The ASU Victory…
You’re A Wizard Harry
- N’Keal Harry has a reception in all 35 games of his career at Arizona State
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION FOR A SUN DEVIL:
53, D.J. Foster (every game 2012-15)
44, John Jefferson (last nine 1974 through 1977)
41, Derek Hagan (last five 2002 through 2005)
36, Lenzie Jackson (last game 1995-1998)
35, N’Keal Harry (every game 2016-present)
- Harry’s 100 receiving yards against UCLA moves him to 4th all-time in Sun Devil history with 2,729 yards.
- The junior went over 100 receiving yards for the third time this season and the eighth time in his career.
N’Keal Harry 100-Yard Receiving Performances (8):
170 yards (7 catches) vs. Oregon, 9/23/17
161 yards (9 catches) vs. Utah, 11/3/18
148 yards (13 catches) at Texas Tech, 9/16/17
142 yards (9 catches) vs. NC State (Sun Bowl), 12/29/17
140 yards (6 catches) vs. UTSA, 9/1/18
114 yards (6 catches) at Washington, 11/19/16
114 yards (8 catches) vs. Utah, 11/10/16
100 yards (7 catches) vs. UCLA, 11/10/18
He’s the Manny
- The redshirt senior playing in his final home game in Sun Devil stadium threw for 199 yards, joining the 8,000 career passing yard club. He currently has 8,048 career passing yards, 779 yards shy of 3rd place in program history.
- Wilkins has accounted for 66 touchdowns in his career (48 passing, 18 rushing). He has accounted for at least one touchdown in all ten games this season and in 17 straight games dating back to last season.
-Moved into 6th place for passing touchdowns in program history with 48.
In his career, Wilkins has 10 games in his career with at least one rushing AND at least one passing touchdown.
-Wilkins has rushed for a career-best 371 yards, giving him 954 career rushing yards. He is now just 46 yards shy of becoming the third quarterback in school history to reach the 1,000 rushing yard milestone.
All About the Benjamins
- Eno Benjamin set the school Pac-12 era record for rushing yards with a third quarter rush. He now has 1295 yards in his career.
- Benjamin becomes one of just 5 running backs in history to reach the century mark 7 times in a single season. (Freddie Williams and Art Malone reached 8, Woody Green reached 7 twice and Demario Richard reached 7 most recently in 2015)
-Needs 2 rushing touchdowns to move into the Top-7 in single-season history
- Benjamin has 25 explosive runs this season (runs for over 15 yards)
- 68 yards away from regular season rushing title (1363)
-Mario Bates (1993) and J.R. Redmond (1999) are the only other running backs since 1978 to average over 100 yards per game in a single season. Benjamin currently averages 129.5 yards per game.
- Today's game marks the 7th time this season Benjamin has rushed for over 100 yards, becoming the 5th running back in ASU history (Woody Green 2x, Art Malone, Freddie Williams, Demario Richard).
ASU TOP RUSHING SEASONS
1,565-Woody Green (1972/12 games)
1,502-Wilford White (1950/11 games)
1,431-Art Malone (1968/10 games)
1,427-Freddie Williams (1975/11 games)
1,313-Woody Green (1973/12 games)
1,310-Woody Green (1971/12 games)
1,299-Freddie Williams (1974/12 games)
1,295-Eno Benjamin (2018/10 games)
Gold Rush
-ASU has had a 100-yard rusher in 11 of its last 15 games dating back to last year (Demario Richard with 4 and Eno Benjamin with 7)
In The Trenches
-ASU has allowed 11 sacks this season. A year ago, ASU finished 124th in the nation with 41 sacks allowed and 119th in 2016 with 41 allowed as well.
- UCLA RB Joshua Kelly had rushed for 90 or more yards in six straight games (100+ in five of those). The Sun Devil defense held him to just 79 yards on 21 carries (3.8 yards/game).
Make ‘Em Pay
Hold on to that ball
- ASU has allowed just eight turnovers this season.
- No ASU running back has lost a fumble (or even put the ball on the ground) in 837 consecutive carries, dating back to the 2016 season.
- The Sun Devils had not controlled the time of possession for the first seven games of the season. They have dominated time of possession the past three weeks, including over 36 minutes of ball control the past two games.
Sun Devil Firsts
-Nick Ralston’s first-career receiving touchdown from Wilkins late in the first half, his first touchdown since rushing for a score in 2016.
