National Championship: Sun Devils vs. Wolfpack
January 23, 1938 70° JMA Wireless Dome
Attendance: 49,262 (100%)
Sun Devils 0 0 3 3 - 6
Wolfpack 10 3 3 3 - 19
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Wolfpack: 4-14-AZS 39 (10:07) 4-Joe Schramm 57 yard field goal is GOOD. NCS 3 AZS 0
(Qtr 1) Wolfpack: 1-2-AZS 2 (0:26) 36-Jonathan Frederick ran to AZS 0 for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Joe Schramm. NCS 10 AZS 0
(Qtr 2) Wolfpack: 4-3-AZS 22 (0:44) 4-Joe Schramm 40 yard field goal is GOOD. NCS 13 AZS 0
(Qtr 3) Sun Devils: 4-10-NCS 20 (8:50) 1-John Oleary 39 yard field goal is GOOD. NCS 13 AZS 3
(Qtr 3) Wolfpack: 4-3-AZS 25 (1:02) 4-Joe Schramm 43 yard field goal is GOOD. NCS 16 AZS 3
(Qtr 4) Sun Devils: 4-3-NCS 18 (9:39) 1-John Oleary 37 yard field goal is GOOD. NCS 16 AZS 6
(Qtr 4) Wolfpack: 4-6-AZS 30 (1:51) 4-Joe Schramm 49 yard field goal is GOOD. NCS 19 AZS 6
Team Statistics
Wolfpack Sun Devils
First Downs 18 11
- Rushing 11 6
- Passing 5 5
- Penalty 2 0
Total Net Yards 261 203
- Offensive Plays 61 52
- Yards Per Play 4.28 3.90
Net Rushing Yards 173 93
- Rushing Attempts 44 22
- Yards Per Rush 3.93 4.23
Net Passing Yards 88 110
- Att/Comp/Int 16 / 11 / 0 28 / 21 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 96 129
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 8 2 / 19
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.18 3.67
- Yards Per Completion 8.73 6.14
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 1
3rd Down Conversions 5 / 14 2 / 11
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.4 6.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 1 / 2
Penalties/Yards 2 / 10 4 / 33
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 16 1 / 1
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 35 1 / 31
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 0 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 33 OWN 22
Time of Possession 32:24 27:36
Drive Charts
Wolfpack
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:58 OWN 25 7 36 Field Goal
1 6:02 5:39 OWN 12 10 88 Touchdown
2 14:11 1:57 OWN 22 3 8 Punt
2 10:14 0:53 OWN 32 3 2 Punt
2 7:09 2:19 OWN 26 5 6 Punt
2 2:00 1:20 OWN 20 7 58 Field Goal
3 8:46 7:48 OWN 25 12 50 Field Goal
4 9:35 5:38 OWN 25 8 28 Punt
4 2:05 0:18 OPP 34 3 4 Field Goal
4 1:34 1:34 OPP 26 3 5 Game
Sun Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:02 4:01 OWN 25 6 17 Punt
1 0:23 1:11 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
2 12:14 2:00 OWN 19 3 9 Punt
2 9:21 2:12 OWN 24 3 8 Punt
2 4:50 2:49 OWN 19 5 15 Punt
2 0:41 0:41 OWN 21 1 0 Half
3 15:00 6:14 OWN 25 9 55 Field Goal
3 0:58 6:23 OWN 25 11 57 Field Goal
4 3:58 1:52 OWN 11 7 26 Fumble
4 1:47 0:13 OWN 25 4 14 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Wolfpack
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#43 Nicholas Dunham 17 73 4.29 12 1 0
#20 Steven Dunn 13 58 4.46 12 2 0
#18 Dean Varga 5 21 4.20 14 1 0
#49 Edward Melo 6 20 3.33 10 2 0
#36 Jonathan Frederick 3 1 0.33 5 0 1
Sun Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#28 John Coe 11 45 4.09 13 2 0
#33 William Harrison 7 28 4.00 14 1 0
#8 Raymond Garcia 1 13 13.00 13 1 0
#30 Rusty Case 2 4 2.00 2 0 0
#42 Leland Davis 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
Passing Stats
Wolfpack
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 Dean Varga 16 11 96 1 / 8 0 25 0 84.38
Sun Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#8 Raymond Garcia 28 21 129 2 / 19 0 21 0 83.78
Receiving Stats
Wolfpack
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#84 Earl Gross 2 47 23.50 25 0
#82 Frank Pope 3 32 10.67 14 0
#20 Steven Dunn 2 10 5.00 12 0
#17 Fred Ritzman 1 5 5.00 5 0
#49 Edward Melo 1 2 2.00 2 0
#43 Nicholas Dunham 2 0 0.00 1 0
Sun Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#42 Leland Davis 5 45 9.00 21 0
#5 Luis Potts 5 23 4.60 9 0
#30 Rusty Case 2 23 11.50 15 0
#28 John Coe 5 20 4.00 9 0
#9 William Troiano 1 8 8.00 8 0
#12 John Diaz 1 6 6.00 6 0
