# 2015 Pac-12 Conference football season

The 2015 Pac-12 Conference football season was the fifth season for the conference as a twelve-team league. The season began on September 3, 2015 with a trio of games, Arizona hosting UTSA, Utah hosting Michigan, and Hawaii hosting Colorado. The final game was the Pac-12 Championship Game at Levi's Stadium on December 5, 2015, with ESPN televising the game.

## Previous season

Oregon, the North Division Champions, defeated Arizona, the South Division Champions, 51–13 to claim their second conference title and the chance to play in the College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinal game at the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Florida State 59–20, advancing to their second-ever national championship game (the first-ever CFP National Championship Game), where they were defeated by the Ohio Buckeyes, 42–20.
A record nine conference teams played in a post-season bowl game, with six winning. Arizona, the South Division Champion, was also a bowl game loser, losing to Boise State 38–30 in the Fiesta Bowl. Bowl game winners were: Arizona State defeated Duke 36–31 in the Sun Bowl, Stanford defeated Maryland 45–21 in the Foster Farms Bowl, UCLA defeated Kansas State 40–35 in the Alamo Bowl, USC defeated Nebraska 45–42 in the Holiday Bowl, and Utah defeated Colorado State 45–10 in the Las Vegas Bowl.

## Pre-season

2015 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:

### Pac-12 Media

2015 Pac-12 Media Day was held at Warner Bros. in Burbank, California on July 30–31, 2015.

#### Preseason polls

* Predicted Pac-12 Championship Game Winner: USC (21) was picked to win the Pac-12 Championship over Oregon (17) for the first time since 2012. Others receiving votes were ASU (3), UCLA (2), and Stanford (1).

### Recruiting classes

Rankings :
| Team | ESPN | Rivals | Scout | 24/7 | Signees |
| Arizona | 39 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 25 |
| Arizona State | 26 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 22 |
| California | - | 29 | 36 | 34 | 24 |
| Colorado | - | 71 | 75 | 69 | 19 |
| Oregon | 15 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 22 |
| Oregon State | - | 71 | 63 | 60 | 22 |
| Stanford | 27 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| UCLA | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 18 |
| USC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Utah | - | 41 | 53 | 45 | 20 |
| Washington | 28 | 30 | 23 | 27 | 24 |
| Washington State | - | 55 | 38 | 41 | 24 |

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

There were one coaching change following the 2015 season including Gary Andersen with Oregon State.

### Coaches

| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | Pac-12 record |
| Arizona | Rich Rodriguez | 4 | 146–98–2 | 26–14 | 15–12 |
| Arizona State | Todd Graham | 4 | 77–41 | 28–12 | 19–8 |
| California | Sonny Dykes | 3 | 28–33 | 6–18 | 3–15 |
| Colorado | Mike MacIntyre | 3 | 22–39 | 6–18 | 1–17 |
| Oregon | Mark Helfrich | 3 | 24–4 | 24–4 | 15–3 |
| Oregon State | Gary Andersen | 1 | 49–38 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Stanford | David Shaw | 5 | 42–12 | 42–12 | 28–8 |
| UCLA | Jim L. Mora | 4 | 29–11 | 29–11 | 18–9 |
| USC | Steve Sarkisian | 2 | 43–33 | 9–4 | 30–24 |
| Utah | Kyle Whittingham | 11 | 85–33 | 85–33 | 14–22 |
| Washington | Chris Petersen | 2 | 100–18 | 8–6 | 4–5 |
| Washington State | Mike Leach | 3 | 96–68 | 12–20 | 7–20 |
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season

