Swogger replaces Kegel at QB to lead Cougars

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	17	20
Total Yards	322	402
Passing	262	284
Rushing	60	118
Penalties	6-45	11-74
3rd Down Conversions	4-14	9-16
4th Down Conversions	2-2	0-0
Turnovers	2	1
Possession	28:34	31:26

Individual Leaders

Arizona State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Walter 19/35 262 1 1	Washington State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Swogger 14/20 207 1 0 Kegel 5/11 77 0 1
Arizona State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Canidate 21 63 1 14 Hill 5 9 0 3 Hill 2 8 0 4	Washington State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Smith 16 58 1 13 Green 10 41 1 15 Swogger 5 15 0 10
Arizona State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Hagan 7 109 1 25 Fulton 5 100 0 32 Miller 4 51 0 16 Hill 3 2 0 1	Washington State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Darling 5 108 1 48 Lunde 5 85 0 24 Bienemann 3 32 0 14 Smith 3 25 0 19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				ASU	WSU
	TD	10:20	JONATHAN SMITH 1 YD RUN (DREW DUNNING KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 1 yards.	0	7
	TD	7:06	CORNELL CANIDATE 1 YD RUN (JESSE AINSWORTH KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 79 yards.	7	7
	FG	4:27	DREW DUNNING 31 YD FG Drive info: 6 plays, 54 yards.	7	10
SECOND QUARTER				ASU	WSU
	FG	9:19	JESSE AINSWORTH 47 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, 5 yards.	10	10
	TD	4:59	PAT BENNETT 39 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (DREW DUNNING KICK)	10	17
	TD	0:51	DEVARD DARLING 22 YD PASS FROM JOSH SWOGGER (DREW DUNNING KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 54 yards.	10	24
THIRD QUARTER				ASU	WSU
	FG	9:19	DREW DUNNING 32 YD FG Drive info: 12 plays, 51 yards.	10	27
	TD	3:49	DEREK HAGAN 25 YD PASS FROM ANDREW WALTER (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 12 plays, 65 yards.	16	27
FOURTH QUARTER				ASU	WSU
	FG	9:38	JESSE AINSWORTH 34 YD FG Drive info: 13 plays, 64 yards.	19	27
	TD	4:23	JERMAINE GREEN 15 YD RUN (DREW DUNNING KICK) Drive info: 11 plays, 80 yards.	19	34

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- Josh Swogger settled down after he threw his first collegiate touchdown pass.

"I said to myself, 'Finally,' " the freshman backup said after coming off the bench and helping No. 8 Washington State beat Arizona State 34-19 on Saturday.

Isaac Brown celebrates after he sacked Arizona State quarterback Andrew Walter.

Swogger, who took the majority of snaps in practices, replaced starter Matt Kegel in the second quarter with the game tied at 10 and led two long scoring drives, keeping the Cougars ahead of No. 2 Southern California atop the Pacific-10.

Swogger acknowledged he had trouble sleeping the night before.

"I asked Coach (Bill) Doba if he thought they might try to blitz me and he said they would probably blitz Matt Kegel more than you because of his injuries," he said.

The extra repetitions in practice paid off, and Swogger said he felt comfortable against Arizona State's defense. "The learning process is coming along really well," Swogger said of his quick education in running a college football team.

The Cougars (9-2, 6-1 Pac-10) could record their third consecutive 10-win season with a victory next week over Washington in Seattle. The Sun Devils (4-7, 1-6) are heading to their second losing season in three years under head coach Dirk Koetter.

Koetter said the Cougars beat his team on big plays.

"There were four big plays; a blocked punt, interception returned for a touchdown, and two long passes over our head," he said. "When we had our chances, we just didn't capitalize."

Koetter said he was impressed with the way Swogger played.

"You could see how poised he was, he really didn't make any mistakes," Koetter said. "He played very solid."

Washington State rolled up 402 yards of offense, while the Sun Devils compiled 322.

Swogger hit Devard Darling in the end zone on a 22-yard pass to make it 24-10 just before halftime. Swogger completed 14 of 20 passes for 207 yards and a TD.

Kegel, who reinjured his right throwing shoulder last week against UCLA and practiced sparingly all week, was 5-of-11 for 77 yards and an interception. He returned for the game's final two downs.

"I wasn't confident in myself. I think a quarterback needs to be confident in his arm and I wasn't," Kegel said.

Then he let quarterback coach Timm Rosenbach and Swogger know.

"I came off the field and gave Josh a little wink and said, `Your time has come, babe," Kegel said.

Arizona State's Andrew Walter threw a 25 yard scoring pass to Derek Hagan, but the Sun Devils were held in check by the Washington State defense, which had three sacks and forced three fumbles. He completed 19-of-35 for 262 yards and an interception.

Hagan had seven catches for 109 yards, while Skyler Fulton hauled in five passes for 100 yards.

Kicker Drew Dunning connected on a 32-yard field goal in the third quarter to break Jason Hanson's school record of 64 field goals. Dunning tied the record with a 31-yarder in the first quarter that put the Cougars up 10-7.

"That's quite an accomplishment for Drew. For him to break the record of one of the best ever is a real tribute to him," Doba said.

Pat Bennett intercepted a pass from Walter intended for Moey Mutz and ran 39 yards for a score to make it 17-10 late in the second quarter.

Bennett, who hasn't scored a TD since high school, said he was just following the lead of others on the defense.

"Our defense has so much depth," he said. "I just figured if anybody could do it, I could do it, too."

Doba said Bennett's interception return for a TD "was a big momentum swing. To pick that thing off and run it in really picked us up."

Swogger hit Darling in the end zone for a 24-10 lead just before halftime. Darling had five catches for 108 yards.

Washington State capitalized on an Arizona State miscue to take the early lead.

Erik Coleman blocked Tim Parker's punt and it was recovered on the Arizona State 1. Jonathan Smith ran it in on the next play to take a 7-0 lead.

Arizona State replied on the next possession with a 54-yard scoring drive as Cornell Canidate rushed from the WSU 1.

Jesse Ainsworth kicked a career-long 47 yard field goal to pull even at 10 in the second quarter. He had a 34-yarder in the fourth quarter.

Sun Devils safety Riccardo Stewart suffered a neck injury and felt some numbness in his left arm late in the game and was taken to a hospital for observation. ASU officials said a battery of tests came back negative, but Stewart was being kept overnight for observation in Pullman Memorial Hospital. The game was delayed for 17 minutes while an ambulance took him off the field.