2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football
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Sun Bowl Champions
Sun Bowl, W 36–31 vs. Duke
Conference Pac-12 Conference
South Division
Ranking
Coaches #14
AP #12
2014 record 10–3 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach Todd Graham (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Mike Norvell (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Keith Patterson (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator Chris Ball (2nd year)
Base defense Hybrid Attacking
Home stadium Sun Devil Stadium
(Capacity: 65,870)
Seasons
« 2013 2015 »
2014 Pac-12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
#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
#19 Arizona x   7 – 2         10 – 4  
#10 UCLA   6 – 3         10 – 3  
#12 Arizona State   6 – 3         10 – 3  
#20 USC   6 – 3         9 – 4  
#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
As of January 13, 2015; 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. Another successful season in Todd Graham's third year, it marked the first time since 1973 Arizona State won ten or more games in back-to-back seasons.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
ASU		 Alma Mater
Todd Graham Head coach 3 East Central (1987)
Mike Norvell Offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks 3 Central Arkansas (2005)
Keith Patterson Defensive coordinator 1 East Central (1986)
Chris Ball Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive backs 3 Western State College (1985)
Chris Thomsen Offensive line 2 TCU (1993)
Paul Randolph Defensive line 3 Tennessee-Martin (1990)
Jackie Shipp Defensive line 2 Oklahoma (1983)
Chip Long Tight ends 3 North Alabama (2005)
DelVaughn Alexander Wide receivers 3 USC (1995)
Bo Graham Running backs 2 Tulsa (2006)
Reference:[1]

Previous season

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Main article: 2013 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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

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Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
3 82 Will Sutton Defensive Lineman Chicago Bears
4 121 Carl Bradford Outside Linebacker Green Bay Packers
6 201 Marion Grice Running Back San Diego Chargers
UFA - Alden Darby Defensive Back San Diego Chargers
UFA - Robert Nelson Defensive Back Cleveland Browns
UFA - Davon Coleman Defensive Lineman Dallas Cowboys
UFA - Chris Coyle Tight End Houston Texans
UFA - Chris Young Linebacker Houston Texans
UFA - Evan Finkenberg Offensive Lineman Miami Dolphins
Reference:[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 28 7:30 PM Weber State* #19 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ P12N W 45–14   52,133
September 6 4:00 PM at New Mexico* #17 University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM CBSSN W 58–23   25,742
September 13 7:00 PM at Colorado #16 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ESPNU W 38–24   38,547
September 25 6:00 PM #11 UCLA #15 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ FS1 L 27–62   60,876
October 4 4:30 PM at #16 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FOX W 38–34   70,115
October 18 7:30 PM #23 Stanford #17 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ESPN W 26–10   59,012
October 25 7:45 PM at Washington #14 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA ESPN W 24–10   64,666
November 1 8:00 PM #18 Utahdagger #15 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ FS1 W 19–16 OT  53,754
November 8 1:30 PM #8 Notre Dame* #11 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ABC W 55–31   65,870
November 15 8:45 PM at Oregon State #7 Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR ESPN L 27–35   40,525
November 22 11:00 AM Washington State #13 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ P12N W 52–31   51,428
November 28 1:30 PM at #12 Arizona #13 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup) FOX L 35–42   56,083
December 27 12:00 PM vs. Duke* #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

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See also: 2014 Weber State Wildcats football team

New Mexico

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

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See also: 2014 New Mexico Lobos football team

Colorado

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

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See also: 2014 Colorado Buffaloes football team

UCLA

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

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See also: 2014 UCLA Bruins football team

USC

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

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See also: 2014 USC Trojans football team

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

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See also: 2014 Stanford Cardinal football team

Washington

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

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See also: 2014 Washington Huskies football team

Utah

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

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See also: 2014 Utah Utes football team

Notre Dame

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

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See also: 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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

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See also: 2014 Oregon State Beavers football team

Washington State

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

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See also: 2014 Washington State Cougars football team

Arizona

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

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See also: 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team and Arizona–Arizona State football rivalry

Duke (Sun Bowl)

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

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See also: 2014 Duke Blue Devils football team and 2014 Sun Bowl

Roster

The 2014 team roster can be viewed here

Rankings

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Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football 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

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Main article: 2015 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
1 30 Damarious Randall Defensive Back Green Bay Packers
3 70 Jaelen Strong Wide Receiver Houston Texans
4 114 Jamil Douglas Offensive Lineman Miami Dolphins
4 135 Marcus Hardison Defensive Lineman Cincinnati Bengals
Reference:[5]

References

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