## Rankings

| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| | Selected for College Football Playoff |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol |
| | | Pre | 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 Wildcats | AP | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona Wildcats | C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Arizona Wildcats | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | AP | 15 | RV | RV | RV | | RV | | RV | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | C | 16 | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| California Golden Bears | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | RV | RV | | | | | |
| California Golden Bears | C | | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 23 | 19 | RV | | | | | | |
| California Golden Bears | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Colorado Buffaloes | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado Buffaloes | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado Buffaloes | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Oregon Ducks | AP | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | RV | RV | | | | | | 23 | 18 | 15 | 19 |
| Oregon Ducks | C | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 24 | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 18 | 16 | 20 |
| Oregon Ducks | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | 23 | 17 | 15 | |
| Oregon State Beavers | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State Beavers | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State Beavers | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Stanford Cardinal | AP | 21 | RV | RV | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Stanford Cardinal | C | 21 | RV | | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| Stanford Cardinal | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 6 | |
| UCLA Bruins | AP | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 18 | RV | 24 | 22 | 18 | RV | 22 | RV | |
| UCLA Bruins | C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 18 | RV | 25 | 22 | 18 | RV | 23 | RV | |
| UCLA Bruins | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 23 | 19 | | 22 | | |
| USC Trojans | AP | 8 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 17 | RV | | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | 24 | RV |
| USC Trojans | C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 17 | RV | | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 24 | RV |
| USC Trojans | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | 24 | 20 | 25 | |
| Utah Utes | AP | RV | 24 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 18 | RV | 21 | 17 |
| Utah Utes | C | RV | 25 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 16 |
| Utah Utes | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 12 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 22 | |
| Washington Huskies | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington Huskies | C | RV | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Washington Huskies | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | |
| Washington State Cougars | AP | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | RV | RV |
| Washington State Cougars | C | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | RV | RV |
| Washington State Cougars | CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | 20 | | |

## Schedule

* Index to colors and formatting
* Pac-12 member won
* Pac-12 member lost
* Pac-12 teams in bold
All times Mountain time. Pac-12 teams in bold.
Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for that week.

### Week 1

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Thursday, September 3 | 5:30 p.m. | Michigan | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | FS1 | W 24–17 | 47,825 |
| Thursday, September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | UTSA | No. 22 Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | P12N | W 42–32 | 51,111 |
| Thursday, September 3 | 10:00 p.m. | Colorado | Hawaii | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | CBSSN | L 20–28 | 24,255 |
| Friday, September 4 | 5:00 p.m. | Weber State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | P12N | W 26–7 | 35,160 |
| Friday, September 4 | 7:15 p.m. | Washington | No. 23 Boise State | Albertsons Stadium • Boise, ID | ESPN | L 13–16 | 36,836 |
| Saturday, September 5 | 9:00 a.m. | No. 21 Stanford | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | ESPN | L 6–16 | 36,024 |
| Saturday, September 5 | 11:00 a.m. | Portland State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | P12N | L 17–24 | 24,302 |
| Saturday, September 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Virginia | No. 13 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FOX | W 34–16 | 68,615 |
| Saturday, September 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Grambling State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | P12N | W 73–14 | 60,606 |
| Saturday, September 5 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 15 Arizona State | Texas A&M | Reliant Stadium • Houston, TX | ESPN | L 17–38 | 66,308 |
| Saturday, September 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | No. 7 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | P12N | W 61–42 | 58,128 |
| Saturday, September 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | No. 8 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | P12N | W 55–6 | 79,809 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - September 7
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Josh Rosen | UCLA | Justin Thomas | Utah | Dante Pettis | Washington |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Friday, September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Utah State | No. 24 Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN2 | W 24–14 | 46,011 |
| Saturday, September 12 | 9:00 a.m. | Oregon State | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | ABC | L 7–35 | 109,651 |
| Saturday, September 12 | 11:00 a.m. | Sacramento State | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | W 49–0 | 55,010 |
| Saturday, September 12 | 11:00 a.m. | UMass | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | P12N | W 48–14 | 35,094 |
| Saturday, September 12 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington State | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | ESPNU | W 37–34 | 46,536 |
| Saturday, September 12 | 2:00 p.m. | San Diego State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | P12N | W 35–7 | 50,830 |
| Saturday, September 12 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 22 Arizona | Nevada | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | CBSSN | W 44–20 | 24,355 |
| Saturday, September 12 | 5:00 p.m. | Idaho | No. 8 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | P12N | W 59–9 | 72,422 |
| Saturday, September 12 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 7 Oregon | No. 5 Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ABC | L 28–31 | 76,526 |
| Saturday, September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | UCF | Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford | FS1 | W 31–0 | 50,420 |
| Saturday, September 12 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 13 UCLA | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Las Vegas, NV | CBSSN | W 37–3 | 31,262 |
| Saturday, September 12 | 8:00 p.m. | Cal Poly | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | P12N | W 35–21 | 46,500 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week- September 14
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Luke Falk | Washington State | Gionni Paul | Utah | Bralon Addison | Oregon |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Friday, September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | P12N | W 34–10 | 43,310 |
| Saturday, September 19 | 11:00 a.m. | Georgia State | No. 12 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | P12N | W 61–28 | 56,859 |
| Saturday, September 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Utah State | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | W 31–17 | 59,464 |
| Saturday, September 19 | 4:00 p.m. | Colorado | Colorado State | Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver, CO | CBSSN | W 27–24 $^{OT}$ | 76,125 |
| Saturday, September 19 | 4:30 p.m. | California | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | FOX | W 45–44 | 91,568 |
| Saturday, September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | Stanford | No. 6 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | STAN 41–31 | 78,306 |
| Saturday, September 19 | 5:00 p.m. | San Jose State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | P12N | W 35–21 | 34,573 |
| Saturday, September 19 | 5:30 p.m. | Wyoming | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | P12N | W 31–14 | 31,105 |
| Saturday, September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 21 Utah | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | CBSSN | W 45–24 | 33,675 |
| Saturday, September 19 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 19 BYU | No. 10 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FS1 | W 24–23 | 67,612 |
| Saturday, September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona | No. 20 Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | P12N | W 77–13 | 51,494 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - September 21
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Kevin Hogan | Stanford | Kenneth Olugbode | Colorado | Cory Butler-Byrd | Utah |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 4

