Utah received the opening kickoff, but their first drive ended in a turnover on downs at the Oregon 33 yard line.

Early in the second quarter, the Ducks extended the lead with a 45-yard touchdown pass from Justin Herbert to Johnny Johnson III.

Camden Lewis converted another field goal, from 30 yards out, to make the score 20–0 Oregon at half-time.

On Utah's first possession, they scored their first points of the day via a 24-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Huntley to Zack Moss.

[1] Oregon, who had been ranked 13th heading into the game, moved up to sixth in the final College Football Playoff rankings, and received a bid to the Rose Bowl against Big Ten runner-up Wisconsin, where they won 28–27.

Utah moved down from fifth to 11th and received a bid to play Texas in the Alamo Bowl, where they lost 10–38.