- Cam Phillips first-career start
- Jermavne Lole’s first-career start and career-high five tackles
Don’t cross that line
- Arizona State is averaging 7.50 tackles for loss per game this season
- ASU has not allowed more than 30 points in eight of the nine games this season
A hand in the cookie jar
-The Sun Devils have 98 interceptions in the last six seasons, ranked in the Top 10 nationally.
Career Highs
-Arizona State holds the active FBS record of 131 consecutive games scoring more than 7 points. The Sun Devils last scored a touchdown or less when they were shutout, 28-0, against eighth-ranked USC in the 2008 season. They have scored 30 or more points in 73 of those games.
-The Sun Devils are 31-8 at home since 2013 and are one of just 17 teams in the FBS to win 30 homes games in that time frame.
-The Sun Devils are 31-for-37 in the red zone this season
Locking It down
- ASU is tied for 11th nationally in allowing just 5 plays over 40 yards this season
- The Devils have given up just 15 plays over 30 yards this season
- The Sun Devils started five freshmen on the defensive side of the ball
Chunk Plays (Rushes of 10 or more yards and passes of 15 or more)
Manny Wilkins 19-yard pass to N’Keal Harry
Manny Wilkins 17-yard rush
Eno Benjamin 11-yard rush
Manny Wilkins 39-yard pass to N’Keal Harry
Manny Wilkins 13-yard rushing touchdown
Isaiah Floyd 13-yard rush
Manny Wilkins 18-yard pass to Frank Darby
Manny Wilkins 17-yard pass to Kyle Williams
Eno Benjamin 41-yard rush
Eno Benjamin 12-yard rush
Eno Benjamin 14-yard rush
Manny Wilkins 27-yard pass to Kyle Williams
Isaiah Floyd 23-yard rush
Eno Benjamin 10-yard rush
- Give ASU three straight wins for the first time this season and the first
- Give ASU its third win over UCLA in the last four seasons and 4th win
- Be just the 5th time in program history that ASU beat both USC and
- The Sun Devils had 281 yards rushing, the third consecutive game they have reached 250+ yards rushing as a team.
- Make ASU Bowl Eligible for the 7th time in the last eight seasons and the 31st time in program history.
- The Sun Devils move to 12-4 in their past 16 final home games of the season.
- ASU is 3-0 when controlling time of possession
You’re A Wizard Harry
- N’Keal Harry has a reception in all 35 games of his career at Arizona State
MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A RECEPTION FOR A SUN DEVIL:
53, D.J. Foster (every game 2012-15)
44, John Jefferson (last nine 1974 through 1977)
41, Derek Hagan (last five 2002 through 2005)
36, Lenzie Jackson (last game 1995-1998)
35, N’Keal Harry (every game 2016-present)
- Harry’s 100 receiving yards against UCLA moves him to 4th all-time in Sun Devil history with 2,729 yards.
- The junior went over 100 receiving yards for the third time this season and the eighth time in his career.
N’Keal Harry 100-Yard Receiving Performances (8):
170 yards (7 catches) vs. Oregon, 9/23/17
161 yards (9 catches) vs. Utah, 11/3/18
148 yards (13 catches) at Texas Tech, 9/16/17
142 yards (9 catches) vs. NC State (Sun Bowl), 12/29/17
140 yards (6 catches) vs. UTSA, 9/1/18
114 yards (6 catches) at Washington, 11/19/16
114 yards (8 catches) vs. Utah, 11/10/16
100 yards (7 catches) vs. UCLA, 11/10/18
He’s the Manny
- The redshirt senior playing in his final home game in Sun Devil stadium threw for 199 yards, joining the 8,000 career passing yard club. He currently has 8,048 career passing yards, 779 yards shy of 3rd place in program history.
- Wilkins has accounted for 66 touchdowns in his career (48 passing, 18 rushing). He has accounted for at least one touchdown in all ten games this season and in 17 straight games dating back to last season.
-Moved into 6th place for passing touchdowns in program history with 48.
In his career, Wilkins has 10 games in his career with at least one rushing AND at least one passing touchdown.
-Wilkins has rushed for a career-best 371 yards, giving him 954 career rushing yards. He is now just 46 yards shy of becoming the third quarterback in school history to reach the 1,000 rushing yard milestone.
All About the Benjamins
- Eno Benjamin set the school Pac-12 era record for rushing yards with a third quarter rush. He now has 1295 yards in his career.
