Arizona State 32, No. 18 Wisconsin 30: Marion Grice rushed for four scores and 84 yards as the Sun Devils knocked off the visiting Badgers in a thriller that came down to the wire.
Taylor Kelly threw an interception and had no touchdown passes but finished with 352 yards passing for Arizona State (3-0). Jaelen Strong was a key target in the final quarter, finishing with six receptions for 104 yards and D.J. Foster added seven catches for 69 yards.
Joel Stave threw for 187 yards and the game's first touchdown pass to Jacob Pedersen for Wisconsin (2-1). The Badgers had just five yards rushing in the first quarter, but Melvin Gordon finished the game with 193 and a pair of scores.
Trailing 14-3 in the second quarter, Kelly led a 10-play, 75-yard drive that was capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run by Grice and Zane Gonzalez added a 19-yard field goal to bring the Sun Devils within one before halftime. Arizona State dominated statistically in the first half, outgaining Wisconsin 219-101 in total yards, but the Badgers held their own after Beau Allen recovered a fumbled snap on a punt attempt in the end zone that followed Stave's 2-yard touchdown pass.
Trailing 24-19 in the fourth quarter the Sun Devils rallied again as Grice added his third score of the night on a 2-yard run to take the lead. The Badgers were driving into Arizona State territory and were in field goal range, but poor clock management led to time expiring with no field goal attempt coming.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona State is now 9-0 against Big 10 opponents at Sun Devil Stadium. ... The Sun Devils are now 1-6 when Kelly throws an interception. ... Arizona State WR Rick Smith left the game with an injured wrist and did not return.