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 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. It marked the first time since 1973 that 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

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

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*	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 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

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

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

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

↑ "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.

Arizona State Sun Devils football

Venues	Normal Field (1897–1926) Irish Field (1927–1935) Goodwin Stadium (1936–1957) Sun Devil Stadium (1958–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona (Territorial Cup)

Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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