National Championship: Boilermakers vs. Sun Devils
January 20, 1929 70° JMA Wireless Dome
Attendance: 46,225 (94%)
Boilermakers 0 7 3 3 0 - 13
Sun Devils 3 7 0 3 3 - 16
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Sun Devils: 4-1-PUR 1 (5:49) 6-Grant Bayer 18 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 3 PUR 0
(Qtr 2) Boilermakers: 2-1-AZS 0 (14:16) 31-Calvin Elder ran for 0 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Noah Ku. AZS 3 PUR 7
(Qtr 2) Sun Devils: 1-4-PUR 4 (7:57) 12-Charles Hendrix ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 6-Grant Bayer. AZS 10 PUR 7
(Qtr 3) Boilermakers: 4-5-AZS 13 (8:15) 7-Noah Ku 30 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 10 PUR 10
(Qtr 4) Boilermakers: 4-1-AZS 19 (1:50) 7-Noah Ku 36 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 10 PUR 13
(Qtr 4) Sun Devils: 1-4-PUR 4 (0:03) 6-Grant Bayer 22 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 13 PUR 13
(OT) Sun Devils: 2-1-PUR 17 (1:55) 6-Grant Bayer 34 yard field goal is GOOD. AZS 16 PUR 13
Team Statistics
Sun Devils Boilermakers
First Downs 24 16
- Rushing 11 6
- Passing 13 8
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 446 260
- Offensive Plays 78 59
- Yards Per Play 5.72 4.41
Net Rushing Yards 177 119
- Rushing Attempts 34 32
- Yards Per Rush 5.21 3.72
Net Passing Yards 269 141
- Att/Comp/Int 43 / 29 / 1 27 / 22 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 275 141
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 6 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 6.11 5.22
- Yards Per Completion 9.48 6.41
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 11 / 18 5 / 13
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 5.1 4.9
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 3 / 27 0 / 0
Punt Returns/Yards 1 / 7 3 / 22
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 26 1 / 25
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 1 / 1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1 / 3 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 25
Time of Possession 39:27 33:40
Drive Charts
Sun Devils
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 9:14 OWN 25 17 74 Field Goal
2 14:14 6:20 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 4:28 0:47 OWN 1 3 3 Punt
2 1:56 0:57 OWN 45 4 44 Interception
3 8:12 1:20 OWN 25 3 10 Punt
3 2:50 5:13 OWN 10 10 44 Punt
4 7:50 4:51 OWN 17 8 40 Missed FG
4 1:47 1:47 OWN 25 5 71 Field Goal
OT 15:00 1:34 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
OT 11:16 4:19 OWN 19 8 30 Punt
OT 4:56 3:05 OWN 32 6 51 Field Goal
Boilermakers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 5:46 6:32 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
2 7:54 3:26 OWN 25 5 20 Punt
2 3:41 1:44 OPP 47 3 9 Missed FG
2 0:59 0:59 OWN 9 2 -1 Half
3 15:00 6:48 OWN 20 12 66 Field Goal
3 6:52 4:01 OWN 23 6 36 Punt
4 12:38 4:48 OWN 4 9 34 Punt
4 2:59 1:12 50 5 31 Field Goal
OT 13:26 2:09 OWN 22 3 10 Punt
OT 6:57 2:01 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Sun Devils
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#17 Patrick Taylor 16 96 6.00 13 4 0
#44 Hai Longo 9 47 5.22 9 0 0
#41 Charles Hendrix 9 34 3.78 11 2 1
Boilermakers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#31 Calvin Elder 13 45 3.46 13 2 1
#40 Jack Coles 8 31 3.88 9 0 0
#24 Scott Bradley 5 21 4.20 10 1 0
#13 Eric Becker 2 20 10.00 11 1 0
#33 Kenneth Brannon 3 2 0.67 2 0 0
#28 Robert Robbins 1 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Sun Devils
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#19 Caleb Williams 43 29 275 1 / 6 0 39 1 75.24
Boilermakers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#13 Eric Becker 27 22 141 0 / 0 0 16 0 88.43
Receiving Stats
Sun Devils
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 Patrick Taylor 5 62 12.40 25 0
#87 Thomas Neville 3 54 18.00 39 0
#3 Billy Irby 3 35 11.67 20 0
#44 Hai Longo 2 24 12.00 15 0
#86 Steve Singleton 3 22 7.33 9 0
#41 Charles Hendrix 3 21 7.00 8 0
#15 Thomas Sirois 6 19 3.17 8 0
#14 Lyndon Prime 1 14 14.00 14 0
#82 Mark White 1 14 14.00 14 0
#16 Sam Jenkins 2 10 5.00 5 0
Boilermakers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#89 Alexander Crist 6 41 6.83 10 0
#83 William Self 3 27 9.00 15 0
#40 Jack Coles 3 22 7.33 16 0
#87 Roy Sanchez 2 18 9.00 13 0
#31 Calvin Elder 2 11 5.50 12 0
#16 William Frame 1 7 7.00 7 0
#85 Andrew Singleton 1 6 6.00 6 0
#24 Scott Bradley 1 5 5.00 5 0
#33 Kenneth Brannon 2 2 1.00 2 0
#12 Robert Randolph 1 2 2.00 2 0
Blocking Stats
Sun Devils
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#77 Dennis Nilsen 53 43 1 1
#37 James Vaughn 0 1 0 0
#41 Michael Ingle 0 1 0 0
#53 Patrick Roth 4 1 0 0
#40 Lawrence Glidden 0 1 0 0
#25 David Jefferies 0 2 0 0
#69 Gerry Keller 0 2 0 0
#53 Noel Garcia 0 1 0 0
#93 Anthony Ingram 0 1 0 0
#63 Shaun Cody 0 2 0 1
#20 Darnell Bing 0 2 0 1
#60 Joseph Whobrey 51 48 0 4
#71 Mark Baskin 51 45 0 4
#78 Albert Mohr 53 42 0 2
#3 Billy Irby 12 27 0 0
#15 Thomas Sirois 0 16 0 2
#73 Joseph Robinson 42 45 0 2
#86 Steve Singleton 9 33 0 0
#16 Sam Jenkins 0 19 0 1
#82 Mark White 17 18 0 0
#44 Hai Longo 4 4 0 0
#14 Lyndon Prime 0 17 0 1
#41 Charles Hendrix 8 3 0 0
#87 Thomas Neville 0 7 0 0
#72 Abel Blessing 10 0 0 0
#69 Claude Hogan 8 1 0 0
#71 Ronald Merrill 10 5 0 0
#52 Edward Sakamoto 5 0 0 0
#74 John Jones 3 2 0 0
#17 Patrick Taylor 3 3 0 0
#67 Christopher Moyes 1 1 0 0
#94 Richard Stapleton 0 1 0 0
Boilermakers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#53 Nathan Williams 35 33 0 1
#61 Gerald Beaupre 29 32 0 1
#87 Roy Sanchez 0 11 0 0
#33 Kenneth Brannon 20 12 0 0
#76 Errol Madsen 38 33 0 1
#51 Dave Williams 30 34 0 4
#89 Alexander Crist 0 8 0 0
#83 William Self 0 9 0 0
#63 Duane Fleming 29 37 0 3
#85 Andrew Singleton 13 27 0 1
#12 Robert Randolph 0 9 0 0
#40 Jack Coles 6 3 0 0
#31 Calvin Elder 3 3 0 0
#28 Robert Robbins 5 1 0 0
#24 Scott Bradley 2 1 0 0
#80 George Moss 0 3 0 0
#70 Merrill Schmidt 7 0 0 0
#65 David Watson 5 0 0 0
#73 Ryan Ortega 9 2 0 0
#62 Jeff Hood 2 1 0 0
#91 Sylvester Jones 0 1 0 0
#20 Jerry Hanna 0 2 0 1
#55 Gary Farrar 0 2 0 1
#41 Paul Stovall 1 3 0 0
#57 Marvin Isham 0 1 0 0
#92 Henry McDowell 0 1 0 0
#59 George Landers 0 1 0 0
#21 Matthew Jung 0 3 0 1
#44 Travis Wilson 0 1 0 0
#28 Nathaniel Middleton 0 3 0 0
#91 Stanley Harris 0 1 0 0
#16 William Frame 0 4 0 1
#22 Donald Beck 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Sun Devils
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Boilermakers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#20 Jerry Hanna 1 1 1.00 0
Fumble Stats
Sun Devils
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Boilermakers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Punting
Sun Devils
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#19 Scott Thomas 5 253 50.60 41.60 55 1
Boilermakers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Micheal Webb 5 227 45.40 44.00 55 4
Kicking
Sun Devils
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 Grant Bayer 3 / 4 0 / 1 0 / 1 34 1 / 1
Boilermakers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Noah Ku 2 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 1 36 1 / 1
Punt Return
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#17 Patrick Taylor 1 7 7.0 7 0
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#31 Calvin Elder 3 22 7.3 11 0
Kick Return
Sun Devils
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#17 Patrick Taylor 1 26 26.0 0
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#31 Calvin Elder 1 25 25.0 0
Defensive Stats
Sun Devils
Name Tackles Sacks
#53 Carl Montano 7 0
#93 Anthony Ingram 7 0
#25 David Jefferies 6 0
#40 Lawrence Glidden 6 0
#24 Clint Andrus 5 0
#20 Darnell Bing 5 0
#55 Jarred Crespo 4 0
#53 Noel Garcia 3 0
#42 Calvin Parish 2 0
#41 Michael Ingle 2 0
#95 Andrew Hensley 2 0
#53 Patrick Roth 1 0
#96 Robert Snowden 1 0
#15 Thomas Sirois 1 0
#23 Derrick White 1 0
#37 James Vaughn 1 0
#40 Richard Izzo 1 0
#94 Richard Stapleton 1 0
Boilermakers
Name Tackles Sacks
#55 Gary Farrar 9 0
#38 Robert Camp 7 0
#41 Paul Stovall 6 0
#28 Nathaniel Middleton 6 0
#59 George Landers 5 0
#20 Jerry Hanna 4 0
#92 Henry McDowell 4 0
#50 John Rappaport 3 0
#91 Sylvester Jones 3 0
#22 Donald Beck 3 0
#42 Fredrick Kidd 3 0
#62 Jeff Hood 2 0
#56 James Bolton 2 0
#95 Francis McKeown 2 0
#21 Matthew Jung 2 0
#44 Travis Wilson 1 0
#57 Marvin Isham 1 1
#91 Stanley Harris 1 0