College Football Playoff Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Notes

Making History
Cam Skattebo broke Eno Benjamin's single-season program record for rushing yards set in 2018. He now has 1,711 on the season,
 
Single-Season Rushing Yards by a Sun Devil

1. 1,711 Cam Skattebo 2024
2. 1,642 Eno Benjamin, 2018
3. 1,565 Woody Green, 1972
4. 1,502 Wilford White, 1950
5. 1,431 Art Malone, 1968
6. 1,427 Freddie Williams, 1975
7. 1,313 Woody Green, 1973
8. 1,310 Woody Green, 1971
9. 1,299 Freddie Williams, 1974
10. 1,229 Ryan Torain, 2006

This was Skattebo’s 11th game going over 100 yards in his Sun Devil career. Five of those have come against Top-25 competition.
 
Cam Skattebo Sun Devil 100-yard Rushing Tilts

• 262 vs. Mississippi State, Sept. 7, 2024 (33 carries)
• 182 vs. Kansas, Oct. 5, 2024 (25 carries/1 TD)
• 177 at Arizona, Nov. 30, 2024 (21 carries/3 TD)
• 170 vs. #16 Iowa State, Dec. 7, 2024 (16 carries/X TD)
• 158 vs. #16 Utah, Oct. 11, 2024 (22 carries/2 TDs)
• 153 at Oklahoma State, Nov. 2, 2024 (23 carries, 153 yards)
• 147 vs. BYU, Nov. 23, 2024 (28 carries/3 TD)
• 143 vs. #5 Texas, Jan. 1, 2025 (30 carries 2 TD)
• 121 vs. Washington State, Oct. 28, 2023 (11 carries/1 TD)
• 111 vs. #4 USC, Sept. 23, 2023 (20 carries/1 TD)
• 108 vs. #16 Arizona, Nov. 25, 2023 (17 carries/1 TD)

Finding Paydirt
Skattebo ran for two more touchdowns, giving him ten touchdowns on the ground in his final four games. He now has 21 rushing touchdowns on the season, surpassing Woody Green’s historic campaign with 19 touchdowns in 1972. He is the only Sun Devil to reach 20 touchdowns on the ground in a year. Skattebo ran for two or more touchdowns in eight games this season, including each of his his final four.
 
Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns by a Sun Devil

• 21 - Cam Skattebo, 2024
• 19 - Woody Green, 1972 
• 18 - Cameron Marshall, 2011 
• 18 - Terry Battle, 1996 
• 17 - Wilford White, 1950 
• 16 - Eno Benjamin, 2018 
• 16 - X Valladay, 2022 
• 15 - Art Malone, 1968 
• 15 - Ben Malone, 1973 
• 15 - Rachaad White, 2021

 Skattebo now has 24 total touchdowns (21 rushing + 3 receiving), breaking a tie with Wilford White’s program record of 22 set in 1950. He now owns three of the most significant statistical offensive records at Arizona State.
 
Single-Season Total Touchdowns by a Sun Devil

• 24 - Cam Skattebo, 2024
• 22 - Wilford White, 1950 
• 20 - Marion Grice, 2013
• 20 - Terry Battle, 1996 
• 19 - Woody Green, 1972 
• 19 - Marion Grice, 2012 
• 18 - Cameron Marshall, 2011 
• 18 - Eno Benjamin, 2018 
• 18 - X Valladay, 2022

 Cam By the Numbers

• 293 Carries
• 1,711 Rushing Yards (school record)
• 21 Rushing Touchdowns (school record)
• 45 Receptions
• 605 Receiving Yards
• 3 Receiving Touchdowns
• 2,316 All-Purpose Yards (school record)
• 24 Total Touchdowns (school record)

In a Skattegory of His Own
Skattebo is the only player in the country with 1,000+ rushing yards and 400+ receiving yards, even with a missed game. He now has 1700+ rushing and 600+ receiving yards. Skattebo is the first Big 12 player ever to have at least 1,500 rushing yards and 500 receiving yards in the same season. He is the first FBS player to do it since Christian McCaffrey for Stanford in 2015. He now has the second-most receiving yards of any running back as well as the second-most rushing yards of any player.

