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2013 Pac-12 Conference Football Season
The 2013 Pac-12 Conference football season began on August 29, 2013 with USC at Hawaii. The conference's first game was played on September 7, 2013 with Washington State winning over USC, and the final game was the Pac-12 Championship Game on December 7, 2013. This is the third season for the conference as a 12-team league. The Sagarin Ratings had the Pac-12 as the best conference in the nation top to bottom in the final rating of the season. Previous season The Second Pac-12 Championship Game was held on Friday, November 20, 2012. Stanford, the North Division Champions, defeated UCLA, the South Division Champions, to claim their thirteenth conference title. The Stanford Cardinal ended the regular season with an 11–2 record which earned the team a berth in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin for their first Rose Bowl win since 1972. Oregon won eleven games and lost to Stanford and earned an at-large BCS berth. The Ducks defeated the Big 12 co-champion Kansas State in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, is the highest level of college football in the United States. The FBS consists of the largest schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As of 2022, there are 10 conferences and 131 schools in FBS. College football is one of the most popular spectator sports throughout much of the United States. The top schools generate tens of millions of dollars in yearly revenue. Top FBS teams draw tens of thousands of fans to games, and the ten largest American stadiums by capacity all host FBS teams or games. Since July 1, 2021, college athletes have been able to get paid for the use of their image and likeness. Prior to this date colleges were only allowed to provide players with non-monetary compensation such as athletic scholarships that provide for tuition, housing, and books. Unlike other NCAA divisions and subdivisions, the NCAA does not officially award an FBS football national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyler Gaffney
Tyler Gaffney (born April 20, 1991) is an American football running back who is a free agent and former professional baseball outfielder. He was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football and college baseball at Stanford. He also played for the New England Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL. Gaffney was picked by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 24th round of the 2012 MLB Draft and went on to play two seasons of minor league baseball. Early years Gaffney attended Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego. During his high school football career, he rushed for 5,547 yards with 99 total touchdowns. Football career College As a true freshman in 2009, Gaffney played in 12 games, rushing for 87 yards on 22 carries with a touchdown. As a sophomore in 2010, he played in 10 of 13 games, missing three games due to injury. He finished the season with 255 yards on 60 carries and four touchdowns. As a junior in 2011, he p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Oregon Ducks Football Team
The 2012 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games at Autzen Stadium for the 46th straight year, and was coached by Chip Kelly in his fourth and final year at Oregon. They are a member of the Pac-12 Conference in the North Division. For the fifth straight season, Oregon swept all of their regional rivals in the Pac-12: Oregon State, Washington, and Washington State. Previous season The Ducks won their third straight conference title after defeating UCLA in the inaugural Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin 45–38 to win their first Rose Bowl game since 1917. It was their second Rose Bowl appearance in three years and their sixth overall. It was Oregon's fourth consecutive year in a BCS bowl game (prior to which having played in the 2010 Rose Bowl and the 2011 BCS National Championship Game along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Rose Bowl
The 1972 Rose Bowl was the 58th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Saturday, January 1. The Stanford Indians of the Pacific-8 Conference upset the undefeated and fourth-ranked Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference by a point, repeating as Rose Bowl champions. The Player of the Game was Stanford quarterback Don Bunce. Teams Michigan Wolverines Michigan started the season with a win at preseason #20 Northwestern. They rose to as high as second in the rankings by winning their next eight games by a combined score including three straight shutouts over non-conference opponents (Virginia, UCLA, Navy) by an aggregate of 134–0. But the Wolverines were almost caught looking ahead to their showdown with rival Ohio State, and escaped with a win at Purdue. They then beat the unranked Buckeyes to finish as undefeated Big Ten champions. It was the Wolverines' first undefeated regular season in 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Wisconsin Badgers Football Team
The 2012 Wisconsin Badgers football team represent the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Badgers, led by seventh-year head coach Bret Bielema, through December 4, 2012, and Barry Alvarez for the Rose Bowl are members of the Leaders Division of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium. The Badgers lost their final game 20-14 in the Rose Bowl to the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference on January 1, 2013. Recruiting Watchlists/Preseason awards * Jared Abbrederis : Biletnikoff Award * Montee Ball : Doak Walker Award : Maxwell Award : Walter Camp Award * Chris Borland : Bednarik Award : Butkus Award : Lombardi Award : Nagurski Trophy * Travis Frederick : Lombardi Award : Outland Trophy : Rimington Trophy * Jacob Pedersen : Mackey Award * Mike Taylor : Lombardi Award : Nagurski Trophy * Ricky Wagner : Lombardi Award : Outland Trophy * James White : Doak Walker Award Schedule ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Rose Bowl
