# 2011 Pac-12 Conference football season

The 2011 Pac-12 Conference football season began on September 1, 2011 with Montana State at Utah and UC Davis at Arizona State. The conference's first game was played on September 10 with Utah at USC, and the final game played was the Pac-12 Championship Game on Friday, December 2. Oregon defeated UCLA to claim their third straight conference title. This is the first season for the conference as a 12-team league. In July 2011, Colorado and Utah joined the conference, at which time the league's name changed from the Pacific-10 Conference.
Seven teams accepted bowl bids, an improvement from four the previous season. The BCS bowls featured Oregon in the Rose Bowl against Big Ten champion Wisconsin and Stanford facing Big 12 champion Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl. The Ducks claimed their first Rose Bowl victory since 1917, while the Cardinal fell to the Cowboys in overtime. Of the non-BCS bowl participants, only Utah won their matchup against Georgia Tech in the Sun Bowl.
Four teams changed head coaches. Arizona head coach Mike Stoops was fired midseason, while UCLA's Rick Neuheisel, Arizona State's Dennis Erickson, and Washington State's Paul Wulff were let go at the end of the season.

## Previous season

Oregon repeated as the conference champion, ending the regular season with a program-first twelve wins and with a #2 BCS ranking. The Ducks earned a berth in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game, which they lost to SEC Champion Auburn. Stanford repeated as the conference runner-up, ending the regular season with a program-first eleven wins (their sole loss was to Oregon) and with a #4 BCS ranking, giving them an at-large BCS berth. The Cardinal defeated ACC Champion Virginia Tech in the 2011 Orange Bowl. Arizona lost to Oklahoma State while Washington defeated Nebraska in non-BCS bowls.

## Preseason

2011 Pac-12 Spring Football:

## Head coaches

* David Shaw took over as head coach of the Stanford Cardinal after Jim Harbaugh was hired as head coach of the NFL's San Francisco 49ers.
* Mike Stoops was fired as head coach of the Arizona Wildcats on October 10 after starting the season 1–5 (their sole victory was against FCS Northern Arizona). Including the previous season, the Wildcats under Stoops had lost 10 consecutive games against FBS opponents, with their last victory over a FBS team taking place nearly a year earlier on October 30, 2010 against UCLA. They had then lost their final four games and the Alamo Bowl. Defensive Coordinator Tim Kish was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Former Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez was named the new head coach on November 22.
* Rick Neuheisel was fired as head coach of the UCLA Bruins on November 28, but coached his final game in the inaugural Pac-12 Championship Game on December 2. Offensive coordinator Mike Johnson will coach the Bruins in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl. On December 10, 2011, Jim L. Mora was named new head coach of the Bruins.
* Arizona State announced on November 28 that Dennis Erickson will not return the following year as head coach, but will coach the Sun Devils in their bowl game. Former Pittsburgh head coach Todd Graham was announced as Erickson's successor on December 14.
* Paul Wulff was fired as the head coach of the Washington State Cougars on November 29. He was succeeded by former Texas Tech head coach Mike Leach on November 30.

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| | | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
| Arizona | AP | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | C | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | AP | RV | RV | 22 | RV | 25 | 22 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 20 | RV | RV | | | | |
| Arizona State | C | RV | 23 | 18 | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 18 | RV | RV | | | | |
| Arizona State | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | RV | RV | | | | |
| Arizona State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | 21 | 19 | | | | | | |
| California | AP | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | C | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon | AP | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
| Oregon | C | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| Oregon | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | |
| Oregon | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5 | |
| Oregon State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | C | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | |
| Stanford | AP | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Stanford | C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Stanford | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Stanford | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
| UCLA | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | |
| USC | AP | 25 | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
| USC | C | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking |
| USC | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | |
| USC | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | Ineligible for ranking | |
| Utah | AP | RV | RV | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah | C | RV | RV | | RV | RV | | | | | | | RV | RV | | | |
| Utah | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington | AP | RV | | RV | | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | |
| Washington | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | |
| Washington | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | |
| Washington | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 25 | | | | | | | | |
| Washington State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington State | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

* Index to colors and formatting
* Pac-12 member won
* Pac-12 member lost
* Pac-12 teams in bold

