2007 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2007 Arizona State Sun Devils football
2007 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Pac-10 co-champion
Holiday Bowl, L 34–52 vs. Texas
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 16
Record	10–3 (7-2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson;
Offensive coordinator	Rich Olson
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bray
Captains	Josh Barrett; Michael Marquardt; Mike Pollak; Ryan Torain;
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium; (Capacity: 71,706)
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 USC +	7	–	2	11	–	2
No. 16 Arizona State +	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 25 Oregon State	6	–	3	9	–	4
No. 23 Oregon	5	–	4	9	–	4
UCLA	5	–	4	6	–	7
Arizona	4	–	5	5	–	7
California	3	–	6	7	–	6
Washington State	3	–	6	5	–	7
Stanford	3	–	6	4	–	8
Washington	2	–	7	4	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played its home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	San Jose State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 45–3	54,405^[2]
September 8	7:15 PM	Colorado*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 33–14	58,417^[2]
September 15	7:00 PM	San Diego State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	W 34–13	54,617^[2]
September 22	7:00 PM	Oregon State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 44–32	56,099^[2]
September 29	7:00 PM	at Stanford	No. 23	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSNAZ	W 41–3	32,125^[2]
October 6	1:00 PM	at Washington State	No. 18	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FSN	W 23–20	35,117^[2]
October 13	7:15 PM	Washington	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 44–20	64,347^[2]
October 27	7:00 PM	No. 18 California	No. 7	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 31–20	71,706^[2]
November 3	3:30 PM	at No. 4 Oregon	No. 6	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 23–35	59,379^[2]
November 10	1:30 PM	at UCLA	No. 9	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 24–20	78,690^[2]
November 22	6:00 PM	No. 11 USC	No. 7	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 24–44	71,706^[2]
December 1	6:00 PM	Arizona	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Duel in the Desert)	ESPN2	W 20–17	71,706^[2]
December 27	7:00 PM	vs. No. 17 Texas*	No. 12	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–52	64,020^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Jose St	3	0	0	3	6
• Arizona St	10	21	7	7	45

Date: Saturday, September 1
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	14	0	0	0	14
• Arizona St	0	19	14	0	33

Date: Saturday, September 8
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Diego St	3	7	3	0	13
• Arizona St	14	10	7	3	34

Date: Saturday, September 15
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon St	19	0	7	6	32
• Arizona St	0	13	14	17	44

Date: Saturday, September 22
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Arizona St	6	15	6	14	41
Stanford	0	3	0	0	3

Date: Saturday, September 29
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Arizona St	0	7	13	3	23
Washington St	0	10	7	3	20

Date: Saturday, October 6
Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	10	0	3	20
• Arizona St	3	10	21	10	44

Date: Saturday, October 13
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
California	13	7	0	0	20
• Arizona St	0	14	10	7	31

Date: October 27
Location: Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 10:15 p.m. EST

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona St	3	10	3	7	23
• Oregon	14	7	14	0	35

Date: Saturday, November 3
Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Arizona St	0	10	14	0	24
UCLA	10	3	7	0	20

Date: Saturday, November 10
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	17	10	17	0	44
Arizona St	14	3	0	7	24

Date: Thursday, November 22
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	7	0	0	10	17
• Arizona St	0	10	3	7	20

Date: Saturday, December 1
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona St	0	10	10	14	34
• Texas	21	7	7	17	52

Date: Thursday, December 27
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Team

Roster

Wide Receiver

1 Michael Jones - Jr.
3 Rudy Burgess - Sr.
5 Kerry Taylor - Fr.
6 Kyle Williams - So.
9 Brandon Smith - So.
10 Jeff Gray - Sr.
11 D.J. Tatum - Jr.
13 Chris McGaha - So.
16 Nate Kimbrough - Jr.
21 Rodney Glass - Fr.
81 Tyrice Thompson - Grad.
86 T.J. Simpson - Fr.

Tight End

80 Dane Guthrie - Jr.
82 Lance Evbuomwan - Fr.
83 Brady Conrad - Sr.
84 Jovon Williams - So.
87 Brent Miller - Sr.
88 Andrew Pettes - Jr.
89 Dan Knapp - Fr.

Offensive Line

52 Garth Gerhart - Fr.
56 Thomas Altieri - So.
62 Brandon Rodd - Grad.
63 Paul Fanaika - Jr.
65 Ian Scheuring - Fr.
66 Matt Hustad - Fr.
67 Shawn Lauvao - So.
70 Mike Marcisz - Fr.
72 Po'u Palelei - Fr.
73 Robert Gustavis - Grad.
75 Richard Tuitu'u - So.
76 Mike Pollak - Grad.
77 Adam Tello - Fr.
78 Zach Krula - Grad.
79 Julius Orieukwu - Grad.

Quarterback

7 Samson Szakacsy - Fr.
8 Chasen Stangel - Fr.
12 Rudy Carpenter - Jr.

Running Back

20 Jarrell Woods - So.
21 Preston Jones - Sr.
24 Keegan Herring - Jr.
26 Ryan Torain - Sr.
31 Dimitri Nance - So.
36 Shaun DeWitty - Jr.

Defensive Line

34 James Brooks - Fr.
54 Paul Unga - Jr.
55 Wes Evans - Jr.
57 Tranell Morant - Sr.
58 Dexter Davis - So.
59 Jon Hargis - Fr.
60 Edward James - Sr
61 Bo Moos - Fr.
71 Saia Falahola - Fr.
77 Michael Marquardt - Sr.
85 Kellen Mills - Sr.
90 David Smith - Jr.
93 Tashaka Merriweather - Sr.
94 Alex Asi - Jr.
95 Eric Tanner - Jr.
96 Zach Niusulu - Fr.
97 Luis Vasquez - Jr.
99 Jonathan English - Fr.

Defensive Back

4 Justin Tryon - Sr.
5 Chad Green - Sr.
6 Grant Crunkleton - So.
7 Jeremy Payton - Jr.
8 Jarrell Holman - Jr.
9 Littrele Jones - Grad.
14 Troy Nolan - Jr.
15 Angelo Fobbs-Valentino - Jr.
17 Travis Smith - So.
18 Oliver Aaron - Fr.
19 Josh Barrett - Grad.
20 Jonathan Clark - Fr.
21 Colin Parker - Fr.
22 Rodney Cox - Jr.
23 Chris Baloney - Sr.
32 Omar Bolden - Fr.
37 Mike Callaghan - Fr.
39 Brett Nenaber - Sr.

Linebacker

25 Mike Nixon - So.
29 Robert James - Sr.
30 Derrall Anderson - Fr.
41 Antone Saulsberry - Jr.
43 Anthony Reyes - Jr.
44 Travis Goethel - So.
45 Jamarr Robinson - Fr.
46 Jeff Bereuter - Fr.
47 Gerald Munns - So.
48 Chad Lindsey - So.
49 Garrett Juday - Jr.
52 Morris Wooten - Jr.

Long snapper

51 Clay Davie - Fr.
53 Jason Perkins - Jr.

Kicker / Punter

28 Thomas Weber - Fr.
35 Jonathan Johnson - Sr.

References

^ ESPN
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Cumulative Season Statistics". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 2, 2011.

[1] ESPN

[statistics-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Cumulative Season Statistics". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 2, 2011.

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