Final
Carpenter guides Arizona State to victory
Aug 31, 2008 - 6:12 AM TEMPE, Arizona (Ticker) -- If Arizona State has designs of being a "giant killer" this season, it needed to start faster than it did last season. On Saturday, it did exactly that.Rudy Carpenter threw for a touchdown and accounted for 428 yards of total offense, sending the 16th-ranked Sun Devils to a 30-13 victory over Northern Arizona on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
Arizona State - the only school that will meet both No. 1 Georgia and No. 2 Southern California this season - was able to do something Saturday it did not do well last season, jump out to an early advantage.
The Sun Devils led after the first quarter only three times last year, and were outscored, 128-50, in the first quarter.
Coming off a highly successful 2007 campaign in which he threw for 3,202 yards and 25 touchdowns, Carpenter began his final season as the Sun Devils' quarterback in fine fashion, going 22-for-28 for 388 yards and rushing for a team-high 40 yards on five carries.
Along with running back Dimitri Nance - who rushed for two scores - Carpenter guided Arizona State (1-0) to a 27-0 halftime advantage.
The Sun Devils covered 80 yards on five plays on their opening drive, which ended when Carpenter hooked up with Kerry Taylor on a 52-yard scoring pass. After two unsuccessful drives for both teams, Thomas Weber converted a 34-yard field goal - the first of four consecutive scoring drives for Arizona State.
On the next drive, Nance capped a 10-play, 99-yard drive with a three-yard run to stake the Sun Devils to a 17-0 advantage before he scored again on a six-yard plunge midway through the second quarter.
Weber increased the lead to 27-0 with a 36-yard field goal with 1:34 to go until intermission and added a 28-yarder midway through the third quarter to give the Sun Devils a 30-point lead.
Robbie Dehaze put the Lumberjacks (0-1) on the board as time expired in the third quarter with a short field goal. Northern Arizona continued chipping away when Lance Kriesien hit Brian Riley for a three-yard TD pass at the 9:09 mark of the final quarter.
Dehaze added his second field goal with 5:16 to go to account for the final score.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORTHRN ARIZONA 0 0 3 10 13
ARIZONA ST (15) 10 17 3 0 30 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: ARIZONA ST - TD, KERRY TAYLOR 52 YD PASS FROM
RUDY CARPENTER (THOMAS WEBER
KICK), 2:06. ARIZONA ST 7-0
ARIZONA ST - FG, THOMAS WEBER 34 YD, 13:05.
ARIZONA ST 10-0
2ND QUARTER: ARIZONA ST - TD
Aug 31 1:33 AM
FG NORTHRN ARIZONA ROBBIE DEHAZE 25 YD
Northern Arizona 13, Arizona State(15) 30 4th - 5:16Aug 31 1:19 AM- NCAAF
FG NORTHRN ARIZONA
ROBBIE DEHAZE 25 YD
NORTHRN ARIZONA 13
ARIZONA ST (15) 30 5:16 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Northern Arizona 13, Arizona State(15) 30 4th - 5:16Aug 31 1:19 AM
TD NORTHRN ARIZONA BRIAN RILEY 3 YD PASS FROM LANCE KRIESIEN (ROBBIE DEHAZE KICK)
Northern Arizona 10, Arizona State(15) 30 4th - 9:09Aug 31 1:08 AM
TD NORTHRN ARIZONA BRIAN RILEY 3 YD PASS FROM LANCE KRIESIEN (ROBBIE DEHAZE KICK)
Northern Arizona 10, Arizona State(15) 30 4th - 9:09Aug 31 1:08 AM
TD NORTHRN ARIZONA BRIAN RILEY 3 YD PASS FROM LANCE KRIESIEN (ROBBIE DEHAZE KICK)
Northern Arizona 10, Arizona State(15) 30 4th - 9:09Aug 31 1:08 AM- NCAAF
TD NORTHRN ARIZONA
BRIAN RILEY 3 YD PASS FROM LANCE KRIESIEN
(ROBBIE DEHAZE KICK)
NORTHRN ARIZONA 10
ARIZONA ST (15) 30 9:09 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Northern Arizona 10, Arizona State(15) 30 4th - 9:09Aug 31 1:08 AM
FG NORTHRN ARIZONA ROBBIE DEHAZE 21 YD
Northern Arizona 3, Arizona State(15) 30 End of 3rdAug 31 12:50 AM- NCAAF
FG NORTHRN ARIZONA
ROBBIE DEHAZE 21 YD
NORTHRN ARIZONA 3
ARIZONA ST (15) 30 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Northern Arizona 3, Arizona State(15) 30 End of 3rdAug 31 12:50 AM - NCAAF
FG ARIZONA ST
THOMAS WEBER 28 YD
NORTHRN ARIZONA 0
ARIZONA ST (15) 30 8:14 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 30 3rd - 8:14Aug 31 12:28 AM - NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORTHRN ARIZONA 0 0 0
ARIZONA ST (15) 10 17 27 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: ARIZONA ST - TD, KERRY TAYLOR 52 YD PASS FROM
RUDY CARPENTER (THOMAS WEBER
KICK), 2:06. ARIZONA ST 7-0
ARIZONA ST - FG, THOMAS WEBER 34 YD, 13:05.
