Arizona State 27, Washington State 14

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ASU (3-2)766827
WSU (1-5)007714

Final

5:00 PM ET, October 10, 2009
Martin Stadium
PULLMAN, WA

Arizona St. relies on D to beat Washington St.

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Team Stat Comparison
 
1st Downs2210
Total Yards410181
Passing190235
Rushing220-54
Penalties6-7010-85
3rd Down Conversions3-122-17
4th Down Conversions1-22-4
Turnovers64
Possession29:0230:58
Air/Ground Leaders
Arizona State Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Sullivan19/2916913
Osweiler3/42100
Washington State Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Tuel11/2217522
Lobbestael6/126000
Arizona State Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Nance21113135
Williams153053
Washington State Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Forrest115015
Tardy4404
Arizona State Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Williams13126119
Robinson335021
Washington State Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Forzani199199
Karstetter445123
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTERASUWSU
TD04:55Kyle Williams 9 Yd Pass From Danny Sullivan (Bobby Wenzig Kick) 70
SECOND QUARTERASUWSU
TD00:21Danny Sullivan 7 Yd Run (Pat Failed) 130
THIRD QUARTERASUWSU
TD13:24Dimitri Nance 9 Yd Run (Pat Blocked) 190
TD02:22Jared Karstetter 23 Yd Pass From Jeff Tuel (Nico Grasu Kick) 197
FOURTH QUARTERASUWSU
TD12:25Cameron Marshall 10 Yd Run (Danny Sullivan Pass To Gerell Robinson For Two-Point Conversion) 277
TD11:33Johnny Forzani 99 Yd Pass From Jeff Tuel (Nico Grasu Kick) 2714
Associated Press

PULLMAN, Wash. -- Danny Sullivan ran for one touchdown and threw for another as Arizona State relied on the Pacific-10's best defense to beat Washington State 27-14 on Saturday.

Kyle Williams had 13 catches for 126 yards and a touchdown as Arizona State (3-2, 1-1 Pac-10) beat WSU for the sixth straight time. The Sun Devils won despite suffering three interceptions and losing three fumbles in unseasonably cold, windy conditions.

Washington State (1-5, 0-4) managed only 181 yards, 99 of them on the longest touchdown pass in school history. But it was their closest conference loss so far.

Embattled quarterback Danny Sullivan played most of the game for Arizona State, although Brock Osweiler got some plays. Sullivan completed 19 of 29 passes for 169 yards.

Arizona State, leading 13-0 at halftime, struck quickly on its first drive of the second half. Williams gained 53 yards on a reverse and Dimitri Nance ran the final nine yards for a touchdown. Bobby Wenzig missed his second-consecutive conversion kick for a 19-0 lead.

Andy Mattingly's interception gave WSU the ball on ASU's 31. On fourth down, the Cougars' Jeff Tuel threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to a diving Jared Karstetter and WSU trailed 19-7 with 2:22 left in the third.

A botched fake punt by WSU gave Arizona State the ball on the Cougars' 34 early in the fourth. Cameron Marshall scored on a 10-yard run and the Sun Devils led 27-7.

Buried on his own 1-yard line on the next series, Tuel fired a pass downfield to Johnny Forzani. He outran the ASU defense for a 99-yard touchdown that was the longest in team history, cutting ASU's lead to 27-14 with 11:33 left in the game.

Washington State had only 29 yards of offense in the first half, as its quarterbacks were sacked five times.

Arizona State scored in the first quarter when Sullivan hit a wide-open Kyle Williams for a 9-yard touchdown pass. Washington State has yet to score in the first quarter in six games this season, and has been outscored 84-0.

Late in the second quarter, Sullivan marched the Sun Devils 78 yards in nine plays, running the final seven yards himself for a touchdown. The conversion kick by Wenzig missed and Arizona State led 13-0 at halftime.

Arizona State's defense ranks first in the Pac-10, allowing just 232 yards per game.

College Football Scores

Other Scores:

Saturday, October 10th
13 Oregon 24 Final
UCLA 10
Arizona State 27 Final
Washington State 14
Stanford 28 Final
Oregon State 38
Arizona 33 Final
Washington 36