The 2020 Pac–12 Football Championship Game featured the
Oregon Ducks, then second place in the North Division, and the
USC Trojans, South Division champions. Oregon and USC had met 61 times previously before this game, with USC holding a 38–21–1 advantage in the series. The two teams did not meet during the 2020 regular season.
Oregon Oregon was selected to represent the North Division after division winner
Washington did not have the minimum number of scholarship players available to participate in the game due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The week before, Washington had to cancel its game against Oregon for the same reason. This marks Oregon's fourth overall appearance in the Pac-12 championship game, having won in all three of their prior appearances. The Ducks are the defending Pac-12 champions, having defeated
Utah in the
2019 title game. Oregon enters the contest with a 3–2 record.
USC USC secured its spot in the game with its December 13 win over
UCLA. This is USC's third appearance in the championship game, having last appeared the
2017 game. USC entered the game with an 5–0 record in the regular season and in Pac-12 play. The Trojans were designated as the home team, based on their better overall record. ==Game summary==