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Friday, September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 Stanford | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FS1 | STAN 42–24 | 37,302 |
| Saturday, September 26 | 11:00 am | Nicholls State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | P12N | W 48–0 | 37,302 |
| Saturday, September 26 | 3:00 pm | California | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | P12N | CAL 30–24 | 61,066 |
| Saturday, September 26 | 8:00 pm | No. 9 UCLA | No. 16 Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | ABC | UCLA 56–30 | 56,004 |
| Saturday, September 26 | 10:30 pm | No. 18 Utah | No. 13 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | FOX | UTAH 62–20 | 57,145 |
| Saturday, September 26 | 11:30 pm | No. 19 USC | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN | USC 42–14 | 61,904 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - September 28
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Travis Wilson | Utah | Kyle Kragen | California | Tom Hackett | Utah |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Saturday, October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State | No. 24 California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | P12N | CAL 34–28 | 42,042 |
| Saturday, October 3 | 4:30 p.m. | Arizona State | No. 7 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FOX | ASU 38–23 | 80,113 |
| Saturday, October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Oregon | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ESPN | ORE 41–24 | 46,222 |
| Saturday, October 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona | No. 18 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | P12N | STAN 55–17 | 46,628 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - October 5
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Mike Bercovici | Arizona State | Stefan McClure | California | Matt Haack | Arizona State |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Thursday, October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington | No. 17 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ESPN | WASH 17–12 | 63,623 |
| Saturday, October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | FS1 | ARZ 44–7 | 52,987 |
| Saturday, October 10 | 3:00 p.m. | Washington State | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | P12N | WSU 45–38 $^{2OT}$ | 57,775 |
| Saturday, October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 California | No. 5 Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN | UTAH 30–24 | 47,798 |
| Saturday, October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Colorado | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | P12N | ASU 48–23 | 44,157 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - October 12
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Devontae Booker | Utah | Travis Feeney | Washington | Tom Hackett | Utah |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Thursday, October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 18 UCLA | No. 15 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | ESPN | STAN 56–35 | 50,464 |
| Saturday, October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | P12N | WSU 52–31 | 32,952 |
| Saturday, October 17 | 4:30 p.m. | USC | No. 14 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) | NBC | L 31–41 | 80,795 |
| Saturday, October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | Arizona | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | FS1 | ARZ 38–31 | 39,666 |
| Saturday, October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Arizona State | No. 4 Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN | UTAH 34–18 | 46,192 |
| Saturday, October 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Oregon | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | ESPN2 | ORE 26–20 | 69,285 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - October 19
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Christian McCaffrey | Stanford | Shalom Luani | Washington State | Tim White | Arizona State |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Thursday, October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 20 California | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ESPN | UCLA 40–24 | 57,046 |
| Saturday, October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | P12N | WSU 45–42 | 47,847 |
| Saturday, October 24 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 3 Utah | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FOX | USC 42–24 | 73,435 |
| Saturday, October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | P12N | COL 17–13 | 36,977 |
| Saturday, October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | Washington | No. 10 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | ESPN | STAN 31–14 | 50,424 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - October 26
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Luke Falk | Washington State | Cameron Smith | USC | Kaʻimi Fairbairn | UCLA |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Thursday, October 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Oregon | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN | ORE 61–55 $^{3OT}$ | 56,534 |
| Saturday, October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Colorado | No. 24 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | P12N | UCLA 35–31 | 51,508 |
| Saturday, October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | USC | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | FOX | USC 27–21 | 52,060 |
| Saturday, October 31 | 4:00 p.m. | Oregon State | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | P12N | UTAH 27–12 | 45,853 |
| Saturday, October 31 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 8 Stanford | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | ESPN | STAN 30–28 | 30,012 |
| Saturday, October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | Arizona | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FS1 | WASH 49–3 | 56,749 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - November 2
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Vernon Adams | Oregon | Travis Feeney | Washington | Charles Nelson | Oregon |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Saturday, November 7 | 10:00 a.m. | No. 9 Stanford | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | P12N | STAN 42–10 | 40,142 |
| Saturday, November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona State | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | FS1 | WSU 38–24 | 32,952 |
| Saturday, November 7 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 22 UCLA | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | P12N | UCLA 41–0 | 38,074 |
| Saturday, November 7 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 13 Utah | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | FOX | UTAH 34–23 | 61,420 |
| Saturday, November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ESPN | USC 38–30 | 76,309 |
| Saturday, November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | California | Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ESPN2 | ORE 44–28 | 56,604 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - November 9
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Luke Falk | Washington State | Gionni Paul | Utah | Raymond Hudson | California |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 11

