Nov. 24, 2012
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Against the Wildcats
-The Sun Devils now trail the all-time series against Arizona 38-47-1. ASU has also now won the past two meetings in Tucson after posting a 30-29 victory in double overtime in 2010
-The visiting team has won eight of the past 13 matchups between the two schools, while seven of the past nine games have been decided by a touchdown or less.
Century Mark
-Linebacker Brandon Magee had a career-high 17 tackles in the game, including 14 solo, and now has 104 tackles on the season
-He is the first Sun Devil to have more than 100 tackles since Robert James had 106 in 2007.
Just kicking it
Kicker Alex Garoutte has now made 97 straight extra points. He has made 104 out of 105 attempts in his college career, which places him eighth all-time for PATs made as a Sun Devil.
Utilizing the freshman
-Running back DJ Foster has 36 receptions in his first season at ASU, which puts him second in receptions by a freshman, behind only Zach Miller's 56 in 2004
-He also has the second-most receiving yards by a freshman with 524, behind Miller's 552 in 2004.
Coyle continues climbing
-Tight end Chris Coyle now has 53 receptions this season after grabbing two catches, which is third in school history for receptions by a tight end in single season history
-He needs three more catches to surpass Zach Miller's 56 catches in 2004. Coyle also has five touchdown catches on the year, one shy of the single-season tight end record set by Miller and Joe Petty
-His 59 catches are eighth most by a tight end for a career in school history
Marshall moves up the charts
-Running back Cameron Marshall, who finished the game with 24 yards, moved into 8th place on the school's all-time rushing list with 2,644 yards, passing Keegan Herring (2005-08)
-Marshall, who notched nine carries in the game, also moved into a tie for fourth place on the school's all-time rushing attempts list with 571
Not a bad debut season for Kelly
Quarterback Taylor Kelly, who recorded 16 completions in the game, moved into fifth on the school's season completions list with 224.
Pin em' deep
Punter Josh Hubner had five punts for 250 yards for an average of 50 yards per punt. He pinned three of those inside the 20 and now has pinned 22 inside the 20 on the season. He moved his season average to 47.4 yards per punt.
Collecting picks
-Safety Keelan Johnson recorded his third interception in the past two games and his fifth on the season, which leads the team
-Johnson's eight career interceptions are tied for the second most by a Sun Devil since 2000:
Troy Nolan - 10
Mike Nixon - 8
Omar Bolden - 7
Josh Barrett - 6
Justin Tryon - 4
Firsts
Cornerback Osahon Irabor collected his first interception of the season midway through the second quarter. It was the third of his career.
Spreading the wealth
-Eleven different Sun Devils have recorded an interception this season, which is tied for second in the nation for the most players with an interception
-The team has 20 on the season
Grice is nice
-Running back Marion Grice had a career-long and season-long 52-yard touchdown run near the 10-minute mark of the second quarter
-Grice, who collected three touchdowns in the game, has 17 touchdowns on the year and needs one more to move into the top four for touchdowns in a season
-He also leads the nation in receiving touchdowns for a running back with eight and is tied for 11th in the nation in total touchdowns (coming into the weekend)
-This was the first 100-yard rushing game for Grice since the first game of the season against NAU.
And he's just a freshman
Running back DJ Foster went over the 1,000-yard mark for all-purpose yards this season after collecting 52 rushing yards and 38 receiving yards.
Quick hits
-Will Sutton has recorded at least one tackle for loss in all ten games he's played in this season
- Kelly has now pinned seven of his eight punts this season inside the 20-yard line, including one this game
-Defensive back Robert Nelson had three pass break-ups in the game after coming into tonight with zero
-ASU outscored Arizona 28-3 on turnovers
-ASU scored 24 unanswered points
-Kevin Ayers blocked his second punt of the season
Six Devils earn Pac-12 all-academic honors
Linebacker Brandon Johnson was selected to the first team, while five others earned honorable mention recognition, including quarterback Taylor Kelly, offensive linemen Jamil Douglas and Kody Koebensky, kicker Alex Garoutte and linebacker Grandville. Taylor.