THE GAME - Sun Devil Football returns home following its bye week to take on Stanford on Thursday, October 18 in ASU's annual #MaroonMonsoon game. The game, scheduled for a 6 p.m. AZT kickoff, will be broadcast live on ESPN with Dave Flemming, Brock Huard and Laura Rutledge on the call. The game will be broadcast over the airwaves on ESPN 620 AM with the Voice of the Sun Devils, Tim Healey, joined by Jeff Van Raaphorst and Jeff Munn.
ASU VS. STANFORD - The Sun Devils are 17-14 all-time in the series against Stanford, though Stanford enters the contest as winners of five of the last six games in the series.
PARKING ADVISORY- Fans attending Sun Devil Football's Thursday night primetime showdown against Stanford Oct. 18 at 6 p.m. (MST) are asked to please be aware of the following parking advisories on gameday. Many of the gameday parking lots are shared with ASU faculty and students attending class, thus Sun Devil Athletics cannot guarantee parking in your designated lot.
Sun Devil Athletics encourages fans to arrive early, stay patient, account for traffic delays, and utilize the following information as they arrive to their parking lots on game day. We also encourage fans to utilize public transportation (light rail, bus, etc.) or the official rideshare partner of Sun Devil Athletics', Lyft, and take advantage of 20% off rides to the game with code ASUGAMEDAY. New Lyft users can also use promo code SUNDEVIL for $5 off their first 4 rides as well.
- All designated game day parking lots will open at 1 p.m. for fans with season parking passes arriving to Sun Devil Stadium. Due to the weekday game, students will be utilizing game day parking lots for classes, which may affect parking availability.
- Sun Devil fans are asked to be courteous to their neighbors in the parking lots, and to not utilize more than one parking spot per parking pass for their tailgate setup due to the limited availability.
- Parking spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Once at capacity, fans will be directed to other passholder lots.
- Overflow parking will be directed to the roof of the Packard & Stadium parking structures, Cornerstone lot (northeast corner of Rural Rd. & University Dr.), Karsten Golf Course parking lot and the dirt lot on Rio Salado east of Lot 8 (north of Karsten Golf Course).
- Stadium & Parking Structures:
- Both parking structures will be open to passholders at 1 p.m. on gameday. Parking spaces in the structures will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis until they reach capacity. The roof of these structures will be utilized for overflow from other gameday parking lots.
AN ASU VICTORY WOULD...
- Give ASU its 6th consecutive win at home, extending a streak that is currently tied for 17th nationally.
- Give ASU its 30th win at home since the 2013 season, making ASU one of just 16 teams to accomplish the feat in the period.
- Be just the second victory over the Cardinal since 2009.
- Give ASU its second consecutive victory following a bye week (defeated Washington last season) after losing three straight previously.
MILESTONE COUNTDOWNS
1 passing touchdown needed for Wilkins to move into 9th in program history (44, currently at 43).
3 passing touchdowns needed for Wilkins to move into 7th in program history (46, currently at 43).
5 passing touchdowns needed for Wilkins to move into 6th in program history (44, currently at 43).
2 receiving touchdowns needed for N'Keal Harry to move into 8th in ASU history (20, currently at 18).
14 receptions needed for Harry to move into 3rd in program history (188, currently at 174).
218 receiving yards needed for Harry to reach 2500 in his career (currently at 2,220).
471 rushing yards needed for Eno Benjamin to move into the Top-10 in single-season history (1,186, currently at 715).
471 rushing touchdowns needed for Eno Benjamin to move into the Top-7 in single-season history (14, currently at 7).
#10THINGS (Twitter-Friendly Notes)
1. Safety Demonte King has played every single defensive snap for the Sun Devils this season (452 total, included plays negated by penalties). That is the seventh-highest total among all defensive players in the Pac-12.
2. ASU has just two turnovers this season - good for the national lead in the category. The FBS record for fewest turnovers is 8 (accomplished several times)
3. Only 7 Pac-12 TRUE freshmen have played at least 250 defensive snaps this season. ASU has 3 of them (Merlin Robertson, Darien Butler, Aashari Crosswell). Robertson's 388 are 5th most among true freshmen in the FBS.
4. Kobe Williams has allowed just 29 yards after the catch this season - third among Pac-12 corners and good for the 17th-lowest total nationally.
