Nota bene: Oregon put the conference championship game into garbage time with about six minutes remaining in the 4th quarter when they forced Utah to punt from their 9-yard line, after which Oregon played clock-killer and Utah’s drives were all desperation passes. Excluding garbage time therefore means ignoring a two-play short-field touchdown drive for the Ducks after an interception, which explains what may appear to be a discrepancy in the numbers of this article.
Offense
As noted in Thursday’s film study preview, the key to winning this game was sticking with the rushing attack against Utah’s defense, which struggled to stop efficiency runs.