Arizona State Dominates Kansas State, Covers Spread
Arizona State defeated Kansas State 24-14 in Week 12, with the Sun Devils controlling most of the contest. ASU jumped out to an early lead, scoring 7 points in the first quarter and 14 by halftime, while Kansas State remained scoreless through two quarters.
The game tightened in the second half as Kansas State scored 6 points in the third quarter and 8 in the fourth, but Arizona State's 3-point third quarter output proved sufficient. ASU quarterback Sam Leavitt led the offensive effort with 275 passing yards, while running back Cameron Skattebo contributed 73 rushing yards. Wide receiver Dante Cephas paced Kansas State's receiving game with 65 yards.
The turning point came in the fourth quarter when Arizona State's defense forced an interception that resulted in a touchback, a crucial moment in the low-scoring period. The win secured the spread for Arizona State, which came in as a 7.5-point favorite. The final score fell under the 51.5-point total, resulting in an under result.
AI-generated recap · Sep 3, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Arizona State | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
 Kansas State | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Arizona State | Kansas State |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 21-34 | 24-40 |
| Pass Yards | 275 | 258 |
| Rush Yards | 123 | 154 |
| Total Yards | 398 | 412 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd Down | 9-15 | 7-13 |
| Penalties | 8-65 | 5-43 |
| Possession | 36:36 | 23:24 |
Player Leaders
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Play-by-Play
Parker Lewis kickoff for 44 yds , Jordan Allen return for 13 yds to the KSU 34
DJ Giddens run for 2 yds to the KSU 36
Avery Johnson pass intercepted Xavion Alford return for no gain to the KSU 49
Sam Leavitt run for 26 yds to the KSU 23 for a 1ST down
Cam Skattebo run for 2 yds to the KSU 21
Sam Leavitt run for 5 yds to the KSU 16
(12:37) SKATTEBO, Cam rush to the right for a loss of 2 yards to the KSTATE18 (MOORE, Austin), clock 12:31. PENALTY KSTATE Holding on ILALIO, Damian enforced half the distance from the goal, 8 yards from the KSTATE16 to the KSTATE8 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Kyson Brown run for a loss of 3 yards to the KSU 11
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 11 yds for a TD (Parker Lewis KICK)
DJ Giddens run for no gain to the KSU 25
Avery Johnson pass complete to DJ Giddens for 6 yds to the KSU 31
Avery Johnson pass complete to Garrett Oakley for 7 yds to the KSU 38 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass complete to Jayce Brown for 5 yds to the KSU 43
Dylan Edwards run for 4 yds to the KSU 47
Dylan Edwards run for no gain to the KSU 47
DJ Giddens run for no gain to the KSU 47
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 3 yds to the KSU 44
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Kanyon Floyd punt for 44 yds for a touchback
Avery Johnson run for 3 yds to the KSU 23
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
Simon McClannan punt for 44 yds
Cam Skattebo run for 6 yds to the ASU 39
Cam Skattebo run for 3 yds to the ASU 42
Cam Skattebo run for 6 yds to the ASU 48 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt run for 4 yds to the KSU 48
(02:54) LEAVITT, Sam scrambles to the right for a gain of 8 yards to the KSTATE48, out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, clock 02:45. PENALTY ASU Holding on IHEANACHOR, Max KSTATE Face mask on SIGLE, Marques , Offsetting penalties [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Cam Skattebo run for 6 yds to the KSU 42 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 9 yds to the KSU 33
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Cam Skattebo run for 2 yds to the KSU 31 for a 1ST down
Arizona State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the KSU 36
Cam Skattebo run for 6 yds to the KSU 30
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 30 yds for a TD (Parker Lewis KICK)
Parker Lewis kickoff for 49 yds , Dylan Edwards return for 26 yds to the KSU 42
Dylan Edwards run for 1 yd to the ASU 43 for a 1ST down Arizona State Penalty, Personal Foul (Myles Rowser) to the ASU 42 for a 1ST down