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Friday, November 13 | 6:00 p.m. | USC | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ESPN2 | USC 27–24 | 37,905 |
| Saturday, November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Washington | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | P12N | ASU 27–17 | 51,695 |
| Saturday, November 14 | 4:30 p.m. | Oregon | No. 7 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | FOX | ORE 38–36 | 48,633 |
| Saturday, November 14 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 10 Utah | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | FS1 | ARI 37–30 $^{2OT}$ | 48,912 |
| Saturday, November 14 | 7:30 p.m. | Oregon State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | P12N | CAL 54–24 | 41,874 |
| Saturday, November 14 | 7:45 p.m. | Washington State | No. 18 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ESPN | WSU 31–27 | 76,255 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - November 16
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jared Goff | California | Antonio Longino | Arizona State | Casey Skowron | Arizona |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 12

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Saturday, November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | UCLA | No. 18 Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | FOX | UCLA 17–9 | 46,230 |
| Saturday, November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup) | FS1 | ASU 52–37 | 64,885 |
| Saturday, November 21 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 22 USC | No. 23 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ESPN | ORE 48–28 | 59,094 |
| Saturday, November 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Washington | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | P12N | WASH 52–7 | 34,390 |
| Saturday, November 21 | 7:30 p.m. | California | No. 15 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Big Game) | ESPN | STAN 35–22 | 51,424 |
| Saturday, November 21 | 7:45 p.m. | Colorado | No. 24 Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | ESPN2 | WSU 27–3 | 25,121 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - November 23
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Vernon Adams, Jr. | Oregon | Antonio Longino | Arizona State | Christian McCaffrey | Stanford |
| Reference: ||||||

