Oregon Ducks vs Arizona State Sun Devils Match Player Stats On Sep 23, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Sep 24, 2017

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Freshman Brandon Ruiz kicked a 41-yard field goal with 2:33 remaining and quarterback Manny Wilkins accounted for three touchdowns as Arizona State upset the No. 24 Oregon, 37-35, in the Pac-12 opener for both teams at Sun Devil Stadium on Saturday.

Wilkins drove Arizona State 57 yards in seven plays to set up Ruiz's field goal, and the Sun Devils held on by stopping Oregon on downs twice in the final 70 seconds.

Wilkins passed for 347 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 35 yards and two scores for the Sun Devils' first victory in the series since Oct. 2, 2004 in Eugene, Ore.

Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert passed for 281 yards and three touchdowns, but he was stopped on a 4th-and-3 scramble at midfield with 1:10 remaining.

The Ducks (3-1, 0-1) got the ball back with 46 seconds remaining but misfired on four pass attempts from their 23 to turn the ball over.

Herbert's 4-yard run with 6:41 remaining gave the Ducks a 35-34 lead, their first lead of the game after Sun Devils (2-2, 1-0) scored twice in the first five minutes of the second half for a 31-14 lead.

Halfback Demario Richard rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown and wide receiver N'Keal Harry caught seven passes for 170 yards and a touchdown.

Arizona State outgained the Ducks in total yards (489-401) and had a 16:12 time of possession edge.

Oregon halfback Royce Freeman had 81 yards rushing and a touchdown, his 54th, breaking a school record. He was tied with LaMichael James.

The Ducks entered the game averaging 609 yards and 56 points a game. Their total ranked No. 2 in the FBS.

Oregon had won 10 straight in the series but Arizona State came out quickly, building a 17-7 lead in the first 13 1/2 minutes.

Wilkins scored on a 5-yard run on the Sun Devils' first series before Oregon tied it on Herbert's 7-yard touchdown pass to Dillon Mitchell to complete a 75-yard drive.

Wikins took Arizona State 75 yards on the next possession, completing a 3-yard touchdown pass to Harry for a 14-7 lead to cap a 15-play drive.

Arizona State successfully executed an onside kick and turned that into a 29-yard field goal by Brandon Ruiz to go ahead 17-7 with 1:30 left in the quarter.

Oregon had one first down on six possessions the rest of the half, but closed the gap to 17-14 on Freeman's 12-yard touchdown run after Arizona State muffed a punt with 37 seconds left in the half.

NOTES: Arizona State QB Manny Wilkins set the school record for consecutive passes without an interception with his first pass of the game, a seven-yard completion to RB Kalen Ballage that extended his streak to 150 attempts without a pick. Rudy Carpenter had 149 straight in 2005-06. ... Oregon entered the AP rankings for the first time last week, the 20th straight season in which they have appeared in the AP top 25. ... Arizona State senior LB Koron Crump (knee) did not play after suffering an injury at Texas Tech last week. Crump led ASU with 12 sacks last season and leads the team with four this year. His return this season is considered questionable.