2012 Oregon St., Pac-12 Schedule

Oregon St. will play 7 home games in 2012, starting and finishing with a pair of home games. In between, there will be 3 home games in 9 weeks.

The Beavers open with a visit from the Nicholls St. Colonels on Sept. 1, and then the Wisconsin Badgers come to town on Sept. 8. It's the first time in 41 years a Big-10 football team has visited Corvallis. It's the first time since 2005 that the Beavers have opened with 2 home games, and the first time since 1998 that Oregon St. has finished with 2 home games.

The bye week follows, before the Beavers start Pac-12 play at UCLA.

The third non-conference game, a trip to Provo to play BYU, is on Oct. 13. Homecoming comes a week later, when Utah comes to town.

The trip to Seattle, to play Washington, a game that will be a return to "The Clink", the Seattle Seahawks' Centurylink Stadium, while the Huskies remodel Husky Stadium, will be Oct. 27.

Oregon St. finishes the season with home games against California on Nov. 17, and then the Civil War, against Oregon, on Nov. 24, which is on Thanksgiving Weekend. Three of the the "Rivalry Games" are on Friday that weekend, including the Apple Cup, as well as the Territorial Cup, and the Rocky Mt. Rumble. Two are earlier in the season, making the "Civil War" the only "Traditional Rivalry" on the last day of the season.

Oregon St. also avoids any weeknight games for another season.

The Pac-12 Championship Game will be Nov. 30, and will again be played at the division champion with the best record.

Here's the complete schedule:

Sept. 1 Nicholls State (non-conference)

Sept. 8 Wisconsin (non-conference)

Sept. 15 Bye

Sept. 22 at UCLA

Sept. 29 at Arizona

Oct. 6 Washington State

Oct. 13 at BYU (non-conference)

Oct. 20 Utah (Homecoming)

Oct. 27 at Washington (at Centurylink Field, Seattle)

Nov. 3 Arizona State

Nov. 10 at Stanford

Nov. 17 California

Nov. 24 Oregon

See the complete conference schedule after the jump.

There will be 44 games on the combination of ESPN's family of networks, Fox Broadcast, and FX, while 34 games are scheduled to air on the Pac-12 Networks.

California will play the first 12 weeks of the year, with no bye, and finish their season on Nov. 17.

The Big Game, the only rivalry game shifted from late in the season, due to the perpetual Notre Dame interference with the conference schedule on the last weekend of the regular season, will be on Oct. 20.

Here is the complete Pac-12 schedule:

Thur., Aug. 30
Northern Colorado at Utah
UCLA at Rice
Washington State at BYU

Sat., Sept. 1
Toledo at Arizona
Northern Arizona at Arizona State
Hawaii at USC
Nevada at California
San Jose State at Stanford
Arkansas State at Oregon
Nichols State at Oregon State
San Diego State at Washington

Sun., Sept. 2
Colorado vs. Colorado State at Invesco Field, Denver, Colorado.

Fri. Sept. 8
Utah at Utah State

Sat. Sept. 8
Oklahoma State at Arizona
Illinois at Arizona State
Southern Utah at California
USC at/vs. Syracuse at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.
Nebraska at UCLA
Duke at Stanford
Fresno State at Oregon
Wisconsin at Oregon State
Washington at LSU
Eastern Washington at Washington State
Sacramento State at Colorado

Fri., Sept. 14
Washington State at UNLV

Sat., Sept. 15
South Carolina State at Arizona
Arizona State at Missouri
USC at Stanford
Houston at UCLA
California at Ohio State
Tennessee Tech at Oregon
Portland State at Washington
Colorado at Fresno State
BYU at Utah

Sat., Sept. 22
Arizona at Oregon
Utah at Arizona State
California at USC
Oregon State at UCLA
Colorado at Washington State

Thur., Sept. 27
Stanford at Washington

Sat., Sept. 29
Oregon State at Arizona
Arizona State at California
UCLA at Colorado
Oregon at Washington State (at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, WA)

Thurs., Oct. 4
USC at Utah

Sat., Oct. 6
Arizona at Stanford
UCLA at California
Washington at Oregon
Washington State at Oregon State

Thurs., Oct. 11
Arizona State at Colorado

Sat., Oct. 13
USC at Washington
Utah at UCLA
California at Washington State
Stanford at Notre Dame
Oregon State at BYU

Thurs., Oct. 18
Oregon at Arizona State

Sat., Oct. 20
Washington at Arizona
Colorado at USC
Stanford at California
Utah at Oregon State

Sat., Oct. 27
USC at Arizona
UCLA at Arizona State
California at Utah
Washington State at Stanford
Colorado at Oregon
Oregon State at Washington

Fri., Nov. 2
Washington at California

Sat., Nov. 3
Arizona at UCLA
Arizona State at Oregon State
Oregon at USC
Stanford at Colorado
Washington State at Utah

Sat., Nov. 10
Colorado at Arizona
Arizona State at USC
UCLA at Washington State
Oregon at California
Oregon State at Stanford
Utah at Washington

Sat., Nov. 17
Arizona at Utah
Washington State at Arizona State
USC at UCLA
California at Oregon State
Stanford at Oregon
Washington at Colorado

Fri., Nov. 23
Arizona State at Arizona
Washington at Washington State
Utah at Colorado

Sat., Nov. 24
Notre Dame at USC
Stanford at UCLA
Oregon at Oregon State

Fri., Nov. 30
Pac-12 Football Championship Game (Played at the home of the Divisional Champion with the best record.)

Note: All Washington home games will be played at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Wash.