Postgame Notes from Official Site

Hod Rabino · Nov 24, 2019

Quick Hits

With the win, ASU moves to 1-1 against the Ducks in the Herm Edwards era
The Sun Devils also improve to 5-4 against ranked teams under Edwards, with three of those top-25 wins coming this season.
The win also qualifies ASU for a bowl game for the eighth time in the last nine seasons, including making a bowl appearance in each of Herm Edwards’ seasons as head coach.
With his third-quarter catch, senior Kyle Williams earned fourth-place outright in ASU history with 39 consecutive games with a catch.
After allowing a touchdown in the first quarter, the ASU defense kept the Ducks out of the endzone for the remainder of the game, marking the second straight game at Sun Devil stadium a top-25 team failed to score a touchdown in the second, third and fourth quarters.
The victory is the seventh for Arizona State over an AP Top-10 team since 1996, the first since the win over No. 5 Washington on 10/14/17.

List of ASU Top-10 Upsets Since 1996
2019: No. 6 Oregon
2017: No. 5 Washington
2015: at No. 7 UCLA
2014: No. 8 Notre Dame
2002: at No. 6 Oregon
1997: No. 10 Washington State
1996: No. 1 Nebraska

HOME WINS VS. RANKED TEAMS UNDER HERM EDWARDS
Nov. 23, 2019: ASU 31, #6 Oregon 28
Nov. 3, 2018: ASU 38, #16 Utah 20
Sept. 8, 2018: ASU 16, #15 Michigan State 13

Big Play Frank

Frank Darby has now hauled in a touchdown pass in each of his last four games and has accounted for two touchdowns in three of those outings. He has seven touchdowns over the last four games. Prior to the UCLA game, he had five total receiving touchdowns in his previous 30 career games to the current four-game stretch.
Over his past four games, he has made 16 catches for 387 yards (24.2 yards per catch) and seven touchdowns.
His 125-yard performance is the fifth 100+-yard game of his career.
24 of Darby’s 58 career catches (41%) have gone for 20 or more yards.

NO FLY ZONE

Senior Kobe Williams recorded a career-high three pass breakups in addition to six tackles and a pivotal fourth-down stop in the red zone in the first half.
The Sun Devils recorded eight passes defended in the game (six breakups, two interceptions). They entered the contest 19th nationally with 48 passes defended this season (4.8 per game).

OH DOCTAH

Senior Kyle Williams has now caught a pass in 39 consecutive games, a mark that is tied with Chris McGaha for fourth all-time in ASU history.
With 156 career catches, Williams now needs just one more catch to climb into eighth-place on ASU’s all-time career catch list.

KICKIN’ THE O

Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert had just three interceptions thrown all year before the Sun Devils picked him off on back-to-back pass attempts in the fourth quarter. He has thrown two interceptions against ASU in back-to-back years. Of his 13 total interceptions in the last two years (24 games), four have come against ASU.
ASU’s 535 total yards of offense are the most the Ducks have allowed since TCU recorded 545 yards in the 2016 Alamo Bowl. It was the most ASU has recorded this season.
Oregon entered the game second nationally in turnover margin (+1.30). They were tied for 12th nationally with 20 turnovers forced compared to only seven lost. ASU forced two turnovers without giving the ball up and outscored the Ducks 11-0 (all in the fourth quarter) in points off turnovers.

DAAAAAAMN DANIELS

Jayden Daniels set a new record for passing-yards by a true freshman quarterback. With his 57-yard pass to Frank Darby in the first quarter, Daniels passed Rudy Carpenter’s mark of 2,273 yards through the air set in the 2005 season.
Daniels has now thrown for three touchdowns in three-consecutive games, the first Sun Devil to accomplish the feat since Taylor Kelly in 2013 (9/21-10/5).
Daniels has now thrown for 2,644 yards this season, the 11th most yards in single-season school history.
After throwing touchdown passes of 81, 57, and 26 yards, 11 of Daniels’ 17 touchdown passes this season have gone for 25+ yards.
He put together his fifth 300+-yard performance through the air, becoming just the 10th Sun Devil quarterback to eclipse the mark in five or more games in a career.

