# 2012 Pac-12 Conference football season

The 2012 Pac-12 Conference football season began on August 30, 2012, with Northern Colorado at Utah. The conference's first game was played on September 15 with #2 USC at #21 Stanford, and the final game played was the Pac-12 Championship Game on November 30, 2012. This is the second season for the conference as a 12-team league. Pac-12 champion Stanford was featured in the Rose Bowl, a BCS bowl, when they prevailed 20–14 against Big Ten Champion Wisconsin on January 1, 2013.

## Previous season

The first Pac-12 Championship Game was held on Friday, December 2, 2011. Oregon defeated UCLA to claim their third straight conference title.
Last season, seven teams accepted bowl bids, an improvement from the four in the 2010 season. Oregon Ducks, ending the regular season with a program-second twelve wins and with a #5 BCS ranking, earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin for their first Rose Bowl win in 95 years. 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 was defeated by Big 12 champion Oklahoma State in the Fiesta Bowl. Arizona lost to Oklahoma State while Washington defeated by Baylor in non-BCS bowls.

## Preseason

2012 Pac-12 Spring Football:
North Division
* California - Thu., March 15 to Sat., April 21
* Oregon - Tue., April 3 to Sat., April 28
* Oregon State - Mon., March 12 to Sat., April 28
* Stanford - Mon., Feb. 27 to Sat., April 14
* Washington - Mon., April 2 to Sat., April 28
* Washington State - Thu., March 22 to Sat., April 21
South Division
* Arizona - Mon., March 5 to Sat., April 14
* Arizona State - Tue., March 13 to Sat., April 21
* Colorado - Sat., March 10 to Sat., April 14
* UCLA - Tue., April 3 to Sat., May 5
* USC - Tue., March 6 to Sat., April 14
* Utah - Wed., March 21 to Sat., April 21

## Head coaches

* Rich Rodriguez, Arizona – 1st year
* Todd Graham, Arizona State – 1st year
* Jeff Tedford, California – 6th year
* Jon Embree, Colorado – 2nd year
* Chip Kelly, Oregon – 4th year
* Mike Riley, Oregon State – 11th year
* David Shaw, Stanford – 2nd year
* Jim L. Mora, UCLA – 1st year
* Lane Kiffin, USC – 3rd year
* Kyle Whittingham, Utah – 8th year
* Steve Sarkisian, Washington – 4th year
* Mike Leach, Washington State – 1st year

## 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 |
| Arizona | AP | | 24 | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | | |
| Arizona | C | | 25 | 25 | 21 | RV | | | | | RV | | | RV | RV | |
| Arizona | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Arizona | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | 22 | | | 24 | | |
| Arizona State | AP | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | C | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | | | RV | RV |
| Arizona State | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | 24 | RV | RV | | | | RV | |
| Arizona State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | | |
| California | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| California | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Oregon | C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Oregon | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Oregon | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Oregon State | AP | | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Oregon State | C | | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
| Oregon State | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Oregon State | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| Stanford | AP | 21 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Stanford | C | 18 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
| Stanford | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 16 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| Stanford | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| UCLA | AP | | 22 | 22 | 19 | RV | 25 | | | RV | 25 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| UCLA | C | | 23 | 23 | 19 | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 |
| UCLA | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| UCLA | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| USC | AP | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 21 | RV | RV | RV |
| USC | C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 21 | RV | RV | RV |
| USC | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 10 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 18 | RV | RV | RV |
| USC | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 10 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 18 | | | |
| Utah | AP | RV | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah | C | 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 | | | | 23 | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |
| Washington | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | RV | RV | RV | | |
| Washington | Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | RV | | RV | | RV | RV | RV | |
| Washington | BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | 25 | 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 1

