Oct 11, 2019
21 Hours ’til Kickoff | 12:30p #HouseOfHeat #ASUvsWSU (at Sun Devil Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3fnzomH-32/?igshid=1gw6quirju0n5
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21 Hours ’til Kickoff | 12:30p #HouseOfHeat #ASUvsWSU (at Sun Devil Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3fnzomH-32/?igshid=1gw6quirju0n5
Stacking Up Against The Rest - Game 8 (ASUvsWSU)
For the second consecutive week ASU has the top two scorers in the nation in running back Marion Grice and placekicker Zane Gonzalez. Grice is No. 1 at 13.5 (ppg) while Gonzalez is No. 2 at 11.6 (ppg). Grice had such a big lead going into the Washington State game that he did not lose his No. 1 spot even though he did not score in the contest. Grice has been No. 1 nationally in scoring since the beginning of the season. Gonzalez scored 13 points in the WSU game to raise his per game average.
Marion Grice is No. 1 nationally in scoring (13.5)
Zane Gonzalez is No. 2 nationally in scoring (11.6)
ASU is on a pace that is challenging the school single-season scoring record of 46.8 points per game. That mark was set in 1972 when the Sun Devils scored 562 points in 12 games. This year ASU has scored 373 points through eight games (46.6 ppg). The No. 2 mark in school history is 43.3 ppg in 1973 (519 points in 12 games).
ASU is No. 6 nationally in scoring offense (46.6)
Running back Marion Grice has assembled an amazing year thus far through eight games. Grice has excelled in all phases, running the football, receiving, on kickoff returns and in pass blocking.
Marion Grice is No. 1 nationally in scoring (13.5)
Marion Grice is No. 4 nationally in rushing TDs (12)
Marion Grice is No. 11 nationally in all purpose yards (162.25)
Marion Grice is No. 33 nationally in points responsible for (13.5)
Marion Grice is No. 33 nationally in receiving TDs (6)
True freshman placekicker Zane Gonzalez has been on fire since late September, hitting 13 straight field goals since the USC game on September 28. The Deer, Park, Texas, product has been making a case to become the first-team all-Pac-12 kicker in 2013 and perhaps even more. Gonzalez now has hit 17 of 20 field goals (85-percent) and has booted 42 of 43 extra points. His only miss on an extra point was on a bad snap and hold.
Gonzalez is No. 1 in the Pac-12 in kick scoring (11.6) by a wide margin. The next kicker at No. 2 is Stanford's Jordan Williamson at 8.7. His 93 points by kick scoring is No. 1 in the Pac-12, far ahead of No. 2 Kaimi Fairbairn of UCLA and Andy Phillips of Utah at 69 points. Gonzalez is No. 1 in the Pac-12 in field goals at 2.12 per game. No. 2 is Colorado's Will Oliver at a distant 1.75. Gonzalez leads the Pac-12 with 17 field goals and his closest competitors are Colorado's Will Oliver and Cal's Vincent D'Amato at 14. Gonzalez leads the Pac-12 in total extra points at 42 with his closest competitor being Oregon State's Trevor Romaine at 38.
Zane Gonzalez is No. 2 nationally in scoring (11.6)
Zane Gonzalez is No. 2 nationally in field goals per game (2.1)
Zane Gonzalez is No. 38 nationally in field goal percentage (0.850)
In a season in which quarterbacks have dominated the nation's limelight, ASU's Taylor Kelly has assembled a season as impressive as any in the way he manages the offense and leads his team. Kelly is fourth in the Pac-12 in passing yards per game, even though he has attempted 108 fewer passes than No. 3 Jared Goff of Cal, 172 fewer than No. 2 Connor Halliday of WSU and 126 fewer than No. 1 Sean Mannion of OSU.
Kelly's 23 touchdown passes rank No. 2 in the Pac-12 behind Sean Mannion's 31 (OSU) and Kelly is No. 2 in the Pac-12 in total offense at 353.2 ypg, just 20.8 yards per game behind No. 1 Sean Mannion of OSU. Kelly has run 84 fewer plays than Mannion. Kelly gains 7.436 yards per play (2,826 yards on 380 plays) while Mannion gains 7.254 yards per play (3,366 yards on 464 plays).
Taylor Kelly is No. 5 nationally in passing TDs (23)
Taylor Kelly is No. 6 nationally in points responsible for (168)
Taylor Kelly is No. 7 nationally in total offense (353.3)
Taylor Kelly is No. 8 nationally in completions per game (24.38)
Taylor Kelly is No. 12 nationally in passing yards per game (313.9)
Taylor Kelly is No. 13 nationally in passing yards (2,511)
Taylor Kelly is No. 28 nationally in passing efficiency (150.3)
Taylor Kelly is No. 42 nationally in completion percentage (0.629)
Taylor Kelly is No. 45 nationally in passing yards per completion (12.88)
TEAM
ASU is No. 4 nationally in fewest penalties per game (3.63)
ASU is No. 7 nationally in first downs defense (128)
ASU is No. 8 nationally in fewest penalty yards per game (31.88)
ASU is No. 10 nationally in total offense (515.1)
ASU is No. 13 nationally in red zone offense (0.920)
ASU is No. 16 nationally in first downs offense (219)
ASU is No. 17 nationally in passing offense (324.9)
ASU is No. 17 nationally in total defense (343.4)
ASU is No. 21 nationally in turnovers gained (18)
ASU is No. 21 nationally in rushing defense (126.3)
ASU is No. 22 nationally in turnover margin (0.8)
ASU is No. 22 nationally in fumbles lost (4)
ASU is No. 23 nationally in 4th down conversion percentage (0.615)
ASU is No. 25 nationally in passes intercepted (11)
ASU is No. 25 nationally in team passing efficiency (150.07)
ASU is No. 26 nationally in team passing efficiency defense (116.28)
ASU is No. 28 nationally in kickoff return defense (19.19)
INDIVIDUAL
Jaelen Strong is No. 31 nationally in receiving yards per game (90.0)
Jaelen Strong is No. 32 nationally in receiving yards (720)
Jaelen Strong is No. 35 nationally in receptions per game (6.1)
Carl Bradford is No. 12 nationally in forced fumbles (0.38)
Carl Bradford is No. 27 nationally in tackles for loss (1.3)
Alden Darby is No. 24 nationally in passes defended (1.3)
Robert Nelson is No. 34 nationally in interceptions (0.4)
NEGATIVE THREE YARDS AND A CLOUD OF DUST
Arizona State in the past two games has been its best at stopping the run. After holding Washington to –5 yards rushing on Oct. 19, the Sun Devils then took a step back and allowed Washington State to run wild for....two yards. Those two numbers are both top-five marks in the past 18 seasons.
SUN DEVIL BEST RUSH DEFENSE GAMES (1996 TO PRESENT) -54, @Washington State (Oct. 10, 2009) -5, Washington (Oct. 19, 2013) -5, Idaho State (Sept. 5, 2009) -2, @Stanford (Sept. 29, 2007) 2, @Washington State (Oct. 31, 2013) 5, California (Nov. 9, 1996) 7, Washington State (Nov. 15, 2008) 8, Washington State (Oct. 30, 2010) 9, Oregon State (Oct. 12, 2002) 9, Oregon State (Sept. 26, 1998)
Rick Smith's SportsCenter Top 10 Catch From #ASUvsWSU
In case you missed Rick Smith's 51-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter of #ASUvsWSU Oct. 31, Sun Devil Athletics' photographer Steve Rodriguez (@srod776) caught it in all its glory frame-by-frame.
Smith's catch as a GIF