The Pac-12 is full of high-scoring offenses, but Utah is trying to ride its stout defense to the conference championship game.
Points may be at a premium Saturday when the 13th-ranked Utes visit Washington and the league's best scoring defense.
Utah (7-1, 4-1) bounced back nicely from its first setback, winning 27-12 last Saturday against Oregon State after losing 42-24 at Southern California a week earlier. The Utes found themselves at No. 12 in the season's first College Football Playoff rankings Tuesday and control their destiny to play in the league's title game in Santa Clara on Dec.