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In Stanford's first four drives, the Cardinal gained 270 yards in 21 plays, scored four touchdowns, and created a scenario almost exactly like the one from the first Stanford-ASU game this year.
On September 21, Stanford went up 39-7 before weathering a late ASU charge. This time around, the charge was less difficult to weather. A suddenly one-dimensional ASU offense couldn't sustain any momentum, and Stanford was able to tee off on quarterback Taylor Kelly, who finished 17-for-25 for just 173 yards with one score and five sacks (yards per pass attempt: 4.6). The Cardinal cruised to a 38-14 win and a second straight conference title.
Start smoking hot and dominate field position. That's a pretty good recipe for success.
Stanford 38, Arizona State 14 |
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ASU | Stanford | ASU | Stanford | |||
Close % | 77.7% | STANDARD DOWNS | ||||
Field Position % | 30.9% | 51.6% | Success Rate | 41.7% | 39.3% | |
Leverage % | 67.9% | 58.3% | PPP | 0.42 | 0.41 | |
S&P | 0.835 | 0.806 | ||||
TOTAL | ||||||
EqPts | 28.8 | 49.3 | PASSING DOWNS | |||
Close Success Rate | 37.7% | 41.7% | Success Rate | 29.4% | 45.0% | |
Close PPP | 0.51 | 0.76 | PPP | 0.70 | 1.25 | |
Close S&P | 0.885 | 1.181 | S&P | 0.992 | 1.705 | |
RUSHING | TURNOVERS | |||||
EqPts | 15.8 | 27.3 | Number | 0 | 1 | |
Close Success Rate | 33.3% | 46.4% | Turnover Pts | 0.0 | 4.4 | |
Close PPP | 0.42 | 0.86 | Turnover Pts Margin | +4.4 | -4.4 | |
Close S&P | 0.757 | 1.320 | ||||
Line Yards/carry | 2.55 | 3.26 | Q1 S&P | 0.905 | 1.946 | |
Q2 S&P | 0.815 | 0.806 | ||||
PASSING | Q3 S&P | 0.899 | 0.989 | |||
EqPts | 13.1 | 22.0 | Q4 S&P | 0.328 | 1.188 | |
Close Success Rate | 45.0% | 35.0% | ||||
Close PPP | 0.65 | 0.63 | 1st Down S&P | 0.833 | 0.677 | |
Close S&P | 1.097 | 0.985 | 2nd Down S&P | 0.856 | 1.714 | |
SD/PD Sack Rate | 16.7% / 0.0% | 30.0% / 10.0% | 3rd Down S&P | 0.608 | 1.186 | |
Projected Pt. Margin: Stanford +16.1 | Actual Pt. Margin: Stanford +24 |