The ASU Victory…
Arizona State has won six of the last eight meetings in the series. The Sun Devils hold a 16-9 advantage against the Wildcats since 2000.
ASU shutout Arizona in the first half. It is the first time Arizona State has shutout Arizona in the first half since 2010, a game that ended in a 30-29 victory for the Sun Devils. The 35-0 lead matches the largest halftime lead in Territorial Cup history.
The 49 points are the sixth time the Sun Devils have scored 40+ points in a game against Arizona since 2012.
Since 2010, Arizona State is averaging 40.0 points per game in matchups with the Wildcats (15 games).
Arizona State has now allowed only seven points in two of their past three visits to Tucson.
ASU has outscored Arizona 158-92 in their past four meetings in Tucson (3-1 record).
Starting Strong
The Sun Devils have not punted on an opening drive this season and have scored on the first drive in nine of 12 games. They have touchdowns in eight of those (a field goal against Wyoming), threw interceptions on the opening drives against Utah and Texas Tech and turned the ball over on downs against UCF.
ASU has outscored opponents 77-3 in the first half of the last three games.
With Chamon Metayer’s 22-yard reception with :41 seconds left in the first half, ASU has now outscored opponents 80-16 in the “middle eight” of games (last four minutes of first half, first four minutes of second half).
It was the fourth time this season and third-straight game ASU did not allow an opponent score on the first three drives of the game after it went eight-straight games between doing so between the opener against Wyoming and the Kansas State game.
Prior to the last three games, ASU was 71st in the country in allowing 13.2 points per game in the first half to opponents. Over the last three games, ASU has allowed just 3 points combined
One area ASU had struggled with on the road this season was the last ten minutes of the first quarter and the first ten minutes of the second quarter (anything outside the first five minutes of the half and last five minutes), Prior to the Kansas State and Arizona games, ASU was outscored 65-17 in the category before outpacing both Wildcat to the tune of 42-0 in its last two road games (28-0 today).
ASU’s 390 yards in the first half were its most in a half in any game since it had 401 in the first half of the Territorial Cup in 2015.
Ground and Pound
Both Cam Skattebo (177) and Kyson Brown (100) ran for 100 yards against the Wildcats, as the Sun Devils finished with 281 yards on the ground. The last time ASU had two rushers reach 100 yards was Demario Richard (119) and Kalen Ballage (103) on Nov. 18, 2017 at Oregon State.
Quick Hits
Arizona State finished with 643 yards of total offense, a season high. It is the most yardage the Sun Devils have produced since collecting 652 against Texas Tech on Sept. 10, 2016 (68-55 win). It is the most yardage in a conference game since ASU posted 742 on Oct. 29, 2015.
Cam Skattebo had 113 yards at halftime, the Second time he has had 100 yards before the break. He also did it vs Mississippi State (137 yards).
The 210 total yards by Arizona were the fewest by the Wildcats since posting 196 against Utah back in 2019.
- Matches ASU’s best record through 12 games since also going 10-2 in 2013.
- Gives ASU 10 wins for the first time since the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
- Gives ASU 10 wins in the regular season for just the 10th time in program history, but only the 4th time since 1975.
- Guarantees at least a tie for first in the Big 12 conference standings and potentially a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game.
- Gives ASU its best regular season conference record (7-2) since going 8-1 in 2013.
- Means ASU has a winning record on the road (4-2) for the first time since going 4-2 in 2014.
- Is just the 10th time a Power 5 team increased its win total by seven games from one year to another since 2012-13 (not counting 2020 due to COVID year).
- Keeps the Wildcats from winning three games in a row in the series for the first time since 1993-95.
- Cam Skattebo eclipsed 4,000 rushing yards in his career. He now sits at 4,074.
- Sam Leavitt needs 56 passing yards to reach 2,500 for the season (currently at 2,444) and become the first Sun Devil to reach the mark since Jayden Daniels in 2019 (2,943).
- Keyshaun Elliott needs 9 tackles to reach 200 for this career (currently at 191).
- Myles Rowser needs 162 tackles to reach 200 for his career (currently at 194).
- Shamari Simmons needs 7 tackles to reach 250 for his career (currently at 243).
Arizona State has won six of the last eight meetings in the series. The Sun Devils hold a 16-9 advantage against the Wildcats since 2000.
ASU shutout Arizona in the first half. It is the first time Arizona State has shutout Arizona in the first half since 2010, a game that ended in a 30-29 victory for the Sun Devils. The 35-0 lead matches the largest halftime lead in Territorial Cup history.
The 49 points are the sixth time the Sun Devils have scored 40+ points in a game against Arizona since 2012.
Since 2010, Arizona State is averaging 40.0 points per game in matchups with the Wildcats (15 games).
Arizona State has now allowed only seven points in two of their past three visits to Tucson.
ASU has outscored Arizona 158-92 in their past four meetings in Tucson (3-1 record).
Starting Strong
The Sun Devils have not punted on an opening drive this season and have scored on the first drive in nine of 12 games. They have touchdowns in eight of those (a field goal against Wyoming), threw interceptions on the opening drives against Utah and Texas Tech and turned the ball over on downs against UCF.
ASU has outscored opponents 77-3 in the first half of the last three games.
With Chamon Metayer’s 22-yard reception with :41 seconds left in the first half, ASU has now outscored opponents 80-16 in the “middle eight” of games (last four minutes of first half, first four minutes of second half).
It was the fourth time this season and third-straight game ASU did not allow an opponent score on the first three drives of the game after it went eight-straight games between doing so between the opener against Wyoming and the Kansas State game.
Prior to the last three games, ASU was 71st in the country in allowing 13.2 points per game in the first half to opponents. Over the last three games, ASU has allowed just 3 points combined
One area ASU had struggled with on the road this season was the last ten minutes of the first quarter and the first ten minutes of the second quarter (anything outside the first five minutes of the half and last five minutes), Prior to the Kansas State and Arizona games, ASU was outscored 65-17 in the category before outpacing both Wildcat to the tune of 42-0 in its last two road games (28-0 today).
ASU’s 390 yards in the first half were its most in a half in any game since it had 401 in the first half of the Territorial Cup in 2015.
Ground and Pound
Both Cam Skattebo (177) and Kyson Brown (100) ran for 100 yards against the Wildcats, as the Sun Devils finished with 281 yards on the ground. The last time ASU had two rushers reach 100 yards was Demario Richard (119) and Kalen Ballage (103) on Nov. 18, 2017 at Oregon State.
Quick Hits
Arizona State finished with 643 yards of total offense, a season high. It is the most yardage the Sun Devils have produced since collecting 652 against Texas Tech on Sept. 10, 2016 (68-55 win). It is the most yardage in a conference game since ASU posted 742 on Oct. 29, 2015.
Cam Skattebo had 113 yards at halftime, the Second time he has had 100 yards before the break. He also did it vs Mississippi State (137 yards).
The 210 total yards by Arizona were the fewest by the Wildcats since posting 196 against Utah back in 2019.
