Arizona State routs Morgan State 70-7
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Arizona State routed Morgan State 70-7. Share this game
We had Arizona State favored. It won.
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Top comment in the game thread
It's one of the smartest and most logical things I've ever heard actually and I'm glad you're here
How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Arizona State a 94% chance, and the closing betting line (Arizona State was a 43.5-point favorite) put it above 99%.
Arizona State led by 21 after the first quarter and by 42 at the half.
Arizona State 70-7 Morgan State
Arizona State wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Morgan State 7-70 Arizona StateMorgan State lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
No single play moved the chance by 20 points.
What fans said, play by play
The line in bold above each quote is written by our model from the thread’s comments and the play-by-play.
- Q1 12:10Arizona State fans celebrate Boley's touchdown pass to MillerQuoted at the top of the page.
- Q1 6:43Officials overturn interception, ASU fans celebrate lucky call and Gillis touchdown
Bad call, thats a good play from the Morgan State player. The running game looks good but I am concerned about the pass.
r/CFB game thread - Q2 13:28Boley throws 54-yard touchdown pass to Rigdon, extending Arizona State lead to 35-7
WMU got beyond robbed WTF
r/CFB game thread
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Arizona State -43.5), at 100% for Arizona State (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores. The gray band is r/CFB game-thread activity, its loudest stretches in gold. A gold diamond marks a play fans were reacting to.Watch the plays
The bar and the arrow show Arizona State’s chance to win after each play; the logo is the team the play helped.
- Q1, 13:26Brown 46-yd TD runArizona State goes ahead 7-0Q1, 13:26 · Arizona State 7, Morgan State 07-0score after the play7-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q1, 12:10Boley 10-yd TD pass to MillerArizona State leads 14-0Q1, 12:10 · Arizona State 14, Morgan State 014-0score after the play14-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q1, 11:20Edge sacked for a 6-yd lossQ1, 11:20 · Arizona State 14, Morgan State 014-0score after the play14-0score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q1, 4:20Barnett 2-yd TD runcuts it to 21-7Q1, 4:20 · Arizona State 21, Morgan State 721-7score after the play21-7score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q1, 2:45Boley 28-yd TD pass to HarrisArizona State leads 28-7Q1, 2:45 · Arizona State 28, Morgan State 728-7score after the play28-7score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q2, 13:28Boley 54-yd TD pass to RigdonArizona State leads 35-7Q2, 13:28 · Arizona State 35, Morgan State 735-7score after the play35-7score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q2, 1:56Boley 8-yd TD pass to HarrisArizona State leads 49-7Q2, 1:56 · Arizona State 49, Morgan State 749-7score after the play49-7score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
- Q3, 13:14Boley 56-yd TD pass to RigdonArizona State leads 56-7Q3, 13:14 · Arizona State 56, Morgan State 756-7score after the play56-7score after the play▶Watch from this playBig 12 Conference
Every drive
Arizona State scored on 10 of its 12 drives; Morgan State on 1 of its 12.
Arizona State’s drives are teal, Morgan State’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
“Alright let’s just run it for the rest of the season”
How fans reacted
Quiet
The biggest reaction came in the first quarter.
The jump was quiet; the crowd was quiet.
Never in doubt.
Box score
Arizona State 70, Morgan State 7
Arizona State covered −43.5 by 19.5. The total, 77, went over 52.5.
| Team totals | Morgan State | Arizona State |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 188 | 681 |
| Passing | 11 of 24, 86 yds | 26 of 36, 432 yds |
| Rushing | 25 for 102 yds | 35 for 249 yds |
| First downs | 11 | 32 |
| Third down | 3 of 12 | 5 of 10 |
| Fourth down | 0 of 1 | 4 of 5 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 5 for 37 yds | 4 for 22 yds |
| Time of possession | 30:12 | 29:48 |
Morgan State leaders
- Passing Cameron Edge 6 of 15, 54 yds
- Rushing Marquez Spells 1 for 39 yds; Keith Jenkins Jr. 7 for 25 yds
- Receiving Justin Perry 3 for 21 yds; Joseph Kennerly 1 for 19 yds
Arizona State leaders
- Passing Cutter Boley 21 of 27, 387 yds, 6 TD
- Rushing Kyson Brown 6 for 80 yds, 1 TD; Jason Brown Jr. 5 for 60 yds, 1 TD
- Receiving Reed Harris 6 for 137 yds, 2 TD; Grayson Rigdon 2 for 110 yds, 2 TD
No rain and calm
98° at kickoff · no rain recorded · wind 9 mph from the northwest, mostly at an angle to the field, gusts to 20
September game-day temperatures at Mountain America Stadium
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Where this weather comes from
Measured at Phoenix/sky Harbor airport, 4.6 miles away, and Mesa/falcon Field, 12 miles away. Rain is NOAA's radar-and-gauge estimate at the stadium and wind is an airport reading; neither is measured on the field. Game times come from the play-by-play, good to a minute or two. Source: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet; rain radar from NOAA MRMS, through Iowa State University. Field direction from OpenStreetMap contributors.Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last three games · 2025 season
Morgan State · 4-8
Rated 218th in our preseason ratings, 218th now.
