Box Score | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
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Stanford | 10 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
Arizona State | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 56 |
Bray overcomes sloppy start, leads #18 Arizona State past #13 Stanford 56-44
TEMPE -- Things couldn't have started much worse for QB Mark Bray and his Sun Devils. Bray struggled with accuracy early, repeatedly missing open receivers, and the defense could not keep Stanford out of the end zone. After two ugly 2nd quarter INT's led to three consecutive Stanford TD's, the Cardinal led 31-17 and appeared ready to break the game open.
The Sun Devils halftime adjustments were on point, though, as their move to the no-huddle was something Stanford did not have an answer for. Specifically, they had no answer for freshman phenom Steve Williams, who kept the Sun Devils in favorable down-and-distance situations and opened things up for Bray in the passing game. Williams ended the game with 144 yards rushing and 4 TD's.
The win moves Arizona State to 3-0 on the season and gives them a huge edge in the Pac-12 race.
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INJURIES
DT Nate Tyler (Broken tailbone)
Players of the Game
Arizona State
Steve Williams , HB
Game Statistics | ||
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Category | Stanford | Arizona State |
First Downs | 30 | 26 |
Total Offense | 499 | 471 |
Rushes-YDS | 57-333 | 31-217 |
Passing YDS | 166 | 254 |
Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Total Yards | 576 | 671 |
T.O.P. | 16:31 | 15:29 |