84th Annual Hyundai Sun Bowl [12.29.17]
No. 24 NC State vs. Arizona State Post Game Notes
FINAL | NC State 52 (9-4, 6-2 ACC), Arizona State 31 (7-6, 6-3 Pac-12)
Attendance: 39,897
Quick Notes:
- ASU QB Manny Wilkins threw for 352 yards, the ninth-best performance in Sun Bowl history
- ASU LB Jay Jay Wilson tallied 13 tackles, tied for second in Sun Bowl history
- 83 combined points ranks as the second most in Sun Bowl history (UCLA (50) and Northwestern (38) combined for 88 points in 2005)
- 42 combined points in the fourth quarter (NC State 21, ASU 21) are the most for any quarter in Sun Bowl history
- 45 points combined (NC State 24, ASU 21) in the second half is tied for most in Sun Bowl history (45 in 2004 [ASU vs. Purdue]; 45 in 2007 [Oregon vs. USF])
- 31 points combined (NC State 21, ASU 10) in the second quarter set a Sun Bowl record, surpassing the 28 points combined by Missouri and Auburn in 1973
- NC State (491 yards) and ASU (469) combined for 960 total yards (the most yards combined for are 1,018 in 2006 [Missouri vs. Oregon State])
- NC State (24) and ASU (24) combined for 48 first downs (the most is 57 combined in 2005 [Northwestern vs. UCLA])
You’re A Wizard, Harry
- N’Keal Harry caught nine passes for 142 yards and a touchdown to lead all receivers in the game.
- Harry finished the season with 82 catches for 1,142 yards. The 82 catches were good for a tie for third in ASU single-season history with Jaelen Strong (2014). Only Shaun McDonald (87, 2002) and Derek Hagan (83, 2004) rank ahead of him.
- The 1,142 yards receiving are seventh in ASU single season history.
- Harry’s 140 career receptions are already tied for 10th in Sun Devil school history and he is already with 300 yards of cracking ASU’s all-time Top-10 in career receiving yards
- Demario Richard rushed for 50 yards in the contest, going over 1,000 yards on the season for the second time in his career (2015).
- Richard became just the third Sun Devil in history to have multiple seasons over 1,000 rushing yards, joining Freddie Williams (1974-75) and Woody Green (1971-73) and the only player to do so during the Pac-12 era.
- Richard finished his career fourth in Sun Devil history with 3,202 rushing yards and second in the Pac-12 era.
- Manny Wilkins had a season’s best 352 yards passing in the contest while matching his career high with three touchdown passes. He added one more touchdown on the ground.
- Wilkins went over the 3,000-passing yard mark for the season, doing so for just the ninth time in the history of Sun Devil Football. His 3,270 passing yards on the season are good for fifth in ASU single season history.
- Wilkins now has 5,599 passing yards in his career, good for 10th among all quarterbacks in ASU history.
- His 12 career rushing touchdowns are fourth among quarterbacks in ASU history behind Mark Malone (21), Danny White (14) and Taylor Kelly (13).
- The Sun Devils finished with a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver for just the third time in school history.
- ASU was a perfect 5-for-5 in the red zone on Friday with four touchdowns.
- ASU finished the season 51-of-53 in the red zone (96.2 percent), good for first in the nation with the only two “blemishes” coming as the Devils took a knee in the victory formation against Washington and Arizona.