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2023 Pac-12 Football Championship Game

The 2023 Pac-12 Football Championship Game was a college football game played on December 1, 2023, at Allegiant Stadium in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada. It was the 13th and final edition of the Pac-12 Football Championship Game, and determined the champion of the Pac-12 Conference for the 2023 season. The game featured the Washington Huskies and the Oregon Ducks.

2023 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
Conference championship
Oregon Ducks Washington Huskies
(11–1) (12–0)
31 34
Head coach: 
Dan Lanning		 Head coach: 
Kalen DeBoer
APCoachesCFP
555
APCoachesCFP
333
1234 Total
Oregon 010147 31
Washington 1010014 34
DateDecember 1, 2023
Season2023
StadiumAllegiant Stadium
LocationParadise, NV
MVPMichael Penix Jr. (QB, Washington)
FavoriteOregon by 9.5
Attendance61,195
United States TV coverage
NetworkABC
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersChris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), and Holly Rowe (sideline) (ABC)
Marc Kestecher (play-by-play), Kelly Stouffer (analyst), and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline reporter) (ESPN Radio)
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Brazil
AnnouncersVinicius Moura (play-by-play) and Weinny Eirado (analyst)
Pac-12 Football Championship Game
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2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington y$^   9 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 6 Oregon y   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 11 Arizona   7 – 2     10 – 3  
Oregon State   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Utah   5 – 4     8 – 5  
USC   5 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 5     6 – 7  
UCLA   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Washington State   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Stanford   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Arizona State*   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Colorado   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations
Rankings from AP Poll

Teams

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Main article: Oregon–Washington football rivalry

The 2023 Pac-12 Championship Game featured the Washington Huskies representing the #1 seed, and the Oregon Ducks representing the #2 seed.

The rivals previously met in the regular season on October 14, 2023, a 36–33 Washington win.

Formerly members of the Pac-12 North Division, the teams were previously unable to rematch in the Pac-12 championship game. However, a 2022 NCAA and conference rule change eliminated the North versus South divisional matchup.[1] This was the final regular season game in the Pac-12 Conference for both teams, and the final championship game in the conference, as all but two members will move to other conferences starting in the 2024 season. Oregon and Washington are set to begin play in the Big Ten Conference in 2024.

Washington Huskies

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The Huskies clinched the top seed in the game with their win over Oregon State on November 18.

This was the third and final Pac-12 title game appearance for Washington and their first since 2018. Having won both of their previous appearances in 2016 and 2018, they finished 3–0 in overall appearances including this game.

Oregon Ducks

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The Ducks clinched the second seed with their victory over Oregon State on November 24.[2]

This was the sixth and final Pac-12 title game appearance for Oregon and their first since 2021. They were 4-1 in previous appearances heading into the game and finished 4–2 overall.

Scoring summary

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2023 Pac-12 Football Championship Game presented by 76
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 5 Ducks 0 10 14731
No. 3 Huskies 10 10 01434

at Allegiant Stadium • Las Vegas, Nevada

Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:34) WASH – Grady Gross 38-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 54 yards, 7:26; Washington 3–0)
  • (3:46) WASH – Dillon Johnson 5-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 3:23; Washington 10–0)
Second Quarter
  • (8:46) ORE – Camden Lewis 36-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:02; Washington 10–3)
  • (6:48) WASH – Germie Bernard 4-yard pass from Dillon Johnson, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58; Washington 17–3)
  • (1:39) WASH – Grady Gross 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:58; Washington 20–3)
  • (0:09) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 2-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:30; Washington 20–10)
Third Quarter
  • (9:39) ORE – Terrance Ferguson 2-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:21; Washington 20–17)
  • (1:51) ORE – Jordan James 6-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 1:30; Oregon 24–20)
Fourth Quarter
  • (12:23) WASH – Dillon Johnson 1-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:28; Washington 27–24)
  • (2:44) WASH – Quentin Moore 2-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Grady Gross kick (Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:20; Washington 34–24)
  • (2:14) ORE – Traeshon Holden 63-yard pass from Bo Nix, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:30; Washington 34–31)
Statistics ORE WAS
First downs 17 26
Plays–yards 54–363 78–481
Rushes–yards 20–124 37–157
Passing yards 239 324
Passing: comp–att–int 21–34–1 29–41–1
Time of possession 22:52 37:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Bo Nix 21/34, 239 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Bo Nix 6 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Tez Johnson 5 receptions, 68 yards
Washington Passing Michael Penix 27/39, 319 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Dillon Johnson 28 carries, 152 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Jalen McMillan 9 receptions, 131 yards

References

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  1. ^ Parks, James (May 18, 2022). "Pac-12 scraps divisions starting in the 2022 college football". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "No. 5 Washington clinches Pac-12 championship berth with 22-20 victory over No. 10 Oregon State". Associated Press. November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
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