5. No ASU running back has coughed up the ball on a rushing play on 699 consecutive carries (25 straight games without a fumble).
6. .@eno_benjamin5 forced or avoided 48 missed tackles on the season, easily leading the country in the category.
7. Kyle Williams is one of just 13 slot receivers nationally to not have a drop this season of players with 150+ routes and is 7th nationally with an 83.3 catch percentage among FBS slot receivers.
8. ASU has won 29 home games since 2013 (29-7), the 18th-highest total among FBS teams in that time span.
9. ASU has not allowed more than 30 points in a game this year, one of just 12 teams in the nation to do so. 8th time in Pac-12 era that has happened. Only '82, '86, '91 and '97 teams extended the streak to 7 games.
10. ASU has had a 100-yard rusher in 8 of its last 11 games dating back to last year (Demario Richard/Eno Benjamin each with 4). Last time that occurred was across the '97 and '98 campaigns, where ASU had 10 such performances over a 13-game span.
BY THE NUMBERS
699 - No ASU running back has lost a fumble (or even put the ball on the ground) in 699 consecutive carries, dating back to the 2016 season - a streak of 25 consecutive games. That includes 124 running back carries this season (NOTE: this stat includes only RBs on rushing plays and does not include receptions). The fumble that ended the streak occured on a direct snap play to a running back. If only conventional running plays were included, the streak of carries without losing a fumble is 1038 carries over 37 games (since 2015).
127 - Arizona State and Louisiana Tech are tied for the active FBS record of 127 consecutive games scoring more than 7 points. The Sun Devils last scored a touchdown or less when they were shutout, 28-0, against eighth-ranked USC in the 2008 season. ASU has not allowed more than 30 points in a game this year, one of just 12 teams in the nation to do so. The last time ASU had not given up 30+ points though 6 games was 2012. In the Pac-12 era (since 1978), only the '82, '86, '91, '97, '08, '09 and '12 saw ASU not give up 30 or more points at the midway point.
48 - Eno Benjamin has forced 48 missed tackles this season (39 rushing, 9 receiving) - leading all FBS players in the category and 6 more than the next closest player.He has posted a for a 114.5 elusive rating from Pro Football Focus, good for 10th nationally.Benjamin has forced a missed tackle 31.8 percent of the time - good for fourth nationally. 39.1 percent of Benjamin's rushes this season have resulted in a "win" for the Sun Devil offense, the 16th-highest total among FBS running backs. 32.8 percent of his rushes have resulted in a first down or touchdown, the 12th-highest percentage in the FBS.
31 - N'Keal Harry has a reception in all 31 games of his career at Arizona State, tied for the 10th-longest active streak among all current FBS players. N'Keal Harry is now in 4th place in program history with 174 receptions, and just 14 shy of moving into the Top 3 in program history. Harry is currently 9th in school history with 2,282 career receiving yards, 5 yards shy of 8th. Harry has a 127.2 NFL QB rating when targetted this season, good for 11th nationally among receivers that have logged at least 50 percent of their team's targets. Harry has forced 12 missed tackles this season, which is good for 11th-most among all FBS receivers.
29 - Kobe Williams has allowed just 29 yards after the catch this season - the third-lowest among Pac-12 corners and good for the 21st-lowest total in the country Williams has been targetted just 20 times this season (on 148 coverage snaps), the 21st-fewest in the nation and third fewest in the Pac-12. He has allowed just 101 yards total when targetted this season, the 17th-lowest total nationally. Terin Adams has been targetted just 13 times this season, second-fewest among Pac-12 corners that have played at least 80 pass coverage snaps this season
8 - ASU has had a 100-yard rusher in 8 of its last 11 games dating back to last year (Demario Richard and Eno Benjamin each with 4). The last time that occurred was across the 1997 and 1998 campaigns, where ASU had 10 such performances over a 13-game span (last 6 of '97, 4 of 7 to open '98).Benjamin's 17 explosive runs this season (runs for over 15 yards) are second nationally. Benjamin is sixth among the nation's running backs with 23 catches this season, as are his 30 total targets.He has an offensive success score of 46.7 percent as a receiver, according to PFF (which measures plays that are considered a "win" by the offense), a total good for 10th nationally among running backs with at least 10 targets..