The 2023 Pac-12 Conference football season was the 45th season of Pac-12 football taking place during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 26, 2023, and ended with the 2023 Pac-12 Championship Game on December 1, 2023, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.
The Pac-12 was a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff format along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Big 12 Conference, Big Ten Conference, and the Southeastern Conference.
The 2023 season was the second since the conference expanded to 12 teams in 2011 in which Pac-12 teams were not split into divisions. It was the final season with Arizona, Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, and Washington who all left to join the Big 12 (Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado & Utah), ACC (California and Stanford) and Big Ten (Oregon, UCLA, USC & Washington) following the 2023–24 academic year.
On August 27, Arizona State announced a self-imposed 2023 bowl game ban due to recruiting violations from the 2020 season.
Preseason 2023 Pac-12 Spring Football and number of signees on signing day:
Arizona – 22 Arizona State – 17 California – 10 Colorado – 18 Oregon – 27 Oregon State – 18 Stanford – 16 UCLA – 14 USC – 20 Utah – 20 Washington – 20 Washington State – 22
Recruiting classes + Rankings Team ESPN Rivals 24/7 On3 Recruits SigneesArizona 36403946 25Arizona State 46524449 20California 75948770 12Colorado 23303033 19Oregon 8998 29Oregon State 58 564949 20Stanford 39424642 19UCLA 31463732 16USC 13889 22Utah 20192121 20Washington 28242526 21Washington State 66616365 25
Pac-12 Media Days The Pac-12 conducted its 2023 Pac-12 media day on July 21, 2023, at Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV.
The teams, representatives and times(PST) in respective order were as follows:
Pac-12 Commissioner – George Kliavkoff 8 a.m. Executive Associate Commissioner of Football Operations – Merton Hanks 8:20 a.m. Utah Athletic Director and Chair of the Pac-12 Athletics Directors Committee – Mark Harlan 8:20 a.m.
+ Media Day Schedule Team Head coach Time Players TimeUtah Kyle Whittingham8:45 a.m.Cameron Rising (QB), Cole Bishop (S)9:10 a.m.USC Lincoln Riley9:20 a.m.Caleb Williams (QB), Mason Cobb (LB)9:45 a.m.Stanford Troy Taylor9:55 a.m.John Humphreys (WR), Tristan Sinclair (LB)10:20 a.m.Arizona Jedd Fisch 10:30 a.m. Jayden De Laura (QB), Treydan Stukes (DB) 10:55 a.m.Washington State Jake Dickert11:05 a.m.Cam Ward (QB), Ron Stone Jr. (EDGE)11:30 a.m.Oregon State Jonathan Smith11:40 a.m.Anthony Gould (WR), Kitan Oladapo (DB)12:05 p.m.Washington Kalen DeBoer1:00 p.m.Michael Penix Jr. (QB), Edefuan Ulofoshio (LB)1:25 p.m.Oregon Dan Lanning1:35 p.m.Bo Nix (QB), Jeffrey Bassa (LB)2:00 p.m.Arizona State Kenny Dillingham 2:10 p.m. Jalin Conyers (TE), Jordan Clark (DB) 2:35 p.m.California Justin Wilcox 2:45 p.m.Matthew Cindric (OL), Jackson Sirmon (LB)3:10 p.m.Colorado Charles Kelly †3:20 p.m.Shedeur Sanders (QB), Travis Hunter (DB)3:45 p.m.UCLA Chip Kelly3:55 p.m.Duke Clemens (OL), Laiatu Latu (DE)4:20 p.m. Notes:
† Coach Deion Sanders was not in attendance due to a medical issue, Colorado Defensive Coordinator Charles Kelly attended instead.
Preseason Media polls The preseason polls was released on July 20, 2023. Since 1992, the credentialed media has gotten the preseason champion correct just five times. Only nine times has the preseason pick even made it to the Pac-12 title game. Below are the results of the media poll with total points received next to each school and first-place votes in parentheses.
