2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game

August 2023 November 2016 Pac-12 Football Championship Game Conference Championship December 2 2016 2016 Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, CA University of Colorado Boulder Colorado Buffaloes 10–2 9 9 8 Mike MacIntyre 7 0 3 0 University of Washington Washington Huskies 11–1 4 4 4 Chris Petersen 7 7 17 10 Taylor Rapp, Washington Washington by 8.5 Land Clark Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway 47,118 FOX, FOX Deportes Joe Davis (Play-by-Play) Brady Quinn (Analyst) Jenny Taft (Sideline Reporter) FOX Sports (Spanish)ESPN Brasil (Portuguese) 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.2016 Pac-12 Football Standings http://www.espn.com/college-football/standings/_/group/9 ESPN.com December 2, 2016 Washington defeated Colorado by a score of 41–10 to win their first conference championship since 2000 and their first outright title since 1991. 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 #8 Buffaloes 7 0 3 0 #4 Huskies 7 7 17 10 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. COLO WASH 1 11:53 WASH 7 65 3:07 RushTD Lavon Coleman 1 good Cameron Van Winkle 0 7 1 0:49 COLO 7 55 3:07 RushTD Phillip Lindsay 3 good Davis Price 7 7 2 6:38 WASH 9 56 4:19 RecTD Darrell Daniels Jake Browning 15 good Cameron Van Winkle 7 14 3 14:44 WASH -- -- -- IntTD Taylor Rapp 35 good Cameron Van Winkle 7 21 3 11:27 WASH 6 18 2:01 FG 24 Cameron Van Winkle 7 24 3 5:21 WASH 4 60 2:01 RecTD John Ross Jake Browning 19 good Cameron Van Winkle 7 31 3 3:43 COLO 4 –5 1:38 FG 24 Chris Graham 10 31 4 14:07 WASH 4 8 0:53 FG 20 Cameron Van Winkle 10 34 4 4:23 WASH 13 65 8:46 RushTD Chico McClatcher 8 good Cameron Van Winkle 10 41 10 41 Statistics StatisticsESPN Box Score: Colorado vs Washington (2016 Pac-12 Championship) http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400926942 ESPN.com December 2, 2016 !! style="background:#d2c694; color:black"|COLO !!style="background:#363c74; color:#e8d3a2"|WASH First downs 9 22 Third down efficiency 4–15 8–17 Rushes–yards 29–82 54–265 Passing yards 81 118 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–25–3 9–24–0 Time of possession 21:26 38:34 See also List of Pac-12 Conference football champions Notes This was the first Pac-12 championship game without an Arizona or California team. Washington became the first team from the North Division other than Oregon or Stanford to make an appearance. References Championship Category:Pac-12 Football Championship Game Category:Colorado Buffaloes football games Category:Washington Huskies football games Category:American football competitions in Santa Clara, California Pac-12 Football Pac-12 Football