Skattebo Earns Fifth Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Honor

2024-25 SUN DEVIL ATHLETICS HONORS/AWARDS /// ASU CONFERENCE POTW HISTORY

TERRITORIAL CUP WIN RECAP /// REQUEST BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS

TEMPE - Sun Devil Football running back Cam Skattebo added to his trophy case after another brilliant performance on Saturday.

In Arizona State's 49-7 road win over Arizona, Skattebo was nearly unstoppable on his way to rushing for 177 yards and three touchdowns against the Wildcats. Skattebo was already named a Semifinalist for the Doak Walker and Maxwell Awards earlier in the year and is a strong candidate for the Heisman Trophy as he continues to add to a decorated 2024 campaign. Because of his efforts in the Territorial Cup victory, Skattebo received Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors. He has now won the award five times this season and has been recognized more than any other Power 4 conference player.

Most Conference Player of the Week Awards in 2024
Ashton Jeanty, RB (Boise St) - 6
Cam Skattebo, RB (Arizona St) - 5
Kurtis Rourke, QB (Indiana) - 4
Dominic Zvada, K (Michigan) - 4

In the Kenny Dillingham era, a Sun Devil has now won a conference player of the week award 16 times. ASU leads the Big 12 and is third nationally with 12 conference player of the week selections this season. That is four more than the second-highest team in the league (Colorado). In addition to the weekly league recognition, a Sun Devil has been tabbed a National Player of the Week ten times this year.

Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week - Cam Skattebo
Sun Devil Football running back Cam Skattebo was named the Big 12 Co-Offensive Player of the Week. It is the sixth time a Sun Devil has won the award this year. Skattebo has accounted for five of them, with wide receiver Jordyn Tyson responsible for the other recognition. Arizona State has claimed the most Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week selections of any team in the league. 

Yes He Cam
Four-time Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week and Heisman Trophy candidate Cam Skattebo delivered yet another signature performance to end an incredible 2024 regular season campaign. In Arizona State's 49-7 win over Arizona in Tucson, Skattebo was absolutely dominant. He is a big reason why the Sun Devils are headed to the Big 12 Championship game. Skattebo ran for 177 yards and three touchdowns in three quarters on only 21 carries.

Starting Strong
ASU jumped out to a 35-0 halftime lead thanks in large part to the efforts of Skattebo. In the first half alone, he had three touchdowns and 113 yards at halftime. This is the second straight game in which he ran for three touchdowns in the first half. Skattebo is the first Big 12 player to accomplish the feat since Taurean Henderson (Texas Tech) did it on Sept. 17 and Sept. 24 in 2005. He is only the seventh FBS player to accomplish the feat since 2008, joining a list of names that includes Lamar Jackson (Louisville), Melvin Gordon III (Wisconsin), and LeSean McCoy (Pittsburgh).

-- Cam Skattebo, ASU 11/23/2024-11/30/2024
-- Malik Cunningham, Louisville 09/24/2022 - 10/01/2022     
-- Tavion Thomas, Utah 10/30/2021 - 11/05/2021      
-- Lamar Jackson, Louisville 09/09/2016 - 09/17/2016      
-- Melvin Gordon III, Wisconsin 10/11/2014 - 10/25/2014      
-- Zach Line, SMU 09/17/2011 - 09/24/2011      
-- LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh 10/18/2008 - 10/25/2008   

Finding Paydirt
Skattebo now has 17 touchdowns on the season, tied for the fourth-most in program history. He is one rushing touchdown shy of becoming the fourth Sun Devil to reach 18 touchdowns on the ground in a year.

Single-Season Rushing Touchdowns by a Sun Devil
19 Woody Green, 1972 
18 Cameron Marshall, 2011 
18 Terry Battle, 1996 
17 Wilford White, 1950 
17 Cam Skattebo, 2024
16 Eno Benjamin, 2018 
16 X Valladay, 2022 
15 Art Malone, 1968 
15 Ben Malone, 1973 
15 Rachaad White, 2021

Skattebo has 19 total touchdowns (17 rushing + 2 receiving), moving into a tie for fourth in single-season program history. He is now tied with Woody Green (1972) and Marion Grice (2012) and is only three touchdowns away from tying Wilford White's program record (22).

