Arizona
9/4 No Arizona
9/11 Utah
9/18 Wisconsin
10/2 Wash State
10/9 at UCLA
10/16 at Oregon
10/23 California
10/30 Oregon St
11/6 at Washington
11/13 at USC
11/26 Arizona St
With seven home dates and only four away games, but that's the only scheduling break for the Wildcats in Mike Stoops' first year. There's an unfortunate miss from the Pac 10, Stanford, while UA plays eight bowl teams, Washington and Arizona State. The non-conference slate won't be fun.
Nastiest Road Game
at USC
Cupcake Northern Arizona
Make or Break Game
California
Arizona State
9/2 UTEP
9/11 at NWestern
9/18 Iowa
9/25 Oregon St
10/2 at Oregon
10/16 at USC
10/23 UCLA
10/30 at California
11/6 Stanford
11/13 Wash State
11/26 at Arizona
The Sun Devils will try and bounce back from a disappointing season with a schedule that's nasty early, but lightens up. If they can avenge last year's lifeless loss to Iowa, they should be on their way to a bowl season. Getting Stanford and Arizona in the last three games helps. USC is the only killer road game..
Nastiest Road Game
at USC
Cupcake UTEP
Make or Break Game
Iowa
California
9/4 at Air Force
9/11 NMSU
9/25 at So Miss
10/2 at Oregon St
10/9 at USC
10/16 UCLA
10/23 at Arizona
10/30 Arizona St
11/6 Oregon
11/13 at Washington
11/20 Stanford
Four road games in the first five could be devastating for Cal's hopes for a big season, but the second half eases up four of the last six games in Berkeley to go along with a road date at Arizona. Getting an angry USC team looking for revenge after going to Southern Miss and Oregon State won't be fun.
Nastiest Road Game
at USC
Cupcake New Mexico State
Make or Break Game
UCLA
Oregon
9/11 Indiana
9/18 at Nevada
9/25 Idaho
10/2 Arizona St
10/9 at Wash St
10/16 Arizona
10/23 at Stanford
10/30 Washington
11/6 at California
11/13 UCLA
11/20 at Oregon St
The Ducks have no excuse for not having a big year missing USC and getting a cupcake non-conference schedule. If this is a good team. Oregon shouldn't shoot for anything less than a 6-2, or 7-1 start. Fortunately, there isn't an extended road swing and the middle of the slate is nice and cushy.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oregon State
Cupcake Idaho
Make or Break Game
Washington
Oregon State
9/4 at LSU
9/11 at Boise St
9/18 New Mexico
9/25 at Arizona St
10/2 California
10/16 at Washington
10/23 Wash State
10/30 at Arizona
11/6 USC
11/18 at Stanford
11/27 Oregon
OSU certainly isn't taking it easy this year with three nasty non-conference games before going on the road to face Arizona State. Life doesn't ease up with USC and Washington State coming to Corvallis. At least the road games, outside of LSU. aren't horrible thanks to Arizona and Stanford.
Nastiest Road Game
at Arizona State
Cupcake at Stanford
Make or Break Game
Washington State
Stanford
9/11 at San Jose St
9/18 BYU
9/25 USC
10/2 Washington
10/9 at Notre Dame
10/16 at Wash St
10/23 Oregon
10/30 at UCLA
11/6 at Arizona St
11/13 Oregon St
11/20 at California
This could be brutal for the Cardinal with five of the last seven games on the road and USC and Washington coming to Palo Alto. Missing Arizona hurts any hopes of a winning record. Winning the first two games is an absolute must since the Cardinal should be the underdog the rest of the way.
Nastiest Road Game
at Washington State
Cupcake at San Jose St
Make or Break Game
at California
USC
8/28 vs. Va Tech
9/4 at BYU
9/11 Colorado St
9/25 at Stanford
10/9 California
10/16 Arizona St
10/23 Washington
10/30 at Wash St
11/6 at Oregon St
11/13 at Arizona
11/27 Notre Dame
12/4 at UCLA
No offense to Virginia Tech or any of the Pac 10 teams, but this schedule is way too light for a team as good as USC. There's no Oregon while Washington comes to LA. Be careful of Arizona State, Oregon State and Washington State, but a national-title team should be able to handle those two road tests.
