Nov. 25, 2006
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- The Sun Devils improved to 35-44-1 all-time against the Wildcats and 17-28 in contests played in . Their second straight win against their rivals marked the first time either team has won back-to-back since the Devils did it in 1999 and 2000.
- Comparing quarterback Rudy Carpenter's sophomore numbers against ASU's four most prolific passers who played in their second season (Danny White, Jake Plummer, Jeff Van Raaphorst and Ryan Kealy), Carpenter leads the pack in passing attempts (306), completions (171), yards (2332) and touchdowns (21).
- Carpenter's touchdown pass with 2:34 remaining in the first quarter made him just the tenth passer in Sun Devil history to throw for 20 touchdowns in a season and marked the fifth consecutive season that a Sun Devil quarterback has accomplished this feat.
- Three touchdown passes in the game marked the second-most for Carpenter this year, as he notched five against and three against WSU.
- Jamaal Lewis' 38-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter was his longest catch of the season and his second score of the year.
- Zach Miller's touchdown reception in the first quarter was his fourth of the season, giving him sole possession of the team lead in that category.
- The Sun Devils' 21 first quarter points marks the most scored by the Devils in the opening frame all season, eclipsing the 17 scored against Washington State.
- Ryan Torain went over the 1,000-yard mark late in the second quarter, becoming the nineteenth Sun Devil rusher to reach that plateau and the first since Delvon Flowers accomplished it in 2001. Torain now has 1,065 yards on the season and leads the team in total TDs with nine (six rushing - tied for team lead in that category).
- Torain also collected 139 rushing yards in the game, marking his third game with 100 rushing yards this season. That marks the most 100 rushing yard games in a season by a Sun Devil since 2003. His performance earned him a unanimous selection as the recipient of the Ben Goo trophy, given annually to the game's MVP.
- Keegan Herring also passed a rushing plateau, passing the 500 rushing yard mark in the first quarter. The last time a Sun Devil team had a 1,000 yard and a 500 yard rusher was in 1999 when J.R. Redmond tallied 1,174 yards and Flowers collected 512.
- PK Jesse Ainsworth has now scored at least one point in 28 straight games and 45 of his career 47 games. Ainsworth has connected on his last 137 consecutive PATs of his career, a Pac-10 record. He has missed just three times in 157 attempts in his four years in .
- Justin Tryon collected his first Division-I career interception in the third quarter.
- The Sun Devils held the Wildcats to zero points in the third quarter, the sixth time this season, and have only given up two touchdowns in the third frame this year. The Sun Devil defense has surrendered a stingy total of just 26 points in the third quarter in 12 games this year.
- The Sun Devils also blanked the Wildcats in the fourth quarter, the fourth time they have done that this year and the third time they have posted a second half shutout. The Sun Devils are averaging 7.92 second half points against this year.