CONQUERING THE COUGARS
Connor Smith
- With the victory, Arizona State moved to 28-17-2 all-time against Washington State.
- ASU is now 8-2 over their last 10 home games against the Cougars.
- Arizona State's offense racked up 509 total yards (274 passing and 235 rushing)
- It is the first time the Sun Devils have eclipsed 250 passing yards and 200 rushing yards (234) in the same game since a victory over No. 15 Utah Nov. 3, 2018 (285 passing, 251 rushing).
- Arizona State finished with 235 yards and five touchdowns on the ground.
- Three different players found the end zone via the rush, led by DeCarlos Brooks' three-touchdown effort.
- It is the first time a Sun Devil had three rushing touchdowns since X Valladay had three in a victory over Colorado on Oct. 29, 2022.
- The five rushing touchdowns as a team are the most since ASU ran for six in a victory over Southern Utah in the 2021 season opener. It is the most in a FBS game since the Sun Devils ran for six in a victory over Oregon State in the 2020 season finale.
- This is one of only 16 times since 1996 that ASU has ran for five or more touchdowns in a game.
- Arizona State had both a 60+ yard rush and a 50+ yard pass play (Cam Skattebo 66-yard rush; Jalin Conyers 50-yard catch from Trenton Bourguet).
- It is the first time since Dec. 18, 2020 that ASU has accomplished that feat. (Geordon Porter 63-yard catch from Jayden Daniels; Two 50 yard rushes from Rachaad White and Jayden Daniels)
- Cam Skattebo was fantastic yet again for the Sun Devils, putting together a productive effort.
- He ran for 121 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries.
- It was his second 100+ yard performance of the season and 12th of his career.
- His 66-yard scamper in the third quarter was the first time a Sun Devil had a 50+ yard rush since Jayden Daniels ran for 51-yards on a play Oct. 8, 2021 in a victory over Stanford.
- It is the longest by a running back since Rachaad White had a 93-yard run in the 70-7 victory over Arizona back on 2021.
- It is also the longest rush of Skattebo’s career.
- He has now ran for a touchdown in each of his last five games.
- The Sun Devils allowed only 88 rushing yards to Washington State.
- This is the third consecutive game that ASU has held their opponent to under 100 yards.
- It is the first time since the first game of the 2016 season that they have accomplished the feat (Northern Arizona - 56 yards, Texas Tech - 72 yards, UTSA - 93 yards).
- It is the first time it has happened against Pac-12 Conference opponents since a four-game stretch in the 2015 season (USC - 76, UCLA - 62, Colorado - 49, Utah - 72).
- Over the past three games, Arizona State has allowed only 157 total rushing yards.
- It is the fewest over a three-game stretch since the Sun Devils allowed only 96 against Colorado (99), Washington (-5), and Washington State (2) during the 2013 season.
- Arizona State enjoyed a tremendous amount of success on third downs, converting 8-of-11 (73%).
- It is the best percentage by a Sun Devil offense since going 11-for-15 (73%) in a victory over Arizona on Nov. 25, 2017.
- Meanwhile, the Cougars converted only 3-of-12 (25%) on their third down attempts.
- With four receptions, Jalin Conyers moved into sixth in program history among tight ends with 68 career catches
- Conyers is 206 receiving yards shy of becoming just the seventh tight end in program history to reach the 1,000 career receiving yard tally (currently at 794).
- Cam Skattebo needs just 78 rushing yards to reach 2500 in his career (currently at 2422).
- Elijhah Badger needs just 41 receiving yards to reach 1500 for his career (currently at 1459).
- Elijhah Badger is 21 receptions away from moving into Top-10 all time at ASU (currently at 122, needs 143).
- ASU has now held opponents to less than 30 points in 40 of 63 games since 2018 (63.5 percent), notable as it DID allow 30+ in 32 of the 43 previous games (74.4 percent) in a span from 2013- 17.
- Since 2018, ASU has held opponents to 400 total yards of offense or less on 36 occasions over 63 games (57.1 percent of the time). For comparison, ASU accomplished the feat just 24 times in the 65 previous games (36.9 percent) from 2013-2017.
- The Sun Devils finished with eight tackles for loss, the fourth-time they have reached that mark this season (Fresno State, California, Colorado).
Connor Smith