#2 Stanford @ Arizona State
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ
September 10, 2016
Valley of the Shane
Williams unleashes a firestorm on the Sun Devils as payback for 2014Stanford coach Brian Kudron didn't come out and say it directly, but his facial expression said it for him. This game meant more to him and his team than usual.
Facing Arizona State for the first time since the Sun Devils stunned them in the 2014 Pac-12 Championship Game and ruined their national title hopes, Stanford showed no mercy Saturday night in Tempe, as Shane Williams threw for 485 yards and six touchdowns in a 65-21 blowout.
"I'd be lying if I said that wasn't a factor," Kudron said when asked about the revenge factor. "A lot of our kids were on that team two years ago, so yeah, there was some measure of satisfaction involved there. But most of all, we're all just happy that we played well, and got a win against a good opponent."
Perhaps the most remarkable about Williams' dominant performance was that his six touchdown passes were to six different receivers, displaying Shane's mastering of the offense.
"So far there's a big difference between this year and last year for me," Williams said. "Everything is moving much slower for me now. Last year I would get panicky at times, whereas this year things are coming to me more naturally, and I'm more comfortable. With all our talent on offense, it really feels about as smooth as possible for me. I just have to take care of the ball and be smart, and I know there will be plays to be made."
| Stanford Cardinal at Arizona State Sun Devils |
| Sep 10, 2016 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| #2 Stanford Cardinal (3-0, 1-0) | 3 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 65 |
| Arizona State Sun Devils (1-1, 0-1) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
|  |  |
| Total Offense | 665 | 331 |
| Rushing Yards | 180 | 18 |
| Passing Yards | 485 | 313 |
| First Downs | 25 | 12 |
| Punt Return Yards | 27 | 19 |
| Kick Return Yards | 85 | 25 |
| Total Yards | 777 | 375 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 9-14 | 6-14 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 3/3 | 2/0 |
| Penalties | 2-25 | 2-10 |
| Posession Time | 36:07 | 11:53 |
| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | STAN | ASU |
| 3:52 | (STAN) Clayton, 29 yard FG | 3 | 0 |
| 3:35 | (ASU) Bellamy, 67 yard pass to Sullivan (Nelson kick) | 3 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | STAN | ASU |
| 10:52 | (STAN) Clayton, 19 yard FG | 6 | 7 |
| 7:32 | (STAN) Williams, 53 yard pass to Harris (Clayton kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 3:46 | (STAN) Williams, 11 yard pass to Davenport (Clayton kick) | 20 | 7 |
| 1:33 | (STAN) Williams, 38 yard pass to Johnson (Clayton kick) | 27 | 7 |
| 0:56 | (STAN) Williams, 50 yard pass to Lewis (Clayton kick) | 34 | 7 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | STAN | ASU |
| 2:49 | (STAN) Purcell, 7 yard run (Clayton kick) | 41 | 7 |
| 1:32 | (ASU) Bellamy, 8 yard pass to Zeigler (Nelson kick) | 41 | 14 |
| 0:00 | (STAN) Clayton, 21 yard FG | 44 | 14 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | STAN | ASU |
| 11:20 | (STAN) Grant, 33 yard INT return (Clayton kick) | 51 | 14 |
| 7:20 | (ASU) Bush, 4 yard run (Nelson kick) | 51 | 21 |
| 5:38 | (STAN) Williams, 1 yard pass to Hicks (Clayton kick) | 58 | 21 |
| 3:37 | (STAN) Williams, 22 yard pass to Moore (Clayton kick) | 65 | 21 |
| Stanford Cardinal | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | S. Williams | 28/41 | 485 | 6 | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | G. Cason | 21 | 92 | 4.3 | 0 | | W. Brown | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 0 | | S. Williams | 7 | 27 | 3.8 | 0 | | K. Purcell | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | | J. Hicks | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | M. Davenport | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 1 | | M. Moore | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 1 | | J. Hicks | 4 | 19 | 4.7 | 1 | | G. Harris | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 1 | | A. Johnson | 2 | 108 | 54.0 | 1 | | G. Cason | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | | J. Lewis | 1 | 50 | 50.0 | 1 | | R. Mitchell | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | | T. Bradford | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | T. Galloway | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | C. McBride | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | A. Turner | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | | C. Webb | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | D. Wilson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | L. Pope | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | M. Ross | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | M. Turner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | A. Grant | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | K. Estes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | C. Clayton | 3/3 | 8/8 | 17 | 29 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | J. Rouse | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 0 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | A. Johnson | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | A. Johnson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 |
| | Arizona State Sun Devils | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | J. Bellamy | 18/35 | 313 | 2 | 3 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | M. Bush | 16 | 28 | 1.7 | 1 | | J. Bellamy | 5 | -18 | -3.6 | 0 | | W. Allen | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | | I. Anderson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | S. Russ | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | | M. Sullivan | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 1 | | T. Tatum | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | | M. Bush | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | | C. Zeigler | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | | W. Allen | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | | I. Anderson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | D. Bonds | 11 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | S. Wilkerson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | C. Robertson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | D. Bailey | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | M. Jackson | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | B. Robinson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | S. West | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | T. Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | B. Bentley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | E. Nelson | 0/0 | 3/3 | 3 | | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | J. Johnson | 7 | 306 | 43.7 | 1 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | C. Zeigler | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | C. Zeigler | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
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