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No. 17 Arizona State plows over No. 23 Stanford

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October 19, 2014 at 1:48 am.

Mike Bercovici (2) was on the money in Arizona State's big win over Stanford. (

TEMPE, Ariz. — Junior quarterback Mike Bercovici threw for 245 yards and a touchdown and running back D.J. Foster had 151 yards total offense and a touchdown as No. 17 Arizona State throttled No. 23 Stanford 26-10 on Saturday night at Sun Devil Stadium.

Wide receiver Jaelen Strong had eight receptions for 75 yards and a touchdown to help the Sun Devils (5-1, 3-1 Pac-12) break a five-game losing streak to Stanford and avenge a loss in the 2013 Pac-12 championship game here.

Stanford (4-3, 2-2) was held scoreless in the first half for the first time since 2007, a streak of 87 straight games, and did not have a touchdown until fullback Patrick Skov’s 1-yard run early in the fourth quarter, when it trailed 20-3.

Foster and Strong scored six minutes apart late in the second quarter for a 14-0 lead, and Zane Gonzalez tied a career high with four field goals in the second half.

Stanford kicker Jordan Williamson broke the shutout with 40-yard field goal on the first possession of the second half to make it 14-3.

Cardinal quarterback Kevin Hogan completed 19 of 39 passes for 212 yards but was harassed much of the night by a blitzing Arizona State defense.

Foster caught seven passes for 92 yards and had 59 yards rushing on 24 carries.

Arizona State had 356 yards total offense. Stanford had 288 and committed the only turnovers of the game with two fumbles.

Foster scored on a 1-yard run with 8:28 left in the second quarter to cap a 13-play, 81-yard drive that broke a scoreless tie. Bercovici completed 4 of 5 passes for 57 yards on the drive, including a 15-yarder to Strong on third-and-12 to move the ball to the Stanford 21.

Strong caught a 3-yard touchdown pass with 1:58 left in the half for a 14-0 lead four plays after Stanford deep back Ty Montgomery fumbled while attempting to make an over-the-shoulder catch on a 54-yard punt by Matt Haack. Sun Devils safety Damarious Russell recovered on the Stanford 11.

Stanford had four first downs, five rushing yards and 69 total yards in the first half, when Arizona State had an almost two-to-one advantage in time of possession.

NOTES: Stanford won the Pac-12 championship the last time the teams met, taking a 38-14 victory at Sun Devil Stadium on Dec. 7, 2013. Stanford also won the regular-season game between the two last season, 42-28, at Stanford. … Arizona State finished a string of three straight games against Top 25 teams Saturday, for the third time in program history. UCLA was ranked No. 11 when it beat ASU 62-27 on Sept. 25 and USC was No. 16 when it lost to the Sun Devils, 38-34, on Oct. 4. … With a 13-yard reception on the fourth play of the game, Arizona State RB D.J. Foster has caught a pass in 33 straight games.

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