2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
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{{Infobox NCAA football yearly game
| game_name = Pac-12 Football Championship Game
| title_sponsor =
| subheader = Conference Championship
| image =
| caption =
| date_game_played = November 30
| year_game_played = 2018
| football_season = 2018
| stadium = Levi's Stadium
| city = Santa Clara, CA
| visitor_school = University of Utah
| visitor_name_short = Utah
| visitor_nickname = Utes
| visitor_record = 9–3
| visitor_rank_AP = 17
| visitor_rank_CFP = 17
| visitor_rank_coaches = 17
| visitor_coach = Kyle Whittingham
| visitor_1q = 0
| visitor_2q = 0
| visitor_3q = 3
| visitor_4q = 0
| home_school = University of Washington
| home_name_short = Washington
| home_nickname = Huskies
| home_record = 9–3
| home_rank_AP = 10
| home_rank_coaches = 11
| home_rank_CFP = 11
| home_coach = Chris Petersen
| home_1q = 0
| home_2q = 3
| home_3q = 7
| home_4q = 0
| MVP = Byron Murphy, Washington
| odds = Washington by 4.5
| anthem =
| referee = Chris Coyte
| halftime =
| Final =
| Winner =
| attendance = 35,134
| us_network = Fox, ESPN Radio
| us_announcers =
Fox:
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)
| ratings =
| intl_network =
| intl_announcers =
}}
{{2018 Pac-12 football standings}}
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.{{Cite web|title=2018 Pac-12 Football Championship Game|url=http://pac-12.com/football/football-championship-game|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707233238/http://pac-12.com/football/football-championship-game|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 7, 2015|website=Pac-12|language=en|access-date=2018-07-11}} 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
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|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|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.{{Clear}}
Game summary
=Scoring summary=
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=UTAH|HomeName=WASH|state=CA}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=2
| Time=3:08
| Team=WASH
| DrivePlays=12
| DriveLength=44
| DriveTime=6:12
| Type=FG
| yards=29
| Kicker=Peyton Henry
| Visitor=0
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=11:17
| Team=UTAH
| DrivePlays=10
| DriveLength=46
| DriveTime=3:43
| Type=FG
| yards=53
| Kicker=Matt Gay
| Visitor=3
| Home=3
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry
| Quarter=3
| Time=1:05
| Team=WASH
| DrivePlays=
| DriveLength=
| DriveTime=
| Type=IntTD
| Def=Byron Murphy
| yards=66
| kickresult=good
| Kicker=Peyton Henry
| Visitor=3
| Home=10
}}
{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=3|Home=10}}
=Statistics=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 17 Utes
|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=3 |R4=0
|Home=No. 10 Huskies
|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=7 |H4=0
}}
| class="wikitable"
! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center;"|UTAH !!style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}; text-align:center;"|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 |
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell|Utah Utes}}; text-align:center;"|Utah | Passing | Jason Shelley | 17/27, 137 yds, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Armand Shyne | 11 car, 37 yds | |
| Receiving | Jaylen Dixon | 7 rec, 68 yds | |
| rowspan=3 style="{{NCAA color cell|Washington Huskies}}; text-align:center;"|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
References
{{Reflist}}
{{2018 NCAA football conference championships}}
{{Pac-12 Football Championship Game navbox}}
{{Utah Utes football navbox}}
{{Washington Huskies football navbox}}
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