1-2 in its last three — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
L 14-33 vs North Carolina Central #132 of 667
lost by 19 as a 9.5-point underdog
W 35-28 @ Norfolk State #241 of 667
won by 7 as a 5.5-point favorite
L 12-14 vs Delaware State #172 of 667
lost by 2 as a 3.5-point underdog
L 30-36 @ South Carolina State #150 of 667
lost by 6 as an 11.5-point underdog
L 27-33 @ Howard #219 of 667
lost by 6 as a 1-point favorite
W 44-6 vs Virginia Lynchburg
L 24-27 @ Georgetown #241 of 667
lost by 3 as a 2.5-point favorite
W 24-17 vs Miles #350 of 667
W 27-0 vs Central State #407 of 667
L 0-60 @ Toledo #51 of 667
lost by 60 as a 33.5-point underdog
L 22-27 vs Towson #144 of 667
lost by 5 as a 10-point underdog
L 21-38 @ South Alabama #75 of 667
lost by 17 as a 28.5-point underdog
Last three games · 2025 season
Arizona State · 8-5
Rated 54th in our preseason ratings.
L 39-42 @ Duke #54 of 667
lost by 3 as a 4-point underdog
L 7-23 vs ArizonaTop 25 #34 of 667
lost by 16 as a 2.5-point underdog
W 42-17 @ Colorado #106 of 667
won by 25 as a 6.5-point favorite
W 25-23 vs West Virginia #79 of 667
won by 2 as a 9.5-point favorite
W 24-19 @ Iowa StateTop 25 #48 of 667
won by 5 as an 8.5-point underdog
L 16-24 vs HoustonTop 25 #62 of 667
lost by 8 as a 7.5-point favorite
W 26-22 vs Texas TechTop 25 #14 of 667
won by 4 as an 8.5-point underdog
L 10-42 @ UtahTop 25 #17 of 667
lost by 32 as an 8.5-point underdog
W 27-24 vs TCUTop 25 #29 of 667
won by 3 as a 2.5-point favorite
W 27-24 @ Baylor #31 of 667
won by 3 as a 1.5-point underdog
W 34-15 vs Texas State #64 of 667
won by 19 as an 18.5-point favorite
L 20-24 @ Mississippi State #39 of 667
lost by 4 as a 5.5-point favorite
W 38-19 vs Northern Arizona #155 of 667
won by 19 as a 29.5-point favorite
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line don’t fully agree on Arizona State’s chances here.
Arizona State favored by 43.5 · Total 52.5
How games like this usually go
Arizona State by 43.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 411 games since 2025 with a favorite of 21.5 points or more.
The market
The spread moved 2 points toward Arizona State.
Spread: −41.5 → −43.5
Weather at kickoff
Hot and dry. Feels like 96° at kickoff.
Morgan State at Arizona State · Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026 · Mountain America Stadium, Tempe
- 96°feels like at kickoff
- Dryno rain at kickoff
- 65weather score, Rough
- Middleof the day's 3 kickoff times
At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026.
Weather score: 0 to 100, higher is better, for the first 3 hours and 20 minutes of the game. Ideal is 100, Comfortable 90 to 99, Mixed 75 to 89, Rough 50 to 74, Harsh under 50.
Later kickoff times scored higher that Saturday
Games in this time zone used 3 kickoff times that day, local time (kickoffs within 30 minutes of each other count as one). This game, ringed, was in the middle of the day's three kickoff times. At Mountain America Stadium that day, a 7:30 pm kickoff would have scored 68, against 65 at 6:30 pm.
- 12:30 pm: 44, Harsh
- 6:30 pm: 65, Rough (this game)
- 7:30 pm: 68, Rough
Weather score at each kickoff time.
Tap a dot to read that kickoff time.
At kickoff, Sept. 5, 2026. Wind is not drawn here; gusts are in each score.
Home field
Arizona State is worth +1.8 points (±3.9) more at home than on the road since 2018 — bottom third of FBS, 16th percentile.
61% at home, 40% on the road against FBS opponents (28-18 home, 17-25 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads -4.8 at home vs. away over 93 games — inside the ±6.5 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
Night kickoff — historically worth about half a point more to the home side against the number, and not much more than that. The visitors travel about 1,995 miles to get here.