Nastiest Road Game
at Washington State
Cupcake at Stanford
Make or Break Game
at Washington State
UCLA
9/4 Oklahoma St
9/11 at Illinois
9/18 at Wash.
10/2 San Diego St
10/9 Arizona
10/16 at California
10/23 at Arizona St
10/30 Stanford
11/6 Wash St
11/13 at Oregon
12/4 USC
This schedule will be tougher than in it looks on paper, but a good team should be able to come up with seven wins without trouble. The toughest early game, Oklahoma State, is in L.A., while the Bruins get three weeks to rest up and prepare for USC at the end of the year showdown. At Cal and at ASU will be major midseason tests..
Nastiest Road Game
at Arizona State
Cupcake Arizona
Make or Break Game
Washington State
Washington
9/5 Fresno St
9/18 UCLA
9/25 at No Dame
10/2 at Stanford
10/9 San Jose St
10/16 Oregon St
10/23 at USC
10/30 at Oregon
11/6 Arizona
11/13 California
11/20 at Wash St
The road slate is one of the Pac 10's toughest with games at USC, Oregon and Washington State to go along with the trip to South Bend. Getting at Stanford and San Jose State in the middle of the year should be a nice rest. The final three away dates might be against the Pac 10's three best teams (USC, Oregon and Washington State.)
Nastiest Road Game
at USC
Cupcake San Jose State
Make or Break Game
at Oregon
Washington St
9/3 at N Mexico
9/11 Colorado
9/18 Idaho
10/2 at Arizona
10/9 Oregon
10/16 Stanford
10/23 at Oregon St
10/30 USC
11/6 at UCLA
11/13 at Arizona St
11/20 Washington
Thanks to the Pac 10 opener at Arizona followed up by home games against Oregon and Stanford, The Cougars can't demand anything less than a perfect 6-0 start going into a brutal finishing kick. Missing Cal is nice, but not enough of a break to ease up the race for a Pac 10 title. The season opener at New Mexico could be tougher than expected.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oregon State
Cupcake Idaho
Make or Break Game
USC
9/4 No Arizona
9/11 Utah
9/18 Wisconsin
10/2 Wash State
10/9 at UCLA
10/16 at Oregon
10/23 California
10/30 Oregon St
11/6 at Washington
11/13 at USC
11/26 Arizona St
With seven home dates and only four away games, but that's the only scheduling break for the Wildcats in Mike Stoops' first year. There's an unfortunate miss from the Pac 10, Stanford, while UA plays eight bowl teams, Washington and Arizona State. The non-conference slate won't be fun.
Nastiest Road Game
at USC
Cupcake Northern Arizona
Make or Break Game
California
Arizona State
9/2 UTEP
9/11 at NWestern
9/18 Iowa
9/25 Oregon St
10/2 at Oregon
10/16 at USC
10/23 UCLA
10/30 at California
11/6 Stanford
11/13 Wash State
11/26 at Arizona
The Sun Devils will try and bounce back from a disappointing season with a schedule that's nasty early, but lightens up. If they can avenge last year's lifeless loss to Iowa, they should be on their way to a bowl season. Getting Stanford and Arizona in the last three games helps. USC is the only killer road game..
Nastiest Road Game
at USC
Cupcake UTEP
Make or Break Game
Iowa
California
9/4 at Air Force
9/11 NMSU
9/25 at So Miss
10/2 at Oregon St
10/9 at USC
10/16 UCLA
10/23 at Arizona
10/30 Arizona St
11/6 Oregon
11/13 at Washington
11/20 Stanford
Four road games in the first five could be devastating for Cal's hopes for a big season, but the second half eases up four of the last six games in Berkeley to go along with a road date at Arizona. Getting an angry USC team looking for revenge after going to Southern Miss and Oregon State won't be fun.
