Arizona State Sun Devils vs Stanford Cardinal Match Player Stats On Sep 21, 2013

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 21, 2013

No. 5 Stanford 42, No. 23 Arizona State 28: Kevin Hogan threw two touchdowns to Ty Montgomery, while Tyler Gaffney rushed for a pair of scores as the Cardinal erupted in the opening 30 minutes and then survived a furious rally by the visiting Sun Devils in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.

The Cardinal (3-0, 1-0 Pac-12) stormed to a 29-0 lead at halftime and withstood some heavy second-half resistance from the Sun Devils in extending their win streak to 10 straight games. Arizona State (2-1, 1-1) scored 21 straight points in the fourth quarter จC all on touchdown passes by Taylor Kelly จC but still saw its run of five straight victories come to an end.

Hogan completed 11-of-17 passes for 151 yards, while Montgomery finished with four catches for 62 yards. Gaffney paced the Cardinal rushing attack with 87 yards on 18 carries, including a 16-yard score that put Stanford up 39-7 with 37 seconds to play in the third quarter.

Marion Grice, who rushed for four touchdowns in last weekกฏs wild victory over Wisconsin, got Arizona State on the board with a short TD run early in the third quarter. Kelly (30-of-55, 367 yards) connected with Grice on a 6-yard scoring strike with 6:18 remaining in the fourth to make it 39-28, but Stanford recovered the ensuing onside kick and drove down the field on a clock-killing drive capped by Jordan Williamsonกฏs 24-yard field goal.

Hogan initially hooked up with Montgomery on a 17-yard TD in a first quarter that ended with Stanford ahead 13-0. The second quarter was highlighted by Hoganกฏs 30-yard touchdown pass to Montgomery and a blocked punt จC one of two on the day for the Cardinal จC that resulted in a safety in the final seconds of the half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Cardinal have won 11 straight home games and their 11-game overall winning streak is the second best in the nation, behind only Ohio State (16). กญ Stanford S Ed Reynolds was ejected in the fourth quarter after กฐtargetingกฑ Kelly on a helmet-to-helmet hit. กญ Arizona State WR Jaelen Strong posted a game-high 12 receptions for 168 yards, including one of the Sun Devilsกฏ fourth-quarter scores.