2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game

The 2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game was played on November 30, 2018 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California to determine the champion of the Pac-12 Conference in football for the 2018 season. It was the eighth edition of the Pac-12 Football Championship Game and was televised nationally by Fox Sports.[1] Washington defeated Utah 10–3 to win their second conference title in the Pac-12 era. The Huskies went on to represent the Pac-12 Conference in the 2019 Rose Bowl game.

2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Utah Utes Washington Huskies
(9–3) (9–3)
3 10
Head coach: 
Kyle Whittingham		 Head coach: 
Chris Petersen
APCoachesCFP
171717
APCoachesCFP
101111
1234 Total
Utah 0030 3
Washington 0370 10
DateNovember 30, 2018
Season2018
StadiumLevi's Stadium
LocationSanta Clara, CA
MVPByron Murphy, Washington
RefereeChris Coyte
Attendance35,134
United States TV coverage
NetworkFox, ESPN Radio
AnnouncersFox:

Joe Davis (Play-By-Play)
Brady Quinn (Analyst)
Petros Papadakis (Analyst)
Bruce Feldman (Sidelines)

ESPN Radio:

Bill Rosinski (Play-By-Play)
David Norrie (Analyst)
Ian Fitzsimmons (Sidelines)
2018 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 13 Washington xy$  7 –2     10 –4  
No. 10 Washington State x  7 –2     11 –2  
Stanford  6 –3     9 –4  
Oregon  5 –4     9 –4  
California  4 –5     7 –6  
Oregon State  1 –8     2 –10  
South Division
Utah xy  6 –3     9 –5  
Arizona State  5 –4     7 –6  
USC  4 –5     5 –7  
Arizona  4 –5     5 –7  
UCLA  3 –6     3 –9  
Colorado  2 –7     5 –7  
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

History

Washington played in its second Pac-12 Football Championship Game while Utah made its debut. With Utah's qualification, all six members of the South Division have now appeared in the Pac-12 championship.

The matchup was the 13th meeting between the Utes and the Huskies. They last played each other earlier in the season when Washington defeated Utah 21–7 at Rice–Eccles Stadium. Following that result, Washington led the all-time series 11–1.

Teams

Utah
Main article: 2018 Utah Utes football team

After starting 0–2 in conference play, Utah won six of their remaining seven conference games, officially clinching the South Division with a win against Colorado on November 17.

Washington
Main article: 2018 Washington Huskies football team

Washington claimed the North Division's berth in the championship game by winning their head-to-head matchup with Washington State in the 111th Apple Cup. The two rivals finished with 7–2 conference records.

Game summary

Scoring summary
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UTAH WASH
2 3:08 12 44 6:12 WASH 29-yard field goal by Peyton Henry 0 3
3 11:17 10 46 3:43 UTAH 53-yard field goal by Matt Gay 3 3
3 1:05 WASH Interception returned 66 yards for touchdown by Byron Murphy, Peyton Henry kick good 3 10
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 10

Statistics
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Utes 0 0 3 0 3
No. 10 Huskies 0 3 7 0 10
StatisticsUTAHWASH
First downs1219
Plays–yards52–18873–306
Rushes–yards25–5140–119
Passing yards137187
Passing: Comp–Att–Int17–27–321–33–1
Time of possession21:2838:32
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UtahPassingJason Shelley17/27, 137 yds, 3 INT
RushingArmand Shyne11 car, 37 yds
ReceivingJaylen Dixon7 rec, 68 yds
WashingtonPassingJake Browning21/33, 187 yds, 1 INT
RushingMyles Gaskin23 car, 71 yds
ReceivingAndre Baccellia8 rec, 65 yds

Notes

References
  1. "2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game". Pac-12. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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