National Championship: Crimson Tide vs. Sun Devils
January 23, 1927 42° Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 102,321 (100%)
Crimson Tide 7 3 0 0 - 10
Sun Devils 7 0 7 0 - 14
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Crimson Tide: 1-3-USC 3 (9:20) 10-Joseph Hale pass complete to 26-William Black for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 13-Robert Morales. USC 0 Ken 7
(Qtr 1) Sun Devils: 3-4-USC 44 (6:32) 10-Timothy Farley pass complete to 89-Mark White for 56 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Grant Bayer. USC 7 Ken 7
(Qtr 2) Crimson Tide: 4-1-USC 1 (10:54) 13-Robert Morales 18 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 7 Ken 10
(Qtr 3) Sun Devils: 1-5-Ken 5 (5:10) 42-Tracy Amundson ran for 5 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Grant Bayer. USC 14 Ken 10
Team Statistics
Sun Devils Crimson Tide
First Downs 10 17
- Rushing 5 10
- Passing 5 7
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 243 286
- Offensive Plays 47 64
- Yards Per Play 5.17 4.47
Net Rushing Yards 120 165
- Rushing Attempts 33 34
- Yards Per Rush 3.64 4.85
Net Passing Yards 123 121
- Att/Comp/Int 14 / 12 / 0 30 / 20 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 123 121
- Sacks/Yards Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 8.79 4.03
- Yards Per Completion 10.25 6.05
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 11 10 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 4.5 5.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 2
Penalties/Yards 2 / 15 3 / 30
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 9
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 0 1 / 1
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 32
Time of Possession 25:49 34:12
Drive Charts
Sun Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:16 2:54 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
2 10:52 3:02 OWN 25 5 24 Punt
2 2:20 2:20 OWN 5 4 12 Half
3 15:00 9:53 OWN 25 17 75 Touchdown
3 0:54 1:38 OWN 6 3 7 Punt
4 12:11 3:23 OWN 1 5 16 Punt
4 5:28 1:55 OWN 49 3 9 Missed FG
4 1:44 0:21 OWN 31 3 7 Punt
4 0:23 0:23 OPP 39 1 0 Game
Crimson Tide
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:44 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
1 6:22 10:31 OWN 25 17 74 Field Goal
2 7:50 5:30 OWN 20 9 34 Punt
3 5:07 4:13 OWN 25 6 23 Punt
4 14:16 2:05 OPP 48 3 3 Punt
4 8:49 3:21 OWN 43 6 16 Missed FG
4 3:33 1:49 OWN 49 7 20 Downs
4 1:23 0:59 OWN 18 5 21 Downs
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Sun Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#20 Hubert Arellano 16 49 3.06 10 1 0
#30 Rogelio Brewer 8 35 4.38 12 1 0
#27 Thomas Lentz 5 24 4.80 10 1 0
#42 Tracy Amundson 3 12 4.00 6 0 1
#12 Timothy Farley 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Crimson Tide
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#35 Robert Lau 13 63 4.85 13 2 0
#47 Glenn Diaz 10 55 5.50 22 1 0
#26 William Black 7 27 3.86 11 1 0
#35 Joesph Alcantar 4 20 5.00 10 1 0
Passing Stats
Sun Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#12 Timothy Farley 14 12 123 0 / 0 1 56 0 127.08
Crimson Tide
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#10 Joseph Hale 30 20 121 0 / 0 1 15 0 85.56
Receiving Stats
Sun Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Mark White 1 56 56.00 56 1
#88 George Hernandez 3 32 10.67 23 0
#20 Hubert Arellano 2 15 7.50 10 0
#2 Lawrence Marchant 5 13 2.60 5 0
#27 Thomas Lentz 1 7 7.00 7 0
Crimson Tide