#33 William Harrison 2 4 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Wolfpack
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#70 Loren Reynolds 28 41 1 3
#52 Jason Peterson 0 2 0 2
#41 Julio Fann 0 3 0 0
#56 Michael Jackson 0 4 0 1
#50 Manuel Smith 0 1 0 0
#47 Dwight Thompson 0 2 0 0
#57 Eric Luevano 0 2 0 0
#96 James Florian 1 2 0 0
#91 Jamie Wilson 0 1 0 0
#43 Andrew Bacon 0 3 0 0
#66 Irvin Johnson 0 2 0 0
#75 Billy Emond 20 39 0 1
#53 Gary Harrison 26 47 0 2
#49 Edward Melo 1 2 0 0
#20 Steven Dunn 8 2 0 0
#76 Raymond Larson 26 35 0 0
#54 Stephen Huckabee 24 32 0 1
#17 Fred Ritzman 0 13 0 0
#21 Max Chalk 6 31 0 1
#36 Jonathan Frederick 1 13 0 0
#83 Lance Dann 5 19 0 1
#80 Patrick Jimmerson 7 35 0 1
#82 Frank Pope 0 5 0 0
#13 John Navarre 0 6 0 0
#78 Douglas Moya 11 6 0 0
#72 David Lewis 7 0 0 0
#60 James Varney 5 0 0 0
#93 Ryan Turner 0 1 0 0
#64 Henry Castillo 0 3 0 0
#84 Earl Gross 0 10 0 0
#62 Anthony Walker 2 5 0 0
#88 Dino Olson 0 2 0 0
#43 Nicholas Dunham 2 0 0 0
#68 Jonathan McCallum 0 1 0 0
#42 Wade Smith 0 1 0 0
#54 Adam Loiselle 0 1 0 0
#95 James Crossen 0 1 0 0
#97 Dominick Bullard 0 1 0 0
Sun Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#67 Cory Panella 38 25 1 3
#69 Justin Hudson 37 26 0 0
#61 John Stearns 34 31 0 5
#42 Leland Davis 8 7 0 1
#28 John Coe 6 5 0 1
#60 David Cowan 33 24 0 0
#73 Luis Warden 32 27 0 1
#33 William Harrison 2 2 0 0
#86 George Lauterbach 3 26 0 1
#88 Thomas Beasley 0 5 0 0
#5 Luis Potts 0 10 0 0
#12 John Diaz 0 14 0 1
#17 Danny Taylor 0 3 0 0
#18 Juan Laura 0 1 0 0
#65 David Watson 10 2 0 0
#68 Brandon Pendleton 9 3 0 1
#72 Arthur Smith 7 0 0 0
#74 Leroy Spotts 4 2 0 0
#9 William Troiano 0 12 0 0
#54 John Odell 3 1 0 0
#50 Warren Purdy 0 3 0 0
#20 Kendrick Quinn 0 2 0 0
#40 Christian Gonzalez 0 2 0 0
#93 Roger Alexander 0 1 0 0
#99 Rafael Merritt 0 1 0 0
#94 Joshua Barnett 0 1 0 1
#53 Charles Dubose 0 1 0 0
#51 John Tolentino 0 1 0 0
#21 Christopher Cole 0 1 0 0
#30 Rusty Case 2 3 0 0
Interception Stats
Wolfpack
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Sun Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Wolfpack
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#43 Andrew Bacon 0 1 1 0
Sun Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#42 Leland Davis 1 0 0 0
Punting
Wolfpack
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Mark Elliott 4 177 44.25 44.25 51 3
Sun Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#2 Walter Bowen 5 232 46.40 44.00 51 2
Kicking
Wolfpack
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#4 Joe Schramm 4 / 4 4 / 4 1 / 1 57 1 / 1
Sun Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#1 John Oleary 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 39 0 / 0
Punt Return
Wolfpack
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#43 Nicholas Dunham 3 16 5.3 12 0
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#9 William Troiano 1 1 1.0 1 0
Kick Return
Wolfpack
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#43 Nicholas Dunham 1 35 35.0 0
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#33 William Harrison 1 31 31.0 0
Defensive Stats
Wolfpack
Name Tackles Sacks
#42 Wade Smith 6 1
#57 Eric Luevano 4 0
#68 Jonathan McCallum 4 0
#96 James Florian 4 0
#41 Julio Fann 3 0
#50 Manuel Smith 3 0
#28 Stan Shulman 3 0
#47 Dwight Thompson 3 0
#56 Michael Jackson 3 0
#39 David Simmons 3 0
#97 Dominick Bullard 2 0
#66 Irvin Johnson 2 1
#54 Adam Loiselle 1 0
#93 Ryan Turner 1 0
#43 Andrew Bacon 1 0
#91 Jamie Wilson 1 0
Sun Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#54 John Odell 10 0
#40 Christian Gonzalez 7 0
#21 Christopher Cole 5 0
#20 Kendrick Quinn 5 0
#99 Rafael Merritt 4 0
#91 Willard Vaughn 4 1
#53 Charles Dubose 3 0
#39 Russel Atwood 3 0
#50 Warren Purdy 2 0
#27 Roman Steel 2 0
#59 Jerry Smith 1 0
#51 John Tolentino 1 0
#94 Joshua Barnett 1 0
#72 Arthur Smith 1 0
#92 Lucas Schmidt 1 0
#22 Wendell Griffin 1 0
#96 Gregory Dickey 1 0
#93 Roger Alexander 1 0
#57 Bruce Torres 1 0
#60 David Cowan 1 0