UTAH [4-5, 2-4 Pac-12] @ WASHINGTON [5-4, 3-3 Pac-12] -- With three weeks' worth of remaining games, Utes & Huskies could each solidify bowl chances with victory.   Utah comes off resounding 49-6 win over Washington State, while Huskies claimed first road triumph in over a year with 21-13 win at Cal.   Utes are 3rd among Pac-12 defenses, permitting 336.3 yards/game, and just 105.2 on ground.   Huskies, meantime, are 2nd in pass defense, allowing just 202 yards/game.   After 9 games, each team is even in giveaway/takeaway ration at zero.  Senior JOHN WHITE [149-649-5 TD] leads Utes in rushing; his Husky counterpart is soph BISHOP SANKEY [176-855-11 TD].   Utah must find way to defuse Huskies' receiving duo of KASEN WILLIAMS [49-547-4 TD] and AUSTIN SEFERIAN-JENKINS [48-632-4 TD].   Junior QB KEITH PRICE [177-297-10 INT-9 TD] directs Washington pass attack.   Utes QB chores now being handled by freshman TRAVIS WILSON [79-116-5 INT-4 TD].   Wilson took over QB duties when incumbent starter JORDAN WYNN was sidelined with season-ending shoulder injury.   Standout d-lineman STAR LETOULELEI is often blocked by two men, but leads Pac-12 with 3 fumbles recovered.  Letoulelei was first-team all-Pac-12 in '11. Huskies must defense Utes KR REGGIE DUNN, who set NCAA record with his 4th 100-yard kick return last week in win over Washington State.   Three of Dunn's coast-to-coast jaunts have come in past two weeks.  Dunn this week earned his 2nd consecutive Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week award. Utah is 13-4 alltime in bowl games; it was Mountain West member from 1999-2010 prior to joining Pac-12 season ago.   Huskies are 15-15-1 in bowls, seeking to go to 3rd straight postseason game following drought from '02 Sun to '10 Holiday.   Contest is Huskies finale @ CenturyLink Field; Husky Stadium is being renovated this year, but will be ready for team's return come '13 season.   The Series:   Eighth meeting in series that began in 1931, though teams have played just twice since 1959.   Washington has won previous 7 matchups.   Last Meeting:  2011, Washington 31, Utah 14 in Salt Lake City, UT.   Utes' last appearance in Seattle was 31-14 defeat in 1979.   Kickoff:   7:30 p.m. PST/10:30 p.m. EST.   TV:  Pac-12 Networks [regional/national cable].

AT THE THREE-QUARTERS POLE:

The Pac-12 race enters the final stretch this weekend.   A look at each school's remaining schedule:

ARIZONA:   COLORADO, @Utah, ARIZONA STATE
ARIZONA STATE:   @Usc, WASHINGTON STATE, @Arizona
CALIFORNIA:   OREGON, @Oregon State
COLORADO:   @Arizona, WASHINGTON, UTAH
OREGON:  @California, STANFORD, @Oregon State
OREGON STATE:  @Stanford, CALIFORNIA, OREGON
STANFORD:  OREGON STATE, @Oregon, @UCLA
UCLA:  @Washington State, USC, STANFORD
USC:  ARIZONA STATE, @Ucla, NOTRE DAME
UTAH:   @Washington, ARIZONA, @Colorado
WASHINGTON:  UTAH, @Colorado, @Washington State
WASHINGTON STATE:  UCLA, @Arizona, WASHINGTON