American college football season
2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football |
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Sun Bowl champion |
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Sun Bowl, W 36–31 vs. Duke |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
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Division | South Division |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 14 |
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AP | No. 12 |
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Record | 10–3 (6–3 Pac-12) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Norvell (3rd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Keith Patterson (1st season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Chris Ball (2nd season) |
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Base defense | Hybrid Attacking |
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Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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The 2014 Arizona State 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
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
- Reference:[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 7:30 pm | Weber State* | No. 19 | | P12N | W 45–14 | 52,133 |
September 6 | 4:00 pm | at New Mexico* | No. 17 | | CBSSN | W 58–23 | 25,742 |
September 13 | 7:00 pm | at Colorado | No. 16 | | 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 | | | 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 | | ESPN | W 24–10 | 64,666 |
November 1 | 8:00 pm | No. 17 Utah | No. 14 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| FS1 | W 19–16 OT | 53,754 |
November 8 | 1:30 pm | No. 10 Notre Dame* | No. 9 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| ABC | W 55–31 | 65,870 |
November 15 | 8:45 pm | at Oregon State | No. 6 | | 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. 11 Arizona | No. 13 | | FOX | L 35–42 | 56,083 |
December 27 | 12:00 pm | vs. Duke* | No. 15 | | CBS | W 36–31 | 47,809 |
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- 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 | 4 | OT | Total |
#18 Utes | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
#15 Sun Devils | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 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 |
| 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
RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | RV | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
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Coaches | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
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CFP | Not released | 14 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | Not released |
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Offseason
Players drafted
- Reference:[5]
References
- ^ "Football – 2014 Coaches". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ "Football – 2013 Season". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ "Football – 2014 NFL Draft". National Football League. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ "Schedule". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ^ "Football – 2015 NFL Draft". National Football League. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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