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. 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
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
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
Statistics
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 StatisticsUtah Passing Jason Shelley 17/27, 137 yds, 3 INT Rushing Armand Shyne 11 car, 37 yds Receiving Jaylen Dixon 7 rec, 68 ydsWashington 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 List of Pac-12 Conference football champions Stanford–USC football rivalry
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