Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Pac-12 by the numbers: Week 6

Here's another look at random stats pertaining to the Pac-12.

Thursday

Arizona at No. 2 Oregon

  • Oregon has scored 50 points off turnovers, the most in the Pac-12.

  • Oregon QB Marcus Mariota's 13 touchdowns without an interception are the most in the country. He went 10 games without a pick to start last season and had 25 touchdowns before finally throwing one ... against Arizona.

  • Arizona leads the Pac-12 and is sixth nationally averaging 593.8 yards per game.

  • Oregon ranks No. 1 in the nation in yards per play (8.14).

  • Arizona QB Anu Solomon's 1,454 passing yards in the second most among freshmen in the country.

Saturday

No. 14 Stanford at No. 9 Notre Dame

  • Stanford ranks No. 1 in the country in scoring defense (6.5 points per game), total defense (198.o ypg) and passing defense (74 ypg). The Cardinal defense has allowed just two touchdowns in four games.

  • The Stanford defense's average starting field position (21.6-yard line) is the most advantageous in the country.

  • Stanford's Peter Kalambayi is the only player in the Pac-12 with more than two sacks and an interception.

California at Washington State

  • More penalties have been committed against WSU (41) than any other team in the Pac-12 -- 24 of those have come with the WSU defense on the field.

  • Cal ranks No. 5 in the country in scoring offense (47.5 ppg).

  • WSU QB Connor Halliday has attempted 60 more pass than anyone else in the country. He's also the national leader in completions (201), passing yards (2,318) and passing touchdowns (20).

  • Cal's Jared Goff isn't far behind Halliday. He's ninth in the country averaging 337 yards passing per game and his touchdown/interception ratio of 17 to 3 is among the best in the country.

  • Against FBS teams, Cal and WSU have combined to score 72.5 points per game and allow a total of 75.5 points per game.

Oregon State at Colorado

  • Oregon State ranks No. 16 in the country in total defense (306.5) and No. 2 in the Pac-12.

  • Oregon State (18) and Colorado (17) rank No. 1 and No. 2 in the country in total first downs received from opposing penalties.

  • Colorado's 138 first downs ranks No. 2 in the country behind only Texas A&M.

  • After catching 19 passes and three touchdowns against Cal, Colorado WR Nelson Spruce leads the country in receptions (56), receiving yards (697) and receiving touchdowns (10).

  • The 123 yards Oregon State QB Sean Mannion threw for against USC last week was the least he'd ever thrown for in a game he started.

Arizona State at No. 16 USC

  • USC's turnover margin (plus-seven) is sixth-best in the country; ASU (plus-one) is tied for No. 52.

  • ASU is the least-penalized team in the Pac-12 (5.5 per game).

  • USC QB Cody Kessler's 10 touchdowns without an interception are the second-most in the country behind only Mariota.

  • ASU WR Jaelen Strong has accounted for 33.3 percent of the Sun Devils' receptions, the second-most in the Pac-12.

  • ASU RB D.J. Foster averages 5.02 yards per carry before contact, which is the most among Pac-12 running backs.

Utah at No. 8 UCLA

  • Both defenses -- Utah (75.5 yards to goal) ranks No. 8 and UCLA (75.1) is No. 11 -- have an average starting field position that ranks among the country's best.

  • Utah's Kaelin Clay leads the nation with four return touchdowns -- only two other players have at least two.

  • Utah's Andy Phillips is one of two kickers in the country who has made at least five field goals from 40-plus yards.

  • With 47 tackles, three for loss, a pick-six and a forced fumble, UCLA LB Eric Kendricks is making a strong case for Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors.

  • UCLA RB Paul Perkins has 214 yards rushing after contact, the second-most in the Pac-12 behind only ASU's D.J. Foster (224).

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