1USC 413 (25) 2Washington 367 (4) 3Utah 359 (6) 4Oregon 344 (1) 5Oregon State 309 6UCLA 248 7Washington State 186 8Arizona 176 9California 132 10Arizona State 122 11Colorado 98 12Stanford 54
Preseason awards
All−American Teams Sources:
SchoolPositionAP 1st TeamAP 2nd TeamAS 1st TeamAS 2nd TeamAS 3rd TeamAS 4th TeamWCFF 1st TeamWCFF 2nd Team ESPNCBS 1st TeamCBS 2nd TeamCFN 1st TeamCFN 2nd Team PFF 1st TeamPFF 2nd Team PFF 3rdTeamSN 1st TeamSN 2nd Team Cole BishopUtahSBrant KuitheTEJunior TafunaDLJonah MonheimUSCOLJustin DedichCalen BullockS Caleb WilliamsQB Dorian SingerWRJacob CowingArizonaBrandon DorlusOregonDEBucky IrvingRBTaliese FuagaOregon StateOLAnthony GouldPRJake LevengoodCTravis HunterColoradoDBJoshua KartyStanfordKLaiatu LatuUCLADEJalen McMillanWashington WRRome OdunzeMichael Penix Jr.QBTroy FautanuOLBralen TriceDLJackson SirmonCaliforniaLB
Individual awards
Lott TrophyTravis HunterColoradoDBSo. Calen BullockUSCJr.Mason CobbLBSr. Justin FloweArizonaJr.Karene ReidUtahBralen TriceWashingtonDLJordan BurchOregonLaiatu LatuUCLA Jr. Dodd Trophy Kyle WhittinghamUtah Head coach —Maxwell Award Cam RisingQBSr. Bo NixOregon Shedeur SandersColoradoJr. Jayden de LauraArizona Jacob Cowing WR Sr. Jaydn OttCaliforniaRBSo. Damien MartinezOregon State Caleb WilliamsUSCQBJr. Cam WardWashington State Michael Penix Jr.Washington Sr.Rome OdunzeWRJr.Davey O'Brien AwardMichael Penix Jr.QBSr.Caleb WilliamsUSCJr.Cameron RisingUtahSr.Bo NixOregonDoak Walker AwardBucky IrvingRB Jr. Noah WhittingtonAustin JonesUSCSr.E. J. SmithStanfordDamien MartinezOregon StateSo.Jaydn OttCaliforniaAlton McCaskillColoradoSy'veon WilkersonKavosiey SmokeGSNakia WatsonWashington StateSr.Michael WileyArizonaCarson SteeleUCLAJr.Cam SkatteboArizona StateBiletnikoff AwardElijhah BadgerWR Jr. Jacob CowingArizonaSr.Troy FranklinOregonSo.Tez JohnsonJr.Jeremiah HunterCalifornia Jr.Rome OdunzeWashingtonJr. Dorian SingerUSCTahj Washington Sr.J. Michael SturdivantUCLA So.John Mackey AwardCarsen RyanTESo. Terrance FergusonOregonJalin ConyersArizona State Jr.Benjamin YurosekStanfordSr.Brant KuitheUtah Sr.Thomas YassminSr.Devin CulpWashingtonRimington TrophyMatteo MeleOL Matthew CindricCalifornia Sr.Jackson Powers-JohnsonOregonJr.Jake LevengoodOregon StateDuke ClemensUCLA Sr.Justin DedichUSCButkus AwardMason CobbLBSr. Justin FloweArizonaJr.Jestin JacobsOregonSo.Darius MuasauUCLA Sr.Jackson SirmonCalifornia Sr.Karene ReidUtahJr.Jim Thorpe Award Cole BishopDB Calen BullockUSCBronko Nagurski Trophy Cole BishopUtah Calen BullockUSCBrandon DorlusOregonDLSr.Laiatu LatuUCLABrennan JacksonWashington State Jr.Kitan OladapoOregon StateJackson SirmonCaliforniaLB Sr.Bralen TriceWashingtonDLJr.Junior TafunaUtahOutland Trophy Keaton BillsUtahOLJr.Jarrett KingstonUSC Sr.Justin DedichDuke ClemensUCLAJosh Conerly Jr.Oregon