Nov. 11, 2006
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With 84 yards receiving on a season-best six receptions against Washington State, Junior All-America TE Zach Miller moved into second place on ASU's all-time list for most career receiving yards by a tight end. Miller came into Saturday's game in fourth place with 1,328 yards. He passed both Joe Petty (1,352 yards) and Ken Dryer (1,365 yards) to move into the No. 2 spot. Now with 1,412 career receiving yards, Miller needs 274 yards to pass former Sun Devil Todd Heap (1,685 yards) for the top spot on the list.
With 17 points kicking on Saturday, senior PK Jesse Ainsworth moved passed former Sun Devil Mike Barth (277) for second on ASU's all-time list for most career points. Ainsworth now has 291 points in his career. The all-time leader in points by kicking is Luis Zendejas (1981-84), who had 380 points in his career.
Ainsworth's four field goals set a new career best. His four field goals also tied Zendejas for the second-most field goals made in a single game in school history. Zendejas had four on three occasions - vs. Washington (1981), vs. Utah State (1983) and vs. UCLA (1983). Zendejas (vs. Stanford, 1983) and Robert Nycz (vs. Miami, 1997) are tied for the school's single-game record with five field goals.
Sophomore S Jeremy Payton's interception in the third quarter was the first of his career.
Sophomore QB Rudy Carpenter recorded the sixth 300-yard passing game of his career with 339 yards passing vs. Washington State. With three touchdowns passes it was also the sixth time that Carpenter threw three or more touchdowns in a game.
In his two starts against Washington State, Carpenter has completed 43-of-67 passes for 720 yards with five TDs and two INTs with a passer efficiency rating of 173.1.
The Sun Devils had 196 yards rushing vs. Washington State, the 10th-best performance for the Sun Devils under Dirk Koetter. This season ASU has had three of the top-10 best rushing performances in Koetter's six-plus seasons as head coach. ASU also had 237 yards rushing at California (No. 5) and 206 yards rushing vs. Stanford (No. 8).
The total game time of 2:44 is the shortest the Sun Devils have had under Koetter.
ASU's 562 yards in total offense against the Cougars is the eight-highest total for the Sun Devils under Koetter. It was the third-highest under Koetter against a Pac-10 team.
Washington State's 192 yards in total offense were the fifth-fewest allowed under Koetter (second-fewest against a Pac-10 team). This season the Sun Devils have recorded four of the top-10 best performances under Koetter in total yards allowed. ASU allowed 145 yards in total offense vs. Stanford (No. 2), 192 vs. Washington State (No. 5); 219 at Colorado (No. 7) and 274 yards at Washington (No. 10).
WSU's 27 yards rushing were the fourth-fewest allowed under Koetter (second-fewest against a Pac-10 team).
In their last two home games (vs. Stanford and vs. Washington State) the Sun Devils have given up an average of 8.5 points, 168.5 yards in total offense, and 32.0 yards rushing.
Washington State scored seven points in the second half against ASU. Opponents are now averaging 7.8 points in the second half against ASU, including a grand total of only 23 points in the third quarter.