2013 Pac-12 Football Championship Game

The 2013 Pac-12 Football Championship Game was played on Saturday, December 7, 2013 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, to determine the champion of the Pac-12 Conference in football for the 2013 season.[1] North Division champion Stanford defeated South Division champion Arizona State to win their second consecutive Pac-12 title. The ESPN television networks broadcast the game, beginning at 4:45 PM PT/5:45 PM MT.[2] Stanford went on to represent the Pac-12 Conference in the 2014 Rose Bowl Game.

2013 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
Conference Championship
Stanford Cardinal Arizona State Sun Devils
(10–2) (10–2)
38 14
Head coach: 
David Shaw		 Head coach: 
Todd Graham
APCoachesBCS
7107
APCoachesBCS
111311
1234 Total
Stanford 141437 38
Arizona State 7700 14
DateDecember 7, 2013
Season2013
StadiumSun Devil Stadium
LocationTempe, AZ
MVPRB Tyler Gaffney, Stanford
RefereeJay Stricherz
Attendance69,535
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN (TV)
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersBrad Nessler, Todd Blackledge & Holly Rowe (ESPN)
Dave Flemming, David Norrie & Dave Shore (ESPN Radio)
2013 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 11 Stanford xy$  7 –2     11 –3  
No. 9 Oregon x  7 –2     11 –2  
No. 25 Washington  5 –4     9 –4  
Oregon State  4 –5     7 –6  
Washington State  4 –5     6 –7  
California  0 –9     1 –11  
South Division
No. 21 Arizona State x  8 –1     10 –4  
No. 16 UCLA  6 –3     10 –3  
No. 19 USC  6 –3     10 –4  
Arizona  4 –5     8 –5  
Utah  2 –7     5 –7  
Colorado  1 –8     4 –8  
Championship: Stanford 38, Arizona State 14
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

History

The game was the third edition of the Pac-12 Football Championship Game. The previous season, the Stanford Cardinal defeated the UCLA Bruins 27–24 to win the conference title and represent the Pac-12 in the 2013 Rose Bowl Game.

Teams

Stanford
Main article: 2013 Stanford Cardinal football team

For the fourth season in a row, the Cardinal won 10 or more games. Led by LB Trent Murphy and LB Shayne Skov, the defense entered the game allowing just 87.3 yards rushing (3rd in FBS) and averaging 2.92 sacks (tied for 11th in FBS). Offensively, Stanford was led by RB Tyler Gaffney, who gained 1,485 yards this season for 17 touchdowns; and WR Ty Montgomery, who gained 161.9 all-purpose yards per game and scored 12 touchdowns.

Arizona State
Main article: 2013 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Arizona State made its debut Pac-12 Championship game, having achieved its first 10-win season since 2007. During the regular season, the team outscored its opponents by 84 points and posted a 7-0 record when playing at home in Sun Devil Stadium.

Scoring summary

1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 69-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick); ASU – D. J. Foster 51-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick); STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run (Williamson kick)

2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Ty Montgomery 22-yard run (Williamson kick); STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run (Williamson kick); ASU – Foster 65-yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick)

3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 30-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: STAN – Montgomery 24-yard pass from Kevin Hogan (Williamson kick)

Statistics
StatisticsSTANASU
First Downs1815
Total offense, plays – yards62–51768–311
Rushes-yards (net)44–24043–138
Passing yards (net)277173
Passes, Comp-Att-Int12–18–017–25 –0
Time of Possession33:3926:21
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See also

References
  1. 2013 Football Schedule Announced Archived 2013-02-16 at Archive.today, UCLABruins.com, January 10, 2013
  2. Pac-12 early football TV schedule announced, Pac-12 Conference, May 29, 2013
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