Arizona State Sun Devils

Two time Heisman winner Bray comes through with 5 TD's, top ranked Arizona State claims first National Championship with 48-19 defeat of #2 Georgia

December 31, 2018

Game Report Posted: October 13, 2016 03:20  

GLENDALE -- Playing just 20 miles from campus, the stage was set for two time Heisman winner Mark Bray to make his final bit of Arizona State history. He did not disappoint, throwing for 402 yards and 4 TD's while adding another score on the ground.

Things started out poorly for the Sun Devils, though, as a couple early turnovers gave the Bulldogs an early 13-0 lead and sent the largely pro-Arizona State crowd into a hushed panic. It would be all Arizona State from there, with Bray lighting up the scoreboard with his arm and the defense holding the Bulldogs scoreless in the 2nd half.

This is Arizona State's first national championship in program history.

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INJURIES
DE Joey Reed (Abdominal tear)

Bray throws for 400 yards, #1 Arizona State beats #9 Stanford 52-28 in Pac-12 Championship

December 8, 2018

Game Report Posted: October 13, 2016 01:42  

GLENDALE -- Mark Bray racked up 469 total yards and 4 scores, Steve Williams ran for 138 yards, and the Arizona State offense finished its scorched earth type march through the Pac-12. There were road bumps today, though, as a pair of INT's in the 3rd quarter gave Stanford ample opportunity to take control of this game. They were unable to do so thanks to a withering pass rush led by Chad Henry, who had 6 TFL's and 3 sacks on the day. Those types of big plays repeatedly killed important Stanford drives and allowed the Sun Devils to close it out in the 4th.

With the victory, Arizona State claims their second consecutive Pac-12 title. Last year, the prize was a trip to the Rose Bowl.....this time, it's a trip to the National Championship game where they will face #2 Georgia.

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INJURIES
DE Joey Reed (Abdominal tear)

AWARDS
QB Mark Bray - NCAA Offensive Player of the Week
DT Chad Henry - NCAA Defensive Player of the Week

Bray scores 7 TD's in return from injury, #1 Arizona State trounces rival Arizona 56-24

November 24, 2018

Game Report Posted: October 12, 2016 05:06  

TUCSON -- Mark Bray quickly erased any doubts about his health, throwing for 4 scores and running for 3 more as the top ranked Sun Devils completed their perfect regular season with a resounding win over rival Arizona. HB Mike Page had another great running day, racking up 176 yards as Steve Williams sat out most of the game for precautionary reasons.

Arizona State will face #9 Stanford in the Pac-12 Championship game.

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INJURIES
DE Joey Reed (Abdominal tear)

AWARDS
QB Mark Bray - NCAA Offensive Player of the Week

Wesley steps in for injured Bray, clinches Pac-12 South with 45-26 win at Boise State

November 17, 2018

Game Report Posted: October 12, 2016 04:32  

BOISE -- If ever this Sun Devils team was vulnerable, it was late in the 1st quarter this evening, with their Heisman Trophy winning QB hobbling off the field with an apparent ankle injury. Tied at 10 a piece, it looked like their national championship hopes might have left with him.

Backup QB Matt Wesley was up to the task, however, throwing for 3 TD's and running for one more while only committing one turnover. While he wasn't quite Mark Bray, the sophomore was good enough to carry the Sun Devils to 28 second half points en route to clinching the Pac-12 South for the 3rd time in 4 years.