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2 0 1 9 P A C - 1 2 F O O T B A L L M E D I A G U I D E 34 2 0 1 8 S E A S O N R E V I E W PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP – Nov. 30, 2018 Santa Clara, Calif. - Levi's Stadium When neither offense could do much of anything, it was only fitting that a pass that bounced off a receiver's hands and leg turned into the winning play. Byron Murphy returned a deflected interception 66 yards for the game's only touchdown to lead No. 10 Washington to a 10-3 victory over No. 17 Utah in the Pac-12 championship game and a berth in the Rose Bowl. "You know, life isn't easy. A Pac-12 championship, is not going to be easy," coach Chris Petersen said. "It's not real- ity. If it happens, go buy lottery tickets because it's not going to be like that. That's just luck. It is a grind, it's hard." The matchup between the two stingiest defenses in the conference lived up to the billing with Washington holding Utah to 188 yards and both offenses limited to just one field goal apiece all game. Utah's Jason Shelley's pass hit Siaosi Mariner in the hands inside the Washington 35. But Mariner couldn't hold onto the pass and it ricocheted off his leg and into the hands of Murphy, who raced 66 yards for the score that made it 10-3. "The ball came up and I just knew I had to make a play," Murphy said. "The opportunity was there. I just had to make sure I took it." Jordan Miller intercepted another pass from Shelley on the following drive and Murphy, the Pac-12 FCG Most Valuable Player, got his second intercep- tion of the game the next time Utah had the ball. The Huskies sealed the victory with a fourth-down stop in the final minute to earn a trip to Pasadena. "They play the kind of game we want to play," linebacker Ben Burr-Kirven said. "They play a physical brand of football. They want to run the ball down our throats and I think we're built to play that kind of game." CONFERENCE GAMES ALL GAMES NORTH W L Pct. Pts Opp W L Pct. Pts Opp Washington* 7 2 .778 240 167 10 4 .714 369 229 Washington State 7 2 .778 329 234 11 2 .846 488 303 Stanford 6 3 .667 277 227 9 4 .692 369 285 Oregon 5 4 .556 291 264 9 4 .692 453 330 California 4 5 .444 183 197 7 6 .538 280 265 Oregon State 1 8 .111 199 409 2 10 .167 313 548 SOUTH W L Pct. Pts Opp W L Pct. Pts Opp Utah 6 3 .667 277 188 9 5 .643 393 272 Arizona State 5 4 .556 283 253 7 6 .538 389 332 Arizona 4 5 .444 273 287 5 7 .417 376 391 USC 4 5 .444 239 242 5 7 .417 313 324 UCLA 3 6 .333 243 296 3 9 .250 295 409 Colorado 2 7 .222 202 272 5 7 .417 325 327 # - Division representative in the Pac-12 Championship Game. SAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL Atten. Northwestern 31 47,007 UTAH 20 REDBOX BOWL Atten. Michigan State 6 30,212 OREGON 7 VALERO ALAMO BOWL Atten. Iowa State 26 60,675 Washington State 28 HYUNDAI SUN BOWL Atten. Pittsburgh 13 40,680 STANFORD 14 LAS VEGAS BOWL Atten. Fresno State 31 37,146 ARIZONA STATE 20 CHEEZ-IT BOWL Atten. TCU 10 (OT) 33,121 CALIFORNIA 7 ROSE BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL Atten. Ohio State 28 91,853 WASHINGTON 23 2018 FINAL PAC-12 STANDINGS 2018-19 BOWL RESULTS WASHINGTON 10 UTAH 3