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Burgess helps Arizona St. top Stanford

Sep 30, 2007 - 5:21 AM PALO ALTO, California (Ticker) -- The Arizona State offense was not spectacular Saturday night, but it did not have to be.

Rudy Burgess hauled in a touchdown reception and Ryan Torain rushed for 107 yards as No. 19 Arizona State cruised to their fifth straight victory, a 41-3 triumph over Stanford in a Pacific-10 Conference matchup.

The Sun Devils (5-0, 2-0 Pac-10) took a 14-0 lead in the second quarter when Rudy Carpenter connected with Burgess on a 62-yard touchdown strike with 2:31 remaining. Burgess finished with seven catches for 137 yards.

Just nine seconds later, Arizona State cornerback Omar Bolden intercepted Stanford quarterback T.C. Ostander and returned it 29 yards for another score to take a 21-0 edge.

The ASU defense was once again at the top of its game. After coming away with five interceptions last week against Oregon State, the Sun Devils forced three turnovers and held the Cardinals to minus-5 yards rushing.

Torain was held out of the end zone but continued his string of effective rushing, collecting at least 90 yards on the ground in each of the four games he has played in this year. The senior tailback rushed for 412 yards and five touchdowns this year, as well as two receiving scores.

Arizona State's offense started to get rolling in the fourth quarter. Dimitri Nance scored on a 17-yard run and Keegan Herring broke a 72-yard rushing touchdown to provide the final margin.

This marks the first time since 2004 that Arizona State has started the season with five consecutive wins.

Carpenter completed 20-of-27 passes for 259 yards and a touchdown with one interception. It was the first time this season that Carpenter failed to throw for multiple touchdowns and his fourth straight contest with an interception.

Ostander passed for 228 yards with one interception and Richard Sherman made six receptions for 104 yards for Stanford, which converted just 2-of-13 on third down.