The ASU Victory…
Arizona State has won six of the last eight meetings in the series. The Sun Devils hold a 16-9 advantage against the Wildcats since 2000.
ASU shutout Arizona in the first half. It is the first time Arizona State has shutout Arizona in the first half since 2010, a game that ended in a 30-29 victory for the Sun Devils. The 35-0 lead matches the largest halftime lead in Territorial Cup history.
The 49 points are the sixth time the Sun Devils have scored 40+ points in a game against Arizona since 2012.
Since 2010, Arizona State is averaging 40.0 points per game in matchups with the Wildcats (15 games).
Arizona State has now allowed only seven points in two of their past three visits to Tucson.
ASU has outscored Arizona 158-92 in their past four meetings in Tucson (3-1 record).
Starting Strong
The Sun Devils have not punted on an opening drive this season and have scored on the first drive in nine of 12 games. They have touchdowns in eight of those (a field goal against Wyoming), threw interceptions on the opening drives against Utah and Texas Tech and turned the ball over on downs against UCF.
ASU has outscored opponents 77-3 in the first half of the last three games.
With Chamon Metayer’s 22-yard reception with :41 seconds left in the first half, ASU has now outscored opponents 80-16 in the “middle eight” of games (last four minutes of first half, first four minutes of second half).
It was the fourth time this season and third-straight game ASU did not allow an opponent score on the first three drives of the game after it went eight-straight games between doing so between the opener against Wyoming and the Kansas State game.
Prior to the last three games, ASU was 71st in the country in allowing 13.2 points per game in the first half to opponents. Over the last three games, ASU has allowed just 3 points combined
One area ASU had struggled with on the road this season was the last ten minutes of the first quarter and the first ten minutes of the second quarter (anything outside the first five minutes of the half and last five minutes), Prior to the Kansas State and Arizona games, ASU was outscored 65-17 in the category before outpacing both Wildcat to the tune of 42-0 in its last two road games (28-0 today).
ASU’s 390 yards in the first half were its most in a half in any game since it had 401 in the first half of the Territorial Cup in 2015.
Ground and Pound
Both Cam Skattebo (177) and Kyson Brown (100) ran for 100 yards against the Wildcats, as the Sun Devils finished with 281 yards on the ground. The last time ASU had two rushers reach 100 yards was Demario Richard (119) and Kalen Ballage (103) on Nov. 18, 2017 at Oregon State.
Quick Hits
Arizona State finished with 643 yards of total offense, a season high. It is the most yardage the Sun Devils have produced since collecting 652 against Texas Tech on Sept. 10, 2016 (68-55 win). It is the most yardage in a conference game since ASU posted 742 on Oct. 29, 2015.
Cam Skattebo had 113 yards at halftime, the Second time he has had 100 yards before the break. He also did it vs Mississippi State (137 yards).
The 210 total yards by Arizona were the fewest by the Wildcats since posting 196 against Utah back in 2019.
Cam is the Man
Cam Skattebo ran for three touchdowns in the first half for the second consecutive game. He is the first Big 12 player to rush for 3+ touchdowns in consecutive first halves since Taurean Henderson (Texas Tech) did it on Sept. 17 and Sept. 24 of 2005. He is only the seventh FBS player to accomplish the feat since 2008, joining an exclusive list:
Skattebo ran for three touchdowns for the second time in his collegiate career. He has down it in back-to-back weeks. He now has 17 touchdowns on the season, tied for the fourth-most in program history. He is one rushing touchdown shy of becoming the fourth Sun Devil to reach 18 touchdowns on the ground in a year.
Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns by a Sun Devil
19 Woody Green, 1972
18 Cameron Marshall, 2011
18 Terry Battle, 1996
17 Wilford White, 1950
17 Cam Skattebo, 2024
16 Eno Benjamin, 2018
16 X Valladay, 2022
15 Art Malone, 1968
15 Ben Malone, 1973
15 Rachaad White, 2021
Skattebo now has 19 total touchdowns (17 rushing + 2 receiving), moving into a tie for fourth in single-season program history. He is now tied with Woody Green (1972) and Marion Grice (2012) and is only three touchdowns away from tying Wilford White’s program record.
