2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game

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2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
1234Total
Colorado703010
Washington77171041
DateDecember 2, 2016
Season 2016
Stadium Levi's Stadium
Location Santa Clara, CA
MVP Taylor Rapp, Washington
Favorite Washington by 8.5
Referee Land Clark
Halftime show Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway
Attendance47,118
United States TV coverage
Network FOX, FOX Deportes
Announcers Joe Davis (Play-by-Play)
Brady Quinn (Analyst)
Jenny Taft (Sideline Reporter)
International TV coverage
Network FOX Sports (Spanish)
ESPN Brasil (Portuguese)
Pac-12 Football Championship Game
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2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^  8 1   12 2  
Washington State  7 2   8 5  
No. 12 Stanford  6 3   10 3  
California  3 6   5 7  
Oregon State  3 6   4 8  
Oregon  2 7   4 8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x  8 1   10 4  
No. 3 USC  7 2   10 3  
No. 23 Utah  5 4   9 4  
Arizona State  2 7   5 7  
UCLA  2 7   4 8  
Arizona  1 8   3 9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game was played on Friday, December 2, 2016 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California to determine the champion of the Pac-12 Conference in football for the 2016 season. It was the sixth football championship game in Pac-12 Conference history. The game featured the South Division champion Colorado Buffaloes against the North Division champion Washington Huskies. [1] Washington defeated Colorado by a score of 41–10 to win their first conference championship since 2000 and their first outright title since 1991.

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History

Both Colorado and Washington made their first appearances in the Pac-12 Championship Game. The matchup ensured that the 2016 edition of the game would be the first not to be won by Oregon or Stanford.

Teams

Washington (North)

Washington secured their berth in the Pac-12 Championship Game after beating in-state rival Washington State 45–17 in the 109th Apple Cup. Washington became the first team other than Oregon or Stanford to win the North Division.

Colorado (South)

Colorado clinched their first appearance in the Pac-12 Championship Game with a 27–22 win over Utah in the final week of the regular season. This was Colorado's first division championship since winning the Big 12 North Division in 2005.

Game summary

Scoring summary

1234Total
#8 Buffaloes703010
#4 Huskies77171041

The 2016 Pac-12 Championship Game featured the #8 Colorado Buffaloes (10–2) against the #4 Washington Huskies (11–1). The Huskies opened the scoring just three minutes into the game when Lavon Coleman ran for a 1-yard touchdown. The Buffaloes responded with a 3-yard rushing touchdown of their own, and the first quarter ended 7–7. The second quarter saw only one score: Jake Browning threw his first touchdown pass of the night to put the Huskies up 14–7 going into halftime.

On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, Washington safety Taylor Rapp intercepted a pass from Sefo Liufau and returned it for a touchdown to give the Huskies a 21–7 lead. On Colorado's ensuing drive, Rapp intercepted another pass from Liufau returned it to the Buffaloes' 25 yard-line. Washington kicked a field goal to push their lead up to 24–7. Browning threw his second TD pass later in the third quarter to make the score 31–7. A long return on the ensuing kickoff gave Colorado possession at the Huskies' 2-yard line, and the Buffaloes kicked a field goal on the drive. Liufau threw his third interception as time expired in the third quarter. The Huskies added another field goal and touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal a 41–10 victory and their first conference title since 2000.

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP COLOWASH
111:537653:07WASHLavon Coleman 1-yard touchdown run, Cameron Van Winkle kick good07
10:497553:07COLO Phillip Lindsay 3-yard touchdown run, Davis Price kick good77
26:389564:19WASHDarrell Daniels 15-yard touchdown reception from Jake Browning, Cameron Van Winkle kick good714
314:44------WASHInterception returned 35 yards for touchdown by Taylor Rapp, Cameron Van Winkle kick good721
311:276182:01WASH24-yard field goal by Cameron Van Winkle724
35:214602:01WASHJohn Ross 19-yard touchdown reception from Jake Browning, Cameron Van Winkle kick good731
33:434–51:38COLO24-yard field goal by Chris Graham1031
414:07480:53WASH20-yard field goal by Cameron Van Winkle1034
44:2313658:46WASHChico McClatcher 8-yard touchdown run, Cameron Van Winkle kick good1041
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.1041

Statistics

Statistics [2] COLOWASH
First downs922
Third down efficiency4–158–17
Rushes–yards29–8254–265
Passing yards81118
Passing: Comp–Att–Int8–25–39–24–0
Time of possession21:2638:34

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