DJ Giddens run for 2 yds to the ASU 40
Avery Johnson pass complete to Jayce Brown for 13 yds Jayce Brown fumbled, recovered by ASU Javan Robinson J. Robinson return for 12 yds
Cam Skattebo run for 5 yds to the ASU 44
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 13 yds to the KSU 43 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Cam Skattebo for 16 yds to the KSU 27 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Xavier Guillory for 11 yds to the KSU 16 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Chamon Metayer for 16 yds for a TD (Parker Lewis KICK)
DJ Giddens run for 4 yds to the KSU 29
Avery Johnson pass complete to Garrett Oakley for 8 yds to the KSU 37 for a 1ST down
(09:03) JOHNSON, Avery pass deep to the right complete for 63 yards to CEPHAS, Dante caught at the ASU31 and advanced to the ASU0, TOUCHDOWN KSTATE, score nullified by penalty, clock 08:54 (Play was confirmed after review). PENALTY KSTATE Ineligible Receiver Downfield on Pass on LEINGANG, Andrew enforced 5 yards from the KSTATE37 to the KSTATE32 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
DJ Giddens run for a loss of 1 yard to the KSU 31
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
DJ Giddens run for 25 yds to the ASU 44 for a 1ST down
DJ Giddens run for a loss of 2 yards to the ASU 46
Avery Johnson pass complete to Ty Bowman for 11 yds to the ASU 35
Avery Johnson pass complete to Brayden Loftin for 11 yds to the ASU 24 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass complete to Jayce Brown for 5 yds to the ASU 19
Avery Johnson pass complete to Brayden Loftin for 14 yds to the ASU 5 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson run for 1 yd to the ASU 4
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
Avery Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the ASU 6
TEAM run for a loss of 9 yards to the ASU 15
Cam Skattebo run for 4 yds to the ASU 19
Cam Skattebo run for 5 yds to the ASU 24
Cam Skattebo run for 2 yds to the ASU 26 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 17 yds to the ASU 43 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Cam Skattebo for 7 yds to the 50 yard line
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Cam Skattebo for 12 yds to the KSU 38 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 11 yds to the KSU 27 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Sam Leavitt sacked by Desmond Purnell for a loss of 5 yards to the KSU 32
Carston Kieffer run for a loss of 3 yards to the KSU 35
End of 2nd Quarter
Cam Skattebo run for 2 yds to the ASU 27
Cam Skattebo run for a loss of 1 yard to the ASU 26
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 41 yds to the KSU 33 for a 1ST down
Kyson Brown run for 7 yds to the KSU 26
Kyson Brown run for 2 yds to the KSU 24
Arizona State Penalty, False Start (Max Iheanachor) to the KSU 29
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Parker Lewis 47 yd FG GOOD
Parker Lewis kickoff for 64 yds , DeVon Rice return for 27 yds to the KSU 28
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
DJ Giddens run for 7 yds to the KSU 35
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
Simon McClannan punt for 55 yds , Melquan Stovall returns for 8 yds to the ASU 18
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Cam Skattebo run for 1 yd to the ASU 19
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Kyson Brown for 14 yds to the ASU 33 for a 1ST down
Kyson Brown run for no gain to the ASU 33
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 11 yds to the ASU 44 for a 1ST down
Cam Skattebo run for 2 yds to the ASU 46
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Cam Skattebo for 9 yds to the KSU 45 for a 1ST down
Kyson Brown run for 6 yds to the KSU 39
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 17 yds Jordyn Tyson fumbled, recovered by KSU Jordan Riley J. Riley return for 0 yds
Arizona State Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the KSU 41 for a 1ST down
DJ Giddens run for 27 yds to the ASU 32 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
Avery Johnson run for 3 yds to the ASU 29
DJ Giddens run for 19 yds to the ASU 10 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson 10 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
