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This week in Pac-12 football

Nov 9, 2015
Oregon State Athletics

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BOWL ELIGIBLE: OREGON, STANFORD, UCLA, USC, UTAH and WASHINGTON STATE are bowl eligible. The Cougars are bowl eligible for the first time since 2013 and just the second time since 2003.

PAC-12 SCORING RECORD: The career scoring record is within reach for UCLA PK Ka’imi Fairbairn. With 389 points, he’s closing in on former Bruin John Lee’s 390 points (1982-85).

CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT: Thirteen Pac-12 students earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and now advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. Earning District 7 honors was COLORADO senior WR Nelson Spruce (3.58 gpa, Business). Earning District 8 honors was ARIZONA STATE junior P Matthew Haack (3.47, Business), OREGON junior QB Jeff Lockie (3.82, Business administration), OREGON STATE sophomore RB Damien Haskins (3.47, Public health), STANFORD sophomore RB Christian McCaffrey (3.31, Undeclared), senior OL Johnny Caspers (3.38, Earth systems), senior K Conrad Ukropina (3.63, Science, technology & society), senior DB Dallas Lloyd (3.36, Science, technology & society), UCLA senior OL Jake Brendel (3.47, Economics), UTAH sophomore DB Marcus Williams (3.72, Undeclared) and junior DL Hunter Dimick (3.30, Communication), WASHINGTON sophomore DB Sidney Jones (3.46, Pre-health sciences), WASHINGTON STATE sophomore LB Peyton Pelluer (3.57, History).

POLL WATCHING: STANFORD moves up to No. 7 in the Top 10 of this week’s polls. The Cardinal is the fifth different Pac-12 team this season to be ranked in the AP Top 10 ... UTAH climbs to No. 10 in this week’s AP poll ... UCLA jumped four spots in the AP Top  25, coming in at No. 18 ... Over the last two seasons, nine different Pac-12 teams have been ranked among the AP Top 25, while six different Conference teams have been ranked among the Top 10.

ALL-PURPOSE: STANFORD sophomore RB Christian McCaffrey continues to lead the FBS with 241.56 all-purpose yards per game, more than 25 yards over the next player (Tyler Ervin, San Jose State, 216.00 ypg) ... McCaffrey has rushed for 100 or more yards in seven straight games. His 2,158 all-purpose yardage breakdown is as follows: 1,207 rushing, 325 receiving, 605 kick return, 21 punt return ... Since 1978, only four other Conference players have averaged 200 or more all-purpose yards per game for an entire season - USC’s Marcus Allen in 1981 (232.6 avg), Stanford’s Glyn Milburn in 1990 (202.0 avg), USC’s Reggie Bush in 2005 (222.3 avg) and USC’s Marqise Lee in 2012 (206.4 avg). Coincidentally, Milburn’s teammate in 1990 was Ed McCaffrey (father of Christian), who had 61 receptions for 917 yards and a Conference-leading 91.7 receiving yards per game that season ... In addition to McCaffrey, the Pac-12 boasts OREGON’s Royce Freeman (7th, 167.89 ypg) and UTAH’s Devontae Booker (9th, 157.67 ypg) among the FBS all-purpose leaders.

PAC-12 NETWORK TO TAB ALL-CENTURY TEAM: The Pac-12 Network will honor the Conference’s 100-year anniversary with the selection of an All-Century team. Each Tuesday on the Network’s Inside Pac-12 Football show, the finalists/top 10 vote getters for each position as selected by a panel comprised of media, former players, coaches and administrators will be unveiled. The actual All-Century Team will be announced on Tuesday, December 1. To date, here are the finalists as selected by the panel:

Running Back Wide Receiver Tight End
Marcus Allen - USC Brandin Cooks - OSU Mark Bruener - WASH
Ricky Bell - USC DeSean Jackson - CAL Fred Davis - USC
Reggie Bush - USC Keyshawn Johnson - USC Zach Ertz - STAN
Anthony Davis - USC Marqise Lee - USC Russ Francis - ORE
Mike Garrett - USC James Lofton - STAN Tony Gonzalez - CAL
Hugh McElhenny - WASH  Ken Margerum - STAN Rob Gronkowski - ARIZ
Chuck Muncie - CAL JJ Stokes - UCLA Todd Heap - ASU
Ernie Nevers - STAN Lynn Swann - USC A. Seferian-Jenkins - WASH
OJ Simpson - USC Troy Walters - STAN Marcedes Lewis - UCLA
Charles White - USC Mike Williams - USC Charles Young - USC
     
Defensive End Cornerback Safety
Dave Ball - UCLA Eric Allen - ASU Mark Carrier - USC
Tedy Bruschi - ARIZ Joey Browner - USC Chuck Cecil - ARIZ
Andre Carter - CAL Antoine Cason - ARIZ Kenny Easley - UCLA
Shante Carver - ASU Jimmie Johnson - UCLA David Fulcher - ASU
Pat Donovan - STAN  Darryl Lewis - ARIZ Ronnie Lott - USC
Jimmy Gunn - USC Chris McAlister - ARIZ John Lynch - STAN
Jim Jeffcoat - ASU Deltha O’Neal - CAL Tim McDonald - USC
Willie McGinest - USC Mel Renfro - ORE Lawyer Milloy - WASH
Marlin McKeever - USC Mike Richardson - ASU Troy Polamalu - USC
Terrell Suggs - ASU Marcus Trufant - WSU Dennis Thurman - USC
     
Kicker Punter Returner
Jim Breech - CAL Brian Anger - CAL Jon Arnett - USC
Kai Forbath - UCLA Mike Black - ASU Reggie Bush - USC
Jason Hanson - WSU Nick Folk - ARIZ Curtis Conway - USC
Jeff Jaeger - WASH Tom Hackett - UTAH Anthony Davis - USC
John Lee - UCLA Jason Hanson - WSU DeSean Jackson - CAL
Steve McLaughlin - ARIZ Nick Harris - CAL Maurice Jones-Drew - UCLA
Chuck Nelson - WASH Jeff Locke - UCLA Glyn Milburn - STAN
Alexis Serna - OSU Ryan Longwell - Cal Ty Montgomery - STAN
Luis Zendejas - ASU Tom Malone - USC Deltha O’Neal - CAL
Max Zendejas - ARIZ Kirk Wilson - UCLA DeAnthony Thomas - ORE

 

Upcoming Schedule

Fri., Nov. 13 Site Local Time/TV
26/26 USC (6-3) at --/-- COLORADO (4-6) Folsom Field (50,183) 7 p.m. MT
Series: USC leads, 9-0-0. Last: USC, 56-28 (2014)   ESPN2
USC has scored 195 points (48.8 avg) in four Conference games vs. Colorado.    
     
Sat., Nov. 14 Site Local Time/TV
--/-- WASHINGTON (4-5) at --/-- ARIZONA STATE (4-5) Sun Devil Stadium (64,208) 1 p.m. MT
Series: ASU leads, 17-15-10. Last: ASU, 24-10 (2014)   PAC12
Arizona State has won the last nine meetings.     
     
--/29 OREGON (6-3) at 7/7 STANFORD (8-1) Stanford Stadium (50,000) 4:30 p.m. PT
Series: STAN leads, 46-31-1. Last: ORE, 45-16 (2014)   FOX
Oregon has won 10 of last 13 games, and has won four of last six played at Stanford.    
     
--/-- OREGON STATE (2-7) at  --/-- CALIFORNIA (5-4) Memorial Coliseum (63,000) 7:30 p.m. PT
Series: CAL leads, 35-32-0. Last: CAL, 45-31 (2014)   PAC12
Oregon State has won 12 of the last 16 meetings.    
     
10/18 UTAH (8-1) at --/-- ARIZONA (5-5) Arizona Stadium (56,037) 8:00 p.m. MT
Series: UTAH leads, 20-18-2. Last: ARIZ, 42-10 (2014)   FS1
Arizona is 3-1 in Pac-12 play vs. Utah, winning the last three meetings.    
     
t32/30 WASHINGTON STATE (6-3) at 18/18 UCLA (7-2) Rose Bowl (94,500) 7:45 p.m. PT
Series: UCLA leads, 40-18-1. Last: UCLA, 44-36 (2012)   ESPN
While the teams have split the last 12 meetings, UCLA has won the last five in a row.    
     
Rankings listed (AP/Coaches poll)    
     
* - One win later vacated