2015 IN REVIEW

Arizona Wildcats

Final record: 7-6. In a year with large expectations, the Wildcats started off 3-0 before a pair of losses to UCLA and Stanford led to a 3-6 stretch. After finishing the regular season with a 52-37 loss to rival Arizona State, the Wildcats finished with a 45-37 win over New Mexico in the New Mexico Bowl.

Arizona State Sun Devils

Final record: 6-7. The Sun Devils embarked on a rollercoaster season, starting off 4-2 before a three-game losing streak sent them to 4-5, followed by a two-game winning streak that sent them to 6-5. They closed out the regular season with a 48-46 loss to Cal and finished with a 43-32 loss to West Virginia in the Cactus Bowl.

California Golden Bears

Final record: 8-5. After starting 5-0 and climbing into the polls, the Bears went on to drop five of their next six games, before finishing the regular season with a 48-46 win over Arizona State and then rolling to a 55-36 victory over Air Force in the Armed Forces Bowl.

Colorado Buffaloes

Final record: 4-9. After a 3-1 start to the season, the Buffaloes struggled mightily, losing eight of their last nine while finishing their regular season with a 20-14 loss to Utah.

Oregon Ducks

Final record: 9-4. The Ducks struggled to gain traction early as they adjusted to life without Marcus Mariota. After alternating wins and losses through their first six games, the Ducks went on to win their final six regular season games before losing a triple overtime thriller to TCU in the Alamo Bowl.

Oregon State Beavers

Final record: 2-10. 2015 was pretty much a lost season for the Beavers. After a week three win over San Jose State pushed the Beavers to 2-1, they went on to lose their final nine games in mostly emphatic fashion.

Stanford Cardinal

Final record: 12-2. The Cardinal bounced back from a season- opening road loss to Northwestern to win their next eight games and climb into the top 10 in the polls. After a 38-36 loss to Oregon set them back, the Cardinal rolled off another three-game winning streak, including a win over No. 4 Notre Dame. After being left out of the College Football Playoff, the Cardinal took out their frustration on Iowa in a 45-16 Rose Bowl victory.

UCLA Bruins

Final record: 8-5. After winning a top-20 matchup against Arizona to move to 4-0, the Bruins went on to split their final eight games of the regular season, ending with a 44-20 loss to rival USC with the Pac-12 South on the line. The Bruins finished the season with a 37-29 loss to Nebraska in the Foster Farms Bowl.

USC Trojans

Final record: 8-6. The Trojans started off with an up-and- down early stretch, during which head coach Steve Sarkisian was let go, and a 3-3 record. After winning four of their next five games, the Trojans pulled away from UCLA 44-20 to win the Pac-12 South. They followed with a 41-22 loss to Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship and a 23-21 loss to Wisconsin in the Holilday Bowl.

Utah Utes

Final record: 10-3. The Utes began the season 6-0, with a 62-20 road win over Oregon helping vault them into the top 5. After a 42-24 loss at USC knocked them from the ranks of the undefeated, the Utes went 3-2 in their next five games to close out the regular season. They wrapped up their season with a 35-28 win over rival BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl.

Washington Huskies

Final record: 7-6. The Huskies mostly alternated wins and losses throughout 2015, with wins over then-No. 17 USC and a season finale rivalry win over then-No. 20 Washington State to boast about. The Huskies finished their season with a 44-31 win over Southern Miss in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.

Washington State Cougars

Final record: 9-4. A season- opening home loss to FCS foe Portland State got the Cougars off to a rough start, though they would recover to eight of their next 10 games, with close losses to then-No. 24 Cal and then-No.8 Stanford. They finished their regular season with a 45-10 loss to rival Washington in the Apple Cup before beating ACC foe Miami in the Sun Bowl.