### Week 13

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| Friday, November 27 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 20 Washington State | Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA (Apple Cup) | FOX | WASH 45–10 | 70,438 |
| Friday, November 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 18 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Civil War) | FS1 | ORE 52–42 | 57,814 |
| Saturday, November 28 | 11:30 a.m. | Colorado | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Rumble in the Rockies) | P12N | UTAH 20–14 | 45,823 |
| Saturday, November 28 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 22 UCLA | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) | ABC/ESPN2 | USC 40–21 | 83,602 |
| Saturday, November 28 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 4 Notre Dame | No. 13 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA (Legends Trophy) | FOX | W 38–36 | 51,424 |
| Saturday, November 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Arizona State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | FS1 | CAL 48–46 | 45,385 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Players of the Week - November 28
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jared Goff | California | Iman Marshall | USC | Conrad Ukropina | Stanford |
| Reference: ||||||

### Championship game

The championship game was played on December 5, 2015. It featured the teams with the best conference records from each division, Stanford from the North and USC from the South. This was the fifth championship game (and the fifth win for the North), with Stanford appearing for the third time (and winning for the third time) and USC appearing for the first time.

#### Week 14 (Pac-12 Championship Game)

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 5 | 4:45 p.m. | No. 24 USC | No. 7 Stanford | Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA (Pac-12 Championship) | ESPN | STAN 41–22 | 58,476 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Bowl games

Pac-12 team is bolded.
| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | TV | Time (PST) | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Score |
| New Mexico Bowl | Saturday, December 19, 2015 | University Stadium | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ESPN | 12:00 p.m. | Arizona | 45 | New Mexico | 37 |
| Las Vegas Bowl | Saturday, December 19, 2015 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Whitney, Nevada | ABC | 1:30 p.m. | #20 Utah | 35 | BYU | 28 |
| Sun Bowl | Saturday, December 26, 2015 | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | CBS | 11:00 a.m. | Washington State | 20 | Miami (FL) | 14 |
| Heart of Dallas Bowl | Saturday, December 26, 2015 | Cotton Bowl | Dallas, Texas | ESPN | 11:20 a.m. | Washington | 44 | Southern Miss | 31 |
| Foster Farms Bowl | Monday, December 28, 2015 | Levi's Stadium | Santa Clara, California | ESPN | 6:15 p.m. | Nebraska | 37 | UCLA | 29 |
| Armed Forces Bowl | Tuesday, December 29, 2015 | Amon G. Carter Stadium | Fort Worth, Texas | ESPN | 11:00 a.m. | California | 55 | Air Force | 36 |
| Holiday Bowl | Wednesday, December 30, 2015 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, California | ESPN | 7:30 p.m. | #23 Wisconsin | 23 | USC | 21 |
| Rose Bowl | Friday, January 1, 2016 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | ESPN | 2:10 p.m. | #5 Stanford | 45 | #6 Iowa | 16 |
| Alamo Bowl | Saturday, January 2, 2016 | Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas | ESPN | 3:45 p.m. | #11 TCU | 47 | #15 Oregon | 41$^{3OT}$ |
| Cactus Bowl | Saturday, January 2, 2016 | Chase Field | Phoenix, Arizona | ESPN | 8:15 p.m. | West Virginia | 43 | Arizona State | 42 |

## Pac-12 vs Power Conference matchups

This is a list of the power conference teams (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC) the Pac-12 plays in the non-conference (Rankings from the AP Poll):
| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score |
| September 3 | Michigan | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah | | UTAH W 24–17 |
| September 5 | Arizona State | Texas A&M | NRG Stadium • Houston, TX | Texas Kickoff | TAMU L 17–38 |
| September 5 | Stanford | Northwestern | Ryan Field • Evanston, IL | | NW L 6–16 |
| September 5 | Virginia | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | | UCLA W 34–16 |
| September 12 | Oregon State | Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | | MICH L 7–35 |
| September 12 | Washington State | Rutgers | High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ | | WSU W 37–34 |
| September 12 | Oregon | Michigan State | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | | MSU L 28–31 |
| September 19 | California | Texas | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | | CAL W 45–44 |

