Arizona State 41, Colorado 30 GAME NOTES
November 4, 2017

 
WITH THE VICTORY…

• The Sun Devils earn their 600th victory in program history, improving ASU to 600-391-24
• Improved the Devils to 29-10 in games played at Sun Devil Stadium since 2012.
• Moves ASU to 8-1 all-time against Colorado, with the lone blemish occurring in Boulder last season
• Moves ASU to at least 4-2 in Pac-12 standings for the first time since starting out 5-1 in 2014.
• Improve the Devils to 29-22 in games against Pac-12 opponents since 2012, the second-best record in the Pac-12 South behind USC's 34-16 mark.

 
PROTECT THE ROCK: ASU is now 14-3 under Todd Graham in games where it does not have a turnover after the Washington victory this season and 2-0 in such games in 2017. The Sun Devils have turned the ball over just seven times this season (two on tipped ball interceptions), a total good for 15th nationally. ASU finished 82nd in the country a year ago with 21 turnovers. The Sun Devils have turned the ball over just seven times this season (two on tipped ball interceptions). ASU finished 82nd in the country a year ago with 21 turnovers.
 
DON’T CROSS THAT LINE: This season, ASU has forced 174 plays resulting in negative or no yardage of 632 total (27.5 percent). Under Graham, ASU has forced 1,832 plays that have not resulted in positive yardage out of 5,276 (34.7 percent).
 
DIRTY HARRY: N'Keal Harry has proven himself as a valuable possession receiver, and has 60 receptions on 92 targets this season (65.2 percent). At 794 yards thus far this season, Harry already passed his freshman total of 659 receiving yards.
 
SUPER DEMARIO:

• Demario Richard is currently sixth in Sun Devil history with 2,743 career rushing yards after rushing for a career high, 189-yards, Saturday.

• Richard has now reached the endzone in four-consecutive games for ASU, the first four-game touchdown streak of his career.
• Demario Richard now has 10 career games with over 100 rushing yards, tying Ben Malone for eighth in ASU history.

   
BRING THE WOOD... OR THE LATU… OR THE SAM: After having just 1.5 tackles for loss and no sacks in his career entering the season, A.J. Latu already has 8 tackles for loss and 6 sacks this season
 
SAM, I AM:

• Christian Sam recorded his 200th career tackle in the first quarter of the game. With his 12 tackles, Sam now has 210 career tackles.
• Sam’s 12 tackles tonight marks his seventh consecutive game with double digit tackles.
• In his career, Sam has carded 11 games with double digit tackles.  

 
GOLD ZONE: The Sun Devils have now converted 97 percent (30-31) of their trips to the red zone this season, after scoring on all six visits Saturday night.
 
GOLD RUSH: ASU has 18 rushing TDs this year, eyeing the 25 rushing touchdown mark for the fourth time in the last six seasons.
 
FOURTH AND LONG: In the win, ASU combined to rush for 191-yards in the fourth quarter, including 141 yards from senior Demario Richard. In contrast, the Buffs combined for negative four rushing yards in the final quarter. The Sun Devils outscored the Buffaloes 24-3 in the fourth quarter.
 
HARVEY HANDS: 40 of Jalen Harvey’s 50 career catches (80 percent) have gone for a first down (21 of his 25 catches this season) while he has averaged 17.7 yards per catch average in career and 47 yards per catch on two career touchdown receptions. Harvey eclipsed the 100-yard mark for the second this season, hauling in six receptions for 102 yards. Including  
 
STRIKE FAST: 279 of the Devils' 410 scoring drives since 2012 have come in three minutes or fewer (68 percent).
 
PROTECT THIS HOUSE: ASU is 29-10 at Sun Devil Stadium since Todd Graham took over in the 2012 season. The 29 wins are the second-most home wins under any Sun Devil head coach behind Frank Kush. The Sun Devils are 286-106-3 (.730) all-time at Sun Devil Stadium since 1958, the 29th-highest active winning percentage in a stadium among all FBS schools.
 
LONG DRIVE: ASU has 14 scoring drives this season that have lasted four minutes or longer after having just 10 total in the entirety of 2016. ASU had just eight scoring drives longer than four minutes in 2015. 12 of the last 23 Sun Devil scoring drives have been 10 plays or longer compared to just 3 of the first 21 scoring drives this season going into double-digit plays. ASU had 15 scoring drives last 10 plays or longer in the entirety of 2016 and is already at 13 this season.
 
FIRSTS:

• Eno Benjamin’s fourth quarter rushing touchdown marks the first of his young career.
• Khaylan Thomas’s fourth quarter blocked punt marked the first of his career, while also standing as the team’s second of the season (Tyler Whiley vs. No. 24 ORE)

 
CAREER BESTS

• Demario Richard’s 189 rushing yards ranks as the highest total since 2015, when Richard rushed for 135 yards vs. Oregon.
• Manny Wilkins recorded a career-high 95 rushing yards. His previous best of 89 came against Northern Arizona in 2016.

 
EXPLOSIVE PLAYS (17):
16-yard reception- Jalen Harvey
11-yard rush- Manny Wilkins
22-yard reception- N’keal Harry
20-yard reception- N’keal Harry
21-yard rush- Manny Wilkins
16-yard reception- Kyle Williams
16-yard reception- John Humphrey
25-yard reception- Kyle Williams
14-yard rush- Manny Wilkins
16-yard rush- Eno Benjamin
19-yard rush- Kalen Ballage
17-yard reception- N’keal Harry
31-yard reception- Curtis Hodges
40-yard rush- Demario Richard
19-yard rush- Eno Benjamin
63-yard rush- Demario Richard
11-yard rush- Eno Benjamin