Single-Season Total Touchdowns by a Sun Devil
22 Wilford White, 1950
20 Marion Grice, 2013
20 Terry Battle, 1996
19 Cam Skattebo, 2024
19 Woody Green, 1972
19 Marion Grice, 2012
18 Cameron Marshall, 2011
18 Eno Benjamin, 2018
18 X Valladay, 2022
Cam By the Numbers
- 247 Carries
- 1,398 Rushing Yards
- 17 Rushing Touchdowns
- 35 Receptions
- 468 Receiving Yards
- 2 Receiving Touchdowns
- 1,866 All-Purpose Yards
Making History
Cam Skattebo's 1,398 rushing yards this season put him 6th on Arizona State's all-time single-season rushing yards lists. He is only 30 yards shy of a spot in the Top-5 with one game remaining and a bowl game ahead. Skattebo needs 245 rushing yards to pass Eno Benjamin's single-season program record set in 2018.
Single-Season Rushing Yards by a Sun Devil
Cam Skattebo Sun Devil 100-yard Rushing Tilts
262 vs. Mississippi State, Sept. 7, 2024 (33 carries)
182 vs. Kansas, Oct. 5, 2024 (25 carries/1 TD)
177 at Arizona, Nov. 30, 2024 (21 carries/3 TD)
158 vs. Utah, Oct. 11, 2024 (22 carries/2 TDs)
153 at Oklahoma State, Nov. 2, 2024 (23 carries, 153 yards)
147 vs. BYU, Nov. 23, 2024 (28 carries/3 TD)
121 vs. Washington State, Oct. 28, 2023 (11 carries/1 TD)
111 vs. USC, Sept. 23, 2023 (20 carries/1 TD)
108 vs. Arizona, Nov. 25, 2023 (17 carries/1 TD)
In a Skattegory of his Own
Skattebo is the only player in the country with 1,000+ rushing yards and 400+ receiving yards, even with a missed game.
Tyson Takeover
Sun Devil wide receiver Jordyn Tyson is putting together one of the best seasons ever by a Sun Devil pass catcher. He now has 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns. Tyson is the first Sun Devil to go over 1,000 receiving yards since Brandon Aiyuk in 2019 (1,192).
Tyson is only the 11th Sun Devil to catch 10 touchdowns.
Single-Season Receiving Yards by a Sun Devil
Single-Season Receiving Yards by a Sun Devil
176 vs. #16 Kansas State, Nov. 16, 2024 (12 catches/2 TD)
125 vs. #14 BYU, Nov. 23, 2024 (9 catches)
120 at Texas State, Sept. 12, 2024 (6 catches/1 TD)
108 at Cincinnati, Oct. 19, 2024 (6 catches)
Seven total in his career (5 at ASU: 2 at Colorado)
Sam I Am
Sun Devil quarterback Sam Leavitt was sensational in Arizona State’s Territorial Cup win. He finished with 291 passing yards and three touchdowns on 17-of-22 passing. The 77.3% completion rate was the best of his career. It is his fifth three touchdown game of his career, the most by a Sun Devil since Mike Bercovici had six during the 2015 season.
Connor Smith
- Matches ASU’s best record through 12 games since also going 10-2 in 2013.
- Gives ASU 10 wins for the first time since the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
- Gives ASU 10 wins in the regular season for just the 10th time in program history, but only the 4th time since 1975.
- Guarantees at least a tie for first in the Big 12 conference standings and potentially a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game.
- Gives ASU its best regular season conference record (7-2) since going 8-1 in 2013.
- Means ASU has a winning record on the road (4-2) for the first time since going 4-2 in 2014.
- Is just the 10th time a Power 5 team increased its win total by seven games from one year to another since 2012-13 (not counting 2020 due to COVID year).
- Keeps the Wildcats from winning three games in a row in the series for the first time since 1993-95.
- Cam Skattebo eclipsed 4,000 rushing yards in his career. He now sits at 4,074.
- Sam Leavitt needs 56 passing yards to reach 2,500 for the season (currently at 2,444) and become the first Sun Devil to reach the mark since Jayden Daniels in 2019 (2,943).
- Keyshaun Elliott needs 9 tackles to reach 200 for this career (currently at 191).
- Myles Rowser needs 162 tackles to reach 200 for his career (currently at 194).
- Shamari Simmons needs 7 tackles to reach 250 for his career (currently at 243).
Arizona State has won six of the last eight meetings in the series. The Sun Devils hold a 16-9 advantage against the Wildcats since 2000.
ASU shutout Arizona in the first half. It is the first time Arizona State has shutout Arizona in the first half since 2010, a game that ended in a 30-29 victory for the Sun Devils. The 35-0 lead matches the largest halftime lead in Territorial Cup history.
