Utah Football To Face Oregon In Pac-12 Championship Game
Nov 27, 2021, 5:01 PM
The Oregon Ducks take the field during a PAC-12 conference football game between the Oregon State Beavers and Oregon Ducks on November 27, 2021 at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. (Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
(Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah football team will face the Oregon Ducks in the 2021 Pac-12 Championship Game in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Heading into the final week of the regular season, Oregon needed to beat Oregon State in order to clinch the north division title in the Pac-12. The Ducks beat the Beavers 38-29 on Saturday afternoon.
It’s the rematch of the 2019 Pac-12 Championship game in Santa Clara, California. Also, Utah and Oregon met on November 20 with the Utes picking up a 38-7 in Primetime at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
The stage is set.
See you in Vegas. pic.twitter.com/DaY6lEKmEZ
— Utah Football (@Utah_Football) November 28, 2021
This will be the second time that the Utes and Ducks will meet for the Pac-12 title. Oregon beat Utah in 2019, 35-17 and knocked the Utes out of contention for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
The Ducks have won the last three Pac-12 Championships. They beat USC in the 2020 title game.
Utah and Oregon will battle for the Pac-12 crown at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. It’s the first time that the Pac-12 Championship Game will be played in Las Vegas. The game will be on Friday, December 3 at 6 p.m. MT on ABC.
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.
