Pac-8

A former conference: eight schools on file. Our membership records under this name start in 1968. 1977 champion: Washington.

2026 standings

TeamConf.OverallRankNotes
Oregon State3–⁠05–⁠2
Boise State2–⁠05–⁠123
San Diego State2–⁠13–⁠4
Texas State1–⁠13–⁠3
Utah State1–⁠12–⁠4
Fresno State1–⁠24–⁠3
Colorado State0–⁠22–⁠4
Washington State0–⁠31–⁠6
  • Championship: December 4, 2026

In the template’s own order, its tiebreakers applied. Rank: AP poll. Standings: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): 2026 Pac-12 Conference football standings (license).

All-Pac-8 teams, 1977

The newest teams on file are from 1977.

First team 28

Offense
PositionPlayerSchool
QuarterbackGuy BenjaminStanfordStanford
Running backCharles WhiteUSCUSC
Darrin NelsonStanfordStanford
Wide receiverJames LoftonStanfordStanford
Mike LevensellerWashington StateWashington State
Tight endGeorge FreitasCaliforniaCalifornia
TackleGordon KingStanfordStanford
Gus CoppensUCLAUCLA
GuardPat HowellUSCUSC
Jeff ToewsWashingtonWashington
Brad BuddeUSCUSC
CenterBlair BushWashingtonWashington
Defense
PositionPlayerSchool
Defensive linemanRalph DeLoachCaliforniaCalifornia
Manu TuiasosopoUCLAUCLA
Walt UnderwoodUSCUSC
Dave BrowningWashingtonWashington
George YarnoWashington StateWashington State
LinebackerGordy CeresinoStanfordStanford
Jerry RobinsonUCLAUCLA
Michael JacksonWashingtonWashington
Clay Matthews Jr.USCUSC
Defensive backDennis ThurmanUSCUSC
Levi ArmstrongUCLAUCLA
Ken EasleyUCLAUCLA
Nesby GlasgowWashingtonWashington
Ricky OdomUSCUSC
Specialists
PositionPlayerSchool
KickerJim BreechCaliforniaCalifornia
PunterGavin HedrickWashington StateWashington State

Second team 25

Offense
PositionPlayerSchool
QuarterbackJack ThompsonWashington StateWashington State
Running backJoe SteeleWashingtonWashington
Paul JonesCaliforniaCalifornia
Wide receiverJesse ThompsonCaliforniaCalifornia
Randy SimmrinUSCUSC
Tight endWilliam GayUSCUSC
TackleAnthony MuñozUSCUSC
John SchuhmacherUSCUSC
GuardDuke LefflerCaliforniaCalifornia
Mark HillStanfordStanford
CenterJim WalkerOregon StateOregon State
Defense
PositionPlayerSchool
Defensive linemanGreg MarshallOregon StateOregon State
Doug MartinWashingtonWashington
Mel CookOregonOregon
LinebackerFrank StephensUCLAUCLA
Don HoverWashington StateWashington State
Burl TolerCaliforniaCalifornia
Ed GutierrezUSCUSC
Defensive backKyle HeinrichWashingtonWashington
Anthony GreenCaliforniaCalifornia
Ken GreeneWashington StateWashington State
Lenny HolmesOregon StateOregon State
Ken McAllisterCaliforniaCalifornia
Specialists
PositionPlayerSchool
KickerFrank CorralUCLAUCLA
PunterDan MelvilleCaliforniaCalifornia

From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article (CC BY-SA): each player on the best team any selector named him to (the coaches’, the media’s or the AP’s), in the article’s order. Players link to their pages where we could match them.

Champions

Most titles

USC6last 1976
Stanford2last 1971
Washington1last 1977
California1last 1975
UCLA1last 1975

By year

1977Washington
1976USC
1975California, UCLA (shared)
1974USC
1973USC
1972USC
1971Stanford
1970Stanford
1969USC
1968USC

Conference titles as each program’s Wikipedia infobox lists them (CC BY-SA), shared titles counted for every co-champion; the conference’s earlier names count as the same conference.

Schools

  1. California1968–⁠1977
  2. Oregon1968–⁠1977
  3. Oregon State1968–⁠1977
  4. Stanford1968–⁠1977
  5. UCLA1968–⁠1977
  6. USC1968–⁠1977
  7. Washington1968–⁠1977
  8. Washington State1968–⁠1977
Every school and its years (8)

Members

Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1968; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.

Who came and went

SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 80 team-seasons from 1968. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.

Honors while members

Heisman winners 2

Stanford1
USC1

Consensus All-Americans 31

USC15
California5
UCLA5
Stanford4
Oregon State1

NFL first-round picks 33

USC15
Stanford6
California4
Oregon4
UCLA2

Counted only in seasons a school was a member on file (from 1968); a draft pick counts for the season before the draft. Heisman and All-America lists from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), draft picks from CollegeFootballData.com.