2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game Explained
| Game Name: | Pac-12 Football Championship Game |
| Subheader: | Conference championship |
| Date Game Played: | December 18 |
| Year Game Played: | 2020 |
| Football Season: | 2020 |
| Stadium: | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| City: | Los Angeles, CA |
| Home School: | University of Southern California |
| Home Name Short: | USC |
| Home Nickname: | Trojans |
| Home Record: | 5–0 |
| Home Rank Ap: | 13 |
| Home Rank Cfp: | 13 |
| Home Rank Coaches: | 13 |
| Home Coach: | Clay Helton |
| Home 1Q: | 7 |
| Home 2Q: | 7 |
| Home 3Q: | 3 |
| Home 4Q: | 7 |
| Visitor School: | University of Oregon |
| Visitor Name Short: | Oregon |
| Visitor Nickname: | Ducks |
| Visitor Record: | 3–2 |
| Visitor Coach: | Mario Cristobal |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 3 |
| Mvp: | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon |
| Odds: | USC by 3 |
| Referee: | Chris Coyte |
| Attendance: | N/A (Behind closed doors) |
| Us Network: | Fox
ESPN Radio |
| Us Announcers: | Fox: Joe Davis (play-by-play) and Mark Helfrich (analyst)
ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play) and Barrett Jones (analyst) |
The 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game (branded as the Pac-12 Football Championship Game presented by 76 for sponsorship reasons)[1] was a college football game played on Friday, December 18, 2020, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, to determine the 2020 champion of the Pac-12 Conference.[2] The game featured the North division's then second place Oregon and the South division champions USC, and is the conference's tenth championship game. Washington, the North division champion, was unable to participate due to having insufficient players available.
This game was originally to be held at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, as part of a new two-year deal. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was pulled from Las Vegas,[3] and was instead hosted at the home stadium of USC.
Teams
The 2020 Pac–12 Football Championship Game featured the Oregon Ducks, then second place in the North Division, and the USC Trojans, South Division champions. Oregon and USC had met 61 times previously before this game, with USC holding a 38–21–1 advantage in the series.[4] The two teams did not meet during the 2020 regular season.
Oregon
See main article: 2020 Oregon Ducks football team. Oregon was selected to represent the North Division after division winner Washington did not have the minimum number of scholarship players available to participate in the game due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The week before, Washington had to cancel its game against Oregon for the same reason.[6] This marks Oregon's fourth overall appearance in the Pac-12 championship game, having won in all three of their prior appearances. The Ducks are the defending Pac-12 champions, having defeated Utah in the 2019 title game. Oregon enters the contest with a 3–2 record.
USC
See main article: 2020 USC Trojans football team. USC secured its spot in the game with its December 13 win over UCLA.[7] This is USC's third appearance in the championship game, having last appeared the 2017 game. USC entered the game with an 5–0 record in the regular season and in Pac-12 play. The Trojans were designated as the home team, based on their better overall record.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Pac-12 extends and expands major sponsorship with 76®. https://web.archive.org/web/20200121185558/https://pac-12.com/article/2020/01/13/pac-12-extends-and-expands-major-sponsorship-76r. dead. January 21, 2020. pac-12.com. Today the Pac-12 and 76® announced a multi-year extension of the Conference's football title game presenting sponsorship. With the announcement, the leading retail gas brand will continue as presenting sponsor of the Pac-12 Football Championship Game through the 2023 event..
- Web site: Washington to face USC in 2020 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, presented by 76. https://web.archive.org/web/20201213031647/https://pac-12.com/article/2020/12/12/washington-face-usc-2020-pac-12-football-championship-game-presented-76. dead. December 13, 2020. Pac-12 Conference. December 12, 2020. The Conference title game will take place as a home-hosted model this season with USC earning the home game for United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum..
- Web site: Seeman. Matthew. July 31, 2020. Pac-12 pulls 2020 football championship out of Las Vegas. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200802051842/https://news3lv.com/news/local/pac-12-pulls-2020-football-championship-out-of-las-vegas-with-reorganized-schedule . 2020-08-02 . August 1, 2020. News 3 Las Vegas. Sinclair Broadcast Group.
- Web site: Oregon Football 2019 Game Notes - Game 9 - at USC . University of Oregon . December 14, 2020.
- News: Pac-12 statement on Washington at USC Pac-12 Football Championship Game. https://web.archive.org/web/20201214192038/https://pac-12.com/article/2020/12/14/pac-12-statement-washington-usc-pac-12-football-championship-game. dead. December 14, 2020. Pac 12 Conference. December 14, 2020. December 14, 2020. This decision was made under the Pac-12’s football game cancellation policy and Football Championship Game policy due to Washington neither having the minimum 53 scholarship student-athletes available for the game nor the minimum number of scholarship student-athletes at a position group, in each case as a result of a number of positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases and resulting isolation of additional football student-athletes under contact tracing protocols..
- Web site: Pac-12 statement regarding Washington at Oregon football game. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125224036/https://pac-12.com/article/2020/12/10/pac-12-statement-regarding-washington-oregon-football-game. dead. January 25, 2021. pac-12.com. After consultation with Washington, the Pac-12 Conference announced the game involving Washington at Oregon scheduled for Saturday, December 12 has been cancelled. This decision was made under the Pac-12’s football game cancellation policy due to Washington not having the minimum number of scholarship student-athletes available for the game due to a number of positive football student-athlete COVID-19 cases and resulting isolation of additional football student-athletes under contact tracing protocols. Under Conference policy, the game will be declared a no contest..
- News: 6-Points: USC 43, UCLA 38 . December 12, 2020 . December 12, 2020.
