2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 36–31 vs. Duke
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Division South Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 12
2014 record 10–3 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach Todd Graham (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Norvell (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Keith Patterson (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Chris Ball (2nd season)
Base defense Hybrid Attacking
Home stadium Sun Devil Stadium
(Capacity: 65,870)
2014 Pac-12 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 2 Oregon x$^  8 –1     13 –2  
Stanford  5 –4     8 –5  
Washington  4 –5     8 –6  
California  3 –6     5 –7  
Oregon State  2 –7     5 –7  
Washington State  2 –7     3 –9  
South Division
No. 19 Arizona x  7 –2     10 –4  
No. 10 UCLA  6 –3     10 –3  
No. 12 Arizona State  6 –3     10 –3  
No. 20 USC  6 –3     9 –4  
No. 21 Utah  5 –4     9 –4  
Colorado  0 –9     2 –10  
Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Todd Graham and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. The Sun Devils finished the season 10–3 (6–3 in Pac-12 play) with a 36–31 victory over Duke in the Sun Bowl. It marked the first time since 1973 that Arizona State won ten or more games in back-to-back seasons.

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
ASU		Alma Mater
Todd GrahamHead coach3East Central (1987)
Mike NorvellOffensive coordinator, Quarterbacks3Central Arkansas (2005)
Keith PattersonDefensive coordinator1East Central (1986)
Chris BallCo-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive backs3Western State College (1985)
Chris ThomsenOffensive line2TCU (1993)
Paul RandolphDefensive line3Tennessee-Martin (1990)
Jackie ShippDefensive line2Oklahoma (1983)
Chip LongTight ends3North Alabama (2005)
DelVaughn AlexanderWide receivers3USC (1995)
Bo GrahamRunning backs2Tulsa (2006)
Reference:[1]

Previous season

The 2013 Sun Devils finished 10–4 (8–1 in the Pac-12) and made an appearance in the Pac-12 Championship Game, where they were defeated by Stanford. They were invited to the Holiday Bowl, where they were upset by Texas Tech.[2] It was the first time the Sun Devils won 10 games and finished ranked since the 2007 season.

Players drafted

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
382 Will SuttonDefensive LinemanChicago Bears
4121 Carl BradfordOutside LinebackerGreen Bay Packers
6201 Marion GriceRunning BackSan Diego Chargers
UFA- Alden DarbyDefensive BackSan Diego Chargers
UFA- Robert NelsonDefensive BackCleveland Browns
UFA- Davon ColemanDefensive LinemanDallas Cowboys
UFA- Chris CoyleTight EndHouston Texans
UFA- Chris YoungLinebackerHouston Texans
UFA- Evan FinkenbergOffensive LinemanMiami Dolphins
Reference:[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 7:30 PM Weber State* No. 19 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ P12N W 45–14   52,133
September 6 4:00 PM at New Mexico* No. 17 University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM CBSSN W 58–23   25,742
September 13 7:00 PM at Colorado No. 16 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ESPNU W 38–24   38,547
September 25 6:00 PM No. 11 UCLA No. 15 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ FS1 L 27–62   60,876
October 4 4:30 PM at No. 16 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FOX W 38–34   70,115
October 18 7:30 PM No. 23 Stanford No. 17 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN W 26–10   59,012
October 25 7:45 PM at Washington No. 14 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA ESPN W 24–10   64,666
November 1 8:00 PM No. 18 Utahdagger No. 15 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ FS1 W 19–16 OT  53,754
November 8 1:30 PM No. 8 Notre Dame* No. 11 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ABC W 55–31   65,870
November 15 8:45 PM at Oregon State No. 7 Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR ESPN L 27–35   40,525
November 22 11:00 AM Washington State No. 13 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ P12N W 52–31   51,428
November 28 1:30 PM at No. 12 Arizona No. 13 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup) FOX L 35–42   56,083
December 27 12:00 PM vs. Duke* No. 15 Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS W 36–31   47,809
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Time.
Reference:[4]

Game summaries

Weber State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14
#19 Sun Devils 17 14 14 0 45

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Sun Devils 22 10 13 13 58
Lobos 7 14 0 2 23

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Sun Devils 14 10 14 0 38
Buffaloes 0 14 3 7 24

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Bruins 6 21 21 14 62
#15 Sun Devils 10 7 10 0 27

USC

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 0 15 3 20 38
#16 Trojans 7 10 3 14 34

1st quarter scoring: USC – Nelson Agholor 53-yard punt return (Andre Heidari kick)

2nd quarter scoring: AS – Jaelen Strong 4-yard pass from Mike Bercovici (Alex Garoutte kick); AS – Strong 77-yard pass from Bercovici (Kody Kohl pass from Bercovici); USC – Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Heidari kick); USC – Heidari 35-yard field goal

3rd quarter scoring: AS – Garoutte 19-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 33-yard field goal

4th quarter scoring: USC – Cody Kessler 8-yard run (Heidari kick); AS – D. J. Foster 21-yard pass from Bercovici (Garoutte kick); USC – Allen 53-yard run (Heidari kick); AS – Cameron Smith 73-yard pass from Bercovici (Garoutte kick); AS – Strong 46-yard pass from Bercovici

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Cardinal 0 0 3 7 10
#17 Sun Devils 0 14 3 9 26

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Sun Devils 0 10 0 14 24
Huskies 0 0 7 3 10

Utah

1 2 3 4OT Total
#18 Utes 0 6 10 00 16
#15 Sun Devils 6 7 0 33 19

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Fighting Irish 3 7 7 14 31
#11 Sun Devils 17 17 0 21 55

The Sun Devils played their biggest game in the Todd Graham era against highly ranked Notre Dame, a game that many analysts viewed as an elimination game for a spot in the first-ever College Football Playoff. ASU stormed out of the gates leading 34–3 late in the first half, and although the Irish managed to cut the lead to 3 in the fourth quarter, the Sun Devils pulled away and secured a 55–31 victory. With the win, ASU moved into the top-10 for the first time since the 2007 season.

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Sun Devils 10 14 0 3 27
Beavers 14 0 7 14 35

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 17 0 7 31
#13 Sun Devils 0 21 7 24 52

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Sun Devils 7 14 0 14 35
#12 Wildcats 14 7 14 7 42

Duke (Sun Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 14 0 14 31
#15 Sun Devils 10 10 10 6 36

Roster

The 2014 team roster can be viewed here

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP 19 17 16 15 15 RV 20 17 14 15 11 7 13 13 17 15 12 
Coaches 18 16 14 13 12 24 20 18 14 14 12 8 14 13 18 16 14 
CFP Not released 14 9 6 13 13 17 15 Not released

Offseason

Players Drafted

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
130 Damarious RandallDefensive BackGreen Bay Packers
370 Jaelen StrongWide ReceiverHouston Texans
4114 Jamil DouglasOffensive LinemanMiami Dolphins
4135 Marcus HardisonDefensive LinemanCincinnati Bengals
Reference:[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Football – 2014 Coaches". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Football – 2013 Season". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Football – 2014 NFL Draft". National Football League. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Schedule". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Football – 2015 NFL Draft". National Football League. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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