Arizona State Sun Devils

Arizona State claims back-to-back National Championships with thrilling comeback win over Alabama

December 31, 2019

Game Report Posted: October 20, 2016 01:19  

NEW ORLEANS -- Heisman winner Steve Williams ran for 190 yards and 2 scores, helping lead Arizona State to their second straight National Championship. He isn't the only hero from a National Title game that some are saying is the greatest of all time.

This instant classic started slowly enough - Alabama led 3-0 after the 1st and the teams were tied 10-10 at halftime - but turned into something else entirely in the 4th quarter, where the two teams combined for 45 points. A Matt Wesley interception mid-way through the quarter kicked off a wild sequence of events that saw the teams score two TD's each in approximately 4 minutes of game time, including a Bryant Mosley 75 yard TD off a slant and a Steve Williams TD run that cut the lead to 3 with about 2 and a half minutes remaining.

After quickly moving into scoring range and milking the clock to just over a minute, it appeared as if the game was all but over. The Sun Devils were forced to burn all three timeouts, but a Brian Jones sack on 3rd down forced a FG and gave them life.

Faced with the need to drive the length of the field with no timeouts, Mike Page gave the Sun Devils exactly what they needed with a 58 yard kick return to the Alabama 39 yard line. Matt Wesley needed just 3 plays and 33 seconds to drive them the rest of the way, finishing off the drive by scrambling into the end zone from 5 yards out. Stephen Tyree's XP would give them a 1 point lead with 20 seconds left.

The Crimson Tide managed to move it to the 50 and complete a final Hail Mary pass, but it was caught two yards short of the end zone.

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INJURIES
DE Joey Reed (Broken collarbone)

Williams breaks Barry Sanders rushing record, #2 Arizona State beats #24 Oregon 52-7 for third straight Pac-12 Title

December 7, 2019

Game Report Posted: October 18, 2016 01:51  

GLENDALE -- Steve Williams ran for 335 yards and 4 scores, surpassing Barry Sanders' 31 year old rushing record and tying his record for TD runs. That was about the only exciting thing in this contest, which saw Arizona State completely dominate both sides of the ball, holding Oregon to just 124 total yards of offense.

Arizona State has now won three straight Pac-12 titles and will face #1 Alabama for a chance at their second straight National Championship.

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INJURIES
DE Joey Reed (Broken collarbone)

Williams runs wild, #4 Arizona State crushes rival Arizona 70-28

November 23, 2019

Game Report Posted: October 18, 2016 00:06  

TEMPE -- Tucson native Steve Williams broke his own single game record for rushing yards and scores - again - totaling 365 yards and 5 TD's. This is now the 5th time this year Williams has topped 200 yards and 3 scores. Senior WR Bryant Mosley was also fantastic, catching 6 passes for 137 yards and a score.

The win is the Sun Devils 10th of the seaosn and clinches the Pac-12 South title. This marks their fourth division title in five years. It is also their third straight victory over rival Arizona.

INJURIES
DE Joey Reed (Broken collarbone)
C William Wright (High ankle sprain)

AWARDS
HB Steve Williams - NCAA Offensive Player of the Week

RECORDS
School Single Game Rushing Yards - Steve Williams (365)
School Single Game Rushing TD's - Steve Williams (5)

Wesley keys huge 1st half, #7 Arizona State takes Pac-12 South lead with 52-14 win over #10 Boise State

November 16, 2019

Game Report Posted: October 16, 2016 20:00  

TEMPE -- The Broncos came to Tempe with a plan - if they were going to lose, it would be Matt Wesley's arm and not Steve Williams' legs that beat them. Wesley did just that, hitting multiple big pass plays down the field and breaking up the 8 and 9 man boxes the Broncos brought early. The sophomore found Josh Jackson for a 46 yard score, Bryant Mosley for a 43 yard score and Jason Cox for a 32 yard score - in all, he threw for 247 yards and 3 scores on just 19 pass attempts. Once the Broncos abandoned their single high safety game plan, Steve Williams went to work, adding 165 yards and 3 scores to his already record breaking season.

The win is Arizona State's 9th of the season and puts them back in the drivers seat of the Pac-12 South.

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INJURIES
DE Joey Reed (Broken collarbone)

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