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 4:15 p.m. | Northern Colorado | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah | Pac-12 Networks | W 41–0 | 45,273 |
| August 30 | 4:30 p.m. | UCLA | Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | CBS Sports Network | W 49–24 | 23,107 |
| August 30 | 7:15 p.m. | Washington State | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah | ESPN | L 6–30 | 57,045 |
| August 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Northern Arizona | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | Pac-12 Networks | W 63–6 | 48,658 |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | San Jose State | No. 21 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | Pac-12 Networks | W 20–17 | 40,577 |
| September 1† | 12:00 p.m. | Nicholls State | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | Pac-12 Networks | | |
| September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | Nevada | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | Pac-12 Networks | L 31–24 | 63,186 |
| September 1 | 1:00 p.m. | Colorado | Colorado State | Sports Authority Field at Mile High • Denver, CO (Rocky Mountain Showdown) | FX | L 17–22 | 58,607 |
| September 1 | 4:30 p.m. | Hawaii | No. 1 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FOX | W 49–10 | 93,607 |
| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Toledo | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | ESPNU | W 24–17 | 48,670 |
| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas State | No. 5 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ESPN | W 57–34 | 56,144 |
| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | San Diego State | Washington | CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA | Pac-12 Networks | W 21–12 | 53,742 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. †Oregon State–Nicholls State game postponed indefinitely due to Hurricane Isaac preventing Nicholls State from traveling. |||||||||

### Week 2

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah | Utah State | Romney Stadium • Logan, UT (Battle of the Brothers) | ESPN2 | L 20–27 | 25,513 |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Southern Utah | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | Pac-12 Network | W 50–31 | 57,745 |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Sacramento State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | Pac-12 Network | L 28–30 | 46,843 |
| September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Eastern Washington | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | Pac-12 Network | W 24–20 | 33,598 |
| September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 2 USC | Syracuse | MetLife Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ | ABC | W 42–28 | 39,507 |
| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 Wisconsin | Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | FX | W 10–7 | 42,189 |
| September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Fresno State | No. 4 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | Pac-12 Network | W 42–25 | 55,755 |
| September 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Washington | No. 3 LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | ESPN | L 3–41 | 92,804 |
| September 8 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 16 Nebraska | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California | FOX | W 36–30 | 71,530 |
| September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Illinois | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN | W 45–14 | 54,128 |
| September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Duke | No. 25 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | Pac-12 Network | W 50–13 | 44,016 |
| September 8 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 18 Oklahoma State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | Pac-12 Network | W 59–38 | 45,602 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week 3

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State | UNLV | Sam Boyd Stadium • Paradise, NV | ESPN | W 35–27 | 17,015 |
| September 15 | 9:00 a.m. | California | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ABC | L 35–28 | 105,232 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech | No. 4 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | Pac-12 Network | W 63–14 | 57,091 |
| September 15 | 1:00 p.m. | Portland State | Washington | CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA | FX | W 52–13 | 54,922 |
| September 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Arizona State | Missouri | Faurot Field • Columbia, MO | ESPN2 | L 20–24 | 71,004 |
| September 15 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 2 USC | No. 21 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | FOX | STAN 21–14 | 50,360 |
| September 15 | 5:00 p.m. | Colorado | Fresno State | Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA | CBSSN | L 14–69 | 27,513 |
| September 15 | 7:00 p.m. | BYU | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT (Holy War) | ESPN2 | W 24–21 | 45,653 |
| September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | Houston | No. 22 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | Pac-12 Network | W 37–6 | 53,723 |
| September 15 | 7:30 p.m. | South Carolina State | No. 24 Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | Pac-12 Network | W 56–0 | 43,919 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week 4

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 22 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 19 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | ABC/ESPN2 | ORST 27–20 | 54,636 |
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Colorado | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | FX | COL 35–34 | 31,668 |
| September 22 | 3:00 p.m. | California | No. 13 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | Pac-12 Network | USC 27–9 | 83,421 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | Utah | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | Pac-12 Network | ASU 37–7 | 58,107 |
| September 22 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 22 Arizona | No. 3 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ESPN | ORE 49–0 | 58,334 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week 5

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 Stanford | Washington | CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA | ESPN | WASH 17–13 | 55,941 |
| September 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona State | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | FX | ASU 27–17 | 51,634 |
| September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | UCLA | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | Pac-12 Network | UCLA 42–14 | 46,893 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 18 Oregon State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | Pac-12 Network | ORST 38–35 | 44,153 |
| September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 2 Oregon | Washington State | CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA | ESPN2 | ORE 51–26 | 60,929 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week 6

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 4 | 6:00 pm | No. 13 USC | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPN | USC 38–28 | 46,037 |
| October 6 | 12:00 pm | Arizona | No. 18 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | FOX | STAN 54–48 $^{OT}$ | 48,204 |
| October 6 | 3:00 pm | Washington State | No. 14 Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | Pac-12 Network | ORST 19–6 | 46,579 |
| October 6 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 25 UCLA | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | Pac-12 Network | CAL 43–17 | 57,643 |
| October 6 | 7:30 pm | No. 23 Washington | No. 2 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR (Oregon–Washington football rivalry) | ESPN | ORE 52–21 | 58,792 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week 7

