2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
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
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
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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 |
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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 Utah |
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. 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 |
|
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
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