### Week one

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 5:00 p.m. | Montana State | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | KJZZ | W 27–10 | 45,311 |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | UC Davis | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | FCS | W 48–14 | 45,671 |
| September 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Minnesota | No. 25 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | W 19–17 | 68,273 |
| September 3 | 12:30 p.m. | UCLA | Houston | Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX | FSN | L 34–38 | 31,144 |
| September 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Sacramento State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | | L 28–29 $^{OT}$ | 41,581 |
| September 3 | 2:00 p.m. | San Jose State | No. 7 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | CSNBA | W 57–3 | 47,816 |
| September 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Idaho State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | | W 64–21 | 22,034 |
| September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Fresno State | California | Candlestick Park • San Francisco, CA | CSNCA | W 36–21 | 31,563 |
| September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | RTNW | W 30–27 | 58,088 |
| September 3 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 3 Oregon | No. 4 LSU | Cowboys Stadium • Arlington, TX (Cowboys Classic) | ABC | L 27–40 | 87,711 |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | FSAZ | W 41–10 | 51,761 |
| September 3 | 7:15 p.m. | Colorado | Hawaiʻi | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | ESPN2 | L 17–34 | 37,001 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 5:00 p.m. | Arizona | No. 9 Oklahoma State | Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK | ESPN | L 14–37 | 54,654 |
| September 9 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 21 Missouri | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN | W 37–30 $^{OT}$ | 70,236 |
| September 10 | 9:00 a.m. | Oregon State | No. 8 Wisconsin | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | ESPN | L 0–35 | 80,337 |
| September 10 | 12:30 p.m. | California | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | FCS | CAL 36–33 $^{OT}$ | 49,532 |
| September 10 | 12:30 p.m. | Hawaiʻi | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | RTNW | W 40–32 | 63,252 |
| September 10 | 12:30 p.m. | Nevada | No. 13 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | FX | W 69–20 | 58,818 |
| September 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 6 Stanford | Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | ESPNU | W 44–14 | 24,785 |
| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | UNLV | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | | W 59–7 | 27,018 |
| September 10 | 4:30 p.m. | Utah | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | Versus | USC 23–14 | 73,821 |
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | San Jose State | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | Prime Ticket | W 27–17 | 42,685 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. The California vs Colorado game is considered a non-conference game. |||||||||

