The 2017 Pac-12 Football Championship Game was played on December 1, 2017, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California to determine the champion of the Pac-12 Conference in football for the 2017 season. It was the seventh football championship game in Pac-12 Conference history. The game featured the South Division champion USC Trojans against the North Division co-champion Stanford Cardinal, a rematch of the 2015 championship and the first rematch in the game's history. USC defeated Stanford by a score of 31âÂÂ28, becoming the first South Division member to win the Pac-12 Championship Game.
The game was televised nationally by ESPN.
This was the seventh playing of the Pac-12 Football Championship Game. Stanford, making its fourth appearance, won the 2012, 2013 and 2015 Pac-12 titles.
Stanford went into the game having won 7 of their last 10 meetings with USC.
USC clinched their second Pac-12 Championship game berth in three years after beating Colorado 38âÂÂ24.
USC had the better conference record and was therefore designated as the home team. The officials for the game were: Michael Mothershed, Referee; Roscoe Meisenheimer, Umpire; Cravonne Barrett, Head Linesman; Dale Keller, Line Judge; Clay Reynard, Side Judge; Steve Currie, Field Judge; Joe Johnston, Back Judge; Randy Campbell, Center Judge; Chuck McFerrin, Instant Replay Official; Jack Wood, Instant Replay Communicator.