- Benjamin becomes one of just 5 running backs in history to reach the century mark 7 times in a single season. (Freddie Williams and Art Malone reached 8, Woody Green reached 7 twice and Demario Richard reached 7 most recently in 2015)
-Needs 2 rushing touchdowns to move into the Top-7 in single-season history
- Benjamin has 25 explosive runs this season (runs for over 15 yards)
- 68 yards away from regular season rushing title (1363)
-Mario Bates (1993) and J.R. Redmond (1999) are the only other running backs since 1978 to average over 100 yards per game in a single season. Benjamin currently averages 129.5 yards per game.
- Today's game marks the 7th time this season Benjamin has rushed for over 100 yards, becoming the 5th running back in ASU history (Woody Green 2x, Art Malone, Freddie Williams, Demario Richard).
ASU TOP RUSHING SEASONS
1,565-Woody Green (1972/12 games)
1,502-Wilford White (1950/11 games)
1,431-Art Malone (1968/10 games)
1,427-Freddie Williams (1975/11 games)
1,313-Woody Green (1973/12 games)
1,310-Woody Green (1971/12 games)
1,299-Freddie Williams (1974/12 games)
1,295-Eno Benjamin (2018/10 games)
Gold Rush
-ASU has had a 100-yard rusher in 11 of its last 15 games dating back to last year (Demario Richard with 4 and Eno Benjamin with 7)
In The Trenches
-ASU has allowed 11 sacks this season. A year ago, ASU finished 124th in the nation with 41 sacks allowed and 119th in 2016 with 41 allowed as well.
- UCLA RB Joshua Kelly had rushed for 90 or more yards in six straight games (100+ in five of those). The Sun Devil defense held him to just 79 yards on 21 carries (3.8 yards/game).
Make ‘Em Pay
- ASU has outscored opponents 629-341 in points off takeaways since 2012 (7-0 today) and 35-13 in the category this season.
- ASU has scored 104 times on 156 turnovers in that period (80 touchdowns). Conversely, opponents have scored just 58 times on 112 ASU turnovers (44 touchdowns).
Hold on to that ball
- ASU has allowed just eight turnovers this season.
- No ASU running back has lost a fumble (or even put the ball on the ground) in 837 consecutive carries, dating back to the 2016 season.
- The Sun Devils had not controlled the time of possession for the first seven games of the season. They have dominated time of possession the past three weeks, including over 36 minutes of ball control the past two games.
Sun Devil Firsts
-Nick Ralston’s first-career receiving touchdown from Wilkins late in the first half, his first touchdown since rushing for a score in 2016.
- Cam Phillips first-career start
- Jermavne Lole’s first-career start and career-high five tackles
Don’t cross that line
- Arizona State is averaging 7.50 tackles for loss per game this season
- ASU has not allowed more than 30 points in eight of the nine games this season
A hand in the cookie jar
-The Sun Devils have 98 interceptions in the last six seasons, ranked in the Top 10 nationally.
Career Highs
- Michael Sleep-Dalton 72-net yard punt.
- The 34 carries by Eno Benjamin are a career-best.
- Cam Phillips seven tackles
- Tyler Johnson recorded his first-career forced fumble and tied his career-best two tackles for losses
-Arizona State holds the active FBS record of 131 consecutive games scoring more than 7 points. The Sun Devils last scored a touchdown or less when they were shutout, 28-0, against eighth-ranked USC in the 2008 season. They have scored 30 or more points in 73 of those games.
-The Sun Devils are 31-8 at home since 2013 and are one of just 17 teams in the FBS to win 30 homes games in that time frame.
-The Sun Devils are 31-for-37 in the red zone this season
Locking It down
- ASU is tied for 11th nationally in allowing just 5 plays over 40 yards this season
- The Devils have given up just 15 plays over 30 yards this season
- The Sun Devils started five freshmen on the defensive side of the ball
Chunk Plays (Rushes of 10 or more yards and passes of 15 or more)
Manny Wilkins 19-yard pass to N’Keal Harry
Manny Wilkins 17-yard rush
Eno Benjamin 11-yard rush
Manny Wilkins 39-yard pass to N’Keal Harry
Manny Wilkins 13-yard rushing touchdown
Isaiah Floyd 13-yard rush
Manny Wilkins 18-yard pass to Frank Darby
Manny Wilkins 17-yard pass to Kyle Williams
Eno Benjamin 41-yard rush
Eno Benjamin 12-yard rush
Eno Benjamin 14-yard rush
Manny Wilkins 27-yard pass to Kyle Williams
Isaiah Floyd 23-yard rush
Eno Benjamin 10-yard rush
