Boxscore
Arizona 31,
Arizona State 27
Saturday, November 19, 2011 9:30 PM
Location - Sun Devil Stadium
Attendance -
72694
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
Bryson Beirne replaced an injured Nick Foles and threw a go-ahead touchdown pass to Juron Criner with 5:18 left as visiting Arizona stunned Arizona State 31-27 on Saturday.
The Wildcats (3-8, 2-7 Pac-12 South) rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to hand the disappointing Sun Devils (6-5, 4-4) their third straight loss.
Amazingly, though, Arizona State can still win the Pac-12 South if it beats California next week, while UCLA loses to USC and Utah beats Colorado.
Arizona State reached the Arizona 15-yard line with nine seconds to play, but Brock Osweiler’s final two passes were incomplete.
Foles left the contest with an apparent back injury on Arizona’s go-ahead drive. Beirne entered and tossed a middle screen to Criner, who broke a tackle and meandered his way to a 23-yard scoring play.
The touchdown was the 30th of Criner’s career, matching the school record held by Theopolis Bell. Criner caught nine passes for 134 yards.
Arizona State led 27-17 after Alex Garoutte kicked a 27-yard field goal with 12:33 to play. Foles tossed a 33-yard scoring pass to Gino Crump with 10:25 remaining to cut the Sun Devils’ lead to three.
Cameron Marshall scored two touchdowns for Arizona State, which overcame an early 14-point deficit by scoring 21 consecutive points. Marshall’s second touchdown run – a 22-yarder – gave the Sun Devils a seven-point lead with 4:29 left in the first half.
Osweiler was 36-of-65 for 487 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown pass to Gerrell Robinson, who caught 11 passes for 199 yards.
Foles passed for 370 yards to set Arizona’s single-season mark with 3,982 passing yards.
SCORING
Scoring Summary
|
1st Quarter
- 9:41 |
|
Arizona |
TD
|
Arizona State 0
-
Arizona 7
|
|
1st Quarter
- 5:34 |
|
Arizona |
TD
|
Arizona State 0
-
Arizona 14
|
|
1st Quarter
- 2:00 |
|
Arizona State |
TD
|
Arizona State 7
-
Arizona 14
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 10:14 |
|
Arizona State |
TD
|
Arizona State 14
-
Arizona 14
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 4:29 |
|
Arizona State |
TD
|
Arizona State 21
-
Arizona 14
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 0:02 |
|
Arizona |
FG
|
Arizona State 21
-
Arizona 17
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 9:24 |
|
Arizona State |
FG
|
Arizona State 24
-
Arizona 17
|
|
4th Quarter
- 12:33 |
|
Arizona State |
FG
|
Arizona State 27
-
Arizona 17
|
|
4th Quarter
- 10:25 |
|
Arizona |
TD
|
Arizona State 27
-
Arizona 24
|
|
4th Quarter
- 5:18 |
|
Arizona |
TD
|
Arizona State 27
-
Arizona 31
|
TEAMS
Team Records
| |
Arizona |
Arizona State |
| W/L |
3 - 8 - 0 |
6 - 5 - 0 |
| Conference |
2 - 7 - 0 |
4 - 4 - 0 |
Team Stats
| |
Arizona |
Arizona State |
| Score |
31 |
27 |
| First Downs |
26 |
28 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
9-for-17
53%
|
9-for-17
53%
|
| 4th Down Efficiency |
0-for-0
0%
|
1-for-2
50%
|
| Total Yards |
494 |
548 |
| Rushing |
| Rushes-Net Yards |
28-101 |
23-61 |
| Average/Rush |
3.6 |
2.7 |
| Passing |
| Comp-Att |
36-52 |
36-63 |
| Passing Yards |
393 |
487 |
| Average/Pass Play |
7.4 |
7.6 |
| Penalties-Yards |
11-89 |
8-92 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
0-0 |
3-1 |
| Interceptions Thrown |
0 |
2 |
| Time of Possession |
32:05 |
27:55 |