2010 Pacific-10 Conference football season

2010 Pacific-10 Conference football season
League NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision)
Sport football
Duration September 2, 2010
through January 10, 2011
Number of teams 10
Regular Season
Champion Oregon Ducks
Runners-up Stanford Cardinal
2010 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Oregon $   9 0         12 1  
#4 Stanford %   8 1         12 1  
USC *   5 4         8 5  
Washington   5 4         7 6  
Arizona   4 5         7 6  
Arizona State   4 5         6 6  
Oregon State   4 5         5 7  
California   3 6         5 7  
UCLA   2 7         4 8  
Washington State   1 8         2 10  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • * – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 2010 Pacific-10 Conference football season began on September 2, 2010 with a victory by USC at Hawaii. Conference play began on September 11 with Stanford shutting out UCLA 35–0 in Pasadena on ESPN.

Oregon repeated as the conference champion, ending the regular season with a program-first twelve wins and with a #2 BCS ranking. The Ducks earned a berth in the 2011 BCS National Championship Game, which they lost to SEC Champion Auburn. Stanford repeated as the conference runner-up, ending the regular season with a program-first eleven wins (their sole loss was to Oregon) and with a #4 BCS ranking, giving them an at-large BCS berth. The Cardinal defeated ACC Champion Virginia Tech in the 2011 Orange Bowl. Arizona lost to Oklahoma State while Washington defeated Nebraska in non-BCS bowls.

This was the final season for the conference as a 10-team league. In July 2011, Colorado and Utah joined the conference, at which time the league's name changed to the Pac-12 Conference. The Sagarin Ratings by the end of the bowl season, ranked the Pac-10 as the best conference in football, overall.[2]

Previous season

During the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the Pac-10 teams won 2 and lost 5 bowl games:

Preseason

Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
NR   Not ranked in top 25 and received no votes
RV   Received votes, but not ranked in top 25
  Pre[8] Sept.
7[9]
Sept.
12[8]
Sept.
19
Sept.
26
Oct.
3
Oct.
10
Oct.
17
Oct.
24
Oct.
31
Nov.
7
Nov.
14
Nov.
21
Nov.
28
Dec.
5
Final
Arizona AP NR NR 24 14 14 9 17 15 15 13 18 23 20 RV NR NR
C NR 23 18 16 14 11 20 18 15 13 19 23 20 RV RV NR
BCS Not released 18 15 15 18 22 21 23 NR
Arizona State AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
C NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
California AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
C NR NR 24 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Oregon AP 11 7 5 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
C 11 8 6 6 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
BCS Not released 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2
Oregon State AP 24 NR 25 24 RV RV 24 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
C 22 NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Stanford AP NR 25 19 16 9 16 14 12 13 10 7 7 7 5 5 4
C NR NR 19 17 13 18 15 14 14 12 9 8 8 5 5 4
BCS Not released 12 13 13 6 6 6 4 4
UCLA AP NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
C NR NR NR NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
USC AP 14 16 18 20 18 NR RV NR 24 NR NR 20 NR NR NR NR
C Ineligible for ranking
BCS Not released Ineligible for ranking
Washington AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
C NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Washington State AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
C NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Highlights

September

Michael Thomas (top) was Player of the Week for the Stanford Cardinal in the conference opener against UCLA

October

November

December

Notes

Statistics leaders

Team School Record
Scoring offense Oregon 592 points, 49.3 average
Rushing offense Oregon 3,646 yards (597 attempts), 303.8 yards per game
Scoring defense Stanford 214 points, 17.8 average
Rushing defense Oregon 1,411 yards, 11 TDs, 117.6 yards per game
Pass offense Arizona 325 of 474 passes (68.6%), 9 interceptions, 24 TDs, 310.0 yards per game
Total offense Oregon 3,646 yards rushing, 2,804 passing, 71 TDs, 537.5 yards per game

Players-of-the-week

National
Oregon punt returner Cliff Harris scores on a 64-yard punt return against California on November 13 to earn Player of the Week honors.
Pacific-10 Conference
Week Offensive Defensive Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team
1 – September 7[21] Kenjon Barner, RB ORE Lance Mitchell, S OSU Cliff Harris, PR ORE
2 – September 13 Jermaine Kearse, WR WASH Mike Thomas, CB STAN Jackson Rice, P ORE
3 – September 20[22] Nick Foles, QB ARIZ Patrick Larimore, LB UCLA Travis Cobb, KR ARIZ
4 – September 27 Ryan Taylor, C UCLA Sean Westgate, LB UCLA Nate Whitaker, PK STAN
5 – October 4 LaMichael James, RB ORE Cliff Harris, CB ORE Erik Folk, PK WASH
6 – October 11 Ryan Katz, QB OSU Darian Hagan, CB CAL Bryan Anger, P CAL
7 – October 18 Matt Barkley, QB USC Shaquille Richardson, CB ARIZ Joe Houston, PK USC
8 – October 25 Matt Scott, QB ARIZ Paul Vassallo, LB ARIZ Keenan Allen, KR CAL
9 – Nov. 1 Jeff Maehl, WR ORE Junior Onyeali, DE ASU Jake Fischer, LB ARIZ
10 – Nov. 8 Andrew Luck, QB STAN T. J. McDonald, S USC Kai Forbath, PK UCLA
11 – Nov. 15 Jeff Tuel, QB WSU Mike Mohamed, LB CAL Cliff Harris, PR ORE
12 – Nov. 22[23] Andrew Luck, QB Stanford Stephen Paea, DT OSU Justin Kahut, PK OSU
13 – Nov. 29 Brock Osweiler, QB ASU Chase Thomas, LB STAN Jamal Miles, KR ASU
14 - Dec. 6 Chris Polk, RB WASH James Brooks, DE ASU Thomas Weber, PK ASU