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#35 Joesph Alcantar 5 33 6.60 15 0
#26 William Black 4 22 5.50 9 1
#83 Benjamin Marino 2 16 8.00 13 0
#81 John Mayes 2 14 7.00 13 0
#47 Glenn Diaz 3 14 4.67 10 0
#35 Robert Lau 1 11 11.00 11 0
#89 Robert Quisenberry 1 6 6.00 6 0
#85 Franklin Payne 1 5 5.00 5 0
#86 Donald Garrett 1 0 0.00 0 0
Blocking Stats
Sun Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#60 Joseph Whobrey 17 36 0 5
#27 Thomas Lentz 1 7 0 1
#58 Jimmy Janelle 16 35 0 2
#70 Douglas Turnipseed 20 32 0 0
#82 Mark White 7 31 0 1
#88 George Hernandez 10 21 0 1
#77 Dennis Nilsen 19 34 0 1
#78 Albert Mohr 19 29 0 1
#3 Billy Irby 1 15 0 0
#30 Rogelio Brewer 1 5 0 0
#2 Lawrence Marchant 0 16 0 2
#11 Randy England 0 15 0 0
#16 Sam Jenkins 0 13 0 0
#20 Hubert Arellano 1 4 0 0
#74 John Jones 2 0 0 0
#72 Abel Blessing 7 2 0 1
#76 Ben Cass 1 0 0 0
#69 Claude Hogan 4 4 0 0
#52 Edward Sakamoto 4 0 0 0
#42 Tracy Amundson 0 1 0 0
#53 Noel Garcia 1 1 0 0
Crimson Tide
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#83 Benjamin Marino 12 39 0 2
#61 Joel Martin 35 41 0 2
#53 Bruce Hudson 34 35 0 1
#76 Justin Graf 34 36 0 3
#47 Glenn Diaz 7 12 0 0
#58 Jarrod Rico 36 41 0 1
#79 James Wood 30 47 0 4
#35 Joesph Alcantar 7 15 0 0
#15 Greg Hoosier 0 6 0 1
#70 Willie Smith 1 3 0 0
#35 Robert Lau 4 2 0 0
#89 Robert Quisenberry 0 14 0 2
#85 Franklin Payne 0 5 0 0
#86 Donald Garrett 0 16 0 0
#26 William Black 2 4 0 0
#81 John Mayes 0 15 0 1
#62 Robert Brown 3 0 0 0
#62 Wesley Kresge 6 0 0 0
#63 Gary Carter 4 0 0 0
#64 Calvin Sommers 1 7 0 0
#41 Bobby Small 2 1 0 0
#20 James Anderson 0 1 0 0
#54 David Long 0 1 0 0
#43 James Alanis 0 1 0 0
#42 Larry Lopez 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Sun Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Crimson Tide
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Sun Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#24 Ernesto Andre 0 0 1 0
Crimson Tide
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#35 Robert Lau 1 0 0 0
#15 Greg Hoosier 0 1 0 0
Punting
Sun Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#19 Scott Thomas 4 178 44.50 37.50 51 1
Crimson Tide
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#7 Russell Nicosia 3 132 44.00 44.00 46 3
Kicking
Sun Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 Grant Bayer 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 2 / 2
Crimson Tide
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Robert Morales 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 1 18 1 / 1
Punt Return
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#47 Glenn Diaz 1 9 9.0 9 0
Kick Return
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Sun Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#40 Lawrence Glidden 6 0
#53 Noel Garcia 6 0
#37 James Vaughn 5 0
#99 Bill Kearse 4 0
#53 Carl Montano 4 0
#94 Richard Stapleton 4 0
#25 David Jefferies 3 0
#41 Michael Ingle 3 0
#95 James Powell 3 0
#24 Ernesto Andre 3 0
#23 Derrick White 3 0
#55 Jarred Crespo 2 0
#69 Gerry Keller 2 0
#64 Joseph Lu 2 0
#90 David Domingue 2 0
#42 Calvin Parish 1 0
#37 Ismael Racette 1 0
Crimson Tide
Name Tackles Sacks
#92 Richard Buckle 6 0
#42 Larry Lopez 5 0
#38 Joe Williams 5 0
#94 Carlton Gamez 3 0
#71 Jimmy Callen 3 0
#54 David Long 3 0
#43 James Alanis 2 0
#36 Samuel Westfall 2 0
#95 Joel Pak 2 0
#27 Glenn Judge 2 0
#40 Martin Jefferson 2 0
#93 Clayton Epps 1 0
#20 James Anderson 1 0
#59 Brandon Blow 1 0
#55 Houston Tyson 1 0
#98 John Connelly 1 0
#63 Erin Hale 1 0
#77 Richard Bedford 1 0