The 2017 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season was the 18th season of men's varsity soccer in the conference.
Stanford, who entered the season as the three-time defending Pac-12 champions, successfully defended their title for the fourth consecutive season, by winning the regular season (there is no conference tournament). The Cardinal were also the two-time defending NCAA champions, and successfully defended their title. California and Washington earned at-large berths into the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, but were both eliminated in the first round.
Stanford's Foster Langsdorf, won the Pac-12 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Teams
Stadiums and locations
Team Location Stadium Capacity California Golden Bears Berkeley, California Edwards Stadium Oregon State Beavers Corvallis, Oregon Lorenz Field San Diego State Aztecs San Diego, California SDSU Sports Deck Stanford Cardinal Stanford, California Cagan Stadium UCLA Bruins Los Angeles, California Drake Stadium Washington Huskies Seattle, Washington Husky Soccer Stadium Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, USC, Utah and Washington State do not sponsor men's soccer. San Diego State is an associated member.
Preseason
Recruiting + National rankings Team CSN TDS Total signeesThe following links provide a breakdown of each Pac-12 Conference recruiting class for the 2017 season:
California recruits: Oregon State recruits: San Diego State recruits: Stanford recruits: Clark, 2017 UCLA recruits: Clark, 2017 Washington recruits: Clark, 2017California NR NR 7Oregon State NR NR 9San Diego State NR NR 7Stanford 1 1 10UCLA 14 16 6Washington NR 14 8
Preseason poll The preseason poll was released on August 15, 2017.
Team ranking First-place votes Raw points 1. Stanford 4 24 2. UCLA 1 22 3. Washington 1 19 4. San Diego State 0 10 5. Oregon State 0 8 6. California 0 7
Head coaches
Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Record at school P12 record NCAA tournaments NCAA College Cups NCAA TitlesCalifornia Kevin Grimes SMU (asst.) 18 11 0 0Oregon State Steve Simmons Northern Illinois 9 2 0 0San Diego State Lev Kirshner San Diego State (asst.) 18 3 0 0Stanford Jeremy Gunn Charlotte 6 6 2 2UCLA Jorge Salcedo UCLA (asst.) 14 8 3 0Washington Jamie Clark Creighton 7 4 0 0
Regular season Index to colors and formattingPac-12 member wonPac-12 member lostPac-12 member tiedPac-12 teams in bold All times Pacific time.
Week 1 (Aug 21-27) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance August 25 4:30 p.m. West Virginia California Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 0–1 0 August 25 5:00 p.m. #1 Stanford San Jose State Spartan Soccer Field • San Jose, CA W 4–0 1,028 August 25 8:00 p.m. Fairfield Oregon State Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR L 1–2 394 August 25 8:00 p.m. New Mexico #11 Washington Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA P12N W 2–1 710 August 26 7:00 p.m. #22 UCLA San Francisco Negoesco Stadium • San Francisco, CA W 5–3 1,338 August 27 3:30 p.m. Loyola Marymount Washington Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA P12N W 2–0 477
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Joey Parish WashingtonReference: Pac-12 Conference
Week 2 (Aug 28-Sep 3) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance August 28 1:00 p.m. UNLV Oregon State Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR P12N W 1–0 147 September 1 4:00 p.m. American Oregon State Gonzaga Soccer Field • Spokane, WA L 0–1 200 September 1 4:00 p.m. #15 UCLA #6 Maryland Ludwig Field • College Park, MD BTN L 2–3 7,532 September 1 4:30 p.m. Northeastern California Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 1–0 155 September 1 4:30 p.m. #10 Washington #24 Akron Cub Cadet Field • Akron, OH ESPN3 L 0–2 1,987 September 1 7:00 p.m. #23 Creighton #1 Stanford Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA P12N W 3–0 1,916 September 3 11:00 a.m. UC Riverside Oregon State Gonzaga Soccer Field • Spokane, WA W 3–2 107 September 3 4:30 p.m. #23 Creighton California Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA P12N L 0–3 310 September 3 5:00 p.m. Northeastern #1 Stanford Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA W 1–0 613
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Pac-12 Conference
Week 3 (Sep 4-10) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 4 9:00 a.m. UCLA Georgetown Shaw Field • Washington, DC FSGO September 7 7:00 p.m. Washington Gonzaga Gonzaga Soccer Field • Spokane, WA September 7 8:00 p.m. SMU Stanford Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA P12N September 8 2:00 p.m. Oregon State Colgate Beyer-Small '76 Field • Hamilton, NY L 0–1 725 September 9 7:00 p.m. California Portland Merlo Field • Portland, OR W 2–1 1,743 September 9 7:00 p.m. Tulsa Stanford Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA P12N September 10 1:00 p.m. Mercer Washington Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Pac-12 Conference
Week 4 (Sep 11-17) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 11 7:00 p.m. UNLV UCLA Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA P12N September 12 4:00 p.m. Oregon State #7 Syracuse SU Soccer Stadium • Syracuse, NY ESPN3 L 2–3 1,422 September 14 7:00 p.m. Drexel Washington Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA September 15 4:30 p.m. Yale California Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA P12N W 1–0 368 September 15 7:00 p.m. San Francisco Stanford Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA September 17 1:00 p.m. Yale Stanford Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA P12N September 17 2:00 p.m. Santa Clara Washington Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA September 17 7:00 p.m. California San Francisco Negoesco Stadium • San Francisco, CA P12N W 3–2 539 September 17 7:00 p.m. #23 Portland Oregon State Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR L 0–1 374