fumbled, recovered by ASU Caleb McCullough C. McCullough return for 0 yds
Cam Skattebo run for 11 yds to the ASU 36 for a 1ST down
Sam Leavitt pass incomplete
Kyson Brown run for no gain to the ASU 36
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Melquan Stovall for 11 yds to the ASU 47 for a 1ST down
Cam Skattebo run for no gain to the ASU 47
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 5 yds to the KSU 45
Arizona State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Sam Leavitt) to the 50 yard line
Kansas State Penalty, Offsides (Jacob Parrish) to the KSU 45
Arizona State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Sam Leavitt) to the 50 yard line
Arizona State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Kanyon Floyd) to the ASU 45
Kanyon Floyd punt for 45 yds
DJ Giddens run for 45 yds to the ASU 45 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass complete to Dante Cephas for 26 yds to the ASU 19 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass complete to Joe Jackson for 15 yds to the ASU 4 for a 1ST down
Joe Jackson run for 4 yds for a TD (Avery Johnson pass to Tre Spivey for Two-Point Conversion)
Cam Skattebo run for 4 yds to the ASU 29
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 8 yds to the ASU 37 for a 1ST down
(10:09) LEAVITT, Sam pass deep to the right incomplete intended for TYSON, Jordyn broken up by PARRISH, Jacob at the KSTATE40, clock 10:03. PENALTY KSTATE Pass Interference on PARRISH, Jacob enforced 15 yards to the KSTATE48 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Cam Skattebo run for a loss of 2 yards to the 50 yard line
Sam Leavitt run for 12 yds to the KSU 38 for a 1ST down
Cam Skattebo run for 4 yds to the KSU 34
Cam Skattebo run for a loss of 1 yard to the KSU 35
(07:00) LEAVITT, Sam pass to the right complete for 23 yards to STOVALL, Melquan caught at the KSTATE22 and advanced to the KSTATE12 (PARRISH, Jacob), clock 06:51. PENALTY ASU Holding on IHEANACHOR, Max enforced 10 yards from the KSTATE35 to the KSTATE45 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Cam Skattebo run for 4 yds to the KSU 41
Kanyon Floyd punt for 33 yds
Avery Johnson pass complete to Dante Cephas for 9 yds to the KSU 17
Avery Johnson pass complete to Garrett Oakley for 8 yds to the KSU 25 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass complete to Dante Cephas for 23 yds to the KSU 48 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass complete to Jayce Brown for 6 yds to the ASU 46
Avery Johnson pass complete to Tre Spivey for 5 yds to the ASU 41 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
Avery Johnson pass complete to Ty Bowman for 6 yds to the ASU 35
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
(03:22) JOHNSON, Avery scrambles to the right for a gain of 5 yards to the ASU30, End of Play, clock 03:15 (After official review, play stands as called on the field). PENALTY KSTATE Holding on HECHT, Sam enforced 10 yards from the ASU35 to the ASU45 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Avery Johnson pass complete to Tre Spivey for 26 yds to the ASU 19 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
DJ Giddens run for 1 yd to the ASU 18
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
Chris Tennant 36 Yard Field Goal Missed
Cam Skattebo run for 1 yd to the ASU 21
Cam Skattebo run for 2 yds to the ASU 23
Cam Skattebo run for a loss of 1 yard to the ASU 22
Kanyon Floyd punt for 44 yds
Avery Johnson run for 6 yds to the KSU 40
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
Avery Johnson pass complete to Jayce Brown for 9 yds to the KSU 49 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass complete to Tre Spivey for 11 yds to the ASU 40 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
Avery Johnson pass complete to Joe Jackson for 6 yds to the ASU 34
Avery Johnson pass complete to Dante Cephas for 7 yds to the ASU 27 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass incomplete
Avery Johnson pass complete to Brayden Loftin for 7 yds to the ASU 20
Avery Johnson pass complete to Tre Spivey for 14 yds to the ASU 6 for a 1ST down
Avery Johnson pass intercepted, touchback. Shamari Simmons return for no gain
(00:13) Kneel down by TEAM at ASU19 (team loss of 1), clock 00:08.