Most 300-plus Passing Yard Performances in a Single-Season
5 - Jayden Daniels (2019)
5 - Andrew Walter (2004)
5 - Rudy Carpenter (2005)

Daniels 408 passing yards were the third-most in a single-game by a freshman in school history. He is the first Sun Devil to pass for over 400 yards since Mike Bercovici did it against West Virginia in the 2016 Cactus Bowl (1/3/16).
Daniels ended the first half nearly flawless, going 12-for-14 for 191 yards and a touchdown with his two incompletions coming on the final drive of the half.

300 PASSING YARDS BY A SUN DEVIL FRESHMAN
467-Rudy Carpenter vs. Rutgers, Dec. 27, 2005
432-Jeff Krohn vs. Oregon, Oct. 28, 2000
408- Jayden Daniels vs. #6 Oregon, Nov. 23, 2019
401 – Rudy Carpenter vs. Washington, Oct. 29, 2005
381 – Rudy Carpenter at Washington State, Nov. 5, 2005
363 - Jayden Daniels vs. Washington State, Oct. 12, 2019
345 - Jayden Daniels vs. Colorado, Sep. 21, 2019
334 - Jayden Daniels at Oregon State, Nov. 16, 2019
334 – Rudy Carpenter at #14 UCLA, Nov. 12, 2005
304-Jayden Daniels vs. Sacramento State, Sept. 6, 2019

Brand New Brandon

Brandon Aiyuk eclipsed the 1,000-yard receiving mark this season with his 34-yard catch in the second quarter. He finished with 161 receiving yards, his third game this season of 150 or more receiving yards (second consecutive) - tied for fourth most in school history for career games with over 150 receiving yards.
He is the third current Sun Devil to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark and the 16th in program history. He has 1,125 receiving yards this season, passing Jaelen Strong for seventh in ASU school history.
This represents his eighth performance with 100+ all-purpose yards this season and 12th of his career. He eclipsed 200 all-purpose yards for the fifth time in his career and for the third consecutive game. He has 727 all-purpose yards in this three-game stretch (220, 293, 214).
The senior entered the game 9th nationally and first in the Pac-12 in all-purpose yards at 143.33 per game. He is over 2,000 all-purpose yards in his career at ASU despite being in Tempe for less than two full seasons.

School Single-Season All-Purpose Yards

Wilford White (1950) - 2,065
Marion Grice (2013) - 1,941
Eno Benjamin (2018) - 1,905
Brandon Aiyuk (2019) - 1,797
Woody Green (1972) - 1,794
D.J. Foster (2014) - 1,769

Hold On To Your Seats

Arizona State has played in 10 total games decided by four points or less in the Herm Edwards era which is tied with San Diego State for the most in the FBS over the last two seasons.
ASU has seven wins in games decided by four points or less (7-3 record), tied with Nevada for the most wins by four points or fewer in the last two seasons.
The Sun Devils have now played in 16 games decided by a touchdown or less in the last two years, going 8-8 in that time. The 16 games are tied with Texas for the most in the country during that time. ASU’s eight wins in one score games are tied for fourth in the FBS (Texas, San Diego State, and Nevada).

All About the Benjamins

Eno Benjamin compiled 114 rushing yards in tonight’s game, giving him 2,699 rushing yards in his career. He now sits along in ninth-place on the school’s all-time rushing list.

All-Time Leading Rushers in School History
7. Darryl Clack (1982-85) - 2,711 yards
8. Cameron Marshall (2009-12) - 2,700 yards
9. Eno Benjamin (2017-pres.) - 2,699 yards

He also recorded his 14th 100+-yard game of his career, tying Art Malone for fourth in school history.

Career Firsts

Khaylan Kearse-Thomas and Jack Jones made a pair of clutch fourth quarter interception, each recording the first of their Sun Devil career.

Chunk Plays (12)

10-yard rush by Eno Benjamin
57-yard touchdown pass to Frank Darby
13-yard rush by Eno Benjamin
34-yard pass to Brandon Aiyuk
33-yard pass to Frank Darby
12-yard rush by Eno Benjamin
46-yard pass to Kyle Williams
25-yard pass to Eno Benjamin
14-yard rush by Eno Benjamin
30-yard punt return by Brandon Aiyuk
26-yard touchdown pass to Frank Darby
81-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Aiyuk

maddogkf · Nov 24, 2019