Oregon | ACC | |
| September 14 | #16 UCLA | #23 Nebraska | UCLA | Big Ten | |
| September 14 | Boston College | USC | USC | ACC | |
| September 14 | Tennessee | #2 Oregon | Oregon | SEC | |
| September 14 | #19 Washington | Illinois | Washington | Big Ten | |
| September 14 | #4 Ohio State | California | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| September 14 | #20 Wisconsin | Arizona State | Arizona State | Big Ten | |
| October 5 | #22 Arizona State | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Independent | |
| October 19 | USC | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Independent | |
| November 30 | #25 Notre Dame | #8 Stanford | Stanford | Independent | |
| December 30 | #10 Oregon | Texas | Oregon | Big 12 | Alamo Bowl |
| December 30 | #16 Arizona State | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | Big 12 | Holiday Bowl |
| December 31 | Arizona | Boston College | Arizona | ACC | Independence Bowl |
| December 31 | #17 UCLA | Virginia Tech | UCLA | ACC | Sun Bowl |
| January 1 | #5 Stanford | #4 Michigan State | Michigan State | Big Ten | Rose Bowl |
| Conference | Record |
| ACC | 4–0 |
| Big 12 | 1–1 |
| Big Ten | 3–3 |
| SEC | 1–1 |
Players of the week
Following each week's games, Pac-12 conference officials select the players of the week from the conference's teams.Position key
Home game attendance
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Arizona | Arizona Stadium | 57,400 | 53,793 | 41,661 | 50,871 | 51,531 | 42,080 | 239,936 | 47,987 | 83.60% | |||
| Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium | 71,706 | 55,743 | 66,155 | 64,987 | 50,104 | 60,057 | 62,386 | 72,542 | 69,535 | 359,432 | 59,905 | 83.54% |
| California | California Memorial Stadium | 62,717 | 58,816 | 43,594 | 62,467 | 44,682 | 44,671 | 41,874 | 49,199 | 345,303 | 49,329 | 78.65% | |
| Colorado | Folsom Field | 53,613 | 35,168 | 45,944 | 36,730 | 38,679 | 38,252 | 36,005 | 230,778 | 38,463 | 71.74% | ||
| Oregon | Autzen Stadium | 54,000 | 57,769 | 57,895 | 56,987 | 56,949 | 59,206 | 56,481 | 58,330 | 403,617 | 57,659 | 106.78% | |
| Oregon State | Reser Stadium | 45,674 | 41,649 | 38,179 | 44,279 | 44,519 | 45,379 | 214,005 | 42,801 | 93.71% | |||
| Stanford | Stanford Stadium | 50,360 | 50,424 | 50,424 | 50,424 | 51,424 | 51,545 | 50,424 | 50,537 | 355,202 | 50,743 | 100.76% | |
| UCLA | Rose Bowl | 91,136 | 60,562 | 58,263 | 84,272 | 80,377 | 68,106 | 70,131 | 421,711 | 70,285 | 77.12% | ||
| USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93,607 | 77,823 | 62,006 | 63,482 | 64,215 | 64,715 | 93,607 | 86,037 | 425,848 | 70,975 | 75.82% | |
| Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,017 | 45,237 | 45,053 | 45,221 | 45,272 | 45,372 | 45,183 | 271,338 | 45,223 | 100.46% | ||
| Washington | Husky Stadium | 70,138 | 71,963 | 67,093 | 65,815 | 71,833 | 66,328 | 66,599 | 409,631 | 68,272 | 97.34% | ||
| Washington State | Martin Stadium | 32,760 | 31,127 | 31,521 | 40,095 | 31,955 | 20,617 | 155,220 | 28,805 | 87.93% |
Sellout
Game played at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.
