2021 Pac-12 Conference football season

2021 Pac-12 Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 28, 2021 – January 1, 2022
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Fox Sports Media Group, (Fox, FS1), ESPN Family (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU) and Pac-12 Networks
2022 NFL Draft
Top draft pickDE Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon
Picked byNew York Giants, 5th overall
Regular season
Season MVPDrake London, WR, USC
Top scorerTavion Thomas, RB, Utah (120 points)
North championsOregon
  North runners-upWashington State
South championsUtah
  South runners-upArizona State
UCLA
Pac-12 Championship
ChampionsUtah
  Runners-upOregon
Finals MVPDevin Lloyd, Utah
Football seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 22 Oregon xy   7 2     10 4  
Washington State   6 3     7 6  
Oregon State   5 4     7 6  
California   4 5     5 7  
Washington   3 6     4 8  
Stanford   2 7     3 9  
South Division
No. 12 Utah xy$   8 1     10 4  
UCLA   6 3     8 4  
Arizona State†   0 3     0 5  
USC   3 6     4 8  
Colorado   3 6     4 8  
Arizona   1 8     1 11  
Championship: Utah 38, Oregon 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Pac-12 Conference football season was the 43rd season of Pac-12 football taking place during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 28, 2021, and ended with the 2021 Pac-12 Championship Game on December 3, 2021, at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada.

The Pac-12 is 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 2021 season is the eleventh for the twelve Pac-12 teams to be divided into two divisions of six teams each, named North and South.