Arizona State falls to Oregon State

October 03, 2009

Jacquizz Rodgers ran for two touchdowns, Sean Canfield threw for two more scores and Oregon State beat Arizona State 28-17 on Saturday for its first road win over the Sun Devils in 40 years.<separator></separator>James Rodgers and Damola Adeniji each caught a touchdown pass for the Beavers (3-2, 1-1 Pac-10), who had lost 16 straight to the Sun Devils (2-2, 0-1) in Tempe. Oregon State bounced back into contention in the Rose Bowl race after losing its conference opener to Arizona last week.<separator></separator>Oregon State's last win over ASU in Tempe came on Sept. 27, 1969, before the Sun Devils joined the Pac-10. The Beavers have struggled in the desert, but they made themselves at home in Sun Devil Stadium, which was barely half-filled on an 88-degree afternoon.<separator></separator>The Beavers took the crowd out of the game early by jumping out to a 21-3 halftime lead and coasting the rest of the way.<separator></separator><a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mcgaha_chris00.html">C… McGaha</a> caught 15 passes for 165 yards, both career highs, for the Sun Devils, who have dropped two in a row.<separator></separator>The Beavers' first touchdown came on a blunder by ASU punter <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hankins_trevor00.html"… Hankins</a>, who dropped a snap to set Oregon State up at the Arizona State 18. Three plays later, Jacquizz Rodgers scored from a yard out to put the Beavers ahead 7-0 early in the first quarter.<separator></separator>Two minutes later, Oregon State turned another big special-teams play into a touchdown. James Rodgers returned a punt 33 yards to the ASU 41, and two plays later his brother, Jacquizz Rodgers, sped 32 yards around left end to give Oregon State a 14-0 lead.<separator></separator>The Sun Devils cut it to 14-3 on a field goal by <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wenzig_bobby00.html">B… Wenzig</a>, a freshman filling in for injured starter <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/weber_thomas00.html">T… Weber</a>. <separator></separator>The Beavers answered with a nine-play, 77-yard drive. The Beavers scored when Canfield hit James Rodgers for a 25-yard score, with Rodgers bobbling the ball before pulling it in as he tumbled over the end line.<separator></separator>Fans began booing as the Sun Devils' offense sputtered. Late in the second quarter, a chant of "We want Brock" went up in the student section - a plea for coach <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/erickson_dennis00.html… Erickson</a> to put in freshman quarterback <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/osweiler_brock00.html"… Osweiler</a>.<separator></separator>The boos didn't seem to bother <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/sullivan_danny00.html"… Sullivan</a>, who directed a 10-play, 77-yard drive to open the second half, completing 4 of 5 passes for 54 yards. <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/nance_dimitri00.html">… Nance</a> scored from a yard out to cut ASU's deficit to 21-10.<separator></separator>ASU leads the nation in turnover margin, and its ballhawking defense got the ball back right away. Free safety <a href="http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/holman_jarrell00.html"… Holman</a> batted a deep Canfield pass to himself for an interception - his third in two weeks.<separator></separator>But the Beavers held the Sun Devils on the next possession, and they put the game away on a 2-yard pass from Canfield to Adeniji midway through the fourth quarter.<separator></separator>Canfield completed 18 of 30 passes for 216 yards and two TDS, and he threw an interception.