By SuperWest Sports Staff
December 1, 2023
The Pac-12 is no more.
No. 3 Washington won the last-ever Conference Football Championship, defeating No. 5 Oregon in the 2023 version of the game at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev.
From 2014 to 2019, the Championship Game was played at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. In 2020, it was played in the Los Angeles Coliseum, due to the Covid pandemic.
The first three editions were held at the home stadium of the division winner with the better conference record: Autzen Stadium in 2011, Stanford Stadium in 2012, and Sun Devil Stadium in 2013.
The game was typically held on the first Friday following the end of the regular season, with the winner being awarded the Pac-12 Conference’s automatic berth in the Rose Bowl Game.
Television broadcast rights to the game were shared by Fox Sports in even years and ESPN in most odd years, with the 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023 editions on ABC.
Here’s a table with winners and runner-ups by year with location, attendance, and game MVP, followed by a breakdown of appearances and wins, losses, winning percentage, and title counts by program.
Pac-12 Championship Game Results by Year
| Year | Winner | Pts | Runner-Up | Pts | Location | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | No. 3 Washington | 34 | No. 5 Oregon | 34 | Las Vegas, NV | Michael Penix Jr., Washington |
| 2022 | No. 11 Utah | 47 | No. 4 USC | 24 | Las Vegas, NV | Cam Rising, Utah |
| 2021 | No. 14 Utah | 38 | No. 10 Oregon | 10 | Las Vegas, NV | Devin Lloyd, Utah |
| 2020 | Oregon | 31 | No. 13 USC | 24 | Los Angeles, CA | Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon |
| 2019 | No. 13 Oregon | 37 | No. 5 Utah | 15 | Santa Clara, CA | C.J. Verdell, Oregon |
| 2018 | No. 11 Washington | 10 | No. 17 Utah | 3 | Santa Clara, CA | Byron Murphy, Washington |
| 2017 | No. 11 USC | 31 | No. 14 Stanford | 28 | Santa Clara, CA | Sam Darnold, USC |
| 2016 | No. 4 Washington | 41 | No. 9 Colorado | 10 | Santa Clara, CA | Taylor Rapp, Washington |
| 2015 | No. 7 Stanford | 41 | No. 24 USC | 22 | Santa Clara, CA | Christian McCaffrey, Stanford |
| 2014 | No. 3 Oregon | 51 | No. 8 Arizona | 13 | Santa Clara, CA | Marcus Mariota, Oregon |
| 2013 | No. 7 Stanford | 38 | No. 11 ASU | 14 | Tempe, AZ | Tyler Gaffney, Stanford |
| 2012 | No. 8 Stanford | 27 | No. 17 UCLA | 24 | Stanford, CA | Kevin Hogan, Stanford |
| 2011 | No. 8 Oregon | 49 | UCLA | 31 | Eugene, OR | LaMichael James, Oregon |
Pac-12 Championship Game Results by Program
| Games | Program | W | L | Pct. | Titles | Runners-Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Oregon | 4 | 2 | .666 | 2011, 2014, 2019, 2020 | 2021, 2023 |
| 4 | Stanford | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2012, 2013, 2015 | 2017 |
| 4 | USC | 1 | 3 | .333 | 2017 | 2015, 2020, 2022 |
| 4 | Utah | 2 | 2 | ,500 | 2021, 2022 | 2018, 2019 |
| 3 | Washington | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2016, 2018, 2023 | — |
| 2 | UCLA | 0 | 2 | .000 | — | 2011, 2012 |
| 1 | Arizona | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | 2014 |
| 1 | Arizona State | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | 2013 |
| 1 | Colorado | 0 | 1 | .000 | — | 2016 |