Pac-10 vs. BCS matchups

Date Visitor Home Winning Team Notes
September 4 UCLA Kansas State Kansas State Kansas State rushes for 315 yards, its highest rushing total since 2002, before the largest season-opening crowd in school history. Daniel Thomas has 234 yards rushing, the most by a Wildcats running back since 2004.[24]
September 4 Washington State Oklahoma State Oklahoma State Washington State's worst season opening loss since 1967. Oklahoma State scores the most points in the 65-17 victory since 2006.[25]
September 11 Colorado California California The teams' first meeting since 1982.[26]
September 11 Oregon Tennessee Oregon Oregon scores the most points by a Tennessee opponent since 2007 and most by a nonconference opponent since 1988.[27]
September 11 Virginia USC USC The teams' first meeting since 2008. Virginia's first game ever played in California.[28]
September 11 Syracuse Washington Washington
September 18 Iowa Arizona Arizona The teams' first meeting since 1998.[29] Iowa allowed a kick return for a touchdown for the first time since 2001[12] while Arizona committed the most penalties since 2005.[30]
September 18 Arizona State Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin blocked a PAT to hold on and prevent an upset.[31]
September 18 Louisville Oregon State Oregon State Oregon State wins its ninth straight home opener in the first meeting between the two teams since 2005.[32]
September 18 Stanford Wake Forest Stanford Wake Forest's first ever game in the state of California. The 68-24 win is Stanford's biggest point total since 1923.[33]
September 18 USC Minnesota USC The teams' first meeting since 1980. Minnesota quarterback Adam Weber becomes the Golden Gophers' career touchdown pass leader.[34]
September 18 Nebraska Washington Nebraska Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez records the longest touchdown run by a freshman in Nebraska history.[35]
September 25 Stanford Notre Dame Stanford Stanford goes 4-0 for the first time since 1986.[13]
September 25 UCLA Texas UCLA UCLA's first road victory against a ranked opponent since 2001 and Texas scores the fewest points at home since 2006 in the teams' first meeting since 1997.[36]
November 27 Notre Dame USC Notre Dame Notre Dame's first victory over USC since 2001.

Bowl games

All bowl games involving the Pac-10 aired on ESPN.

Bowl Date Winner* Score Loser* Score Location Time+ Pac-10's
Record
Notes
Alamo Bowl Dec. 29, 2010 #16 Oklahoma State 36 Arizona 10 San Antonio, Texas 6:00 p.m. 0–1 The teams' first meeting since 1942; Oklahoma State's record fifth straight bowl appearance and Arizona's third straight bowl appearance, matching a streak from 1992–1994; the Cowboys finish the season for the first time with 11 wins, while the Wildcats end their season with a fifth straight loss[37]
Holiday Bowl Dec. 30, 2010 Washington 19 #17 Nebraska 7 San Diego, California 7:00 p.m. 1–1 A rematch of both teams, when Nebraska defeated Washington 56-21 on September 18; Nebraska's second straight appearance in the Holiday Bowl and Washington's fourth Holiday Bowl appearance; Nebraska's upset marks Washington's first bowl victory since 2002[38]
Orange Bowl Jan. 3, 2011 #5 Stanford 40 #12 Virginia Tech 12 Miami Gardens, Florida 5:00 p.m. 2–1 The teams' first meeting; Virginia Tech's fourth appearance in the Orange Bowl; Stanford's first bowl win since 1996 and the first BCS bowl victory in program history[39]
BCS National Championship Game Jan. 10, 2011 #1 Auburn 22 #2 Oregon 19 Glendale, Arizona 5:30 p.m. 2–2 The first title game appearance for either team and their first meeting; the SEC's fifth straight national championship victory
*Pac-10 team is bolded. +Time given is Pacific Time

Head coaches

Awards and honors

Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year and Associated Press College Football Coach of the Year

Woody Hayes Trophy

Doak Walker Award

Paul Hornung Award

National Finalists

All-Americans

Walter Camp Football Foundation All-America:[41]

Associated Press All-America First Team:

FWAA All-America Team:

Sporting News All-America team:[42]

AFCA Coaches' All-Americans First Team:

ESPN All-America team:

All Pac-10 teams

First Team:

Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School Pos. Name Yr. School
Offense
Defense
Specialists
QBAndrew LuckSo.StanfordDLJurrell CaseyJr.USCPKNate WhitakerSr.Stanford
RBLaMichael JamesSo.OregonDLCameron JordanSr.CaliforniaPBryan AngerJr.California
RBOwen Marecic Sr.StanfordDLStephen PaeaSr.Oregon StateKORRobert WoodsFr.USC
RBJacquizz RodgersJr.Oregon StateDLBrooks ReedSr.ArizonaPRCliff HarrisSo.Oregon
WRJuron CrinerJr.ArizonaLBAkeem AyersJr.UCLASTChike AmajoyiSr.Stanford
WRJeff MaehlSr.OregonLBMason FosterSr.Washington
TE David PaulsonJr.OregonLBCasey MatthewsSr.Oregon
OL Chase BeelerSr.StanfordDBOmar BoldenJr.Arizona State
OL David DeCastroSo.StanfordDBChris ConteSr.California
OL Jordan HolmesSr.Oregon DBTalmadge JacksonSr.Oregon
OL Jonathan MartinJr.Stanford DBRahim MooreJr.UCLA
OL Tyron SmithJr.USC

ST=special teams player (not a kicker or returner)

All-Academic

First Team:[43]

Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
QB Steven Threet Arizona State Jr. 3.82 General Studies
RB LaMichael James Oregon So.3.01 Sociology
RB Owen MarecicStanford Sr. 3.47 Human Biology
WR Jared KarstetterWashington State Jr. 3.55 Zoology
WR Ryan WhalenStanford Sr. 3.53 Science,Technology and Society
TE David PaulsonOregon (2) Jr. 3.66 Business Administration
OL Chase BeelerStanford (2) Sr. 3.68 History
OLMicah HannamWashington State (3) Sr. 3.58 Civil Engineering
OL Brendan Lopez Washington Jr. 3.68 Microbiology
OL Chris Prummer Washington State (2) Sr. 3.90 Zoology
OL Carson York Oregon (2) So. 3.70 Journalism-Advertising
DL Dean DeLeone Arizona State Sr. 3.41 Communication
DL Kevin Frahm Oregon State (2) Jr. 3.25 Political Science
DL Kevin Kooyman Washington State (2) Sr. 3.18 Management & Operations
DL Casey Hamlett Washington State Sr. 3.77 Management & Operations
LB Cameron Collins Oregon State (3) Jr. 3.48 Finance
LB Mike Mohamed California (3) Sr. 3.43 Business Administration
LB Jake Fischer Arizona So. 3.42 Pre-Business
DB Kyle McCartney Washington State So. 3.87 Entrepreneurship
DB Chima Nwachukwu Washington State (3) Sr. 3.85 Political Science
DB Taylor Skaufel Stanford Sr. 3.43 Science, Technology and Society
DB Antdony Wilcox Arizona Sr. 3.05 Religious Studies
PK John Bonano Arizona Jr. 3.90 Pre-Physiology
P Jeff Locke UCLA (2) So. 3.57 Economics
ST Danny Rees UCLA Sr. 3.51 History

2011 NFL Draft

Round Overall pick NFL team Player Position College
1 8 Tennessee Titans Jake Locker Quarterback Washington
1 9 Dallas Cowboys Tyron Smith Offensive tackle USC
1 24 New Orleans Saints Cameron Jordan Defensive end California
2 38 Tennessee Titans Akeem Ayers Offensive linebacker UCLA
2 42 Houston Texans Brooks Reed Defensive end Arizona
2 45 Denver Broncos Rahim Moore Safety UCLA
2 53 Chicago Bears Stephen Paea Defensive tackle Oregon State
2 56 New England Patriots Shane Vereen Running back California
3 77 Tennessee Titans Jurrell Casey Defensive tackle USC
3 84 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Mason Foster Linebacker Washington
3 89 San Diego Chargers Shareece Wright Defensive back USC
3 93 Chicago Bears Chris Conte Defensive back California
3 97 Green Bay Packers Sione Fua Defensive tackle Stanford
4 102 Cleveland Browns Jordan Cameron Tight end USC
4 116 Philadelphia Eagles Casey Matthews Linebacker Oregon
4 124 Cleveland Browns Owen Marecic Fulback Stanford
5 140 Kansas City Chiefs Gabe Miller Linebacker Oregon State
5 145 Atlanta Falcons Jacquizz Rodgers Running back Oregon State
5 154 Seattle Seahawks Richard Sherman Cornerback Stanford
6 167 Cincinnati Bengals Ryan Whalen Wide receiver Stanford
6 182 San Francisco 49ers Ronald Johnson Wide receiver USC
6 184 Arizona Cardinals David Carter Defensive tackle UCLA
6 187 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Allen Bradford Running back USC
6 189 Denver Broncos Mike Mohamed Linebacker California
6 197 Green Bay Packers Ricky Elmore Defensive end Arizona
6 203 Carolina Panthers Zachary Williams Center USC
7 215 Minnesota Vikings D'Aundre Reed Defensive end Arizona
7 233 Green Bay Packers Lawrence Guy Defensive tackle Arizona State
7 240 Philadelphia Eagles Stanley Havili Fulback USC
7 241 Oakland Raiders David Ausberry Wide receiver USC
7 242 Seattle Seahawks Malcolm Smith Linebacker USC

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