National Championship: Boilermakers vs. Sun Devils
January 24, 1937 70° JMA Wireless Dome
Attendance: 49,068 (100%)
Boilermakers 6 3 0 3 - 12
Sun Devils 0 0 3 7 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Boilermakers: 4-3-AZS 41 (11:36) 8-David Waid 59 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 0 PUR 3
(Qtr 1) Boilermakers: 4-1-AZS 23 (5:28) 8-David Waid 40 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 0 PUR 6
(Qtr 2) Boilermakers: 4-2-AZS 39 (5:13) 8-David Waid 56 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 0 PUR 9
(Qtr 3) Sun Devils: 4-3-PUR 3 (9:29) 1-John Oleary 21 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 3 PUR 9
(Qtr 4) Boilermakers: 4-4-AZS 14 (12:59) 8-David Waid 31 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 3 PUR 12
(Qtr 4) Sun Devils: 3-6-PUR 22 (2:12) 7-Garrett Ford pass complete to 30-Rusty Case for 22 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 1-John Oleary. AZS 10 PUR 12
Team Statistics
Sun Devils Boilermakers
First Downs 17 14
- Rushing 4 11
- Passing 13 2
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 321 236
- Offensive Plays 63 62
- Yards Per Play 5.10 3.81
Net Rushing Yards 73 143
- Rushing Attempts 21 33
- Yards Per Rush 3.48 4.33
Net Passing Yards 248 93
- Att/Comp/Int 42 / 27 / 3 28 / 18 / 1
- Gross Passing Yards 248 99
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 1 / 6
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.90 3.21
- Yards Per Completion 9.19 5.50
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 1 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 11 5 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.0 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 6 / 27 2 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 36
Kick Returns/Yards 2 / 61 1 / 31
Int Returns/Yards 1 / 1 3 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 1
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 0 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 36
Time of Possession 28:37 31:22
Drive Charts
Sun Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:32 1:36 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 5:24 4:38 OWN 25 9 42 Interception
2 12:46 1:32 OWN 25 3 -1 Punt
2 9:10 1:28 OWN 13 3 7 Punt
2 5:09 4:00 OWN 25 8 38 Missed FG
2 1:02 0:15 OWN 49 4 13 Interception
2 0:23 0:23 OWN 2 1 1 Half
3 15:00 5:34 OWN 21 9 76 Field Goal
3 6:22 2:47 OWN 3 5 21 Punt
4 12:56 4:23 OWN 26 9 39 Fumble
4 3:43 1:37 OWN 49 7 51 Touchdown
4 1:51 0:24 OWN 28 3 14 Interception
Boilermakers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:28 OWN 21 6 38 Field Goal
1 9:56 4:32 OWN 27 7 50 Field Goal
1 0:46 3:00 OWN 21 5 14 Punt
2 11:14 2:04 OWN 37 3 5 Punt
2 7:42 2:33 OWN 42 4 19 Field Goal
2 1:09 0:07 OWN 44 2 0 Interception
2 0:46 0:23 OWN 37 3 7 Punt
3 9:26 3:04 OWN 25 6 20 Punt
3 3:35 5:39 OWN 37 11 49 Field Goal
4 8:33 4:50 OWN 35 8 23 Missed FG
4 2:06 0:15 OPP 42 3 4 Fumble
4 1:27 1:27 OWN 48 4 6 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Sun Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#33 William Harrison 11 38 3.45 12 2 0
#28 John Coe 6 20 3.33 8 0 0
#30 Rusty Case 4 15 3.75 10 1 0
Boilermakers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#38 James Lozano 16 74 4.63 15 3 0
#28 John Fryer 10 61 6.10 11 2 0
#23 Scott Gaona 1 5 5.00 5 0 0
#23 Christopher Ball 3 3 1.00 4 0 0
#3 Roderick Willis 3 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Sun Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#7 Garrett Ford 42 27 248 0 / 0 1 25 3 58.43
Boilermakers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Roderick Willis 28 18 99 1 / 6 0 16 1 55.51
Receiving Stats
Sun Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#28 John Coe 5 56 11.20 25 0
#33 William Harrison 4 42 10.50 21 0
#42 Leland Davis 3 34 11.33 14 0
#86 George Lauterbach 4 31 7.75 11 0
#14 Milan Maddix 5 27 5.40 11 0
#30 Rusty Case 1 22 22.00 22 1
#10 Jacob Bromley 1 12 12.00 12 0
#88 Thomas Beasley 1 11 11.00 11 0
#17 Danny Taylor 2 9 4.50 7 0
#5 Luis Potts 1 4 4.00 4 0
Boilermakers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#38 James Lozano 5 31 6.20 16 0
#11 Michael Pearson 5 22 4.40 7 0
#88 Paul Valdez 3 21 7.00 8 0
#23 Scott Gaona 1 14 14.00 14 0
#16 Heath Higham 2 6 3.00 4 0
#23 Christopher Ball 1 3 3.00 3 0
#28 John Fryer 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Sun Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#68 Brandon Pendleton 46 37 0 1
