The 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sun Devils were coached by third-year coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils finished the season 4–8 (2–7 Pac-10).
[edit] Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| 09/05/2009 |
7:00 p.m. |
Idaho State* |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
FS-A |
W 50–3 |
42,588[1] |
| 09/19/09 |
7:00 p.m. |
Louisiana-Monroe* |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
FS-A |
W 38–14 |
43,780[2] |
| 09/26/09 |
5:00 p.m. |
at #17 Georgia* |
Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA |
ESPNU |
L 17–20 |
92,746[3] |
| 10/3/09 |
4:00 p.m. |
Oregon State |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
Versus |
L 17–28 |
45,373[4] |
| 10/10/09 |
2:00 p.m. |
at Washington State |
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
|
W 27–14 |
26,010[5] |
| 10/17/09 |
7:15 p.m. |
Washington |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
FSN |
W 24–17 |
53,219[6] |
| 10/24/09 |
7:15 p.m. |
at Stanford |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
FSN |
L 14–33 |
33,090[7] |
| 10/31/09 |
11:30 a.m. |
California |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
|
L 21–23 |
43,659[8] |
| 11/07/09 |
6:00 p.m. |
#13 USC |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
ABC |
L 14–9 |
55,282[9] |
| 11/14/09 |
8:20 p.m. |
at #16 Oregon |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
ESPN |
L 21–44 |
58,475[10] |
| 11/21/09 |
1:00 p.m. |
at UCLA |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
FSN |
L 13–23 |
46,151[11] |
| 11/28/09 |
1:30 p.m. |
Arizona |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup) |
ABC |
L 20–17 |
55,989[12] |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches. All times are in Mountain Time[13]. |
[edit] Game notes
[edit] Idaho State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Idaho State |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| ASU |
3 |
20 |
13 |
14 |
50 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Broadcast: FSN Arizona.
Junior placekicker Thomas Weber ties school record for 5 made field goals in a game and Senior Linebacker Mike Nixon earned Pac-10 Conference Defensive Player of Week for his 3 interceptions one of which returned for a touchdown and blocked punt.
[edit] Louisiana-Monroe
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| ASU |
14 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
38 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Broadcast: FSN Arizona.
[edit] Georgia
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| ASU |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
17 |
| Georgia |
14 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia Broadcast: ESPNU
[edit] Oregon State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Beavers |
14 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
28 |
| ASU |
3 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Broadcast: Versus
[edit] Washington State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| ASU |
7 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
27 |
| Cougars |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington
[edit] Washington
Broadcast: FSN
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Washington |
7 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
17 |
| ASU |
7 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
With the appearance the game would be heading into overtime, ASU quarterback Danny Sullivan threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to receiver Chris McGaha in the last five seconds of the game.
[edit] Stanford
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| ASU |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
| Cardinal |
10 |
14 |
0 |
9 |
33 |
at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California Broadcast: FSN
[edit] California
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Cal |
14 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
| ASU |
0 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Both teams were 2-2 in the conference. The Bears fumbled in their first possession, but scored in the second possession on a Kevin Riley pass to Jahvid Best for 11 yards for a touchdown. Another touchdown pass, from Riley to Marvin Jones, gave Cal a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. For the Sun Devils, Samson Szakacsy completed a pass to Jovon Williams (3 yards) and Danny Sullivan passed to Kyle Williams (80 yards) for touchdowns to tie the game in the second quarter. Then Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 25-yard field goal for Cal before the half.
In the third quarter, Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 51-yard field goal to increase Cal's lead to 6. But Arizona State answered in the fourth quarter with a Cameron Marshall rush touchdown for 6 yards. Giorgio Tavecchio missed a 39-yard field goal with 5:46 left in the game, but kicked a 24-yard field goal to win the game.
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| USC |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
| ASU |
0 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
[edit] Oregon
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| ASU |
0 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
21 |
| Oregon |
14 |
17 |
7 |
6 |
44 |
at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| ASU |
7 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
| UCLA |
7 |
13 |
0 |
3 |
23 |
at Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California
[edit] Arizona
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Arizona |
7 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
| ASU |
0 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
17 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
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