Well, since I've researched the positive trends of the 3-0 and 4-0 starts, I ought to be equitable and research how some things from Saturday stack up to recent history.
For reference, Todd Graham has now coached 58 games at ASU.
The 21-point margin of defeat ties for the fifth-largest margin under Todd Graham at ASU:
1. 35 (62-27, UCLA 2014)
2. 28 (42-14, USC 2015)
3. 24 (38-14, Stanford 2013 Pac-12 Championship Game)
4. 22 (43-21, Oregon 2012)
5. 21 (41-20, USC 2016; 38-17, Texas A&M 2015; 38-17, USC 2012)
After USC scored at the 8:24 mark of the third quarter, ASU trailed by 35 as it was 41-6. That ties for the second largest deficit within a game that the Sun Devils have endured under Graham. The biggest was in 2012 against Oregon when the Ducks went up by 36 with a 43-7 lead after scoring with 11:33 left in the 2nd quarter. ASU also had 35-point deficits against USC in 2015 and UCLA in 2014.
ASU scored its first touchdown of the game at the 8:37 mark of the fourth quarter. This is the first game under Todd Graham at ASU that the Sun Devils failed to score a touchdown until the fourth quarter (not sure how far before Graham was hired that ASU last was held without a touchdown until the fourth quarter or an entire game). There are three other games in which ASU didn't score its first touchdown until the third quarter: Washington and USC in 2015 and the regular season game against Stanford in 2013.
ASU's 303 yards of total offense tie for the seventh lowest total under Graham at ASU:
1. 250, USC 2012
2. 257, Utah 2015
3. 285, Washington 2014
4. 291, Texas A&M 2015
5. 293, Utah 2013
6. 296, Missouri 2012
7t. 303, USC 2016
7t. 303, Oregon State 2012
For reference, Todd Graham has now coached 58 games at ASU.
The 21-point margin of defeat ties for the fifth-largest margin under Todd Graham at ASU:
1. 35 (62-27, UCLA 2014)
2. 28 (42-14, USC 2015)
3. 24 (38-14, Stanford 2013 Pac-12 Championship Game)
4. 22 (43-21, Oregon 2012)
5. 21 (41-20, USC 2016; 38-17, Texas A&M 2015; 38-17, USC 2012)
After USC scored at the 8:24 mark of the third quarter, ASU trailed by 35 as it was 41-6. That ties for the second largest deficit within a game that the Sun Devils have endured under Graham. The biggest was in 2012 against Oregon when the Ducks went up by 36 with a 43-7 lead after scoring with 11:33 left in the 2nd quarter. ASU also had 35-point deficits against USC in 2015 and UCLA in 2014.
ASU scored its first touchdown of the game at the 8:37 mark of the fourth quarter. This is the first game under Todd Graham at ASU that the Sun Devils failed to score a touchdown until the fourth quarter (not sure how far before Graham was hired that ASU last was held without a touchdown until the fourth quarter or an entire game). There are three other games in which ASU didn't score its first touchdown until the third quarter: Washington and USC in 2015 and the regular season game against Stanford in 2013.
ASU's 303 yards of total offense tie for the seventh lowest total under Graham at ASU:
1. 250, USC 2012
2. 257, Utah 2015
3. 285, Washington 2014
4. 291, Texas A&M 2015
5. 293, Utah 2013
6. 296, Missouri 2012
7t. 303, USC 2016
7t. 303, Oregon State 2012
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