So. Taliese FuagaOregon State Joshua Gray So. Troy FautanuWashingtonJr.Junior TafunaUtah DLSataoa LaumeaOLJordan MorganArizona Sr.Jonah Savaiinaea So.Lou Groza AwardTyler LoopPKJr.Joshua KartyStanfordSr.Ray Guy AwardEddie CzaplickiUSCPJr.Lachlan WilsonCalifornia Jr.Mark VassettColoradoJr.Nick HabererWashington StateKyle OstendorpArizonaSr.Paul Hornung Award Jacob CowingWR Anthony GouldOregon State Jr.Travis HunterColoradoSo.Kris HutsonOregonJr.Cameron SkatteboArizona StateSr.Tahj WashingtonUSC Sr.Brant KuitheUtahTE Wuerffel TrophyAkili ArnoldOregon StateDBJr.Trikweze BridgesOregonChase GriffinUCLAQBSr.Dean JanikowskiWashington StatePKJr.Edefuan UlofoshioWashingtonLBSr.Joshka GustavColoradoTraivion BrownArizona StateJohn HumphreysStanfordWRJustin DedichUSCOLJordan MorganArizonaMatthew CindricCalifornia Sr.
Walter Camp AwardBucky IrvingOregonRBJr.Bo NixQBSr.Rome OdunzeWashingtonWRJr.Michael Penix Jr.QBSr.Caleb WilliamsUSCJr.Jaydn OttCaliforniaRBSo.Bednarik AwardJackson SirmonCaliforniaLBSr.Brandon DorlusOregonDLKitan OladapoOregon StateDBLaiatu LatuUCLALBDavid BaileyStanfordSo.Calen BullockUSCDBJr.Bralen TriceWashingtonDLRotary Lombardi AwardJordan MorganArizona OLSr.Jackson SirmonCaliforniaLB Brandon DorlusOregonDLSr.Taliese FuagaOregon StateOLJr.Gabriel MurphyUCLA DLRSJr.Laiatu LatuSr.Jonah MonheimUSCRSJr.Justin DedichOLRSSr.Junior TafunaUtah DLJr.Troy FautanuWashingtonOL Bralen TriceDLSr.Patrick Mannelly Award Slater ZellersArizona StateLSGSBailey ParsonsStanfordSr.Simon SamarzichWashingtonEarl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardJa'Lynn PolkWRSo.Kam BrownUCLA Sr.Jalin ConyersArizona StateTEBrant KuitheUtah Sr.Alton McCaskillColoradoRBSo.Shedeur SandersQBJr.Matthew WykoffCaliforniaOLCameron WardWashington StateQBSr.Nakia WatsonRBE. J. SmithStanfordMichael WileyArizonaPolynesian College Football Player Of The Year AwardSio Nofoagatoto’aDLTiaoalii SaveaJr.Jacob ManuLBSo.Tetairoa McMillanWRJonah SavaiinaeaOLLeif FautanuArizona State Jr.Sione Finau Sr.Sioape VatikaniCaliforniaSo.Muelu IosefaLBJr.Jaydn OttRBSo.Popo AumavaeOregonDLSr.Taki TaimaniMase FunaLBTaliese FuagaOregon StateOLSo.Sione LoloheaDLJr.D. J. UiagaleleiQBAri PatuStanfordAlaka'i GilmanDBSr.Jaxson MoiDLSo.Darius MuasauUCLALB Sr.Duke ClemensOLSiale TaupkiSr.Laiatu LatuDLJay ToiaJr.Stanley Ta'ufo'ouUSC Sr.Tyrone TaleniDevaughn VeleUtahWRJr.Levani DamuniLBFalcon KaumatuleOLSataoa LaumeaJunior TafunaDLSimote PepaSo.Sione VakiDBTroy FautanuWashingtonOLJr.Alphonzo TuputalaLBTuli LetuligasenoaDLSr.Zion Tupuola-FetuiFa'alili Fa'amoeWashington StateOL So.Ma'ake Fifita Jr.Esa PoleJr.Manning AwardJayden de LauraArizonaQB Cameron RisingUtahCaleb WilliamsUSCBo NixOregonSr.Michael Penix Jr.WashingtonCameron WardWashington StateJohnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardDrew PyneArizona StateSo.D. J. UiagaleleiOregon StateJr.Cameron RisingUtah Caleb WilliamsUSCBo NixOregonSr.Michael Penix Jr.WashingtonCameron WardWashington State