### Records against other conferences

2015 records against non-conference foes:
| Power 5 Conferences | Record |
| ACC | 1–0 |
| Big Ten | 2–3 |
| Big 12 | 1–0 |
| SEC | 0–1 |
| Notre Dame | 1–1 |
| Power 5 Total | 5–5 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| American | 1–0 |
| C-USA | 1–0 |
| MAC | 1–0 |
| Mountain West | 11–2 |
| Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 1–0 |
| Sun Belt | 3-0 |
| Other FBS Total | 18–2 |
| FCS Opponents | Record |
| Football Championship Subdivision | 7–1 |
| Total Non-Conference Record | 30–8 |
| Power Conferences 5 | Record |
| ACC | 1–0 |
| Big Ten | 1–2 |
| Big 12 | 0–2 |
| Power 5 Total | 2–4 |
| Other FBS Conferences | Record |
| C–USA | 1–0 |
| Independents (Excluding Notre Dame) | 1–0 |
| Mountain West | 2–0 |
| Other FBS Total | 4–0 |
| Total Bowl Record | 6–4 |

## Awards and honors

AP College Football Player of the Year
* Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
Lou Groza Award
* Kaʻimi Fairbairn, UCLA

### All-Americans

The following Pac-12 players were named to the 2015 College Football All-America Team by the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF), Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and American Football Coaches Association (AFCA):

#### First team

* Joshua Garnett, OL, Stanford (WCFF, AP, FWAA, SN, AFCA)
* Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford (SN, AFCA)
* Kaʻimi Fairbairn, K, UCLA (WCFF, AP, FWAA, AFCA)
* Tom Hackett, P, Utah (WCFF, AP, FWAA, SN, AFCA)
* Christian McCaffrey, All-purpose, Stanford (AP)
* Christian McCaffrey, KR, Stanford (FWAA)

#### Second team

* Tyler Johnstone, OL, Oregon (FWAA)
* Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford (WCFF)
* Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon (FWAA)
* JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, USC (AP, FWAA, SN)
* DeForest Buckner, DE, Oregon (AP, FWAA)
* Kaʻimi Fairbairn, K, UCLA (SN)
* Christian McCaffrey, KR, Stanford (WCFF)
* Dante Pettis, PR, Washington (SN)

#### Third team

* Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon (AP)
* Austin Hooper TE, Stanford (AP)
* Kenny Clark, DT, UCLA (AP)
* Su'a Cravens, LB, USC (AP)
* Blake Martinez, LB, Stanford (AP)
* Aidan Schneider, K, Oregon (AP)
Academic All-America Team Member of the Year (CoSIDA)

### Conference awards

The following individuals won the conference's annual player and coach awards:
* Offensive Player of the Year: Christian McCaffrey, Stanford
* Pat Tillman Defensive Player of the Year: DeForest Buckner, Oregon
* Offensive Freshman of the Year: Josh Rosen, UCLA
* Defensive Freshman of the Year: Cameron Smith, USC
* Coach of the Year: Mike Leach, Washington State; David Shaw, Stanford