Nastiest Road Game
at USC
Cupcake New Mexico State
Make or Break Game
UCLA
Oregon
9/11 Indiana
9/18 at Nevada
9/25 Idaho
10/2 Arizona St
10/9 at Wash St
10/16 Arizona
10/23 at Stanford
10/30 Washington
11/6 at California
11/13 UCLA
11/20 at Oregon St
The Ducks have no excuse for not having a big year missing USC and getting a cupcake non-conference schedule. If this is a good team. Oregon shouldn't shoot for anything less than a 6-2, or 7-1 start. Fortunately, there isn't an extended road swing and the middle of the slate is nice and cushy.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oregon State
Cupcake Idaho
Make or Break Game
Washington
Oregon State
9/4 at LSU
9/11 at Boise St
9/18 New Mexico
9/25 at Arizona St
10/2 California
10/16 at Washington
10/23 Wash State
10/30 at Arizona
11/6 USC
11/18 at Stanford
11/27 Oregon
OSU certainly isn't taking it easy this year with three nasty non-conference games before going on the road to face Arizona State. Life doesn't ease up with USC and Washington State coming to Corvallis. At least the road games, outside of LSU. aren't horrible thanks to Arizona and Stanford.
Nastiest Road Game
at Arizona State
Cupcake at Stanford
Make or Break Game
Washington State
Stanford
9/11 at San Jose St
9/18 BYU
9/25 USC
10/2 Washington
10/9 at Notre Dame
10/16 at Wash St
10/23 Oregon
10/30 at UCLA
11/6 at Arizona St
11/13 Oregon St
11/20 at California
This could be brutal for the Cardinal with five of the last seven games on the road and USC and Washington coming to Palo Alto. Missing Arizona hurts any hopes of a winning record. Winning the first two games is an absolute must since the Cardinal should be the underdog the rest of the way.
Nastiest Road Game
at Washington State
Cupcake at San Jose St
Make or Break Game
at California
USC
8/28 vs. Va Tech
9/4 at BYU
9/11 Colorado St
9/25 at Stanford
10/9 California
10/16 Arizona St
10/23 Washington
10/30 at Wash St
11/6 at Oregon St
11/13 at Arizona
11/27 Notre Dame
12/4 at UCLA
No offense to Virginia Tech or any of the Pac 10 teams, but this schedule is way too light for a team as good as USC. There's no Oregon while Washington comes to LA. Be careful of Arizona State, Oregon State and Washington State, but a national-title team should be able to handle those two road tests.
Nastiest Road Game
at Washington State
Cupcake at Stanford
Make or Break Game
at Washington State
UCLA
9/4 Oklahoma St
9/11 at Illinois
9/18 at Wash.
10/2 San Diego St
10/9 Arizona
10/16 at California
10/23 at Arizona St
10/30 Stanford
11/6 Wash St
11/13 at Oregon
12/4 USC
This schedule will be tougher than in it looks on paper, but a good team should be able to come up with seven wins without trouble. The toughest early game, Oklahoma State, is in L.A., while the Bruins get three weeks to rest up and prepare for USC at the end of the year showdown. At Cal and at ASU will be major midseason tests..
Nastiest Road Game
at Arizona State
Cupcake Arizona
Make or Break Game
Washington State
Washington
9/5 Fresno St
9/18 UCLA
9/25 at No Dame
10/2 at Stanford
10/9 San Jose St
10/16 Oregon St
10/23 at USC
10/30 at Oregon
11/6 Arizona
11/13 California
11/20 at Wash St
The road slate is one of the Pac 10's toughest with games at USC, Oregon and Washington State to go along with the trip to South Bend. Getting at Stanford and San Jose State in the middle of the year should be a nice rest. The final three away dates might be against the Pac 10's three best teams (USC, Oregon and Washington State.)
Nastiest Road Game
at USC
Cupcake San Jose State
Make or Break Game
at Oregon
Washington St
9/3 at N Mexico
9/11 Colorado
9/18 Idaho
10/2 at Arizona
10/9 Oregon
10/16 Stanford
10/23 at Oregon St
10/30 USC
11/6 at UCLA
11/13 at Arizona St
11/20 Washington
Thanks to the Pac 10 opener at Arizona followed up by home games against Oregon and Stanford, The Cougars can't demand anything less than a perfect 6-0 start going into a brutal finishing kick. Missing Cal is nice, but not enough of a break to ease up the race for a Pac 10 title. The season opener at New Mexico could be tougher than expected.
Nastiest Road Game
at Oregon State
Cupcake Idaho
Make or Break Game
USC