Preseason All Pac-12 Sources:
First Team Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QBCaleb Williams Jr.USC RB Damien Martinez So.Oregon State Bucky Irving Jr.Oregon WR Rome OdunzeWashington Dorian SingerUSC TE Brant Kuithe Sr.Utah OL Keaton Bills Jr. Sataoa Laumea Joshua Gray So. Oregon State Taliese Fuaga So. Troy Fautanu Jr.Washington First Team Defense DL Bralen Trice Jr.Washington Laiatu Latu Jr. UCLA Brandon Dorlus Sr.Oregon Junior Tafuna Jr.Utah LB Karene Reid Jackson Sirmon Sr.California Darius Muasau Sr.UCLA DB Cole Bishop Jr.Utah Calen BullockUSC Kitan Oladapo Jr. Oregon State Travis Hunter So.Colorado First Team special teams PK Joshua Karty Sr.Stanford P Eddie Czaplicki Jr.USC AP Raleek Brown So. Travis HunterColorado RS Anthony Gould So.Oregon State
Second Team Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense QB Michael Penix Jr. GSWashington RB Jaydn Ott So.California Carson Steele Jr.UCLA WR Jalen McMillanWashington Jacob Cowing Sr.Arizona TE Benjamin YurosekStanford OL Jake Levengood Jr.Oregon State Jonah MonheimUSC Jarrett Kingston Justin Dedich Sr. Jordan Morgan Sr.Arizona Second Team Defense DL Brennan Jackson Sr. Washington State Ron Stone Jr. Zion Tupuola-FetuiWashington Van Fillinger Jr.Utah LB Lander Barton So. Mason CobbUSC Eric Gentry Jr. DB Chau Smith-WadeWashington State Jabbar MuhammadWashington Craig Woodson Jr. California Evan Williams Sr.Oregon Second Team special teams PK Camden Lewis Sr.Oregon P Nick Haberer Jr.Washington State AP Jacob Cowing Sr.Arizona RS Silas Bolden So.Oregon State
All Pac–12 Honorable Mention (received votes from four or more members of the media): Arizona: Justin Flowe (LB), Tyler Loop (PK), Tetairoa McMillan (WR), Kyle Ostendorp (P) Jonah Savaiinaea (OL), Michael Wiley (RB) Arizona State: Jalin Conyers (TE), Cameron Skattebo (RB), Ro Torrence (DB), Slater Zellers (AP) California: Matthew Cindric (OL), Jeremiah Earby (DB), Jeremiah Hunter (WR), Brett Johnson (DL), Patrick McMorris (DB), Sioape Vatikani (OL), Lachlan Wilson (P) Colorado: Jimmy Horn Jr. (RS), Travis Hunter (WR), Mark Vassett (P) Oregon: Jeffrey Bassa (LB), Trikweze Bridges (DB), Jordan Burch (DL), Josh Conerly Jr. (OL), Ajani Cornelius (OL), Terrance Ferguson (TE), Troy Franklin (WR), Jackson Powers-Johnson (OL), Bo Nix (QB), Nikko Reed (DB) Oregon State: Easton Mascarenas-Arnold (LB), Heneli Bloomfield (OL), Ryan Cooper (DB), Jesiah Irish (AP), James Rawls (DL) Stanford: David Bailey (LB) UCLA: Duke Clemens (OL), Garrett DiGiorgio (OL) USC: Bear Alexander (DL), Kyon Barrs (DL), Raleek Brown (RS), Austin Jones (RB), Shane Lee (LB), Christian Roland-Wallace (DB)