SAM I AM
Quarterback Sam Leavitt finishes with the second-most passing yards by a freshman in program history despite missing a game.

Single-Season Passing Yards by a Freshman

1. 2,943 Jayden Daniels, 2019
2. 2,885 Sam Leavitt, 2024
3. 2,273 Rudy Carpenter, 2005
4. 2,137 Ryan Kealy, 1997

Leavitt is the new program record holder for single-season total offense by a freshman despite missing a game.

Single-Season Total Offense by a Freshman

1. 3,328 Sam Leavitt, 2024
2. 3,298 Jayden Daniels, 2019 
3. 2,264 Rudy Carpenter, 2005 
4. 2,187 Ryan Kealy, 1997

Games Gaining at Least 200 Yards (Season) 

• 12 - Mike Bercovici, 2015 
• 12 - Taylor Kelly, 2013 
• 11 - Taylor Kelly, 2012 
• 11 - Brock Osweiler, 2011 
• 10 - Sam Leavitt, 2024
• 10 - Manny Wilkins, 2018 
• 10 - Manny Wilkins, 2017 
• 9 - Jayden Daniels, 2019 
• 9 - Rudy Carpenter, 2007 
• 9 - Andrew Walter, 2003 
• 9 - Andrew Walter, 2002 
• 9 - Danny White, 1973

Total Offense (Season)

1. 4,243 Taylor Kelly, 2013 
2. 4,126 Brock Osweiler, 2011 
3. 3,939 Mike Bercovici, 2015 
4. 3,661 Andrew Walter, 2002 
5. 3,556 Taylor Kelly, 2012 
6. 3,552 Manny Wilkins, 2017 
7. 3,477 Manny Wiklins, 2018 
8. 3,328 Sam Leavitt, 2024
9. 3,298 Jayden Daniels, 2019 
10. 3,107 Danny White, 1973

STARTING STRONG
The Sun Devils did not punt on an opening drive this season, scoring on the first drive in 11 of 14 games. They have touchdowns in eight of those (field goals against Wyoming, Iowa State, and Texas), threw interceptions on the opening drives against Utah and Texas Tech and turned the ball over on downs against UCF.

ASU scored on 78.6 percent of its opening drives this season, a total that ranks 2nd in the FBS behind only Army (12-for-14; 85.7%).

Texas gained 77 yards on its first two plays of the game before the Sun Devil defense locked in to limit the Longhorns to just 56 yards on 19 plays for the remainder of the half (2.9 yards per play).

ODDS AND ENDS

• This is Arizona State's 11th game this season with a sack, its most in a season since 2019 (also 11). 
• ASU had two sacks on Texas’s first drive of the second half, the third time this season ASU had two sacks in one quarter. 
• Kanyon Floyd became the first Big 12 punter to complete a pass in a bowl game. He is the first ASU punter to have multiple passing completions in a season since Chris MacDonald in 2004 (also two). 
• Blazen Lono-Wong became the fourth FBS defensive lineman to record a 30+ yard play from scrimmage on offense in a bowl game since 2012.
• He became just the sixth Big 12 defensive lineman since 2003 to record a offensive play of 30+ yards.
• The connection between Floyd and Lono-Wong was just the second 30+ yard play by a Big 12 team from a punter to a defensive lineman since 2003. 
• Leavitt the 2nd ASU player since 1996 to have 200+ passing yards and 60+ rushing yards in a bowl game, along with Taylor Kelly against Navy in 2012.
• Sam Leavitt now has 46 passing plays this season of 20+ yards. The last ASU player with that many in a season was Manny Wilkins in 2017 (47).
• Leavitt was the first ASU player with 16+ passing attempts in a first quarter since Taylor Kelly on August 28, 2014 (17). It was the second-most for a Big 12 quarterback in a first quarter of a bowl game since 2012. 
• His 27 first-half attempts were the second-most for an ASU QB since 2012 (Mike Bercovici 28 vs. UCLA in 2014).

