Tempe, Arizona (September 1, 2018) - The Arizona State University Sun Devils began the 2018 season at home, hosting University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners on Saturday night with the temperature at kick-off cooling off to 99 degrees - one of the warmest season opener games ever played in UTSA history.
The Devils scored quick on the fourth play of the game when senior QB Manny Wilkins connected with junior WR N'Keal Harry for a 58 yard touchdown strike up the middle.
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| Wilkins earned a 204.6 passer rating with 4 TDs, 237 yards |
The Devils defense followed with the next score when on second down for the Roadrunners, sophomore DE Shannon Forman rambled down the sideline for a 25 yard interception. With less than 2 minutes into the season, the Devils led 14-0 over the Roadrunners.
After one quarter of play, the Devils had six penalties totaling 40 yards but were able to rack up 168 total yards in offense for the quarter to the Roadrunners' 53 yards.
In the second quarter, the Devils' DB Jalen Harvey was ejected for targeting when Roadrunner quarterback Cordale Grundy slid for a first down, giving the Devils their seventh penalty of the game.
With 4:26 left in the first half, sophomore Eno Benjamin scored on a three yard run up the middle putting the Devils up 21-0.
With less than a minute left in the half on the Roadrunners 10 yard line, Wilkins scrambled to his left and hit Terrel Chatman in the back of the end zone, increasing the lead to 28-0.
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| Devils Defense scored once and allowed 2 yards rushing |
In the third quarter, the Devils put together a six play drive that took 3:01 off the clock and finished with a seven yard touchdown pass to Eno Benjamin. The Devils lead extended to 35-0.
The Devils added to the score when Harry caught a pass on the left sideline of the field and ran back to the right dodging around defenders for 31 yards, scoring his second touchdown reception of the game which gave the Devils a 42-0 lead going into the fourth quarter.
The Devils Isaiah Floyd scored his first touchdown as a Devil on a five yard run bumping the score to 49-0 with 11:39 left in the game.
The Roadrunners get on the board with 6:03 left in the game after an eleven play, 75 yard drive that ended on a four yard touchdown run by B.J. Daniels.
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| Coach Herm Edwards' game face with first victory |
The Devils finished the night winning 49-7 with 504 total yards offense while the defense held the Roadrunners to 220 total yards, shutting down the running game allowing two total rushing yards.
The Devils ended the night with 11 penalties totaling 95 yards to the Roadrunners 5 penalties for 29 yards.
The Roadrunners (0-1) head back to Texas to take on the Baylor Bears in San Antonio on September 8 at 6pm.
The Devils (1-0) host Michigan State on September 8 in Sun Devil Stadium.
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