### Week three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 17 | 10:30 a.m. | Colorado | Colorado State | Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | FSN | W 28–14 | 57,816 |
| September 17 | 12:30 p.m. | Missouri State | No. 12 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | | W 56–7 | 58,847 |
| September 17 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 24 Texas | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ABC/ESPN | L 20–49 | 54,583 |
| September 17 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington | No. 10 Nebraska | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ABC/ESPN | L 38–51 | 85,110 |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Presbyterian | California | AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA | | W 63–12 | 33,952 |
| September 17 | 3:00 p.m. | Washington State | San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA | The Mtn. | L 24–42 | 57,286 |
| September 17 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 22 Arizona State | Illinois | Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL | BTN | L 14–17 | 50,669 |
| September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | Syracuse | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | FX | W 38–17 | 65,873 |
| September 17 | 6:15 p.m. | Utah | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT (Holy War) | ESPN2 | W 54–10 | 63,742 |
| September 17 | 7:45 p.m. | No. 6 Stanford | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | ESPN | STAN 37–10 | 49,636 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 24 | 12:30 p.m. | California | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FSN | UW 31–23 | 60,437 |
| September 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | L 37–17 | 105,096 |
| September 24 | 12:30 p.m. | UCLA | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FCS | UCLA 27–19 | 44,352 |
| September 24 | 7:15 p.m. | No. 10 Oregon | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | ESPN2 | ORE 56–31 | 56,096 |
| September 24 | 7:15 p.m. | No. 23 USC | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN | ASU 43–22 | 61,495 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FSN | USC 48–41 | 63,707 |
| October 1 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | FCS | WSU 31–27 | 51,928 |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Washington | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | FSN | UW 31–14 | 45,412 |
| October 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 25 Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | FSAZ/FCS | ASU 35–20 | 57,437 |
| October 1 | 7:30 p.m. | UCLA | No. 6 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | FSN | STAN 45–19 | 50,360 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | California | No. 9 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ESPN | ORE 43–15 | 58,796 |
| October 8 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FCS | ORST 37–27 | 40,403 |
| October 8 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 22 Arizona State | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | FSN | ASU 35–14 | 45,089 |
| October 8 | 4:30 p.m. | Colorado | No. 7 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | Versus | STAN 48–7 | 50,360 |
| October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington State | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FSN | UCLA 28–25 | 64,217 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | USC | California | AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA | ESPN | USC 30–9 | 44,043 |
| October 15 | 9:00 a.m. | Utah | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPNU | W 26–14 | 43,719 |
| October 15 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | RSRM/FCS | UW 52–24 | 62,147 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | BYU | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FCS/KBYU-TV | L 28–38 | 42,584 |
| October 15 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 7 Stanford | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | Versus | STAN 44–14 | 30,843 |
| October 15 | 7:15 p.m. | No. 18 Arizona State | No. 9 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ESPN | ORE 41–27 | 60,055 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | UCLA | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | ESPN | ARIZ 48–12 | 46,565 |
| October 22 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 9 Oregon | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | FSN | ORE 45–2 | 52,123 |
| October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Utah | California | AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA | KJZZ-TV/CSNBA | CAL 34–10 | 35,182 |
| October 22 | 4:30 p.m. | USC | Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame–USC rivalry) | NBC | W 31–17 | 80,795 |
| October 22 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 22 Washington | No. 7 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | ABC | STAN 65–21 | 50,360 |
| October 22 | 7:30 p.m. | Oregon State | Washington State | CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA | FSN | ORST 44–21 | 49,219 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | Washington State | No. 7 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | FSN | ORE 43–28 | 59,126 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Colorado | No. 23 Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | FSAZ/RSRM | ASU 48–14 | 53,168 |
| October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | California | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | Prime Ticket | UCLA 31–14 | 55,604 |
| October 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | KJZZ-TV/RSNW | UTAH 27–8 | 45,017 |
| October 29 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 4 Stanford | No. 20 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | STAN 56–48 $^{3OT}$ | 93,607 |
| October 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FSN | WASH 42–31 | 59,825 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 21 USC | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ESPN | USC 42–17 | 50,083 |
| November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 4 Stanford | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | ABC | STAN 38–13 | 42,835 |
| November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Washington State | California | AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA | CSNCA/RSNW | CAL 30–7 | 35,506 |
| November 5 | 4:00 p.m. | Utah | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | FSAZ/FCS | UTAH 34–21 | 50,839 |
| November 5 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 20 Arizona State | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | Versus | UCLA 29–28 | 65,438 |
| November 5 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 6 Oregon | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FSN | ORE 34–17 | 69,407 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 12 | 11:30 a.m. | Arizona | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | FCS | COLO 48–29 | 48,111 |
| November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington | No. 18 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FX | USC 40–17 | 64,756 |
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | Oregon State | California | AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA | CSNCA/RSNW | CAL 23–6 | 39,602 |
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | UCLA | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | KJZZ/Prime Ticket | UTAH 31–6 | 45,039 |
| November 12 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 6 Oregon | No. 3 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | ABC | ORE 53–30 | 50,360 |
| November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | Versus | WSU 37–27 | 27,213 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 19 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | RTNW | ORST 38–21 | 42,766 |
| November 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Utah | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | KJZZ/FCS | UTAH 30–27 $^{OT}$ | 16,419 |
| November 19 | 4:30 p.m. | Colorado | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | Versus | UCLA 45–6 | 57,334 |
| November 19 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 18 USC | No. 4 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ABC | USC 38–35 | 59,933 |
| November 19 | 6:30 p.m. | Arizona | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup) | FSAZ | ARIZ 31–27 | 72,694 |
| November 19 | 7:15 p.m. | California | No. 8 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Big Game) | ESPN | STAN 31–28 | 50,360 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 25 | 12:30 p.m. | Colorado | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Colorado–Utah rivalry) | FSN | COLO 17–14 | 45,026 |
| November 25 | 7:15 p.m. | California | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN | CAL 47–38 | 52,350 |
| November 26 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 9 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Civil War) | ABC | ORE 49–21 | 59,802 |
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | | W 49–21 | 38,819 |
| November 26 | 4:30 p.m. | Washington State | Washington | CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) | Versus | WASH 38–21 | 64,559 |
| November 26 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 22 Notre Dame | No. 4 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy) | ABC | W 28–14 | 50,360 |
| November 26 | 7:00 p.m. | UCLA | No. 10 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) | FSN | USC 50–0 | 93,607 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week fourteen (Pac-12 Championship Game)

