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POSTGAME NOTES - ARIZONA

Postgame Notes - Arizona
Post-Game Notes - University of Arizona
Arizona State 42, Arizona 30 GAME NOTES
November 25, 2017

PAC-12 SOUTH RECORDS/TODD GRAHAM ERA (2012-2017)
USC 38-16
ASU 31-23
UCLA 28-25
UTAH 23-30
UA 23-31
COLO 13-40
(UPDATED NOV. 25, 2017 PRIOR TO THE END OF UTAH vs. COLORADO*)

 
WITH THE VICTORY...

  • Locked up a second-place finish in the Pac-12 South at 6-3.  
  • Gives ASU its fifth victory over Arizona in the last 8 games.
  • Moves Todd Graham to 4-2 all-time against the Wildcats.  
  • Gives ASU seven wins in a season - and ensure a winning season - for fourth time in the last six years, but the first time since 2014.
  • It is now the first time with four such seasons in a six-year span since doing it in four straight seasons from 2004-07. Prior to that, you’d have to go back to 1978-82 with ASU did it in four of five seasons.  
  • Moves ASU to 30-10 at Sun Devil Stadium since the 2012 season.
 
RICHIE-RICHARD
  • With his 165 yards rushing, Demario Richard has now become the fifth running back in school history to surpass the 3000-yard career rushing mark.
  • Richard recorded his 13 career 100-yard rushing games, becoming the first Sun Devil in the Pac-10/12 era to reach 13 such games. He is now in sole possession of fifth place in school history with his 13 100-yard rushing games.
  • Richard has eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in four consecutive games.
  • Richard has a touchdown rush in nine of his last eleven games and has 33 touchdowns overall in his career (rushing and receiving), which puts him in sole possession of ninth place in school history.
 
ASU CAREER 2,000-YARD RUSHERS
1. Woody Green (1971-73), 4,188
2. Freddie Williams (1973-76), 3,424
3. J.R. Redmond (1996-99), 3,299
4. Wilford White (1947-50), 3,173
5. Demario Richard (2014-present), 3,152
6. Leon Burton (1955-58), 2,994
7. Darryl Clack (1982-85), 2,737
8. Cameron Marshall (2009-2012), 2,700
9. Art Malone (1967-69), 2,649
10. Keegan Herring (2005-08), 2,635
11. Darryl Harris (1984-87), 2,617

ASU CAREER 2,000-YARD RUSHERS IN PAC-10/12 ERA
1. J.R. Redmond (1996-99), 3,299
2. Demario Richard (2014-present), 3,152
3. Darryl Clack (1982-85), 2,737
4. Cameron Marshall (2009-2012), 2,700
5. Keegan Herring (2005-08), 2,635
6. Darryl Harris (1984-87), 2,617

GOLD ZONE
  • ASU is converting on 95.8 percent of its red zone appearances this season (46-of-48) after going 6-for-7 on Saturday. The Devils took a knee in the final seconds of the team’s victories over fifth-ranked Washington and rival Arizona in the red zone - the lone ‘blemishes’ to the team’s total this season.
 
WE-WILKINS, ROCK YOU
  • After a 167-yard performance against Oregon State, Manny Wilkins surpassed 5,000 passing yards for his career.
  • Adding two more touchdowns in the Territorial Cup to bring his season total to 17, Wilkins has now surpassed his previous career high in touchdowns.
  • Wilkins now has 2,918 passing yards on the season, the eighth highest single season total in school history. Wilkins needs 285 passing yards in the bowl game to move into the top-five of single season passing yards in school history.
 
DIRTY HARRY
  • With his 19-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter, Harry has now logged a catch in the first 24 games of his career, the only true sophomore in the country who can make that claim.
  • Harry made two spectacular touchdown catches, giving him his first multi-receiving touchdown game of his career. Harry now has 14 rushing touchdowns through his first 24 collegiate games (12 receiving, 2 rushing).
SAM, I AM
  • With his 13 tackles, Christian Sam now has 242 career tackles.
  • In his career, Sam has carded 13 games with double-digit tackles, nine of which have come in this season.
  • He has double-digit tackles in nine of the last ten games this season.
  • With 87 solo tackles on the year, Christian Sam is now tied for fourth in school single season history.
TAKING OFFENSE
  • Arizona State and Louisiana Tech are tied for the active FBS record of 120 consecutive games scoring more than 7 points. 
STRIKE FAST
  • 287 of the Devils’ 428 scoring drives since 2012 have come in three minutes or fewer (67.1 percent).
GOLD RUSH
  • ASU has 26 rushing TDs this year, eclipsing the 25-rushing touchdown mark for the fourth time in the last six seasons.
  • ASU has rushed for 1,188 yards its last four games (381 vs. Colorado, 294 at UCLA, 286 against Oregon State, and 221 against Arizona). That makes up 55.2 percent of ASU’s total 2153 rushing yards this season.
  • At the half, the Sun Devils managed only 35 rushing yards. In the second half, the Sun Devils dominated the line of scrimmage, rushing for 192 yards in the second half to seal the victory.
FIRSTS
  • N’Keal Harry recorded his first multi-touchdown game with two against Arizona.
  • Chad Adams recorded his first career-game with double digit tackles with 13.  
  • Demonte King recorded his first-career interception in the third quarter.
 
DON’T CROSS THAT LINE
  • This season, ASU has forced 260 plays resulting in negative or no yardage of 850 total (30.5 percent).
  • Under Graham, ASU has forced 1,919 plays that have not resulted in positive yardage out of 5,496 (34.9 percent) 
CAREER BESTS
  • Renell Wren set a new career-high with five total tackles in the win.
  • Demario Richard 63-yard run in the fourth quarter tied a career-high. 
T.N.T., WE’RE DYNAMITE
  • The Sun Devils have a classification of “explosive plays” that equal a run of 12 or more yards or a passing play of 16 or more yards. ASU had 12 such plays against Oregon State and 103 total this season.

 
EXPLOSIVE PLAYS (7):
48-yard reception, Frank Darby
18-yard reception, Kyle Williams
18-yard reception, Kyle Williams
21-yard reception, Jalen Harvey
19-yard reception, N’Keal Harry
35-yard rush, Demario Richard
63-yard rush, Demario Richard