Pac-12 Championship Game
Awards and honors
Doak Walker AwardMaxwell Award
Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
'''Pac-12 Morris Trophy
- Xavier Su'a-Filo, UCLA; Will Sutton, ASU
All-Americans
AFCA Coaches' All-Americans First Team:
All-Pac-12 teams
- Offensive Player of the Year: Ka'Deem Carey, RB, Arizona
- Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year: Will Sutton, DE, Arizona State
- Offensive Freshman of the Year: Myles Jack, RB, UCLA
- Defensive Freshman of the Year: Myles Jack, LB, UCLA
- Coach of the Year: Todd Graham, Arizona State
Defense:
Specialists:
All-Academic
First team| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| QB | Connor Wood | Colorado | Jr. | 3.39 | Business-Finance |
| RB | Phillip Ruhl | UCLA | RS Jr. | 3.37 | Political Science |
| RB | Patrick Skov | Stanford | Jr. | 3.39 | International Relations |
| WR | Jordan Pratt | Stanford | Jr. | 3.84 | Engineering |
| WR | Kristoff Williams | Washington State | Jr. | 3.65 | Criminal Justice |
| TE | Dustin Stanton | Oregon State | RS Fr. | 3.58 | University Exploratory Studies |
| OL | Chris Adcock | California | Jr. | 3.54 | Business Administration |
| OL | Mark Brazinski | California | Sr./Grad. | 3.58 | Business Administration/Legal Studies/Info Manag. Systems |
| OL | Jake Brendel | UCLA | RS So. | 3.49 | Economics |
| OL | Marc Pouvave | Utah | Jr. | 3.59 | Communication |
| OL | Isaac Sumalo | Oregon State | So. | 3.52 | Business |
| DL | Henry Anderson | Stanford | Sr. | 3.56 | Political Science |
| DL | Nate Bonsu | Colorado | Sr. | 3.38 | International Affairs & Political Science |
| DL | Hau’oli Kikaha | Washington | Jr. | 3.49 | American Ethnic Studies |
| DL | Danny Shelton | Washington | Jr. | 3.46 | Anthropology |
| LB | Charles Burks | USC | So. | 3.37 | Political Science |
| LB | Jake Fischer | Arizona | Sr. | 3.36 | Marketing |
| LB | V.J. Fehoko | Utah | Jr. | 3.32 | Sociology |
| DB | Steven Christian | Oregon State | Sr. | 3.49 | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| DB | Marlon Pollard | Arizona State | Sr. | 4.00 | Liberal Studies |
| DB | Jordan Richards | Stanford | Jr. | 3.42 | Public Policy |
| DB | Jared Tevis | Arizona | Jr. | 3.22 | Finance |
| PK | Will Oliver | Colorado | Jr. | 3.67 | Business-Finance |
| P | Ben Rhyne | Stanford | Sr. | 3.88 | Engineering |
| ST | Jerry Neuheisel | UCLA | RS Fr. | 3.56 | Undecided |
| Notes: | Two-time, Three-time |
Drafted Players
2014 NFL Draft| Rnd. | Pick # | College | Player | Pos. | NFL Team | Notes |
| 1 | 9 | UCLA | Anthony Barr | LB | Minnesota Vikings | |
| 1 | 20 | Oregon State | Brandin Cooks | WR | New Orleans Saints | |
| 1 | 27 | Washington State | Deone Bucannon | S | Arizona Cardinals | |
| 2 | 33 | UCLA | Xavier Su'a-Filo | OG | Houston Texans | |
| 2 | 38 | Washington | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | TE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| 2 | 39 | USC | Marqise Lee | WR | Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| 2 | 45 | Colorado | Paul Richardson | WR | Seattle Seahawks | |
| 2 | 47 | Stanford | Trent Murphy | TE | Washington Redskins | |
| 2 | 54 | Washington | Bishop Sankey | RB | Tennessee Titans | |
| 3 | 70 | USC | Marcus Martin | C | San Francisco 49ers | |
| 3 | 72 | Oregon State | Scott Crichton | DE | Minnesota Vikings | |
| 3 | 82 | Arizona State | Will Sutton | DT | Chicago Bears | |
| 3 | 86 | Oregon | Josh Huff | WR | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| 3 | 98 | California | Richard Rodgers | TE | Green Bay Packers | |
| 4 | 108 | UCLA | Cassius Marsh | DE | Seattle Seahawks | |
| 4 | 115 | UCLA | Shaq Evans | WR | New York Jets | |
| 4 | 116 | Utah | Keith McGill | CB | Oakland Raiders | |
| 4 | 117 | Arizona | Ka'Deem Carey | RB | Chicago Bears | |
| 4 | 121 | Arizona State | Carl Bradford | LB | Green Bay Packers | |
| 4 | 124 | Oregon | De'Anthony Thomas | RB | Kansas City Chiefs | |
| 4 | 126 | California | Khairi Fortt | LB | New Orleans Saints | |
| 4 | 140 | Stanford | Cameron Fleming | OT | New England Patriots | |
| 5 | 141 | Oregon | Taylor Hart | DT | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| 5 | 145 | Stanford | David Yankey | OG | Minnesota Vikings | |
| 5 | 157 | Arizona | Shaquille Richardson | CB | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| 5 | 162 | Stanford | Ed Reynolds | FS | Philadelphia Eagles | |
| 5 | 174 | USC | Devon Kennard | LB | New York Giants | |
| 6 | 192 | UCLA | Jordan Zumwalt | LB | Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| 6 | 201 | Arizona State | Marion Grice | RB | San Diego Chargers | |
| 6 | 204 | Stanford | Tyler Gaffney | RB | Carolina Panthers | |
| 6 | 212 | Arizona | Marquis Flowers | LB | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| 7 | 231 | Stanford | Ben Gardner | DE | Dallas Cowboys | |
| 7 | 233 | Utah | Trevor Reilly | LB | New York Jets | |
| 7 | 254 | Oregon | Terrance Mitchell | CB | Dallas Cowboys |
| Team | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Rd 7 | TOT |
| Arizona | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| California | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Colorado | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Oregon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Stanford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| UCLA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| USC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Utah | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Washington | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Washington State | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Pac-12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 34 |