Jan. 30, 2007

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PAC-10 BOWL RESULTES (3-3):

Rose Bowl Presented by Citi: USC 32, Michigan 18
Pacific Life Holiday Bowl: California 45, Texas A&M 10
Brut Sun Bowl: Oregon State 39, Missouri 38
Emerald Bowl: Florida State 44, UCLA 27
Pioneer PureVision Las Vegas Bowl: BYU 38, Oregon 8
Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl: Hawai'i 41, Arizona State 24

PAC-10 IN THE POLLS: Following are the rankings of Pac-10 teams in the final regular season AP (media) and USA Today (coaches) polls:

                         AP             USA Today
Team                    Media            Coaches

USC (11-2)                4                 4
California (10-3)        14                14
Oregon State (10-4)      21                22

OUT OF OUR LEAGUE: The Pac-10 compiled a stellar mark of 25-12 (.676) against non-conference foes. The Pac-10 finished 10-7 in games against BCS teams from automatic qualifying conferences. In non-conference matchups against Top 25 foes, the Pac-10 was an excellent 6-7 and in non-conference matchups where both teams were ranked, the Pac-10 held a 5-1 advantage.

CURRENT STREAKS HEADING INTO THE 2007 SEASON:

Longest overall winning streak - 4 games - Oregon State
Longest Conference-game winning streak - 3 games - UCLA
Longest home winning streak - 33 games - USC (Pac-10 record)
Longest road winning streak - 3 games - Arizona

2006 PAC-10 FOOTBALL NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS:

Lott Trophy (On-field performace and personal character among defensive players)
Daymeion Hughes, CB, Sr., California

Randy Moss Return Man Award (top kick/punt returner)
DeSean Jackson, So., California

Consensus First-Team All-America Selections
Sam Baker, OT, Jr., USC
Justin Hickman, DE, Sr., UCLA
Daymeion Hughes, CB, Sr., California
DeSean Jackson, KR, So., California
Dwayne Jarrett, SE, Jr., USC
Justin Medlock, PK, Sr., UCLA
Zach Miller, TE, Jr., Arizona State

Other First-Team All-America Selection
Marshawn Lynch, TB, Jr., California

Second-Team All-America Selections
Mkristo Bruce, DE, Sr., Washington State
Ryan Kalil, C, Sr., USC
Taylor Mays, FS, Fr., USC
Sammie Stroughter, KR, Jr., Oregon State

Freshman All-America Selections
Eben Britton, OT, Arizona (first team)
Taylor Mays, FS, USC (first team)
Alterraun Verner, CB, UCLA (first team)
Jairus Byrd, CB, Oregon (second team)
Reggie Carter, OLB, UCLA (third team)
Kyle Loomis, P, Oregon State (third team)
Walter Thurmond, CB, Oregon (third team)
Ekom Udofia, NT, Stanford (third team)

Sporting News Pac-10 Freshman of the Year
Offense: Emmanuel Moody, TB, USC
Defense: Taylor Mays, FS, USC

Pac-10 Awards Voted on by Head Coaches

Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year
Marshawn Lynch, TB, Jr., California
Pat Tillman Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year
Daymeion Hughes, CB, Sr., California
Pac-10 Co-Freshmen of the Year
Jairus Byrd, CB, Oregon; Taylor Mays, FS, USC; Alterraun Verner, CB, UCLA
Pac-10 Coach of the Year
Pete Carroll, USC

Morris Trophy Winners (outstanding offensive and defensive linemen in Pac-10 as voted by the players)
Offense: Ryan Kalil, C, Sr., USC
Defense: Sedrick Ellis, NT, Jr., USC