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TEMPE – Cam Skattebo rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns, while Caleb McCullough added 12 tackles and two interceptions as Sun Devil Football upset No. 16 Utah 27-19 on Friday night at Mountain America Stadium.

Arizona State (5-1, 2-1, Big 12) earned its first win over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 6 Oregon during the 2019 season by forcing Utah (4-2, 1-2 Big 12) into three turnovers and making them kick field goals on three of the Utes' four trips into the red zone.

"I think the biggest thing today is when you look at the rushing statistics, we ran the ball decent," ASU head coach Kenny Dillingham said. "We stopped the run decently versus a program where that's their identity. And listen, I would love to say this one win puts us on that level and gives us that consistency but it doesn't. It shows that we're trending in the right direction and shows that what we're doing is working."

Trailing 6-0 midway through the opening quarter, the Sun Devils drove 81 yards on 11 plays to tie the game on a 26-yard touchdown pass from Sam Leavitt to Jordyn Tyson. ASU converted a pair of third downs and a fourth-and-seven on the play preceding the score to keep the drive moving.

After the ASU defense forced a Utah three-and-out, Leavitt led the Sun Devils into the red zone before leaving with an injury. Skatteboo rushed for six yards on a fourth-and-one from the Utah nine, and then Jeff Sims scored two plays later on a two-yard rush in relief of Leavitt.

With Utah driving into the ASU red zone trailing 13-6, McCullough stepped in front of a Cam Rising pass for to stop the drive with his first interception since the 2020 season. The Utes forced an ASU punt and drove deep into ASU territory again before settling for a field goal that sent the game to the half, with ASU leading 13-9.

Keith Abney II picked up the second interception of the game from the Sun Devil defense on the first defensive possession of the second half. Unable to capitalize, the Sun Devils punted, and then Utah took the lead back with a 79-yard scoring drive that finished with a 6-yard rush from Micah Bernard, putting the Utes up 16-13.

Three straight completions from Leavitt moved the Sun Devils to midfield and set up Skattebo for a 50-yard scamper through several Utah defenders, including one with a stiff arm that led to a burst down the sideline for his first of his two scores.

Now, trying to preserve the win, the ASU defense stopped the Utes on fourth-and-eight to end one drive before forcing another field goal on the next defensive possession. With the ball back to the offense, Leavitt connected with Skattebo on a 21-yard pass to convert a third down and then the senior broke through the line and went 47 yards for his second touchdown of the night.

Leading 27-19 with 2:41 to play, Zac Swanson and Jeff Clark combined to sack Rising on the first play of the Utah drive. Four plays later, McCullough snagged his second interception of the contest to seal the win for the Sun Devils.

Skattebo averaged 7.2 yards per rush for the game and gained 62 of his 158 total rushing yards in the fourth quarter. Leavitt completed 11 of 18 passes for 154 yards and found Tyson five times for 84 yards and one score. Leavitt also ran six times for 22 yards.

ASU finished with 343 yards of offense and totaled 15 first downs. They went 5 of 13 on third downs but added two conversions of three fourth-down attempts.

Six of the 12 tackles by McCullough were solo, and he added 1.5 tackles-for-loss. Xavion Alford added nine tackles, with seven apiece from Swanson and Jordan Crook. The defense recorded four tackles-for-loss and two sacks overall while allowing 349 yards to the Utes.

The Sun Devils scored on four offensive drives, each accounting for at least 72 yards and ending in the end zone. Two of those drives saw ASU run at least ten plays while picking up eight chunk plays.

Dillingham added after the fans stormed the field, "All of a sudden I was shaking Coach Whittingham's hand and then there was thousands of people on the field, swarming around us and it was awesome. That's what college sports is about. That's what activating the valley is about and that's what coming to a college is about."

Next for the Sun Devils is a trip to Cincinnati where they will face the Bearcats on Saturday, October 19, at noon ET / 9 a.m. AZT.