Last week, our Chantel Jennings -- always looking for the good in others -- looked at the best wins that Pac-12 North and South coaches have notched in their tenures. On Monday and Tuesday, our Ted Miller owned up to some occasional curmudgeonly behavior and examined the bad: He listed the worst losses of current Pac-12 coaches in the North and South.

We moved back to the bright side of the spectrum yesterday, inspecting the best wins that Pac-12 South quarterbacks have led in their college careers. Several of the league's marquee names at the position are gone, but a handful do return here in 2015. Many quarterbacks who were backups last season have important experience under their belts, and that hhas allowed us to make this a team-by-team look at high points of the past.

We'll continue our series with a look at Pac-12 North quarterbacks. Note: We had to leave Oregon State out of this since they return no quarterbacks with collegiate win experience.

Kevin Hogan | November 17, 2012 | Stanford 17, Oregon 14

Stanford was at a crossroads when Hogan took over as the starting quarterback a week prior to this game. They were a respectable 7-2 at the time, but their offense was performing anemically and the toughest three-game stretch of the regular season was looming. A five-loss season was a real possibility.

But so was the program's first trip to the Rose Bowl in more than a decade.

Stanford's trajectory was up to Hogan, and the redshirt freshman ensured that his team would take the latter path. He led the Cardinal to a come-from-behind win against Oregon State in his debut as a starter before marching them into Autzen Stadium for this one as 20-point underdogs. Hogan set the game's tone, completing 12 of his first 13 passes and rushing for the opening touchdown. He then worked in beautiful tandem with Zach Ertz to tie the game in clutch fashion late. Jordan Williamson's game-winning field goal came next. It wasn't pretty, and Stanford's defense deserves the lion's share of credit for the result. But this can't be repeated enough: Hogan was unfazed when it mattered most, and that steely demeanor unlocked one of the biggest triumphs in program history.

Vernon Adams | August 31, 2013 | Eastern Washington 49, Oregon State 46

This isn't a forgone conclusion, but let's just assume that Adams -- a graduate transfer -- wins Oregon's starting quarterback job this season. His first game in a Ducks uniform would pit him against Eastern Washington, his former team. The amount of storylines oozing out of this (very possible) scenario is plentiful enough to make the head explode.

One of the tantalizing ones involves the time that Adams, then a little-known quarterback helming the offense of an FCS team, hung 411 passing yards, 107 rushing yards, and six total touchdowns on Oregon State. Ducks fans will barely be getting to know Adams on September 5, but they have already loved him for about two years -- ever since that time he single-handedly destroyed Oregon's rival just up Highway 99 at Reser Stadium. Adams' winning touchdown run came with 18 seconds remaining, and it marked only the third time in history that an FCS team had beaten a Top 25 FBS opponent.

Jared Goff | October 4, 2014 | Cal 60, Washington State 59

We firmly believe that Goff will notch impressive victories against more formidable opponents in 2015 -- one can sense the upward trend of the Cal program, and the Bears were so darned close to changing the contents of this blurb three times last season (see agonizing losses to Arizona, UCLA, and BYU). But for the time being, this wild win against the Cougars is Goff's most impressive. His numbers were silly: 527 yards, 9.9 per attempt, five touchdowns, no interceptions.

Given the absurdity of Pac-12 football recently, perhaps it shouldn't be surprising that Goff's passing total actually fell more than 200 yards short of his counterpart's. Washington State's Connor Halliday threw for an NCAA record 734 yards, but Goff was victorious. His 51-yard touchdown toss to Trevor Davis proved to be the winner, pushing Cal to 4-1. They would scuffle the rest of the way in 2014, but this victory brought true optimism to Berkeley, and that confidence lives to this day as Goff prepares to finish the Bears' journey back to relevance in his junior campaign.

Luke Falk | November 8, 2014 | Washington State 39, Oregon State 32

Falk's initial start in place of the injured Halliday didn't start swimmingly: He had to drag the Cougars from a 10-0 deficit. From that point on, though, this was a starting debut for the books. Falk threw for 471 yards and five touchdowns, both Washington State records for a quarterback seeing his first start. He helped his team grab control of the game with a pair of commanding drives in the fourth quarter.

This victory infused the Cougars with a much-needed breath of fresh air during an otherwise forgettable 3-9 season. Falk's performance brought optimism to the outlook on life after Halliday, and that has created intrigue heading into 2015 -- especially since Falk's ability to take snaps from under center promises to bring more offensive versatility to the Palouse.

Jeff Lindquist | August 30, 2014 | Washington 17, Hawaii 16

Well, this wasn't a particularly impressive win and Lindquist might not even end up as Washington's starting quarterback in 2015, but it is the one returning victory the Huskies feature in the quarterback room. Lindquist threw for 162 yards and a touchdown in Washington's come-from-behind victory. The big play came early in the second half, when Lindquist and John Ross connected for a 91-yard touchdown that put the Huskies up for good.