### All-Conference teams

The following players earned All-Pac-12 honors.
Offense:
| First Team | First Team | First Team | First Team | Second Team | Second Team | Second Team |
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School |
| QB | Luke Falk | So. | Washington State | Kevin Hogan | Sr. | Stanford |
| QB | Jared Goff | Jr. | California | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| RB | Royce Freeman | So. | Oregon | Devontae Booker | Sr. | Utah |
| RB | Christian McCaffrey | So. | Stanford | Paul Perkins | Jr. | UCLA |
| WR | Kenny Lawler | Jr. | California | Bralon Addison | Jr. | Oregon |
| WR | Gabe Marks | Jr. | Washington State | Darren Carrington | So. | Oregon |
| WR | JuJu Smith-Schuster | So. | USC | Nelson Spruce | Sr. | Colorado |
| TE | Austin Hooper | Jr. | Stanford | Thomas Duarte | Jr. | UCLA |
| OL | Zach Banner | Jr. | USC | Jake Brendel | Sr. | UCLA |
| OL | Joe Dahl | Sr. | Washington State | J. J. Dielman | Jr. | Utah |
| OL | Joshua Garnett | Sr. | Stanford | Conor McDermott | Jr. | UCLA |
| OL | Tyler Johnstone | Sr. | Oregon | Christian Westerman | Sr. | Arizona State |
| OL | Kyle Murphy | Sr. | Stanford | Chad Wheeler | Jr. | USC |
Defense:
| First Team | First Team | First Team | First Team | Second Team | Second Team | Second Team |
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School |
| DL | DeForest Buckner | Sr. | Oregon | Darryl Paulo | Sr. | Washington State |
| DL | Kenny Clark | Jr. | UCLA | Delvon Simmons | Sr. | USC |
| DL | Lowell Lotulelei | So. | Utah | Taniela Tupou | Sr. | Washington |
| DL | Aziz Shittu | Sr. | Stanford | Destiny Vaeao | Sr. | Washington State |
| DL | Antwaun Woods | Sr. | USC | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| LB | Su'a Cravens | Jr. | USC | Travis Feeney | Sr. | Washington |
| LB | Blake Martinez | Sr. | Stanford | Deon Hollins | Jr. | UCLA |
| LB | Gionni Paul | Sr. | Utah | Jared Norris | Sr. | Utah |
| DB | Budda Baker | So. | Washington | Chidobe Awuzie | Jr. | Colorado |
| DB | Adoree’ Jackson | So. | USC | Randall Goforth | Jr. | UCLA |
| DB | Sidney Jones | So. | Washington | Ronnie Harris | Sr. | Stanford |
| DB | Marcus Williams | So. | Utah | Jaleel Wadood | So. | UCLA |
Specialists:
| First Team | First Team | First Team | First Team | Second Team | Second Team | Second Team |
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Name | Yr. | School |
| PK | Aidan Schneider | So. | Oregon | Kaʻimi Fairbairn | Sr. | UCLA |
| P | Tom Hackett | Sr. | Utah | Drew Riggleman | Sr. | Arizona |
| RS | Christian McCaffrey | So. | Stanford | Adoree’ Jackson | So. | USC |
| AP/ST | Charles Nelson | So. | Oregon | Soma Vainuku | Sr. | USC |

### All-Academic

First team
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |

## Home game attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Arizona | Arizona Stadium | 56,029 | 51,111 | 51,494 | 56,004 | 52,987 | 47,847 | 48,912 | — | 308,355 | 51,393 | 91.72% |
| Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium | 64,248 | 46,500 | 43,310 | 61,904 | 44,157 | 56,534 | 51,695 | 64,885 | 368,985 | 52,712 | 82.04% |
| California | California Memorial Stadium | 62,467 | 60,606 | 50,830 | 42,042 | 52,060 | 41,874 | | — | 247,412 | 49,482 | 79.21% |
| Colorado | Folsom Field | 53,613 | 35,094 | 37,302 | 46,222 | 39,666 | 40,142 | | — | 198,426 | 39,685 | 74.02% |
| Oregon | Autzen Stadium | 54,000 | 58,128 | 56,859 | 57,145 | 57,775 | 56,604 | 59,094 | | 345,605 | 57,601 | 106.67% |
| Oregon State | Reser Stadium | 45,674 | 35,160 | 34,573 | 37,302 | 36,977 | 38,074 | 34,390 | — | 216,476 | 36,079 | 78.99% |
| Stanford | Stanford Stadium | 50,424 | 50,420 | 46,628 | 50,464 | 50,424 | 48,633 | 51,424 | | 297,993 | 49,666 | 98.50% |
| UCLA | Rose Bowl | 91,136 | 68,615 | 67,612 | 80,113 | 57,046 | 51,508 | 76,255 | — | 401,149 | 66,858 | 73.36% |
| USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93,607 | 79,809 | 72,422 | 78,306 | 63,623 | 73,435 | 76,309 | | 443,904 | 73,984 | 79.04% |
| Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,807 | 47,825 | 46,011 | 47,798 | 46,192 | 45,853 | 46,230 | | 279,909 | 46,652 | 101.84% |
| Washington | Husky Stadium | 70,083 | 55,010 | 59,464 | 61,066 | 69,285 | 50,667 | 61,420 | | 356,912 | 59,485 | 84.88% |
| Washington State | Martin Stadium | 32,952 | 24,302 | 31,105 | 32,952 | 30,012 | 32,952 | 25,121 | — | 176,444 | 29,407 | 89.24% |
^A Game played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA.
^B Game played at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, WA. Bold – Exceed capacity †Season High