Arizona State Sun Devils

ASU Beats #2 Stanford To Gain a Rose Bowl Birth!

December 3, 2011

Game Report Posted: August 09, 2011 05:31  

In the inaugural Pac12 CCG, ASU traveled to Stanford to face the best team they've faced all season knowing that they'd have to play a perfect game to win this one. Luckily for Devils' fans, that's exactly what they did. The ASU defense befuddled the best player in the nation Andrew Luck while Cameron Marshall had his usual studly performance. Just in case that wasn't enough, Devil QB Brock Osweiler had a rare moment of clarity and turned in his best performance of the season.

ASU opened the scoring in the first on a rare Oswelier TD pass to Gerrel Robinson. Midway through the 2nd quarter stud Marshal would punch it in from 4 yards out to put ASU up 14-0. The Cardinal wouldn't roll over, however, as Luck would connect with Fleener for an 18 yd TD pass to pull them within 1 score, but that turned out to be their only score and they'd never get closer. Early in the 3rd Cameron "all he does is score TDs" Marshall would follow his blockers on a beautiful 29 yd TD run to finish the scoring. The 4th quarter saw ASU just beat Stanford into submission as they controlled the clock and just got 1st down after 1st down after 1st down.

The numbers in this one were pretty impressive:

o ASU held the potent Stanford offense to only 170 yards compared to 386 for ASU
o The Cardinal only converted 2 of 6 1st downs compare to an impressive 10 of 13 for ASU.
o Luck had an off night completing only 8 of 16 passes for 97 yards, 1 TD, and 2 INTs.
o Osweiler played out of his mind completing 15 of 16 for 235 yards, 1 TD, and most importantly, 0 INTs.
o Marshall was his usual solid self gaining 164 yards on 29 carries (5.6 YPC) and 2 more TDs.

The Devils will now relax at home as they await their birth in the Rose Bowl.

Devils Finish the Season Strong

November 26, 2011

Game Report Posted: August 07, 2011 01:17  

ASU finished out the regular season on a strong note with a 42-3 blasting of Da Bears in Tempe. They were led by their stout defense (ranked #1 and #2 in the nation in points allowed and yards given up respectively) but their rushing attack made a statement. Cameron Marshal was his usual stellar self as he gained 168 yards and 3 TDs in only 3 quarters of play, but it was his backups, playing mostly behind the 2nd string O-line that were just as good. #2 guy Deonte Lewis gained 61 yards and 2 TDs on only 9 carries, while 3rd stringer Middlebrooks had 78 yards on 4 carries.

Defensively, it was the usual. They only gave up 170 yards, 100 passing yards, 0 of 8 3rd down conversions, and only allowed Cal to have the ball for 9 minutes of the game. Next the Devils will head west to Stanford for the Pac12 CCG.

Defense Wins the Day Once Again

November 19, 2011

Game Report Posted: August 06, 2011 18:18  

The ASU defense really stepped up in this game for ASU to keep them undefeated in the Pac12 this season. The offense struggled and the defense gave up some big plays, but the D really stepped up when they needed to. Offensively, star HB Cam Marshall did a decent job of moving the Devils down the field. He had 99 yards on 23 carries, but it was the big FB Josh Fulton who did the scoring. He was rewarded for all of his blocking on the season with 2 short TD runs against our arch rivals.

Besides the 2 TD runs by Fulton, there are 2 main stats in this game, both of which are related. The Devil defense gave up some yards as they allowed the Cats to march down the field frequently, but their red zone defense was stupendous. While ASU got 2 TDs and 2 FGs in their 4 red zone trips, the wildcats got a goose egg in their 4 red zone appearances. This was due in great part to the 3 red zone (2 @ or past the goal line) INTs by ASU. Couple those 3 picks with a missed 25ish yard FG by the Arizona kicker and it was a great day of red zone defense for ASU.

Cougars Are Declawed

November 12, 2011

Game Report Posted: August 05, 2011 03:18  

Washington State gets destroyed by Arizona State. For those Devils fans that feared ASU might have been looking forward to their rivalry game next week, worry no more. This was by far the most dominating performance by the Devils so far this year. They held the Cougs to only 237 yards of offense, 7 points, and 1 of 11 3rd down conversions. Offensively, we had 593 yards of offense, 377 rushing yards, and 55 points (all season highs). The rushing attack was led by HBs Marshall and Lewis who both had 100 yard days (208 and 123 respectively). When asked if this game shows that his team is starting to really gel, coach Jello said "Not at all. After all, this was only Washington State. It was like playing a high school team out there."

Next week the Devils will host the Wildcats of Arizona for the Territorial Cup.

Chalk Up Another W for the Devils

October 29, 2011

Game Report Posted: August 03, 2011 19:32  

ASU's defense dominates the Bruins as the Devil offense had a tough time of it this week. At the end of the 1st half Cameron Marshall punched it into the end zone from 8 yards out to put us up 16-0. The play was reviewed, however, and it was determined that the ball was on the 1 foot line instead (coach Jello vehemently disagreed, but to no avail), 2nd and goal. After two failed shots to punch it in, the Devils settled for a FG as time expired instead. After this emotional letdown, the Devils' offense never looked the same and was very sluggish in the 2nd half. Luckily the defense played great all game and was able to hold on for the win.