There wasnât any traffic congestion around the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before kickoff.
The national anthem was played for seats occupied by cardboard cutouts replacing the human beings depicted on them.
Oregon, which wasnât even scheduled to play in the Pac-12 championship game until Monday afternoon, repeated as conference champions with a memorable 34-27 victory over No. 13 USC on Friday night inside the Coliseum.
The smiles and confetti snow angels were reminiscent of the Ducksâ previous three conference championship game victories since the Pac-12 expanded.
But during an awkward postgame trophy ceremony there were no fans available to boo masked commissioner Larry Scott.
Oregon Holds off USC Late, Grabs Pac-12 Title with 31-24 Win
They still ended up celebrating amid confetti and streamers in their rivals empty stadium.
After yet another display of the big-game poise their West Coast foes so often lack, the Ducks are back-to-back conference champions.
Anthony Brown threw two touchdown passes in his unusual Oregon debut, Jamal Hill made his second interception with 2:47 to play, and the Ducks won their second straight Pac-12 title with a 31-24 victory over No. 13 Southern California.
Defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, the game s MVP with five tackles and a sack, jauntily wore two hats during the postgame party to symbolize the Ducks two championships.
Second Half Thread: Oregon Wins First Two Quarters, Ducks 21 - Trojans 14
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The Oregon Ducks (3-2) lead the USC Trojans (5-0) 21-14 at the half in the PAC-12 Championship game.
Oregon scored 14 quick points by forcing two interceptions from USC quarterback Kedon Slovis and capitalizing off of them with touchdown passes to Jaylon Redd and Hunter Kampmoyer.
But the Trojans responded with a 47-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown to cut the lead to seven. Tyler Shough then added to the Duck lead by orchestrating a four-play, 41-yard touchdown drive that finished with tight end DJ Johnson in the end zone.
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Quack-to-Quack PAC-12 Champions! Ducks 31 - Trojans 24
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The Oregon Ducks (4-2) defeated the previously undefeated USC Trojans (5-1) in the 2020 PAC-12 Championship game.
The Duck defense held strong during USC’s final two drives to clinch their second consecutive PAC-12 Championship! Oregon scored 14 quick points by forcing two interceptions from USC quarterback Kedon Slovis and capitalizing off of them with touchdown passes from Anthony Brown Jr. and Tyler Shough to Jaylon Redd and Hunter Kampmoyer, respectively.
All three PAC-12 quarterbacks recorded impressive plays along with awkward mistakes. Shough finished 8-of-15 for just 91 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, Brown was 3-of-4 for 17 yards and two touchdowns, and Slovis threw three picks and two TDS on 28-of-52 passing for 320 yards.