College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Arizona State 54, Colorado 13
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 12, 2013
Where: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Temperature: 81°
Head Official: Terry Leyden
Attendance: 50104

Arizona State 54, Colorado 13: Taylor Kelly passed for two touchdowns and ran for another in one half of action as the host Sun Devils trounced the Buffaloes in a Pac-12 mismatch.

Kelly was 9-of-19 for 233 yards for Arizona State (4-2, 2-1) to snap a string of five 300-yard passing games to open the season. Running back Marion Grice rushed for 88 yards and two TDs to push his nation-leading total to 15 for the season.

Freshman Sefo Liufau replaced ineffective Connor Wood at quarterback late in the first quarter and promptly led a touchdown drive for Colorado (2-3, 0-3), which has been blown out in each of its past three games and has lost 11 conference games in a row. Liufau finished 18-of-26 for 169 yards in his first action, while Wood was 0-for-4 with an interception.

The Sun Devils jumped on the Buffaloes right from the start, scoring 25 points in the first 10:15. Kelly and Grice led the way, combining for five TDs to help give Arizona State a 47-6 lead at halftime.

Most of the starters sat out the second half for the Sun Devils, including receiver Jaelen Strong, who had for 109 yards receiving and a touchdown — the fifth game in a row he has surpassed 100 yards. Christian Powell had a fourth-quarter touchdown run for the Buffaloes.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Sun Devils have won all five meetings. … Colorado WR Paul Richardson, who came in second in the FBS in receiving yards per game (155.3), caught four passes for 39 yards. … Arizona State's Davon Coleman, normally a defensive end, caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Kelly in the second quarter.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Colorado   Arizona State
Michael Adkins II Player Marion Grice
16 Attempts 13
62 Yards 88
3.9 Avg Yards 6.8
0 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Receiving
Colorado   Arizona State
Nelson Spruce Player Jaelen Strong
5 Receptions 3
42 Yards 109
8.4 Avg Yards 36.3
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Colorado 268 99 169 2 0 0 1.0 1
Arizona State 532 276 256 6 3 3 3.0 1