Utah Football Clinches Third Pac-12 South Title In Last Four Seasons
Nov 20, 2021, 8:54 PM | Updated: 9:01 pm
Utah Utes quarterback Cam Rising (7) runs out of bounds with Oregon Ducks defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux (5) defending on the play as Utah and Oregon play an NCAA football game at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. (Courtesy of Deseret News)
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SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah football team officially clinched the Pac-12 South Division after beating the Oregon Ducks.
The No. 23 Utes beat the No. 3 Ducks at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, November 20.
Utah has won their third Pac-12 South title in the last four seasons.
.@pac12 South champs 🙌#GoUtes @Utah_Football pic.twitter.com/cO7XlW0G5W
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) November 21, 2021
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Their first division title came in 2018 when they finished the season 9-3 overall and 9-3 in Pac-12 play. They lost to Washington in the Pac-12 Championship game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
In 2019, Tyler Huntley, Zack Moss, Bradlee Anae and the Utes finished the regular season at 11-1 overall and 8-1 in conference play. They lost to Oregon in the championship game in Santa Clara.
Utah will face the winner of the north division, which will likely be Oregon, in the 2021 Pac-12 Championship game on Friday, December 3. It’s the first time that the title game will be played in Las Vegas, Nevada. Allegiant Stadium will host the conference title game.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com, Co-Host of Faith, Family and Football podcast with Clark Phillips III and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports.