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 11 | 6:00 pm | Arizona State | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | ESPN | ASU 51–17 | 45,161 |
| October 13 | 12:00 pm | Utah | UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FOX | UCLA 21–14 | 66,303 |
| October 13 | 12:30 pm | No. 10 Oregon State | BYU | LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, UT | ABC | W 42–24 | 63,489 |
| October 13 | 12:30 pm | No. 17 Stanford | No. 7 Notre Dame | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Legends Trophy) | NBC | L 13–20 | 80,975 |
| October 13 | 4:00 pm | No. 11 USC | Washington | CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA | FOX | USC 24–14 | 66,202 |
| October 13 | 7:30 pm | California | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | Pac-12 Network | CAL 31–17 | 27,339 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week 8

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 18 | 6:00 pm | No. 2 Oregon | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ESPN | ORE 43–21 | 71,004 |
| October 20 | 12:00 pm | No. 22 Stanford | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Big Game) | FOX | STAN 21–3 | 61,024 |
| October 20 | 3:00 pm | Colorado | No. 11 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | Pac-12 Networks | USC 50–6 | 83,274 |
| October 20 | 7:00 pm | Washington | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | Pac-12 Networks | ARIZ 52–17 | 50,148 |
| October 20 | 7:30 pm | Utah | No. 8 Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | ESPN or ESPN2 | OSU 21–7 | 45,769 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week 9

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 27 | 12:00 pm | UCLA | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | FX | UCLA 45–43 | 55,672 |
| October 27 | 12:00 pm | Colorado | No. 2 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | Pac-12 Networks | ORE 70–14 | 57,521 |
| October 27 | 12:30 pm | No. 10 USC | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | ABC/ESPN2 | ARIZ 39–36 | 47,822 |
| October 27 | 3:15 pm | Washington State | No. 19 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | Pac-12 Networks | STAN 24–17 | 41,496 |
| October 27 | 6:45 pm | California | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | Pac-12 Networks | UTAH 49–27 | 45,017 |
| October 27 | 7:15 pm | No. 7 Oregon State | Washington | CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA | Pac-12 Networks | WASH 20–17 | 60,842 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week 10

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 2 | 6:00 pm | Washington | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | ESPN2 | WASH 21–13 | 42,226 |
| November 3 | 11:00 am | Stanford | Colorado | Folsom Field • Boulder, CO | FX | STAN 48–0 | 44,138 |
| November 3 | 12:00 pm | Washington State | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | Pac-12 Networks | UTAH 48–6 | 45,069 |
| November 3 | 4:00 pm | Oregon | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FOX | ORE 62–51 | 93,607 |
| November 3 | 7:30 pm | Arizona State | No. 11 Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | ESPN or ESPN2 | OSU 36–26 | 45,979 |
| November 3† | 7:30 pm | No. 24 Arizona | No. 25 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | Pac-12 Networks | UCLA 66–10 | 81,673 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week 11

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 10 | 10:30 am | Colorado | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | FX | ARIZ 56–31 | 51,236 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 Oregon State | No. 14 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | FOX | STAN 27–23 | 47,127 |
| November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Arizona State | No. 19 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | Pac-12 Networks | USC 38–17 | 80,154 |
| November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 3 Oregon | California | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | ESPN | ORE 59–17 | 57,672 |
| November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | #17 UCLA | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | ESPN2 | UCLA 44–36 | 28,110 |
| November 10 | 7:30 p.m. | Utah | Washington | CenturyLink Field • Seattle, WA | Pac-12 Networks | WASH 34–15 | 60,050 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week 12

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 17 | 10:30 a.m. | No. 25 Washington | Colorado | Folson Field • Boulder, CO | FX | WASH 38–3 | 43,148 |
| November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | Washington State | Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | Pac-12 Network | ASU 46–7 | 53,438 |
| November 17 | 12:05 pm | No. 21 USC | No. 17 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell) | FOX | UCLA 38–28 | 83,277 |
| November 17 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 14 Stanford | No. 1 Oregon | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ABC | STAN 17–14 | 58,792 |
| November 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Arizona | Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | ESPNU | ARIZ 34–24 | 45,031 |
| November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | California | No. 15 Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | Pac-12 Networks | OSU 62–14 | 43,779 |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

