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POLL WATCHING: With four teams appearing in this week’s AP Poll, the Pac-12 had a streak of five or more teams in the AP Top 25 snapped at eight consecutive weeks … UTAH moves up to No. 4 in this week’s AP poll, the highest ranking ever for the Utes during the regular season. The Utes had final AP rankings of No. 2 (2004) and No. 4 (2008) following postseason play … Utah is the fourth different Pac-12 team this season to be ranked in the Top 10 … 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 … With OREGON falling out of the AP poll earlier this season, the Ducks had their streak of Top 25 appearances snapped at 98 weeks. It had been the nation’s second-longest active streak.
ALL-PURPOSE: STANFORD sophomore RB Christian McCaffrey is currently second in the FBS with 229.8 all-purpose yards per game. 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.
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:
All-Century Finalists
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 Gonzales – 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
Austin Seferian-Jenkins – WASH
OJ Simpson – USC
Troy Walters – STAN
Marcedes Lewis – UCLA
Charles White – USC
Mike Williams – USC
Charles Young – USC
This Week in Pac-12 Football
Thur., Oct. 15
Site
Local Time/TV
18/18 UCLA (4-1) at 15/16 STANFORD (4-1)
Stanford Stadium (50,000)
7:30 p.m. PT
Series: UCLA leads, 45-38-3. Last: STAN, 31-10 (2014)
ESPN
Stanford has won the last seven meetings.
ESPN3 (Spanish)
Average score the last seven meetings, 31.6-13.7
Sat., Oct. 17
Site
Local Time/TV
–/– OREGON STATE (2-3) at –/– WASHINGTON STATE (3-2)
Martin Stadium (32,952)
1 p.m. PT
Series: WSU leads, 49-47-3. Last: WSU, 39-32 (2014)
PAC12
OSU has won three of the last four, six of the last eight, and eight of the last 11 meetings.
t33/t35 USC (3-2) at 14/13 Notre Dame (5-1)
Notre Dame Stadium (80,795)
7:30 p.m. ET
Series: ND leads, 45-36-5*. Last: USC, 49-14 (2014)
NBC
USC has won 10 of the last 13 meetings.
–/t42 ARIZONA (4-2) at –/– COLORADO (3-3)
Folsom Field (50,183)
7 p.m. MT
Series: COLO leads, 13-4-0. Last: ARIZ, 38-20 (2014)
FS1
After Colorado won the first 12 meetings of the series, Arizona has won four of the last five, including the last three.
28/29 ARIZONA STATE (4-2) at 4/7 UTAH (5-0)
Rice-Eccles Stadium (47,017)
8 p.m. MT
Series: ASU leads, 20-6-0. Last: ASU, 19-16 OT (2014)
ESPN
ASU has won the last 11 meetings, dating back to 1977.
–/– OREGON (3-3) at –/t40 WASHINGTON (3-2)
Husky Stadium (70,083)
7:30 p.m. PT
Series: WASH leads, 58-44-5. Last: ORE, 45-20 (2014)
ESPN2
Oregon has won the last 11 meetings.
OPEN DATE: 23/23 CALIFORNIA (5-1)
Rankings listed (AP/Coaches poll); * – One win later vacated