Stanford kicks 5 FGs to edge Arizona St., 15-14

10/22/2022 7:51:28 PM EST

Joshua Karty tied a Stanford record by making five field goals in a 15-14 win Saturday over visiting Arizona State in a Pac-12 game at Palo Alto, Calif.

The win snaps a 10-game conference losing streak, the longest in Stanford history.

Arizona State (2-5, 1-3 Pac-12) drove the ball to the Stanford 43 before Emory Jones appeared to complete pass to Elijah Badger to the 1-yard line with 3 seconds left on a fourth-and-19 play. However, replay showed that Badger's right foot was out of bounds.

Stanford (3-4, 1-4) had three field goals when the Cardinal defeated Notre Dame 16-14 last week at South Bend, Ind.

The offense had similar difficulty getting into the end zone against Arizona State, although Tanner McKee completed 33 of 57 pass attempts for 320 yards. He also had an interception.

Karty made two field goals of 44 and 36 yards in the first quarter, another from 44 yards in the third quarter, and two more in the fourth quarter from 36 and 47 yards. The final FG with 6:28 remaining, which gave Stanford its 15-14 lead, culminated a 70-yard drive that began at its own 1-yard line after a punt.

The five field goals tie the Stanford record held by John Hopkins (1990 against California) and Nate Whitaker (2010 against Notre Dame).

A holding penalty negated a 16-yard touchdown pass from McKee to Elijah Higgins before Karty's field goal in the third quarter cut into Arizona State's lead, 14-9.

Arizona State's Xazavian Valladay, who finished with 76 yards on 18 carries, scored on a 15-yard run in the first quarter.

Jones returned from missing most of the win over Washington two weeks ago with a head injury and led the Sun Devils to a touchdown in the second quarter.

His 39-yard pass to Badger gave Arizona State a 14-6 lead with 14:01 left before halftime.

Badger finished with six receptions for 118 yards.

Jones was 14 of 25 for 227 yards with the TD and an interception.

--Field Level Media

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