Tonight's victory marks head coach Bruce Snyder's 50th win at ASU. It is also his 50th career Pac-10 victory, marking him just the 12th coach in the 84-year history of the league to reach that mark.
Opponent has scored first in 6 of 7 games.
ASU entered the game averaging just 51.5 yards per game in penalties, second-best in the league. Tonight they had 60 yards in penalties, but only one for five yards in the second half.
ASU's Tariq McDonald has caught a pass in 15 straight games and 17 of the last 18.
ASU has been outscored 35-10 in the first quarter this year. ASU has had just one first quarter touchdown this year (vs. California).
ASU's Quincy Yancy has now blocked a field goal in the last two games.
ASU's J.R. Redmond has climbed into 26th place all-time on the Pac-10 career rushing charts with 2,864 career rushing yards.
Redmond has also moved into 5th on ASU's career rushing chart:
4. Leon Burton (2,994)
5. J.R. Redmond (2,864)
6. Darryl Clack (2,737)
Redmond has recorded 10 100-yard games (including today) which ties him for seventh (with Ben Malone) on the Sun Devils' all-time list.
ASU is 8-2 (including today) when Redmond passes the century mark and 3-0 in 1999.
Delvon. Flowers kick-off return of 43 yards is the longest this season for Arizona State.
ASU's Ryan Kealy moved into 5th in career passing yardage with 2,288, passing Mike Pagel (1978-81).
ASU has trailed at the half in five of seven games this season.
Sun Devil Delvon Flowers averaged 29.5 yards on kick-off returns this evening.
ASU's Stephen Baker has made five straight field goals (a career high).
Todd Heap has caught a pass in the last 10 straight games. He has had at least three receptions in all but one of ASU's games in 1999 (New Mexico State when he had food poisoning).:
Kealy's touchdown pass to Todd Heap was the first touchdown pass by Kealy in Sun Devil Satdium this year.
Todd Heap's touchdown catch was his first this season.
ASU entered tonight averaging 6.0 yards on punt returns (106th in the nation.). J.R. Redmond's punt return of 20 yards is the longest by an ASU player this season. The Devils averaged 15.2 yards per return tonight.
Redmond had three rushing touchdowns for the first time this season and just the third time in his career. (3 vs. N. Texas, 1998). Redmond also had three touchdowns vs. UCLA earlier this year (two rushing and one pass reception)
Redmond's 35 carries is the most since Mario Bates toted 37 vs. Stanford in 1993.