SKATTEBO STUFF

• Skattebo accounted for 284 total yards of offense (143 rushing, 99 receiving, 42 passing). That was equal or more than 11 of Texas’s 14 prior opponents’ TOTAL TEAM yards of offense this season. 
• Skattebo had his sixth game this season with 4+ receptions, tied with D.J. Foster for the second-most in a a season for ASU behind Marion Grice’s 9 since 1996.
• Cam Skattebo is the only FBS OR NFL player since at least  1996 to record 100+ rush yards, 75+ receiving yards, a passing TD & a 2-point conversion in a single game (including postseason games)
• Cam Skattebo is the 6th Big 12 player all-time to have 140+ rushing yards & 2+ rushing TD in four straight games (first since 2002):

Big 12, Most Consecutive Games w/ 140+ Rushing Yards & 2+ Rush TD - All-Time

PLAYER	GAMES	START DATE	END DATE
Chris Brown, Colorado	4	09/21/2002	10/19/2002
Ricky Williams, Texas	4	11/15/1997	09/12/1998
Ahman Green, Nebraska	4	11/15/1997	01/02/1998
Ricky Williams, Texas	4	10/11/1997	11/01/1997
Byron Hanspard, Texas Tech	4	09/07/1996	10/05/1996
Cam Skattebo, Arizona State	4	11/23/2024	01/01/2024 ^ACTIVE

FBS Players, All Games a Player had 100+ Rushing Yards, 75+ Receiving Yards & 1+ Passing Touchdowns - Since 1996 (reg & bowls) 

PLAYER	DATE	TEAM vs OPPONENT	STATS
Christian McCaffrey	12/05/2015	(7)Stan v* (24)USC	207 Rushing Yards, 105 Receiving Yards, 1 Passing Touchdowns
Jacquizz Rodgers	10/31/2009	OreSt vs UCLA	112 Rushing Yards, 92 Receiving Yards, 1 Passing Touchdowns
Luke Lippincott	10/03/2009	Nevada vs UNLV	170 Rushing Yards, 77 Receiving Yards, 1 Passing Touchdowns
Cam Skattebo	01/01/2025	ASU vs Texas	143 Rushing Yards, 99 Receiving Yards, 1 Passing Touchdowns

 
Big 12, Games w/ 130+ Rushing Yards & 5+ Receptions - All-Time (bowl games only) 

PLAYER	DATE	TEAM vs OPPONENT	BOWL	STATS
Ricky Williams	01/01/1999	(20)Tex v* (25)MissSt	Cotton Bowl	203 Rushing Yards, 5 Receptions
Cam Skattebo	01/01/2025	ASU vs Texas	Peach Bowl	143 Rushing Yards, 8 Receptions

GETTING DEFENSIVE
ASU’s third quarter safety was its first since the 2021 Arizona game. It was ASU’s first safety in a bowl game since at least 1996. 

Arizona State, Most Games with 30+ Points - Since 1980 (Regular Season & Bowl Games) 

2013	Arizona State	10
2017	Arizona State	9
1996	Arizona State	9
2024	Arizona State	9 (Including Today)

TALKING OFFENSE

• ASU recorded 510 total yards of offense against the Longhorns - the most allowed by Texas this season. Texas entered the bowl season ranked third in the FBS in allowing just 249.5 yards per game. It was the first time Texas had given up 500+ yards of offense since playing Washington in the CFP last season (532).
• ASU scored 31 points in the game against a Texas defense that entered the bowl season ranked second in the FBS in allowing just 12.5 points per game. It was the most allowed by the Longhorns this season.
• ASU recorded 296 passing yards against the nation’s No. 1 ranked passing defense, which had allowed just 143.1 passing yards per game entering the bowl season.
• ASU had 214 rush yards against the nation;s No. 15 ranked rushing defense, which had allowed just 106.4 points per game entering the bowl season. Cam Skattebo’s 143 rushing yards were the most allowed to an opponent player by Texas since Kansas State’s Deuce Vaughn in the final game 2021 season (also 143) - a 41-game stretch. 
• ASU’s 16 fourth quarter points were its third-most in a bowl game since at least 1996.