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 2 | 5:00 p.m. | UCLA | No. 8 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (2011 Pac-12 Football Championship Game) | Fox | ORE 49–31 | 59,376 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

## Pac-12 vs. BCS matchups

| Date | Visitor | Home | Winning Team | Notes |
| September 3 | Minnesota | #25 USC | USC | USC quarterback Matt Barkley and wide receiver Robert Woods set school records for completions and receptions, respectively. |
| September 3 | #3 Oregon | #4 LSU | LSU | In the Cowboys Classic at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Oregon running back LaMichael James became the school's career rushing leader. |
| September 8 | Arizona | #9 Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | In a rematch of the 2010 Alamo Bowl, Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon extended his NCAA record streak of at least 100 receiving yards for the 14th straight game. |
| September 9 | #21 Missouri | Arizona State | Arizona State | Arizona State ended Missouri's 22 non-conference game winning streak in overtime. |
| September 10 | Oregon State | #8 Wisconsin | Wisconsin | Wisconsin had its first shutout victory since 2009. |
| September 10 | #6 Stanford | Duke | Stanford | Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck tied Jim Plunkett for the second-most wins in school history. |
| September 17 | #23 Texas | UCLA | Texas | Texas defeated UCLA for the first time since 1971. |
| September 17 | Washington | #11 Nebraska | Nebraska | Nebraska had its straight non-conference home win. |
| September 17 | #22 Arizona State | Illinois | Illinois | Illinois had its first victory over Arizona State after losing in the two previous meetings. |
| September 17 | Syracuse | USC | USC | In the teams' first meeting since 1990, the Trojans improved their record against the Orange to 3–0. |
| September 24 | Colorado | Ohio State | Ohio State | The teams met for the first time since 1986. Colorado's record road losing streak was extended to 19 games. |
| October 15 | Utah | Pittsburgh | Utah | Utah's record against Pitt improved to 3–0 and their record against the Big East Conference remained undefeated at 9–0. |
| October 22 | USC | Notre Dame | USC | USC had its ninth victory in the ten most recent games of the Notre Dame – USC rivalry in the first night game at Notre Dame Stadium in 21 years. |
| November 26 | #22 Notre Dame | #4 Stanford | Stanford | Stanford's third consecutive victory in the Notre Dame – Stanford rivalry. Quarterback Andrew Luck set new records for single-season touchdown passes, career touchdown passes, and total offense, and became only the third quarterback to defeat the Irish three straight times. |

## Bowl games

Pac-12 teams played in the following bowl games. Pac-12 teams are bolded.
| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Time (PST) | Team | Score | Team | Score |
| Maaco Bowl Las Vegas | December 22 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Whitney, Nevada | ESPN | 5:00 p.m. | #8 Boise State | 56 | Arizona State | 24 |
| Holiday Bowl | December 28 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, California | ESPN | 5:00 p.m. | Texas | 21 | California | 10 |
| Alamo Bowl | December 29 | Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas | ESPN | 6:00 p.m. | #15 Baylor | 67 | Washington | 56 |
| Sun Bowl | December 31 | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | CBS | 11:00 a.m. | Utah | 30 | Georgia Tech | 27 (OT) |
| Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | December 31 | AT&T Park | San Francisco, California | ESPN | 12:30 p.m. | Illinois | 20 | UCLA | 14 |
| Rose Bowl | January 2 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | ESPN | 2:00 p.m. | #6 Oregon | 45 | #9 Wisconsin | 38 |
| Fiesta Bowl | January 2 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, Arizona | ESPN | 5:30 p.m. | #3 Oklahoma State | 41 | #4 Stanford | 38 (OT) |

