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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
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
Reference: [ 3]
Schedule
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. 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 55–3165,870
November 15 8:45 PM at Oregon State No. 7 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. 12 Arizona No. 13 FOX L 35–4256,083
December 27 12:00 PM vs. Duke * No. 15 CBS W 36–3147,809
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game 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 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
Players Drafted
Reference: [ 5]
References
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