Arizona State Sun Devils

David Johnson, #5 Arizona State crush Army 42-16 in Rose Bowl

December 31, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 30, 2016 20:22  

PASADENA -- Davey O'Brien winner Matt Wesley was knocked out of the game late in the first half, forcing the Sun Devils to finish with backup Jason Ralph. Fortunately, it didn't matter who was throwing the ball because WR David Johnson was definitely going to catch it. The junior hauled in a career high 14 passes for 316 yards and 4 TD's in leading his team to an easy victory over Army, capturing their second Rose Bowl trophy in the last four seasons.

McCauley notches school record 6 sacks, #7 Arizona State shuts out #15 California 52-0 to claim fourth straight Pac-12 title

December 12, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 30, 2016 19:39  

GLENDALE -- Kevin McCauley notched a school record 6 sacks as the Sun Devils defense held Cal to a meager 186 yards of offense in a 52-0 shutout win. Matt Wesley was equally brilliant, racking up 449 total yards and 5 TD's.

The win gives the Sun Devils their fourth consecutive Pac-12 title.

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INJURIES
G Craig Parker (Broken ribs)

AWARDS
QB Matt Wesley - NCAA Offensive Player of the Week
DT Kevin McCauley - NCAA Defensive Player of the Week

RECORDS
School Single Game Sacks - DT Kevin McCauley (6)

#10 Arizona State jumps out to early lead, rebounds from loss to defeat rival Arizona 59-28

November 28, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 30, 2016 18:30  

TUCSON -- J.R. Colbert forced two early turnovers to help the Sun Devils jump out to a 38-14 halftime lead despite losing QB Matt Wesley to a minor injury early in the first quarter. They wouldn't look back, defeating their cross state rival for the fourth consecutive season.

The victory is the Sun Devils 10th of the season and clinches the Pac-12 South title.

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INJURIES
G Craig Parker (Broken ribs)

#4 Arizona State blows late lead, falls to #22 Boise State 28-24

November 21, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 30, 2016 17:46  

BOISE -- Arizona State took a 17-7 lead into the 4th quarter, looking to stay perfect in Pac-12 play. Boise State's offense came alive, however, as the Broncos scored three TD's in the fourth quarter to score the upset and potentially crush the Sun Devils hope of defending their national title.

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INJURIES
DE Aaron Meyers (Dislocated elbow)
G Jarod Watkins (Turf toe)

Wesley's 6 TD's help #5 Arizona State win 52-45 shootout over Utah

November 14, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 30, 2016 05:06  

TEMPE -- Matt Wesley continued his recent tear, throwing for 456 yards and 6 TD's. Even then, it was almost not enough, as the Utes matched the Sun Devils nearly yard for yard. Arizona State ran out to a 42-24 halftime lead on the strength of their passing attack, only for Utah to dial up their own passing attack and pull within one score. The Sun Devils hung on, though, improving to 9-1 and staying perfect in conference play.

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INJURIES
DE Aaron Meyers (Dislocated elbow)
G Jarod Watkins (Turf toe)

AWARDS
QB Matt Wesley - Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week
FS Mikal Jones - Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week

Wesley throws career high 6 TD's, #4 Sun Devils crush UCLA 49-10

November 7, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 24, 2016 01:22  

TEMPE -- Matt Wesley set career highs for the second week in a row, completing 44 passes for 503 yards and 6 TD's as the Sun Devils easily dispatched UCLA to improve to 8-1 on the season and remain perfect in conference play.

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INJURIES
DE Aaron Meyers (Dislocated elbow)
G Jarod Watkins (Turf toe)

AWARDS
QB Matt Wesley - NCAA Offensive Player of the Week
MLB Mike Woods - Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week

Wesley, Cox connection propel #4 Arizona State to 47-8 victory over Washington State

October 29, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 23, 2016 19:19  

TEMPE -- Arizona State rode career performances from QB Matt Wesley (career high 404 yards and 5 TD's), WR Jason Cox (10 rec, 213 yards and school record 4 TD's) and DE Joey Reed (5 TFL, 3 sacks) to an easy victory over Washington State. The Sun Devils improved to 7-1 with the victory and remained undefeated in conference play.