### Week 13

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | 12:00 pm | Utah | Colorado | Folson Field • Boulder, CO (Rumble in the Rockies) | FX | UTAH 42–35 | |
| November 23 | 12:30 pm | Washington | Washington State | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA (Apple Cup) | FOX | WSU 31–28 | |
| November 23 | 7:00 pm | Arizona State | Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup) | ESPN | ASU 41–34 | |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 Oregon | No. 16 Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR (Civil War) | Pac-12 Networks | ORE 48–24 | |
| November 24 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 11 Stanford | No. 15 UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA | FOX | STAN 35–17 | 68,228 |
| November 24 | 5:00 pm | No. 1 Notre Dame | USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame – USC rivalry) | ABC | L 22–13 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

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

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| November 30 | 5:00 p.m. | #17 UCLA | No. 8 Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California (2012 Pac-12 Football Championship Game) | FOX | STAN 27–24 | 31,622 | |
| $^#$Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

## Records against other conferences
### Pac-12 vs. BCS matchups

| Date | Visitor | Home | Winning Team | Opponent Conference | Notes |
| September 8 | #18 Oklahoma State | Arizona | Arizona | Big 12 | Arizona scores the most points against OSU since the 2008 edition of the Bedlam Series against Oklahoma. |
| September 8 | Illinois | Arizona State | Arizona State | Big Ten | Arizona State goes 3–1 against Illinois following a loss the previous season in Champaign. |
| September 8 | #13 Wisconsin | Oregon State | Oregon State | Big Ten | Oregon State's first win over a ranked opponent since a November 2010 defeat of USC. |
| September 8 | Washington | #3 LSU | LSU | SEC | Washington fails to score a touchdown for the first time since an October 2010 matchup against Stanford. |
| September 8 | Duke | #25 Stanford | Stanford | ACC | Stanford goes 3–1 against Duke, with three straight wins, with touchdowns coming on offense, defense, and special teams for the first time since a September 2009 game against San Jose State. |
| September 8 | #2 USC | Syracuse | USC | Big East | USC quarterback Matt Barkley throws for six touchdown passes, a school record. |
| September 8 | #16 Nebraska | UCLA | UCLA | Big Ten | UCLA's second win against Nebraska in eight meetings since 1973. |
| September 15 | California | Ohio State | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
| September 15 | Arizona State | Missouri | Missouri | SEC | |
| October 13 | #17 Stanford | #7 Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Independent | Stanford's first series loss to Notre Dame since 2008. |
| November 24 | #1 Notre Dame | USC | Notre Dame | Independent | With the win, Notre Dame completed a perfect 12–0 regular season. |

### Bowl games

The Pac-12 is participating in the following bowls (Pac-12 teams in bold):
| Bowl Game | Date | Stadium | City | Television | Time (PST) | Team | Score | Team | Score |
| New Mexico Bowl | December 15 | University Stadium | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ESPN | 10:00 a.m. | Arizona | 49 | Nevada | 48 |
| Maaco Bowl Las Vegas | December 22 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Paradise, Nevada | ESPN | 1:30 p.m. | #20 Boise State | 28 | Washington | 26 |
| Holiday Bowl | December 27 | Qualcomm Stadium | San Diego, California | ESPN | 6:45 p.m. | Baylor | 49 | #17 UCLA | 26 |
| Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl | December 29 | AT&T Park | San Francisco, California | ESPN | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona State | 62 | Navy | 28 |
| Alamo Bowl | December 29 | Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas | ESPN | 3:45 p.m. | Texas | 31 | #15 Oregon State | 27 |
| Sun Bowl | December 31 | Sun Bowl Stadium | El Paso, Texas | CBS | 11:00 a.m. | Georgia Tech | 21 | USC | 7 |
| Rose Bowl | January 1 | Rose Bowl | Pasadena, California | ESPN | 2:10 p.m. | #8 Stanford | 20 | Wisconsin | 14 |
| Fiesta Bowl | January 3 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, Arizona | ESPN | 5:30 p.m. | #5 Oregon | 35 | #7 Kansas State | 17 |

