| Pac-12 Conference Football Championship Game | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sport | Football |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Played | 2011–2023 |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Washington |
| Most championships | Oregon (4)[a] |
| TV partner(s) | |
| Sponsors | |
| 76 (2016–2023)[1] | |
| Host stadiums | |
| |
| Host locations | |
| Eugene, Oregon (2011) Stanford, California (2012) Tempe, Arizona (2013) Santa Clara, California (2014–2019) Los Angeles (2020) Paradise, Nevada (2021–2023) | |
The Pac-12 Football Championship Game was an annual college football game held by the Pac-12 Conference to determine the season's conference champion. The game from the 2011–2021 seasons had the champion of the North Division against the champion of the South Division. The inaugural game was held during the 2011 season.[3] In 2022 and 2023, the two teams with the highest conference winning percentage faced off in the championship game.[4]
The game was scheduled to be played in Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, through 2022.[5] In 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the game was hosted at the home stadium of the division winner with the better conference record, which was the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, home of the USC Trojans. From 2014 to 2019, the game was played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.[2] The first three editions were also 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 usually held on the first Friday following the conclusion of the regular season.
The winner of the game was awarded the Pac-12 Conference's automatic berth in the Rose Bowl Game, unless the team was selected to play in the College Football Playoff (CFP), and/or in seasons where the Rose Bowl hosts a CFP semifinal.
Television broadcast rights to the game were shared by Fox Sports in even years and ESPN in most odd years, with the 2019, 2021, and 2023 editions on ABC. ESPN Radio held the radio rights.[6]
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- ^ "Pac-12 names 76® as the presenting sponsor of its Football Championship Game" (Press release). Pac-12 Conference. October 3, 2016. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016.
- ^ a b Fischer, Bryan (May 14, 2014). "Pac-12 to move football championship game to Levi's Stadium". NFL. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "Additional Pac-12 2011 Football Telecast Windows Announced". Pacific-10 Conference. June 1, 2011. Archived from the original on June 21, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- ^ "Pac-12 announces change to Football Championship Game format".
- ^ "Pac-12 approves 2020 football schedule & for fall sports". Allegiant Stadium. July 31, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ Chozet, Tara (August 31, 2016). "ESPN Radio's 2016-17 Regular College Football Schedule Kicks off with Two Top-25 Matchups" (Press release). ESPN MediaZone.