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INJURIES
DE Aaron Meyers (Dislocated elbow)
G Jarod Watkins (Turf toe)

AWARDS
QB Matt Wesley - NCAA Offensive Player of the Week
DE Joey Reed - Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week

RECORDS
WR Jason Cox - School Single Game Receiving TD's (4)

#4 Sun Devils survive Trojans rally, win 35-26

October 24, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 23, 2016 18:02  

LOS ANGELES -- Arizona State jumped out to a 28-10 halftime lead thanks to a potent passing attack and a withering pass rush. The Sun Devils were consistently in the Trojans backfield, notching 5 sacks and 11 TFL's. The Trojans came alive late, however, putting up 16 unanswered points. The Sun Devils hung on, though, notching a crucial conference victory.

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INJURIES
DE Aaron Meyers (Dislocated elbow)
G Jarod Watkins (Turf toe)

Wesley's 4 TD's help #6 Arizona State eek past Washington 41-31

October 17, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 23, 2016 17:30  

SEATTLE -- A tie game entering the fourth is not how the Sun Devils were hoping to bounce back following last week's loss to Alabama, but they were able to survive thanks to Matt Wesley's late game heroics. The junior threw for 343 yards and accounted for 4 scores, including a 4th quarter TD pass the put the Sun Devils up for good.

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INJURIES
DE Aaron Meyers (Dislocated elbow)

#2 Alabama avenges title loss, defeats #3 Arizona State 31-23

October 3, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 22, 2016 05:20  

TUSCALOOSA -- Alabama ran off 21 unanswered points in the third quarter and held off a late rally by the Sun Devils. The game was a rematch of last year's epic national title game, won in dramatic fashion by Arizona State. The Crimson Tide were much more successful this time around in stifling the Sun Devils explosive offense, holding Matt Wesley to a season low 231 yards passing. Safety Dominique Coley's INT helped spur a late run, but the deficit was too much to overcome in one quarter.

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INJURIES
DE Aaron Meyers (Dislocated elbow)
HB James Washington (Back spasms)

Wesley, #2 Arizona State take command early, cruise to 42-26 victory over Cal

September 26, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 22, 2016 05:19  

BERKELEY -- QB Matt Wesley threw for 352 yards - his fourth 300+ yard performance in as many games - and 4 TD's as the Sun Devils cruised to an easy win in their Pac-12 opener.

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INJURIES
DE Aaron Meyers (Dislocated elbow)

AWARDS
QB Matt Wesley - Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week

#1 Arizona State steamrolls #12 Michigan 55-7

September 12, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 22, 2016 04:53  

TEMPE -- For the second straight week, top ranked Arizona State has obliterated a nationally ranked team. This time, it was #12 Michigan, who was outgained by 265 yards and forced into 3 turnovers, en route to giving up 48 unanswered points after the first quarter. QB Matt Wesley continued his impressive season, throwing for 336 yards and 3 TD's.

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INJURIES
DE Aaron Meyers (Dislocated elbow)

Wesley shreds #8 Stanford for 5 TD's as top ranked Sun Devils cruise to 50-7 victory

September 5, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 22, 2016 03:12  

TEMPE -- Any thoughts of Arizona State's potential vulnerability following a narrow win last week were put to bed following a dominating performance over #8 Stanford. The Sun Devils owned both sides of the ball, with the offense putting up 472 yards and the defense holding Stanford to just 85.

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INJURIES
DE Aaron Meyers (Dislocated elbow)

AWARDS
QB Matt Wesley - Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week

Top ranked Sun Devils hold on to defeat #14 Texas 31-28 in season opener

August 29, 2020

Game Report Posted: October 21, 2016 04:17  

TEMPE -- The Sun Devils title defense was nearly untracked in its infancy thanks to a late Texas rally. The top ranked Sun Devils held on, though, thanks to Matt Wesley's 399 total yards and 3 scores.