The 2013 Rose Bowl, the 99th edition of the annual game, was a college football bowl game played on Tuesday, January 1, 2013, at the same-named stadium in Pasadena, California. The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association is the organizer of the game. The game matched Big Ten Conference Champions Wisconsin Badgers against the Pac-12 Conference Champions Stanford Cardinal, a rematch of the same two teams in the 2000 Rose Bowl. The Cardinal defeated the Badgers 20–14 for the Rose Bowl Championship. This was Wisconsin's third consecutive Rose Bowl defeat. Because of sponsorship by Vizio, the first game in the 2013 edition of the Bowl Championship Series was officially titled the ''Rose Bowl Game presented by VIZIO''. The contest was televised on ESPN with a radio broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio, which began at 1:30 PM ( PST) with kickoff at 2:10 PM (PST). The Rose Bowl Game, themed "Oh, the Places You'll Go!", was a contractual sell-out, with 64,500 tickets alloca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 UCLA Bruins Football Team
The 2012 UCLA Bruins football team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by first year head coach Jim L. Mora and played its home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. They were members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Bruins won the conference's South Division and played in the Holiday Bowl, where they lost 26–49 to Baylor. UCLA finished the season 9–5, including 6–3 in conference play, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 482 to 386. Previous season In the previous season, the Bruins were the South Division Champions, and played in the Pac-12 Conference Championship game, where they were defeated by Oregon. The team also played in the post season Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in San Francisco, where they lost to Illinois. Media The radio broadcast team members on flagship station KLAC-AM 570 are Chris Roberts, play-by-play; Matt Stevens, ana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Stanford Cardinal Football Team
The 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team represented Stanford University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinal were led by second-year head coach David Shaw. They played their home games at Stanford Stadium and were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Cardinal won their first Pac-12 championship since 1999 after defeating UCLA in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game. They represented the Pac-12 in the Rose Bowl, where they defeated Wisconsin to win their first Rose Bowl championship since 1972. This was Stanford's third consecutive year playing in a BCS bowl game. They finished the season with a 12–2 record (8–1 Pac-12). Schedule Roster Coaching staff * David Shaw–Head Coach (Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football) *Derek Mason–Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator *Pep Hamilton–Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (Andrew Luck Director of Offense) *David Kotulski–Inside Linebackers * Randy Hart–Assist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
The 2012 Pac-12 Football Championship Game was played on Friday, November 30, 2012 at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California to determine the 2012 football champion of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). It was the second football conference championship for the Pac-12 Conference, or any of its predecessors. The game featured the South Division champions, the UCLA Bruins, against the North Division champions, the Stanford Cardinal. The previous week, the two teams had met at UCLA's home stadium at the Rose Bowl, with Stanford winning 35–17 and clinching the Pac-12 North Division championship. Stanford headed back to Pasadena for the January 1, 2013 Rose Bowl Game where they defeated the Wisconsin Badgers 20–14. This was UCLA's second consecutive appearance and Stanford's first appearance in the Pac-12 Championship Game. In 2011, the Bruins lost the inaugural game at Oregon. Scoring summary Statistics See also * List of Pac-12 Conference football champions References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Sagarin
Jeff Sagarin is an American sports statistician known for his development of a method for ranking and rating sports teams in a variety of sports. His ratings have been a regular feature in the ''USA Today'' sports section since 1985, have been used by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee to help determine the participants in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament since 1984, and were part of the college football Bowl Championship Series throughout its history from 1998 to 2014. Background Sagarin earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1970. He grew up outside New York City in Westchester County in New Rochelle, New York. In 1977 he moved to Bloomington, Indiana. In 1986 he created the computer game Hoops with Wayne L. Winston. Method Sagarin, like the developers of many other sports rating systems, does not divulge the exact methods behind his system. He offers two rating systems, each of which giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
The 2013 Pac-12 Football Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, to determine the champion of the Pac-12 Conference in football for the 2013 season. North Division champion Stanford defeated South Division champion Arizona State to win their second consecutive Pac-12 title. The ESPN television networks broadcast the game, beginning at 4:45 PM PT/5:45 PM MT. Pac-12 Conference, May 29, 2013 Stanford went on to represent the Pac-12 Conference in the 2014 Rose Bowl Game. History The game was the third edition of the |
2013 Washington State Cougars Football Team
The 2013 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University during the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by second-year head coach Mike Leach and played their home games at Martin Stadium in Pullman, Washington. They were members of the North Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the North Division. Washington State became bowl eligible for the first time since the 2006 season, when they went 6–6. As the seventh-place team in the Pac-12 conference, the Cougars were selected for their first bowl game since 2003. They played the Colorado State Rams in the New Mexico Bowl on December 21, 2013, losing by the score of 48–45. The game was noted for an egregious error by head coach Mike Leach, who instead of electing to kneel down the ball three times when the Rams were out of time outs, instead ran a play which resulted in a turnover. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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