Single-Season Total Touchdowns by a Sun Devil
22 Wilford White, 1950 
20 Marion Grice, 2013
20 Terry Battle, 1996 
19 Cam Skattebo, 2024
19 Woody Green, 1972 
19 Marion Grice, 2012 
18 Cameron Marshall, 2011 
18 Eno Benjamin, 2018 
18 X Valladay, 2022
 
Making History
Skattebo's 1,398 rushing yards this season put him 6th on Arizona State's all-time single-season rushing yards lists. He is only 30 yards shy of a spot in the Top-5 with the Big 12 Championship remaining and a bowl game ahead. Skattebo needs 245 rushing yards to pass Eno Benjamin's single-season program record set in 2018.

Keeping it 100
Skattebo delivered his ninth game going over 100 yards in his career and second time doing it against Arizona. He finishes his Sun Devil career with 285 rushing yards in two games against the Wildcats.

Cam Skattebo Sun Devil 100-yard Rushing Tilts
262 vs. Mississippi State, Sept. 7, 2024 (33 carries)
182 vs. Kansas, Oct. 5, 2024 (25 carries/1 TD)
177 at Arizona, Nov. 30, 2024 (21 carries/3 TD)
158 vs. Utah, Oct. 11, 2024 (22 carries/2 TDs)
153 at Oklahoma State, Nov. 2, 2024 (23 carries, 153 yards)
147 vs. BYU, Nov. 23, 2024 (28 carries/3 TD)
121 vs. Washington State, Oct. 28, 2023 (11 carries/1 TD)
111 vs. USC, Sept. 23, 2023 (20 carries/1 TD)
108 vs. Arizona, Nov. 25, 2023 (17 carries/1 TD)

In a Skattegory of his Own
Skattebo remains the only player in the country with 1,000+ rushing yards and 400+ receiving yards, even with a missed game.

Ground and Pound
Both Skattebo (177) and fellow running back Kyson Brown (100) ran for 100 yards against the Wildcats, as the Sun Devils finished with 281 yards on the ground. The last time ASU had two rushers reach 100 yards was Demario Richard (119) and Kalen Ballage (103) on Nov. 18, 2017 at Oregon State.

Report Card
Skattebo was the highest graded running back in the Big 12 for the week (86.1) for overall offense player (top two were also Sun Devils - Jordyn Tyson and Emmit Bohle). He was also the third highest graded running back in the nation.

Empty the Notebook
-- Skattebo tied for first in country with 3 rushing touchdowns for the week.
-- His 177 rushing yards were 11th nationally.
-- 115 of those yards came after contact, 7th in country - more than 127 other players in the country had TOTAL for the week with at least 10 attempts.
-- He recorded a first down or touchdown on 42.9 percent of his carries.

Milestone Complete
Cam Skattebo eclipsed 4,000 rushing yards in his career in the win over Arizona. He now sits at 4,074 career rushing yards, only the 21st active running back at any level of college football to accomplish the feat. Skattebo has the seventh-most career rushing yards of any running back playing at the FBS level.

Sun Devil Conference Player of the Week Breakdown
Offensive (6)
5 times, Cam Skattebo
1 time, Jordyn Tyson

Defensive (2)
1 time, Caleb McCullough
1 time, Javan Robinson

Newcomer (3)
3 times, Sam Leavitt

Special Teams (1)
1 time, Martell Hughes
 
Conference Players of the Week under Coach Dillingham (16)
After having four total conference player of the week selections in the 12-team Pac-12 last year, Arizona State finished with 12 in the 16-team Big 12 this season. That is the highest total of any team in the league.

Big 12 Era
2024 (12)
Cam Skattebo (O), Dec. 2
Javan Robinson (D), Nov. 25
Jordyn Tyson (O), Nov. 18
Sam Leavitt (Newcomer), Nov. 18
Martell Hughes (ST), Nov. 11
Sam Leavitt (Newcomer), Nov. 11
Cam Skattebo (O), Nov. 4
Caleb McCullough (D), Oct. 14
Cam Skattebo (O), Oct. 14
Sam Leavitt (Newcomer), Oct. 7
Cam Skattebo (Co-O), Oct. 7
Cam Skattebo (O), Sept. 9

Pac-12 Era
2023 (4)
Dashaun Mallory (DL), Nov. 13
Leif Fautanu (OL), Oct. 30
B.J. Green (DL), Oct. 30
Dario Longhetto, Oct. 30

