The Ducks returned to play on Friday night against California and the following week against UCLA, both of which resulted in slim, one-possession Oregon victories.

[25][26] Utah returned to winning ways shortly thereafter, defeating Washington State on homecoming[27] and, following a bye week, taking down USC – snapping a 106-year winless streak in the city of Los Angeles[28] – and No.

[29] Utah would falter in their next game, a road contest against Oregon State,[30] but finished the month of October with a victory over UCLA at home.

[31] To begin November, Utah soundly defeated Stanford and beat Arizona by two possessions, both on the road, before returning home to face No.

[32][33] The Utes pulled an upset, by 31 points,[19] and clinched the South Division title with the win, solidifying their place in their third championship game in the last four seasons.

[34] Scheduled for a 5:00 p.m. PST start, Oregon kicker Camden Lewis put the ball into play to begin the game at 5:15 p.m.

A pass interference penalty on 3rd & 5 forced a 4th & 24 the next play, and Tom Snee punted the ball away for the Ducks for the third time.

The Ducks' defense stepped up soon afterwards, though; on Utah's ensuing drive, Cameron Rising's pass was intercepted by linebacker Noah Sewell, giving Oregon the ball at their own 46-yard-line.

The Utes were able to string together a long drive of their own, gaining 44 yards in 11 plays, but it ended with another interception, this one by Verone McKinley III at the Oregon 20-yard-line.

Utah got the ball at their own 26-yard-line as a result; their next drive spanned 74 yards in 12 plays, and finished with an 11-yard touchdown pass from Cameron Rising to Dalton Kincaid.

[35] Oregon received the ball to start the second half as Jordan Noyes' kickoff resulted in a touchback.

This drive saw Brown and Dye gain a majority of Oregon's yards and saw the Ducks score their first points of the contest with a 42-yard field goal made by Camden Lewis.

Oregon found themselves unable to respond with another score of their own, as they couldn't convert a 4th & 4 at the Utah 38-yard-line and turned the ball over on downs.

The Ducks put up a 12-play drive spanning just over five minutes while converting two third downs en route to their first, and only, touchdown of the game by way of a 2-yard Travis Dye rush.