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Pac-12 Conference
Week 5 (Sep 18-24) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 19 4:00 p.m. UCLA Clemson Riggs Field • Clemson, SC September 21 7:00 p.m. Utah Valley Washington Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA September 22 4:30 p.m. Santa Clara California Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 3–2 300 September 22 7:00 p.m. #17 Pacific Oregon State Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR W 2–0 418 September 23 12:00 p.m. Stanford Saint Louis Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO September 24 6:00 p.m. Cal State Northridge UCLA Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA September 24 6:00 p.m. Washington Seattle U Championship Field Stadium • Seattle, WA
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Pac-12 Conference
Week 6 (Sep 25-Oct 1) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance September 28 TBD Stanford San Diego State SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA September 28 8:00 p.m. California UCLA Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA P12N CAL 2–0 3,285 October 1 12:00 p.m. California San Diego State SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA CAL 1–0 406 October 1 3:00 p.m. Oregon State #17 Washington Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA P12N UW 2–1 990 October 1 5:00 p.m. Stanford UCLA Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA P12N
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Pac-12 Conference
Week 7 (Oct 2-8) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 5 4:00 p.m. UCLA Oregon State Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR P12N October 5 7:00 p.m. San Diego State Washington Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA P12N October 8 11:00 a.m. San Diego State Oregon State Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR P12N October 8 3:00 p.m. Stanford California Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA P12N STAN 3–0 1,166 October 8 5:00 p.m. UCLA Washington Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA P12N
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Pac-12 Conference
Week 8 (Oct 9-15) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 12 4:00 p.m. Oregon State California Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA P12N CAL 1–0 189 October 12 6:00 p.m. Washington Stanford Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA P12N October 15 11:00 a.m. Oregon State Stanford Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA P12N October 15 3:00 p.m. Washington California Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA P12N CAL 2–1 605 October 15 5:00 p.m. San Diego State UCLA Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA P12N
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Pac-12 Conference
Week 9 (Oct 16-22) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 18 6:00 p.m. UCLA New Mexico UNM Soccer Complex • Albuquerque, NM October 19 3:00 p.m. California Oregon State Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR P12N OSU 2–1 101 October 19 8:00 p.m. Stanford Washington Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA P12N October 22 1:00 p.m. Stanford Oregon State Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR October 22 5:00 p.m. California Washington Husky Soccer Stadium • Seattle, WA P12N UW 3–0 570 October 22 5:00 p.m. UCLA San Diego Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Pac-12 Conference
Week 10 (Oct 23-29) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance October 26 TBD Washington San Diego State SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA October 26 4:30 p.m. Oregon State UCLA Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA P12N October 29 12:00 p.m. Oregon State San Diego State SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA October 29 5:00 p.m. Washington UCLA Drake Stadium • Los Angeles, CA P12N
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Pac-12 Conference
Week 11 (Oct 30-Nov 5) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 2 3:30 p.m. San Diego State California Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA P12N CAL 1–0 160 November 2 5:30 p.m. UCLA Stanford Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA P12N November 5 1:00 p.m. UCLA California Edwards Stadium • Berkeley, CA P12N CAL 3–2 746 November 5 5:00 p.m. San Diego State Stanford Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA P12N
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Pac-12 Conference
Week 12 (Nov 6-Nov 12) Schedule and results: Date Time (PT) Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance November 9 2:00 p.m. Washington Oregon State Lorenz Field • Corvallis, OR P12N November 9 7:00 p.m. California Stanford Laird Q. Cagan Stadium • Stanford, CA P12N STAN 1–0 1,474 November 11 7:00 p.m. UCLA San Diego State SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA
Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Goalkeeper Rookie Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamReference: Pac-12 Conference
Rankings
United Soccer Coaches National
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Pre Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 FinalCalifornia C RV 24 RV 17 24 RV Oregon State C San Diego State C Stanford C 1 1 1 5 5 11 8 8 6 5 4 UCLA C 21 15 25 NR Washington C 11 10 16 RV RV 17 22 19 21 23 17
United Soccer Coaches Far West Regional
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