The 49 points are the sixth time the Sun Devils have scored 40+ points in a game against Arizona since 2012.
Since 2010, Arizona State is averaging 40.0 points per game in matchups with the Wildcats (15 games).
Arizona State has now allowed only seven points in two of their past three visits to Tucson.
ASU has outscored Arizona 158-92 in their past four meetings in Tucson (3-1 record).
Starting Strong
The Sun Devils have not punted on an opening drive this season and have scored on the first drive in nine of 12 games. They have touchdowns in eight of those (a field goal against Wyoming), threw interceptions on the opening drives against Utah and Texas Tech and turned the ball over on downs against UCF.
ASU has outscored opponents 77-3 in the first half of the last three games.
With Chamon Metayer’s 22-yard reception with :41 seconds left in the first half, ASU has now outscored opponents 80-16 in the “middle eight” of games (last four minutes of first half, first four minutes of second half).
It was the fourth time this season and third-straight game ASU did not allow an opponent score on the first three drives of the game after it went eight-straight games between doing so between the opener against Wyoming and the Kansas State game.
Prior to the last three games, ASU was 71st in the country in allowing 13.2 points per game in the first half to opponents. Over the last three games, ASU has allowed just 3 points combined
One area ASU had struggled with on the road this season was the last ten minutes of the first quarter and the first ten minutes of the second quarter (anything outside the first five minutes of the half and last five minutes), Prior to the Kansas State and Arizona games, ASU was outscored 65-17 in the category before outpacing both Wildcat to the tune of 42-0 in its last two road games (28-0 today).
ASU’s 390 yards in the first half were its most in a half in any game since it had 401 in the first half of the Territorial Cup in 2015.
Ground and Pound
Both Cam Skattebo (177) and Kyson Brown (100) ran for 100 yards against the Wildcats, as the Sun Devils finished with 281 yards on the ground. The last time ASU had two rushers reach 100 yards was Demario Richard (119) and Kalen Ballage (103) on Nov. 18, 2017 at Oregon State.
Quick Hits
Arizona State finished with 643 yards of total offense, a season high. It is the most yardage the Sun Devils have produced since collecting 652 against Texas Tech on Sept. 10, 2016 (68-55 win). It is the most yardage in a conference game since ASU posted 742 on Oct. 29, 2015.
Cam Skattebo had 113 yards at halftime, the Second time he has had 100 yards before the break. He also did it vs Mississippi State (137 yards).
The 210 total yards by Arizona were the fewest by the Wildcats since posting 196 against Utah back in 2019.
Cam is the Man
Cam Skattebo ran for three touchdowns in the first half for the second consecutive game. He is the first Big 12 player to rush for 3+ touchdowns in consecutive first halves since Taurean Henderson (Texas Tech) did it on Sept. 17 and Sept. 24 of 2005. He is only the seventh FBS player to accomplish the feat since 2008, joining an exclusive list:
- Cam Skattebo, ASU 11/23/2024-11/30/2024
- Malik Cunningham, Louisville 09/24/2022 - 10/01/2022
- Tavion Thomas, Utah 10/30/2021 - 11/05/2021
- Lamar Jackson, Louisville 09/09/2016 - 09/17/2016
- Melvin Gordon III, Wisconsin 10/11/2014 - 10/25/2014
- Zach Line, SMU 09/17/2011 - 09/24/2011
- LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh 10/18/2008 - 10/25/2008
Skattebo ran for three touchdowns for the second time in his collegiate career. He has down it in back-to-back weeks. He now has 17 touchdowns on the season, tied for the fourth-most in program history. He is one rushing touchdown shy of becoming the fourth Sun Devil to reach 18 touchdowns on the ground in a year.
Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns by a Sun Devil
19 Woody Green, 1972
18 Cameron Marshall, 2011
18 Terry Battle, 1996
17 Wilford White, 1950
17 Cam Skattebo, 2024
16 Eno Benjamin, 2018
16 X Valladay, 2022
15 Art Malone, 1968
15 Ben Malone, 1973
15 Rachaad White, 2021
Skattebo now has 19 total touchdowns (17 rushing + 2 receiving), moving into a tie for fourth in single-season program history. He is now tied with Woody Green (1972) and Marion Grice (2012) and is only three touchdowns away from tying Wilford White’s program record.