## Players of the week

Following each week of games, Pac-12 conference officials select 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 |
| 9/3/12 | Johnathan Franklin | RB | UCLA | Jake Fischer | LB | ARIZ | Marqise Lee | KR | USC |
| 9/10/12 | Johnathan Franklin | RB | UCLA | D.J. Welch | LB | OSU | John Bonano | K | ARIZ |
| 9/17/12 | Stepfan Taylor | RB | STAN | Ben Gardner | DE | STAN | Tom Hackett | P | UTAH |
| 9/24/12 | Jordan Webb | QB | COLO | Michael Clay | LB | ORE | Keith Kostol | P | OSU |
| 10/1/12 | Sean Mannion | QB | OSU | Will Sutton | DT | ASU | Kyle Dugandzic | P | ARIZ |
| 10/8/12 | Josh Nunes | QB | STAN | Cameron Jackson | DB | CAL | Randall Telfer | TE | USC |
| 10/15/12 | Cody Vaz | QB | OSU | Steve Williams | DB | CAL | Rashad Ross | WR/KR | ASU |
| 10/22/12 | Matt Barkley | QB | USC | Chase Thomas | LB | STAN | Richard Morrison | WR/PR | ARIZ |
| 10/29/12 | Marqise Lee | WR | USC | Marquis Flowers | LB | ARIZ | Reggie Dunn | WR/KR | UTAH |
| 11/5/12 | Kenjon Barner | RB | ORE | Eric Kendricks | LB | UCLA | Reggie Dunn | WR/KR | UTAH |
| 11/12/12 | Ka'Deem Carey | RB | ARIZ | Anthony Barr | LB | UCLA | Trevor Romaine | PK | ORE |
| 11/19/12 | Zach Ertz | TE | STAN | Eric Kendricks | LB | UCLA | Daniel Zychlinski | P | STAN |
| 11/26/12 | Stepfan Taylor | RB | STAN | Brandon Magee | LB | ASU | Andrew Furney | PK | WSU |

### 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 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 | 48,670 | 45,602 | 43,919 | 44,153 | 50,148 | 47,822 | 51,236 | | 331,550 | 47,364 | 82.52% |
| Arizona State | Sun Devil Stadium | 71,706 | 48,658 | 54,128 | 58,107 | 71,004 | 55,672 | 53,438 | — | — | 341,007 | 56,835 | 79.26% |
| California | California Memorial Stadium | 62,717 | 63,186 | 57,745 | 51,634 | 57,643 | 61,024 | 42,226 | 57,672 | — | 391,130 | 55,876 | 89.09% |
| Colorado | Folsom Field | 53,613 | 46,843 | 46,893 | 45,161 | 44,138 | 43,148 | | — | — | 225,183 | 45,237 | 84.38% |
| Oregon | Autzen Stadium | 54,000 | 56,144 | 55,755 | 57,091 | 58,334 | 58,792 | 57,521 | 58,792 | — | 402,429 | 57,490 | 106.46% |
| Oregon State | Reser Stadium | 45,674 | | 42,189 | 46,579 | 45,769 | 45,979 | 43,779 | | — | 224,295 | 44,859 | 98.22% |
| Stanford | Stanford Stadium | 50,000 | 40,577 | 44,016 | 50,360 | | | | — | — | 134,953 | 44,984 | 89.97% |
| UCLA | Rose Bowl | 91,136 | 71,530 | 53,723 | 54,636 | 66,303 | 81,673 | 83,277 | 68,228 | — | 479,370 | 68,481 | 75.14% |
| USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93,607 | 93,607 | 83,421 | | | | | | — | 177,028 | 88,514 | 94.56% |
| Utah | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 45,017 | 45,273 | 45,653 | 46,037 | 45,017 | 45,069 | 45,031 | — | — | 272,080 | 45,347 | 100.73% |
| Washington | CenturyLink Field | 67,000 | 53,742 | 54,922 | 55,941 | 66,202 | 60,842 | | — | — | 230,807 | 57,702 | 86.12% |
| Washington State | Martin Stadium | 35,117 | 33,598 | 31,668 | 60,929 | 27,339 | 28,110 | | — | — | 153,534 | 38,384 | 89.08% |
^A Oregon State's home game against Nicholls State was postponed due to Nicholls State's inability to travel due to Hurricane Isaac. ^B Due to reconstruction at Husky Stadium, Washington play their 2012 home games at CenturyLink Field. ^C This was an official Washington State home game played versus Oregon at CenturyLink Field.