American college football season
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 [ edit ] Coaching staff [ edit ] Previous season [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Reference: [3] Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 28 7:30 pm Weber State * No. 19 P12N W 45–1452,133 September 6 4:00 pm at New Mexico * No. 17 CBSSN W 58–2325,742 September 13 7:00 pm at Colorado No. 16 ESPNU W 38–2438,547 September 25 6:00 pm No. 11 UCLA No. 15 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ FS1 L 27–6260,876 October 4 4:30 pm at No. 16 USC FOX W 38–3470,115 October 18 7:30 pm No. 23 Stanford No. 17 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ESPN W 26–1059,012 October 25 7:45 pm at Washington No. 14 ESPN W 24–1064,666 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 55–3165,870 November 15 8:45 pm at Oregon State No. 6 ESPN L 27–3540,525 November 22 11:00 am Washington State No. 13 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ P12N W 52–3151,428 November 28 1:30 pm at No. 11 Arizona No. 13 FOX L 35–4256,083 December 27 12:00 pm vs. Duke * No. 15 CBS W 36–3147,809
Reference: [4] Game summaries [ edit ] Weber State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14 #19 Sun Devils 17 14 14 0 45
New Mexico [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #17 Sun Devils 22 10 13 13 58 Lobos 7 14 0 2 23
Colorado [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #16 Sun Devils 14 10 14 0 38 Buffaloes 0 14 3 7 24
1 2 3 4 Total #11 Bruins 6 21 21 14 62 #15 Sun Devils 10 7 10 0 27
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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #23 Cardinal 0 0 3 7 10 #17 Sun Devils 0 14 3 9 26
Washington [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #14 Sun Devils 0 10 0 14 24 Huskies 0 0 7 3 10
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #7 Sun Devils 10 14 0 3 27 Beavers 14 0 7 14 35
Washington State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Cougars 7 17 0 7 31 #13 Sun Devils 0 21 7 24 52
Arizona [ edit ] 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
The 2014 team roster can be viewed here
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received 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 [ edit ] Players drafted [ edit ] Reference: [5] References [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons