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The 12 Greatest

Honoring the 12 best
student-athletes, coaches and
teams from each Pac-12 university

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Arizona

Arizona's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1953-56 Art Luppino RB
1980-83 Ricky Hunley* LB
1982-85 Chuck Cecil* S
1982-85 Max Zendejas K
1983-86 Byron Evans LB
1987-90 Darryll Lewis CB
1990-93 Rob Waldrop* DT
1992-95 Tedy Bruschi* DE
1996-98 Chris McAllister CB / RET
2004-07 Antoine Carson CB
2011-13 Ka'Deem Carey RB
2013-15 Scooby Wright LB

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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Arizona State

Arizona State's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1965-67 Curley Culp DT
1966-68 Ron Pritchard* LB
1971-73 Danny White* QB
1972-74 Bob Bruenig* LB
1972-75 Mike Haynes* DB
1974-77 John Jefferson* WR
1983-87 Eric Allen DT
1983-85 David Fulcher S
1984-87 Randall McDaniel* OL
1993-98 Jake Plummer QB
1994-97 Pat Tillman LB
2000-02 Terrell Suggs DE

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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California

California's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1920-22 Harold "Brick" Muller* WR
1946-49 Rod Franz* OL
1946-48 Jackie Jensen* RB
1949-51 Les Richter* OL / K
1956-58 Joe Kapp* QB
1966-68 Ed White* DT
1972-74 Steve Bartkowski* QB
1973-75 Chuck Muncie RB
1975-76 Joe Roth QB
1994-96 Tony Gonzalez TE
2003-04 Aaron Rodgers QB
2004-06 Marshawn Lynch RB

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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Colorado

Colorado's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1935-37 Byron "Whizzer" White* HB
1959-61 Joe Romig* OL / LB
1965-67 Dick Anderson* SS
1967-69 Bobby Anderson* QB / RB
1969-71 Herb Orvis* DE
1970-71 Cliff Branch WR
1987-90 Eric Bieniemy RB
1987-90 Alfred Williams* LB
1988-91 Darian Hagan QB
1991-94 Michael Westbrook WR
1992-94 Rashaan Salaam RB
1993-96 Matt Russell LB

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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Oregon

Oregon's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1946-48 Norm Van Brocklin* QB
1962-64 Mel Renfro* RB / CB
1962-63 Dave Wilcox LB
1969-71 Ahmad Rashad* RB
1970-72 Dan Fouts QB
1980-83 Gary Zimmerman OL
1987-90 Bill Musgrave QB
1998-01 Joey Harrington QB
2002-05 Haloti Ngata DT
2005-07 Jonathan Stewart RB
2009-11 LaMichael James RB
2012-14 Marcus Mariota QB

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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Oregon State

Oregon State's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1960-62 Terry Baker* QB
1966-68 John Didion OL
1966-68 Bill Enyart* RB
1967-69 Jess Lewis DT
1998-01 Ken Simonton RB
2001-04 Derek Anderson QB
2001-03 Steven Jackson RB
2003-05 Mike Hass WR
2007-11 James Rodgers RB
2008-10 Stephen Paea DT
2008-10 Jacquizz Rodgers RB
2011-13 Brandin Cooks WR

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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Stanford

Stanford's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1923-25 Ernie Nevers* RB
1939-41 Frankie Albert* QB
1968-70 Jim Plunkett* QB
1968-71 Jeff Siemon* LB
1977-80 Ken Margerum* WR
1977-78, 1980-81 Darrin Nelson* RB
1979-82 John Elway* QB
1988-91 Tommy Vardell RB
1996-99 Troy Walters WR
2008-10 Stephen Paea DT
2006-09 Toby Gerhart RB
2009-11 Andrew Luck QB

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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UCLA

UCLA's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1937-39 Kenny Washington* RB
1939-40 Jackie Robinson RB
1941-44 Bob Waterfield QB
1950-52 Donn Moomaw* LB
1965-67 Gary Beban* QB
1975-78 Jerry Robinson* LB
1977-80 Kenny Easley* S
1977-80 Freeman McNeil RB
1986-88 Troy Aikman* QB
1992-95 Jonathan Ogden* OL
2003-05 Maurice Jones-Drew RB
2012-14 Brett Hundley QB

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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USC

USC's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1963-65 Mike Garrett* RB
1966-67 Ron Yary* OL
1967-68 OJ Simpson* RB
1972-74 Anthony Davis* RB
1976-79 Charles White* RB
1977-80 Ronnie Lott* S
1978-81 Marcus Allen* RB
1988-89 Junior Seau LB
1998-02 Carson Palmer QB
1999-02 Troy Polamalu S
2003-05 Reggie Bush RB
2003-05 Matt Leinart QB

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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Utah

Utah's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1957-59 Larry Wilson S / RB
1962-64 Roy Jefferson WR / DB / K
1987-89 Scott Mitchell QB
1991-94 Luther Elliss DL
1999-02 Jordan Gross OL
1999-00 Steve Smith WR
2002-04 Alex Smith QB
2003-06 Eric Weddle DB
2010-12 Star Lotulelei DL
2010-14 Nate Orchard DE
2012-15 Tom Hackett P
2014-15 Devontae Booker RB

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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Washington

Washington's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1923-25 George Wilson* RB
1926-28 Charles "Chuck" Carroll* RB
1934-36 Max Starcevich* OL
1949-51 Hugh McElhenny* RB
1958-60 Bob Schloredt* QB
1962-64 Rick Redman* LB
1975-77 Warren Moon QB
1988-92 Steve Emtman* DT
1989-92 Lincoln Kennedy* OL
1991-94 Napoleon Kaufman RB
1997-00 Marques Tuiasosopo QB
2001-03 Reggie Williams WR

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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Washington State

Washington State's 12 Greatest Roster

Collegiate Years Athletes Position
1928-30 Turk Edwards* DT
1928-30 Mel Hein* OL
1934-36 Ed Goddard QB
1975-78 Jack Thompson QB
1982-85 Rueben Mayes* RB
1985-88 Mike Utley* OL
1988-91 Jason Hanson K / P
1990-92 Drew Bledsoe QB
1994-97 Ryan Leaf QB
1998-02 Jason Gesser QB
2000-02 Rien Long DT
2004-05 Jerome Harrison RB

* - Member of the College Football Hall of Fame

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