## Players of the week

Following each week of games, Pac-12 conference officials selected the players of the week from the conference's teams.
| Week | Offensive | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams | Special teams |
| Week | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team |
| 9/5/11 | Robert Woods | WR | USC | Desmond Trufant | CB | UW | Erik Folk | PK | UW |
| 9/12/11 | Paul Richardson | WR | COLO | Cort Dennison | LB | UW | Everrette Thompson | DT | UW |
| 9/19/11 | Matt Barkley | QB | USC | Trevor Reilly | DE | UTAH | Brendan Bigelow | KR | CAL |
| 9/26/11 | LaMichael James | RB | ORE | Shelly Lyons | LB | ASU | Jordan Poyer | PR/KR | ORST |
| 10/3/11 | Matt Barkley | QB | USC | Alex Hoffman-Ellis | LB | WSU | Jamal Miles | PR/KR | ASU |
| 10/10/11 | LaMichael James | RB | ORE | Lance Mitchell | S | ORST | Clayton York | FB | ORST |
| 10/17/11 | Andrew Luck | QB | STAN | Derrick Shelby | DE | UTAH | Coleman Petersen | PK | UTAH |
| 10/24/11 | Sean Mannion | QB | ORST | Scott Crichton | DE | ORST | John Bonano | PK | ARIZ |
| 10/31/11 | Chris Polk | RB | UW | Tevin McDonald | S | UCLA | Eric Whitaker | PK | STAN |
| 11/7/11 | Matt Barkley | QB | USC | Eddie Pleasant | DB | ORE | Sean Sellwood | P | UTAH |
| 11/14/11 | Connor Halliday | QB | WSU | Travis Sandersfeld | DB | COLO | Marqise Lee | KR/WR | USC |
| 11/21/11 | Marqise Lee | WR | USC | Hayes Pullard | LB | USC | Coleman Petersen | PK | UTAH |
| 11/28/11 | Matt Barkley | QB | USC | Jon Major | LB | COLO | Giorgio Tavecchio | PK | CAL |

### Position key

| Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | Defensive end | DE |
| Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | Guard | G | Kickoff returner | KR |
| Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | Long snapper | LS |
| Punter | P | Placekicker | PK | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

## Home 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 | 57,803 | 51,761 | 49,636 | 56,096 | 46,565 | 50,839 | 38,819 | — | — | 293,716 | 48,953 | 84.69% |
| Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium | 73,379 | 45,671 | 70,236 | 61,495 | 57,437 | 53,168 | 72,694 | 52,350 | — | 413,051 | 59,007 | 80.41% |
| California | AT&T Park | 41,915 | 33,952 | 44,043 | 35,182 | 35,506 | 39,602 | — | — | — | 188,285 | 37,657 | 89.85% |
| Colorado | Folsom Field | 53,613 | 49,532 | 51,928 | 52,123 | 50,083 | 48,111 | — | — | — | 251,777 | 50,355 | 93.92% |
| Oregon | Autzen Stadium | 54,000 | 58,818 | 58,847 | 58,796 | 60,055 | 59,126 | 59,933 | 59,802 | 59,376 | 474,753 | 59,344 | 109.90% |
| Oregon State | Reser Stadium | 45,674 | 41,581 | 44,352 | 40,403 | 42,584 | 42,835 | 42,766 | — | — | 254,521 | 42,420 | 92.88% |
| Stanford | Stanford Stadium | 50,000 | 47,816 | 50,360 | 50,360 | 50,360 | 50,360 | 50,360 | 50,360 | — | 349,976 | 49,997 | 99.99% |
| UCLA | Rose Bowl | 91,136 | 42,685 | 54,583 | 64,217 | 55,604 | 65,438 | 57,334 | — | — | 339,861 | 56,644 | 62.15% |
| USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93,607 | 68,273 | 73,821 | 65,873 | 63,707 | 93,607 | 64,756 | 93,607 | — | 523,644 | 74,806 | 79.91% |
| Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,017 | 45,311 | 45,412 | 45,089 | 45,017 | 45,039 | 45,026 | — | — | 270,894 | 45,149 | 100.29% |
| Washington | Husky Stadium | 72,500 | 58,088 | 63,252 | 60,437 | 62,147 | 59,825 | 69,407 | 64,559 | — | 437,715 | 62,531 | 87.19% |
| Washington State | Martin Stadium | 35,117 | 22,034 | 27,018 | 30,843 | 49,219 | 27,213 | 16,419 | — | — | 172,746 | 28,791 | 71.21% |
^A Due to reconstruction at California Memorial Stadium, California played their 2011 home games in AT&T Park in San Francisco, California. ^B Washington official home game played versus Washington State in Seattle, WA at CenturyLink Field (capacity 67,000) as renovation began on Husky Stadium. ^C This was an official Washington State home game played versus Oregon State at CenturyLink Field.