ARIZONA ST 10-0
2ND QUARTER: ARIZONA ST
Aug 31 12:12 AM - NCAAF
FG ARIZONA ST
THOMAS WEBER 36 YD
NORTHRN ARIZONA 0
ARIZONA ST (15) 27 1:34 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 27 2nd - 1:34Aug 31 12:05 AM
TD ARIZONA ST DIMITRI NANCE 6 YD RUN (THOMAS WEBER KICK)
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 24 2nd - 4:52Aug 30 11:57 PM
TD ARIZONA ST DIMITRI NANCE 6 YD RUN (THOMAS WEBER KICK)
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 24 2nd - 4:52Aug 30 11:57 PM- NCAAF
TD ARIZONA ST
DIMITRI NANCE 6 YD RUN
(THOMAS WEBER KICK)
NORTHRN ARIZONA 0
ARIZONA ST (15) 24 4:52 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 24 2nd - 4:52Aug 30 11:57 PM
TD ARIZONA ST DIMITRI NANCE 3 YD RUN (THOMAS WEBER KICK)
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 17 2nd - 9:13Aug 30 11:43 PM
TD ARIZONA ST DIMITRI NANCE 3 YD RUN (THOMAS WEBER KICK)
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 17 2nd - 9:13Aug 30 11:43 PM- NCAAF
TD ARIZONA ST
DIMITRI NANCE 3 YD RUN
(THOMAS WEBER KICK)
NORTHRN ARIZONA 0
ARIZONA ST (15) 17 9:13 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 17 2nd - 9:13Aug 30 11:43 PM - NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NORTHRN ARIZONA 0 0
ARIZONA ST (15) 10 10 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: ARIZONA ST - TD, KERRY TAYLOR 52 YD PASS FROM
RUDY CARPENTER (THOMAS WEBER
KICK), 2:06. ARIZONA ST 7-0
ARIZONA ST - FG, THOMAS WEBER 34 YD, 13:05.
ARIZONA ST 10-0
Aug 30 11:26 PM - NCAAF
FG ARIZONA ST
THOMAS WEBER 34 YD
NORTHRN ARIZONA 0
ARIZONA ST (15) 10 1:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 10 1st - 1:55Aug 30 11:21 PM - CORRECTION
NCAAF NORTHRN ARIZONA 0
ARIZONA ST (15) 7 12:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 7 1st - 12:54Aug 30 10:36 PM
TD ARIZONA ST KERRY TAYLOR 52 YD PASS FROM RUDY CARPENTER ( KICK)
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 14 1st - 10:00Aug 30 10:33 PM
TD ARIZONA ST KERRY TAYLOR 52 YD PASS FROM RUDY CARPENTER ( KICK)
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 14 1st - 10:00Aug 30 10:33 PM- NCAAF
TD ARIZONA ST
KERRY TAYLOR 52 YD PASS FROM RUDY CARPENTER
( KICK)
NORTHRN ARIZONA 0
ARIZONA ST (15) 14 10:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 14 1st - 10:00Aug 30 10:33 PM
TD ARIZONA ST KERRY TAYLOR 52 YD PASS FROM RUDY CARPENTER (THOMAS WEBER KICK)
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 7 1st - 12:54Aug 30 10:28 PM
TD ARIZONA ST KERRY TAYLOR 52 YD PASS FROM RUDY CARPENTER (THOMAS WEBER KICK)
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 7 1st - 12:54Aug 30 10:28 PM
TD ARIZONA ST KERRY TAYLOR 52 YD PASS FROM RUDY CARPENTER (THOMAS WEBER KICK)
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 7 1st - 12:54Aug 30 10:28 PM- NCAAF
TD ARIZONA ST
KERRY TAYLOR 52 YD PASS FROM RUDY CARPENTER
(THOMAS WEBER KICK)
NORTHRN ARIZONA 0
ARIZONA ST (15) 7 12:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Northern Arizona 0, Arizona State(15) 7 1st - 12:54Aug 30 10:28 PM
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