{"id":12514,"date":"2023-12-02T10:13:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T07:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/12514\/washington-outlasts-oregon-to-win\/"},"modified":"2023-12-02T10:13:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T07:13:37","slug":"washington-outlasts-oregon-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=12514","title":{"rendered":"Washington outlasts Oregon to win Pac-12 championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Washington outlasts Oregon to win Pac-12 championship\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LAS VEGAS \u2013 Michael Penix Jr. passed for 319 yards and a touchdown, Dillon Johnson ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns and No. 3 Washington clinched a spot in the College Football Playoff, beating No. 5 Washington Oregon 34-31 Friday.  night in the Pac-12 championship game.<\/p>\n<p>The game was likely the final Pac-12 finale given that 10 of the 12 teams will play in different conferences next season.  Only Oregon State and Washington State will remain as they try to find a way to keep this tradition-rich conference together in some form.<\/p>\n<p>Washington (13-0) was the last Pac-12 team to make the CFP \u2013 during the 2016 season.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Huskies scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to take a 34-24 lead.  Oregon (11-2) scored a late touchdown for the final score, but failed to recover the onside kick, ending the Ducks&#8217; six-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>Two Washington receivers totaled more than 100 yards: Jalen McMillan (nine receptions for 131 yards) and Biletnikoff runner-up Rome Odunze (eight for 102), who was returning to his hometown.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon&#8217;s Bo Nix passed for 239 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 69 yards.<\/p>\n<p>If this was indeed the final conference title game, it was quite a stretch as Oregon and Washington once again played a game with big scores and big plays throughout.  The Huskies won their regular season game 36-33 in Seattle.<\/p>\n<p>Washington took a 20-3 lead before the Ducks scored a touchdown with nine seconds remaining to pull within 10 points.<\/p>\n<p>That score allowed Oregon to advance, converting two fourth downs on the first drive of the second, including a 2-yard touchdown run from Nix to tight end Terrance Ferguson to get within three points.  The Ducks took a 24-20 lead with 1:51 left in the third quarter on Jordan James&#8217; 6-yard TD run.<\/p>\n<p>The lead didn&#8217;t last long as Washington scored on its next drive to take the lead for good.<\/p>\n<p>This is the second time both teams have placed in the top 10 when they face each other.  The other time, it was the first meeting of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Washington improved to 3-0 in the Pac-12 championship game;  Oregon is 4-2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington outlasts Oregon to win Pac-12 championship\u060c LAS VEGAS \u2013 Michael Penix Jr. passed for 319 yards and a touchdown, Dillon Johnson ran for 152 yards and two touchdowns and No. 3 Washington clinched a spot in the College Football Playoff, beating No. 5 Washington Oregon 34-31 Friday. night in the Pac-12 championship game. 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