Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats
· NCAA - FootballNo. 14 Arizona State blows out rival Arizona 49-7 and secures spot in Big 12 championship
Little was expected of the Sun Devils again this year, pegged to finish last in their first season in the Big 12.
Boy, did they prove everyone wrong.
Cam Skattebo ran for 177 yards and three touchdowns, Sam Leavitt threw for three scores and No. 14 Arizona State secured a spot in the Big 12 championship game with a 49-7 blowout of rival Arizona on Saturday.
“Our guys played their best game of football on the most important game of the year and it was great to see,” Dillingham said.
The Sun Devils (10-2, 7-2 Big 12, No. 16 CFP) needed a win and a little help to get into next Saturday's conference title game.
Arizona State left no doubt about the winning part.
The Sun Devils led 35-0 at halftime behind three touchdown runs by Skattebo and barely let off the gas in the second half. Leavitt threw for 291 yards on 17-of-22 passing and Arizona State had 643 total yards a year after losing 59-23 to Arizona.
After a short wait, the Sun Devils locked up a trip to Arlington, Texas, next weekend with Cincinnati's 20-13 loss to TCU. Arizona State will face No. 17 Iowa State in the Big 12 championship.
“It was great to go out there and put it on them, especially after what they did to us last year,” Leavitt said. “It just makes the next one even bigger.”
Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan had six catches for 68 yards and a touchdown in what will likely be his final game before heading to the NFL. The Wildcats (4-8, 2-7) did little else on either side of the ball to close out a difficult first season under coach Brent Brennan.
“They got after us in every way today,” Brennan said. “With what this game means to everyone here, everyone in this town and this state, for us to be so unproductive is soul-crushing.”
Embarrassed in the last Territorial Cup game, the Sun Devils were determined to exact revenge in the most dominant way possible.
Mission accomplished.
Arizona State ran past, through and around the Wildcats, starting with a pair of 2-yard touchdown runs by Skattebo. Jordyn Tyson turned a screen pass into a 13-yard touchdown and Skattebo made it 28-0 with a 3-yard TD run.
Arizona State closed out the half by stopping Arizona on downs and quickly marched down the field for a 22-yard touchdown pass from Leavitt to Chamon Metayer.
“They out-executed us in all phases,” Arizona defensive lineman Tre Smith said. “That's what it comes down to.”
With the game out of reach, Dillingham made sure the former starting quarterback got a chance to go out with a flourish.
Bourguet made the most of it, completing a 7-yard pass to his brother, Coben, and then a 64-yard touchdown to Derek Eusebio early in the fourth quarter.
Arizona: The Wildcats' season started with high expectations and ended with a thud. Arizona lost seven of its final eight games and closed it out with a loss nearly as disheartening as the 70-7 home thumping by Arizona State four years ago.
Arizona: The Wildcats are not bowl eligible after ending a five-year bowl-less streak a year ago. Arizona will likely lose McMillan, Fifita and cornerback Tacario Davis, but should have plenty of other players back next season.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Sun Devils at Wildcats 2021 College Football, week 14, is broadcasted on FOX.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 9:32 | Cam Skattebo 2 Yd Run (Parker Lewis Kick) | |
TD | 1st Period 5:37 | Cam Skattebo 2 Yd Run (Parker Lewis Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 13:29 | Jordyn Tyson 13 Yd pass from Sam Leavitt (Parker Lewis Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 6:28 | Cam Skattebo 3 Yd Run (Parker Lewis Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 0:41 | Chamon Metayer 22 Yd pass from Sam Leavitt (Parker Lewis Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 10:53 | Tetairoa McMillan 28 Yd pass from Noah Fifita (Tyler Loop Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 14:55 | Xavier Guillory 31 Yd pass from Sam Leavitt (Parker Lewis Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 10:56 | Derek Eusebio 64 Yd pass from Trenton Bourguet (Carston Kieffer Kick) |
Statistics
ASU | ARIZ | |
---|---|---|
24 | 1st Downs | 15 |
3-9 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 |
2-3 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
643 | Total Yards | 210 |
362 | Passing | 126 |
19/25 | Comp/Att | 14/31 |
14.5 | Yards per pass | 4.1 |
281 | Rushing | 84 |
40 | Rushing Attempts | 27 |
7.0 | Yards per rush | 3.1 |
6-75 | Penalties | 2-10 |
0 | Turnovers | 1 |
0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
0 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
33:57 | Possession | 26:03 |
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