2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football
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)

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

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

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 Utah	#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. Homecoming. ^#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	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

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

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

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.