Single-Season Total Touchdowns by a Sun Devil
22 Wilford White, 1950
20 Marion Grice, 2013
20 Terry Battle, 1996
19 Cam Skattebo, 2024
19 Woody Green, 1972
19 Marion Grice, 2012
18 Cameron Marshall, 2011
18 Eno Benjamin, 2018
18 X Valladay, 2022
Cam By the Numbers
- 247 Carries
- 1,398 Rushing Yards
- 17 Rushing Touchdowns
- 35 Receptions
- 468 Receiving Yards
- 2 Receiving Touchdowns
- 1,866 All-Purpose Yards
Making History
Cam Skattebo's 1,398 rushing yards this season put him 6th on Arizona State's all-time single-season rushing yards lists. He is only 30 yards shy of a spot in the Top-5 with one game remaining and a bowl game ahead. Skattebo needs 245 rushing yards to pass Eno Benjamin's single-season program record set in 2018.
Single-Season Rushing Yards by a Sun Devil
- 1,642 Eno Benjamin, 2018
- 1,565 Woody Green, 1972
- 1,502 Wilford White, 1950
- 1,431 Art Malone, 1968
- 1,427 Freddie Williams, 1975
- 1,398 Cam Skattebo 2024
- 1,313 Woody Green, 1973
- 1,310 Woody Green, 1971
- 1,299 Freddie Williams, 1974
- 1,229 Ryan Torain, 2006
Cam Skattebo Sun Devil 100-yard Rushing Tilts
262 vs. Mississippi State, Sept. 7, 2024 (33 carries)
182 vs. Kansas, Oct. 5, 2024 (25 carries/1 TD)
177 at Arizona, Nov. 30, 2024 (21 carries/3 TD)
158 vs. Utah, Oct. 11, 2024 (22 carries/2 TDs)
153 at Oklahoma State, Nov. 2, 2024 (23 carries, 153 yards)
147 vs. BYU, Nov. 23, 2024 (28 carries/3 TD)
121 vs. Washington State, Oct. 28, 2023 (11 carries/1 TD)
111 vs. USC, Sept. 23, 2023 (20 carries/1 TD)
108 vs. Arizona, Nov. 25, 2023 (17 carries/1 TD)
In a Skattegory of his Own
Skattebo is the only player in the country with 1,000+ rushing yards and 400+ receiving yards, even with a missed game.
Tyson Takeover
Sun Devil wide receiver Jordyn Tyson is putting together one of the best seasons ever by a Sun Devil pass catcher. He now has 75 catches for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns. Tyson is the first Sun Devil to go over 1,000 receiving yards since Brandon Aiyuk in 2019 (1,192).
Tyson is only the 11th Sun Devil to catch 10 touchdowns.
Single-Season Receiving Yards by a Sun Devil
- 14-Doug Allen, 1984
- 13-Shaun McDonald, 2002
- 12-Steve Holden, 1972
- 11-Keith Poole, 1996
- 11-J.D. Hill, 1970
- 10-Jordyn Tyson, 2024
10-Jaelen Strong, 2014
10-Michael Jones, 2007
10-Derek Hagan, 2004
10-Skyler Fulton,2003
10-Shaun McDonald, 2001
Single-Season Receiving Yards by a Sun Devil
- 1,405 Shaun McDonald 2002
- 1,397 Gerell Robinson 2011
- 1,248 Derek Hagan 2004
- 1,210 Derek Hagan 2005
- 1,192 Brandon Aiyuk 2019
- 1,165 Jaelen Strong 2014
- 1,142 N'Keal Harry 2017
- 1,122 Jaelen Strong 2013
- 1,104 Shaun McDonald 2001
- 1,101 Jordyn Tyson 2024
176 vs. #16 Kansas State, Nov. 16, 2024 (12 catches/2 TD)
125 vs. #14 BYU, Nov. 23, 2024 (9 catches)
120 at Texas State, Sept. 12, 2024 (6 catches/1 TD)
108 at Cincinnati, Oct. 19, 2024 (6 catches)
Seven total in his career (5 at ASU: 2 at Colorado)
Sam I Am
Sun Devil quarterback Sam Leavitt was sensational in Arizona State’s Territorial Cup win. He finished with 291 passing yards and three touchdowns on 17-of-22 passing. The 77.3% completion rate was the best of his career. It is his fifth three touchdown game of his career, the most by a Sun Devil since Mike Bercovici had six during the 2015 season.
Connor Smith