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The All-Time Series: The Sun Devils snapped a four-game losing
streak to the Ducks and continue to lead the all-time series 14-9.. ASU now
leads the series at Autzen Stadium 7-6 with its last victory in Eugene came
on Oct. 28, 1995 when the Devils beat the eventual Pac-10 champion Ducks
35-24. ASU's last win over the Ducks was in 1997 (52-31 win). Oregon had
its 11-game winning streak (second longest in the nation) snapped with the
loss today.
ASU Earns Big Win Over Ranked Opponent: The Devils snapped a
12-game losing streak against ranked opponents with the 45-42 win over the
No. 6 Ducks. ASU's last win against a ranked opponent came against No. 10
Washington State (Nov. 1, 1997). ASU's last win against an opponent ranked
higher then the No. 6 Ducks was a 19-0 shutout against No. 1 Nebraska
(9/21/96).
Another Big Comeback: Down 28-10 early in the third quarter, ASU
outscored the Ducks 35-21 down the stretch to improve to 6-2 on the year
and a perfect 3-0 on the season. ASU's 21-point adds to ASU's 22-poing
comeback earlier this year at San Diego State (down 22-0 to start the game)
and is the biggest comeback in a Pac-10 game since former Sun Devil
All-American Jake Plummer helped the Devils comeback from a 28-7 deficit
against UCLA (10/12/96) en route to a 42-34 win over the Bruins. ASU also
overcame a 29-point deficit (down 35-6 in the third quarter) vs. USC on
Nov. 4, 2000 to tie the game in regulation, but lost in double-overtime 44-38.
Walter Sets ASU Single-Game Passing Record: Sophomore QB Andrew
Walter set the ASU and Pac-10 single-game passing record today with 536 yards on
31-of-53 passing to break the old record of 534 set by Paul Justin vs.
Washington State in 1989. With four TD vs. the Ducks, he now has 17 TD
passes this year , already the sixth most in a single-season. He now has
three 400+ yard passing games this year, with 414 vs. Stanford and a
previous career high 474 vs. North Carolina. For the season he now has
2,003 yards on 119 completions (16.83 average). He will crack the top five
in single-season passing with 391 more passing yards to move past Todd
Horns who had 2,394 in 1983.
Devils Set Team Passing Yardage Record: In addition to Walter's
career day, Tim Parker's 23-yard pass on the fake punt late in the first
half gave the Devils 559 total passing yards to break the ASU single-game
and Autzen Stadium record. The previous school record was 534 yards by
Justin vs. Washington State in 1989.
Devils Set Autzen Stadium Passing Record: The Sun Devils and Andrew
Walter both set Autzen Stadium records today for passing yards in a single
game. Walter's 536 yards and the team 559 yards both broke the old record
(both the same) of 443 yards set by former Duck QB Bill Musgrave vs. San
Diego State in 1990. Today's game in which ASU broke the record marked the
201st game at Autzen Stadium since the opening in 1967.
Walter to McDonald... Again: Junior wide receiver Shaun McDonald
continued his great play this year with 12 receptions (tied for second most
in ASU single-game history) more receptions for 204 yards. McDonald and
quarterback Andrew Walter also connected on a 67-yard TD pass late in the
third period. The TD reception was McDonald's ninth this year (6th place in
ASU single-season history) and the 20th in his career (also sixth in ASU
career record books). The 67-yard TD catch tied for his second longest
catch of the year (72 vs. SDSU and 67 vs. Stanford) and is his sixth career
reception over 60 yards. McDonald registered his 10th career 100-yard
receiving game, second career 200-yard game (second only to 221 vs.
Stanford earlier this year) and now has 21 straight games with at least one
reception.
Taplin Has Breakthrough Game: Senior Justin Taplin hauled in two
catches for 80 yards vs. the Ducks, both counting for touchdowns. The first
TD was his first of the year (only four previous catches) and his second of
the game on a 58-yarder at the beginning of the fourth quarter to give him
his first career two TD game.
Spreading the Wealth to the Receivers: The Sun Devils and Andrew
Walter (plus Tim Parker) used their full arsenal of wide receivers today
with nine players catching at least one catch. Led by McDonald's 12
catches, the Devils tied a season high by having nine players catch at
least one pass (also vs. Stanford 9/28). Hakim Hill, Daryl Lightfoot,
Cornell Canidate, Shaun McDonald, Matt Miller, Mike Pinkard, Derek Hagan,
Justin Taplin, Mike Talbot all caught passes today. For the season 14
different receivers have caught a pass this year.
Career Days for Hagan and Miller: Redshirt freshman wide receiver
Matt Miller (Mesa, Ariz.) and true freshman receiver Derek Hagan (Palmdale,
Calif.) both had a career days in the upset win over the Ducks. Miller
caught two (2) passes for 68 yards, while Hagan had five (5) passes for 95
yards. Miller had a 33 yard catch in the first quarter (second longest of
career) and , but, it wasn't a career-high as he had a 44-yard catch vs.
San Diego State for his first career reception as a Sun Devil.
Fourth Down Conversions: The Devils were 3-for-5 heading into game
on fourth-down conversions, but, went 2-for-2 today to move to 5-for-7 on
the year, including a 23-yard fake punt pass from Parker to Talbot. ASU is
also 2-for-3 when going for a two-point conversion this year after the
conversion today from Walter to McDonald.
Arizona State Notes
ASU's opponent has scored first in six of the
eight games this year... freshman fullback Mike Talbot made his first
career reception on the 23-yard fake punt pass from Tim Parker... Talbot
became the 14th Sun Devil this year to catch a pass... the 21 points given up
in the first half were over half of ASU's 34 total points given up in the
Devils previous two Pac-10 games... freshman Derek Hagan had a carer-long
49-yard reception in the third quarter to set up ASU's second TD of the
game... Cornell Canidate's one-yard TD run in the third quarter was his
seventh rushing TD of the year... Canidate led the team in rushing with 47
yards on 19 carries... Mike Barth's 32-yard field goal in the second quarter
and 44-yarder in the fourth quarter was his 10th and 11th of the year... he
added a game-winning 29-yarder in the fourth quarter... Barth is now 5-for-6
this year from 40-49 yards... ASU punter Tim Parker helped ASU set the Autzen
Stadium team passing record with a 23-yard completion on a fake punt to
Talbot late in the second quarter... Parker became the fourth Sun Devil to
complete a reception this year... Brett Hudson's game-clinching interception
was his second of the year.
Oregon Notes
Steven Moore's interception on ASU's game-opening
possession extended Oregon's consecutive games streak with at least one
interception to 11 games... it was Moore's fourth interception of the year...
the sellout crowd at Autzen Stadium was the 21st in a row... Sammie Parker's
first-quarter TD gave Oregon the early 7-0 lead and was his fifth receiving
TD of the year and ninth of his career... Onterrio Smith's 57-yard TD run in
the first quarter was Oregon's longest rushing play of the year (previous
long was 37 yards)... Smith finished with his seventh straight 100-yard
rushing game with 172 yards on 27 carries... QB Jason Fife was 7-for-8 for
76 yards and one TD in the first quarter and ended the game with 288
passing yards and three TD's... Keenan Howry caught two passes to extend his
consecutive games streak with at least one reception to 42 games.
