Postgame Notes - OSU

Post-Game Notes - Oregon State
Arizona State 40, Oregon State 24 GAME NOTES
November 18, 2017
 
WITH THE VICTORY...

• The Sun Devils improve to 30-23 in games against Pac-12 opponents since 2012, the second-best record in the Pac-12 South behind USC’s 36-16 mark.
• Devils earn bowl eligibility for the sixth time in the last seven seasons.
• ASU snaps their five-game losing streak in games played at Reser Stadium in a series where ASU has had its struggles and is now 8-9-1 in Corvallis against the Beavers compared to a 20-4 record at home. ASU had not won a road game in Corvallis in the month of November since 1996
• ASU has two Pac-12 road wins for the first time since the 2014 season.
• Locked up at least a .500 record in the REGULAR SEASON for the seventh time in the last eight years. The last time ASU had such a stretch was from 1985- 1993, when ASU was .500 in eight of nine consecutive seasons.  

SUPER DEMARIO

• Richard has 12 100-yard rushing games in his career, tied for fifth in school history with Leon Burton and J.R. Redmond
• Richard has now recorded at least 100 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
• Richard has a touchdown rush in seven of his last nine games and has 31 touchdowns overall in his career (rushing and receiving), which puts him in sole possession of ninth place in school history.
• Richard’s three rushing touchdowns are a season-high and it was the first time a Sun Devil had three rushing touchdowns in a game since Manny Wilkins against Cal last season.
• Richard will need just 13 rushing yards against Arizona to become just the second Sun Devil in the Pac-12 era to rush for 3,000 rushing yards in their career and just the fifth ASU play of all-time to do so. 

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. Leon Burton (1955-58), 2,994
6. Demario Richard (2014-present), 2,987
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), 2,987
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 97.6 percent of its red zone appearances this season (40-of-41) after going 4-for-4 on Saturday. The Devils took a knee in the final seconds of the team’s victory over fifth-ranked Washington in the red zone - the lone ‘blemish’ to the team’s total this season.

STRIKE FIRST

• Arizona State has scored first in 50 of the 76 games with Todd Graham at the helm and is 37-13 when doing so.
• The Devils are 5-2 this season when scoring first (wins vs. NMSU, ORE, WASH, UTAH, OSU).  

MANNY OF THE HOUR

• After a 167-yard performance against Oregon State, Manny Wilkins surpassed 5,000 passing yards for his career.
• His 14 touchdown passes this season are a season best for Wilkins.
• The 32-yard rush in the first quarter was a new career-long for Manny Wilkins

THIS ISN’T SAFE-TY

• JoJo Wicker’s second quarter safety was the first safety from the Sun Devils since they recorded a team safety against Texas Tech (9/10/16).
• Wicker would go on to recover the game-sealing fumble late in the contest. 

DIRTY HARRY

• With his 19-yard reception in the second quarter, Harry has now logged a catch in the first 23 games of his career, the only true sophomore in the country who can make that claim. 

SAM, I AM

• With his 10 tackles, Christian Sam now has 229 career tackles.
• In his career, Sam has carded 12 games with double-digit tackles.
• He has double-digit tackles in eight of the last nine games this season.

TAKING OFFENSE

• Arizona State and Louisiana Tech are tied for the active FBS record of 119 consecutive games scoring more than 7 points.

STRIKE FAST

• 285 of the Devils’ 422 scoring drives since 2012 have come in three minutes or fewer (67.5 percent) and four of ASU’s six scoring drives on Saturday came under the mark.

GETTING STARTED ON THE RIGHT FOOT

• The Sun Devils have outscored their opposition 647-396 in the first quarter under Todd Graham.
• The Sun Devils are 28-4 under Graham when holding their opposition scoreless in the first quarter.
• ASU has posted an impressive 36-4 overall record under Graham when leading at halftime. 

GOLD RUSH 

• ASU has 23 rushing TDs this year, eyeing the 25-rushing touchdown mark for the fourth time in the last six seasons.
• ASU has rushed for 961 yards its last three games (381 vs. Colorado, 294 at UCLA, and 286 against Oregon State). That makes up 49.7 percent of ASU’s total 1,932 rushing yards this season.
• The Sun Devil's rushing attack has averaged 320.3 rushing yards per game over the last three (vs. COL, at UCLA, at OSU).
• With both Richard (119) and Ballage (103)  reaching the 100-yard plateau, ASU had two 100-yard rushers in the same game for the first time since a home victory over Texas Tech (9/10/16).

FIRSTS

• Curtis Hodges first quarter 1-yard touchdown reception marked his first career touchdown.
• Renell Wren logged the first interception of his career 

DON’T CROSS THAT LINE

• This season, ASU has forced 251 plays resulting in negative or no yardage of 778 total (32.3 percent).
• Under Graham, ASU has forced 1,909 plays that have not resulted in positive yardage out of 5,424 (35.6 percent)

CAREER BESTS

• The 32-yard rush in the first quarter was a new career-long for Manny Wilkins
• After throwing for two passing touchdowns, Manny Wilkins now has 14 passing touchdowns on the year, eclipsing his total from all of last season (12).
• Demonte King (10) and Jay Jay Wilson (9) each set a new career-high in tackles.
• Wilson added a career-best 2.0 tackles for loss.

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 (12):
28-yard reception- Frank Darby
16-yard rush – Demario Richard
23-yard reception – Kyle Williams (Touchdown)
18-yard rush – Demario Richard
32-yard rush – Manny Wilkins (Career-long)
15-yard rush – Kalen Ballage
17-yard rush – Manny Wilkins
17-yard rush – Demario Richard (Touchdown)
19-yard reception – N’Keal Harry
18-yard rush – Kalen Ballage
19-yard reception – Jalen Harvey
42-yard reception – N’Keal Harry