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2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234 Total
Utah 0030 3
Washington 0370 10
DateNovember 30, 2018
Season2018
StadiumLevi's Stadium
LocationSanta Clara, CA
MVPByron Murphy, Washington
FavoriteWashington by 4.5
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)
Pac-12 Football Championship Game
 < 2017  2019
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

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.

History

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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

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Utah

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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

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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

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Scoring summary

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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

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Utes 0 0 3 0 3
No. 10 Huskies 0 3 7 0 10
Statistics UTAH WASH
First downs 12 19
Plays–yards 52–188 73–306
Rushes–yards 25–51 40–119
Passing yards 137 187
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–27–3 21–33–1
Time of possession 21:28 38:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Jason Shelley 17/27, 137 yds, 3 INT
Rushing Armand Shyne 11 car, 37 yds
Receiving Jaylen Dixon 7 rec, 68 yds
Washington Passing Jake Browning 21/33, 187 yds, 1 INT
Rushing Myles Gaskin 23 car, 71 yds
Receiving Andre Baccellia 8 rec, 65 yds

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game". Pac-12. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
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