Big 12 Player of the Week by School
Arizona State, 12
Colorado, 8
Baylor, 7
West Virginia, 5
Texas Tech, 5
Arizona, 4
Utah, 4
Oklahoma St, 4
Cincinnati, 3
Houston, 3
Kansas, 3
BYU, 3
Kansas St, 2
TCU, 2
UCF, 1
Iowa St, 1

Arizona State has the third-most Conference Player of the Week selections of any Power 4 school. The two school ahead of them, Pittsburgh and Miami, are in the ACC whih award nine player of the week distinctions compared to four given out by the other three Power 4 leagues. This means Arizona State has the most Conference Player of the Week winners of any Big 12, Big Ten, or SEC program.

Most Conference Player of the Week Winners
Pittsburgh, 16*
Miami, 14*
Arizona State, 12
South Carolina, 10
Syracuse, 10*
Ohio State, 8
Colorado, 8

*ACC gives out nine conference player of the week awards, compared to only four awarded by the Big 12 and other conferences.

National Players of the Week in 2024 (10)
Week 12
Jordyn Tyson - Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Sam Leavitt - Shawn Alexander Freshman of the Week
Sam Leavitt - Davey O'Brien Great 8 Quarterback of the Week
Week 11
Jordyn Tyson - Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Week 10
Cam Skattebo - Doak Walker Running Back of the Week
Week 7
Cam Skattebo - Doak Walker Running Back of the Week
Caleb McCullough - Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player
Week 6
Jordyn Tyson - Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week (Honorable Mention)
Week 2
Cam Skattebo - Doak Walker Running Back of the Week
Cam Skattebo - Associated Press Offensive Player of the Week

The ASU Victory...
-- Matches ASU's best record through 12 games since also going 10-2 in 2013.
-- Gives ASU 10 wins for the first time since the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
-- Gives ASU 10 wins in the regular season for just the 10th time in program history, but only the 4th time since 1975.
-- Clinched Arizona State's spot in the Big 12 Championship Game.
-- Gives ASU its best regular season conference record (7-2) since going 8-1 in 2013.
-- Means ASU has a winning record on the road (4-2) for the first time since going 4-2 in 2014.
-- Is just the 10th time a Power 5 team increased its win total by seven games from one year to another since 2012-13 (not counting 2020 due to COVID year).
-- Keeps the Wildcats from winning three games in a row in the series for the first time since 1993-95.

T-Cup Notes
-- Arizona State has won six of the last eight meetings in the series. The Sun Devils hold a 16-9 advantage against the Wildcats since 2000.
-- ASU shutout Arizona in the first half. It is the first time Arizona State has shutout Arizona in the first half since 2010, a game that ended in a 30-29 victory for the Sun Devils. The 35-0 lead matches the largest halftime lead in Territorial Cup history. 
-- The 49 points are the sixth time the Sun Devils have scored 40+ points in a game against Arizona since 2012.
-- Since 2010, Arizona State is averaging 40.0 points per game in matchups with the Wildcats (15 games).
-- Arizona State has now allowed only seven points in two of their past three visits to Tucson. 
-- ASU has outscored Arizona 158-92 in their past four meetings in Tucson (3-1 record).

Quotables
Kenny Dillingham on Cam Skattebo's campaign
"To see Cam's name on the list of the top 10 for the Heisman is awesome," Coach Dillingham reflected. "I think he's number two or something in the entire country in yards from scrimmage right now, which is remarkable."

"When you talk about the Heisman trophy, you talk about impact," Dillingham added. "I think it's the most impactful player or the best player. I don't know exactly what the clear definition is, it goes back and forth a little bit, but I don't know of a player who makes a bigger impact on a program."

"He took a team that won three games and now they've won 10 that takes on his exact identity of him as a person which is: passionate, intense, physical, tough," Dillingham continued. "The team's taken on that identity as a program, which has completely changed the structure of the program. He's put up unreal real stats. I think it's going to be one of 100 people in the history of college football to put up 2,000 yards from scrimmage. What he's accomplished is something special and I think he should be talked about for that. Whether he should win it or not, there's two guys that are unbelievable right now. Whether he should be in the conversation, I don't think that's a question."