PALO ALTO, CALIF. - Arizona State scored two first half touchdowns. Its top receiver set a new career high in yards. The defense did not allow a touchdown the entire game. It possessed the lead for 44 minutes and 19 seconds of game time.
And somehow, the Sun Devils (2-5, 1-3 Pac-12) lost the game, 15-14, to Stanford (3-4, 1-4 Pac-12).
In a way, all the frustrations of this incredibly agitating season were neatly packaged in an afternoon of glaring offensive inefficiencies and Stanford’s Joshua Karty’s kicking five field goals, tying a school record, for an ultimately winning total of 15 points.