#69 Justin Hudson 50 38 0 1
#61 John Stearns 49 34 0 3
#67 Cory Panella 46 29 0 4
#28 John Coe 9 6 0 1
#60 David Cowan 42 26 0 0
#86 George Lauterbach 9 21 0 0
#9 William Troiano 0 13 0 0
#42 Leland Davis 11 18 0 0
#14 Milan Maddix 0 11 0 0
#65 David Watson 7 2 0 0
#63 Frank Hunter 7 1 0 0
#68 David McElroy 6 0 0 0
#72 Arthur Smith 6 1 0 0
#21 Christopher Cole 3 2 0 0
#5 Luis Potts 0 8 0 0
#10 Jacob Bromley 0 6 0 0
#30 Rusty Case 6 7 0 1
#88 Thomas Beasley 2 10 0 0
#33 William Harrison 5 4 0 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 0 2 0 0
#91 Willard Vaughn 0 1 0 0
#93 Roger Alexander 0 2 0 0
#57 Bruce Torres 0 2 0 0
#59 Jerry Smith 0 2 0 1
#99 Rafael Merritt 0 2 0 0
#32 Harley Quinn 0 1 0 0
#94 Joshua Barnett 0 2 0 0
#50 Warren Purdy 0 2 0 0
#39 Russel Atwood 0 2 0 0
#54 John Odell 0 2 0 1
#20 Kendrick Quinn 0 2 0 0
#17 Danny Taylor 0 3 0 0
#79 Calvin Macdonald 1 1 0 0
#53 Charles Dubose 0 2 0 0
#24 Clint Andrus 0 1 0 0
#26 Daniel Rivard 0 1 0 1
#27 Roman Steel 0 1 0 0
Boilermakers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#74 John Wallace 33 33 1 6
#43 Stevie Martin 0 3 0 1
#95 Ronald Conner 0 6 0 0
#54 Michael Epling 0 2 0 0
#94 Christopher Rojas 0 1 0 0
#22 Gabriel Christensen 0 4 0 1
#49 Rodger Coleman 0 3 0 0
#32 Walter Collins 4 5 0 0
#1 Richard Kintzel 0 2 0 1
#2 John Shoulders 0 4 0 0
#63 Duane Fleming 29 33 0 2
#28 John Fryer 7 5 0 0
#73 Jeffrey Fouts 38 31 0 0
#69 Jeffrey Burris 37 35 0 1
#59 Harry Campbell 34 29 0 1
#23 Scott Gaona 9 15 0 1
#88 Paul Valdez 6 27 0 1
#86 John Cardona 0 15 0 0
#82 James Parker 0 3 0 0
#66 George Robinson 13 5 0 1
#62 Randall Pasko 10 3 0 0
#81 Pasquale Baier 9 6 0 0
#75 Troy Green 9 3 0 0
#55 David Vandeusen 0 3 0 0
#91 David Lewis 0 3 0 0
#59 Richard Hearn 0 2 0 0
#38 James Lozano 4 5 0 1
#23 Christopher Ball 1 3 0 0
#76 Scott Rodriguez 0 2 0 0
#70 Vincent Ozment 0 1 0 0
#96 Ronald Crocker 0 4 0 1
#16 Heath Higham 0 9 0 0
#11 Michael Pearson 0 8 0 0
#82 Ronald Brown 0 5 0 0
#60 Clarence Albright 0 2 0 0
#31 Raymond Hare 0 1 0 1
#57 Hugh Santos 1 0 0 0
Interception Stats
Sun Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#24 Clint Andrus 1 1 1.00 0
Boilermakers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#98 Keith Pace 1 0 0.00 0
#49 Rodger Coleman 1 0 0.00 0
#43 Stevie Martin 1 0 0.00 0
Fumble Stats
Sun Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#7 Garrett Ford 1 0 0 0
#99 Rafael Merritt 0 1 0 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 0 0 1 0
Boilermakers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#28 John Fryer 1 0 0 0
#91 David Lewis 0 1 0 0
#11 Michael Pearson 0 1 0 0
Punting
Sun Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Walter Bowen 4 190 47.50 39.00 53 0
Boilermakers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Micheal Webb 4 191 47.75 47.75 54 3
Kicking
Sun Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 John Oleary 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 21 1 / 1
Boilermakers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 David Waid 4 / 5 3 / 4 2 / 3 59 0 / 0
Punt Return
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#23 Christopher Ball 4 36 9.0 13 0
Kick Return
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#33 William Harrison 2 61 30.5 0
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#23 Christopher Ball 1 31 31.0 0
Defensive Stats
Sun Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#55 Tom Cruise 8 0
#21 Christopher Cole 6 0
#50 Warren Purdy 5 0
#32 Harley Quinn 5 0
#39 Russel Atwood 4 0
#22 Wendell Griffin 4 0
#53 Charles Dubose 3 0
#95 Ira Batt 3 1
#26 Daniel Rivard 2 0
#33 William Harrison 2 0
#99 Rafael Merritt 2 0
#57 Bruce Torres 2 0
#59 Jerry Smith 1 0
#72 Arthur Smith 1 0
#54 John Odell 1 0
#91 Willard Vaughn 1 0
#86 George Lauterbach 1 0
#5 Luis Potts 1 0
#27 Roman Steel 1 0
#63 Frank Hunter 1 0
#24 Clint Andrus 1 0
#67 Cory Panella 1 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 1 0
#14 Milan Maddix 1 0
Boilermakers
Name Tackles Sacks
#99 Donnell Mueller 5 0
#49 Rodger Coleman 5 0
#2 John Shoulders 5 0
#94 Christopher Rojas 5 0
#32 Walter Collins 5 0
#31 Raymond Hare 4 0
#59 Richard Hearn 4 0
#1 Richard Kintzel 2 0
#47 Raymond Wilson 2 0
#96 Ronald Crocker 2 0
#95 Ronald Conner 2 0
#98 Keith Pace 2 0
#91 David Lewis 1 0
#70 Vincent Ozment 1 0
#22 Gabriel Christensen 1 0
#60 Clarence Albright 1 0
#16 Heath Higham 1 0
#76 Scott Rodriguez 1 0
#86 John Cardona 1 0