American college football season
The 2011 Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was coached by fifth year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games in Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona . They are a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 6–7, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place in the South Division. They were invited to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas where they were defeated by Boise State .
At the end of the regular season, head coach Dennis Erickson was fired. He stayed on to coach in the Sun Devils bowl game and finished with a five-year record of 31–31.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 PM UC Davis * FSAZ W 48–1445,671[ 1]
September 9 7:30 PM No. 21 Missouri * Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ESPN W 37–30 OT 70,236[ 2]
September 17 4:00 PM at Illinois * No. 22 BTN L 14–1750,669[ 3]
September 24 7:15 PM No. 23 USC Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ESPN W 43–2261,495[ 4]
October 1 7:30 PM Oregon State No. 25 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ FSAZ W 35–2057,437[ 5]
October 8 12:30 PM at Utah No. 22 FSN W 35–1445,089[ 6]
October 15 7:15 PM at No. 9 Oregon No. 18 ESPN L 27–4160,055[ 7]
October 29 3:30 PM Colorado No. 23 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ FSAZ W 48–1453,168[ 8]
November 5 4:30 PM at UCLA No. 20 Versus L 28–2965,438[ 9]
November 12 8:30 PM at Washington State Versus L 27–3727,213[ 10]
November 19 7:30 PM Arizona FSAZ L 27–3172,694[ 11]
November 25 8:15 PM California Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ESPN L 38–4752,350[ 12]
December 22 6:00 PM vs. No. 8 Boise State * ESPN L 24–5635,720
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time
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Game summaries
UC Davis
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
0
0
0
14
14
Sun Devils
14
10
17
7
48
The Sun Devils played the UC Davis Aggies on September 1 and won 48–14. Quarterback Brock Osweiler threw two touchdown passes – both of them to receiver Aaron Pflugrad – and finished with 19 completions on 26 attempts before leaving with leg cramps in the third quarter. Running back Cameron Marshall added two rushing touchdowns as the Sun Devils amassed 217 yards on the ground. ASU's defense managed to keep the Aggies scoreless until the fourth quarter; the Aggies scored both touchdowns against ASU's reserves.[ 14]
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
UC Davis
Arizona State
1
10:43
3
55
1:02
Arizona State
Cameron Marshall 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good
0
7
1
3:40
4
15
1:09
Arizona State
Cameron Marshall 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good
0
14
2
14:53
4
49
1:17
Arizona State
Aaron Pflugrad 31-yard touchdown reception from Brock Osweiler, Alex Garoutte kick good
0
21
2
0:02
6
19
1:33
Arizona State
49-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte
0
24
3
14:46
Arizona State
Kickoff returned 98 yards for touchdown by Jamal Miles , Alex Garoutte kick good
0
31
3
6:03
9
81
4:05
Arizona State
Aaron Pflugrad 13-yard touchdown reception from Brock Osweiler, Alex Garoutte kick good
0
38
3
0:48
8
34
2:50
Arizona State
25-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte
0
41
4
12:21
7
69
3:20
UC Davis
Nick Aprile 48-yard touchdown run, Sean Kelley kick good
7
41
4
9:43
6
31
2:27
Arizona State
Marcus Washington 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good
7
48
4
6:26
9
71
3:07
UC Davis
Josh Reese 1-yard touchdown run, Sean Kelley kick good
14
48
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
14
48
Missouri
Jamal Miles caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Brock Osweiler in overtime, then the defense held Missouri out of the end zone on their possession to seal Arizona State's wild win over No. 21 Missouri, 37 - 30. The win was Dennis Erickson's 28th career victory over a ranked opponent.
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
#21 Tigers
3
7
6
14 0
30
Sun Devils
7
9
7
7 7
37
Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
#22 Sun Devils
7
0
0
7
14
Fighting Illini
10
0
0
7
17
USC
#23 USC at Arizona State
1
2 3 4 Total
USC
3
6 13 0
22
• Arizona State
7
14 7 15
43
Scoring summary 1 13:29 ASU Cameron Marshall 70-yard run (Alex Garoutte kick) ASU 7-0
1 5:42 USC Andre Heidari 41-yard field goalASU 7-3
2 12:43 ASU Gerell Robinson 2-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick) ASU 14-3
2 7:05 USC Andre Heidari 29-yard field goal ASU 14-6
2 2:07 ASU Jamal Miles 3-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garroute kick) ASU 21-6
2 0:47 USC Andre Heidari 33-yard field goal ASU 21-9
3 12:16 USC Marqise Lee 24-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Andre Heidari kick)ASU 21-16
3 6:41 USC Marc Tyler 10-yard run (run failed)USC 22-21
3 4:11 ASU Cameron Marshall 3-yard run (Alex Garroutte kick) ASU 28-22
4 6:48 ASU Cameron Marshall 4-yard run (Brock Osweiler to Jamal Miles pass) ASU 36-22
4 6:37 ASU Shelley Lyons 41-yard interception return (Alex Garrutte kick) ASU 43-22
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USC had won the last 11 meetings, with Arizona State last defeating USC in 1999. In this game, USC led 22–21 in the third quarter, but Arizona State then scored 22 unanswered points to win 43–22.
Oregon State
1
2
3
4
Total
Beavers
6
7
7
0
20
#25 Sun Devils
0
21
7
7
35
Utah
#22 Arizona State at Utah
1
2 3 4 Total
• Arizona State
7
3 18 7
35
Utah
7
0 7 0
14
Scoring summary 1 10:01 UTAH John White IV 30-yard run (Coleman Petersen kick) UTAH 7-0
1 4:31 ASU Jamal Miles 5-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick) Tied 7-7
2 1:22 ASU Alex Garoutte 27-yard field goal ASU 10-7
3 10:32 UTAH Dallin Rogers 2-yard pass from Jon Hays (Coleman Petersen kick) UTAH 14-10
3 5:00 ASU Alex Garoutte 35-yard field goal UTAH 14-13
3 2:33 ASU Mike Willie 14-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Brock Osweiler to Aaron Pflugard pass) ASU 21-14
3 1:17 ASU Cameron Marshall 4-yard run (Alex Garoutte kick) ASU 28-14
4 10:39 ASU Mike Willie 12-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick) ASU 35-14
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Oregon
1
2
3
4
Total
#18 Sun Devils
14
3
7
3
27
#9 Ducks
7
14
14
6
41
Colorado
1
2
3
4
Total
Buffaloes
0
7
0
7
14
#23 Sun Devils
21
10
10
7
48
UCLA
1
2
3
4
Total
#20 Sun Devils
7
7
7
7
28
Bruins
6
10
7
6
29
First Quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 11-yard run (Tyler Gonzalez kick failed); ASU – A.J. Pickens 35-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick)
Second Quarter scoring: ASU – C. Marshall 14-yard run (Garoutte kick); UCLA – Gonzalez 43-yard field goal; UCLA – Derrick Coleman 1-yard run (Gonzalez kick)
Third Quarter scoring: UCLA – Nelson Rosario 76-yard pass from Kevin Prince (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Jamal Miles, 9-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Garoutte kick)
Fourth Quarter scoring: ASU – Osweiler 1-yard run (Garoutte kick); UCLA – Coleman 1-yard run (Prince pass failed)
Washington State
1
2
3
4
Total
Sun Devils
7
13
7
0
27
Cougars
6
10
7
14
37
Arizona
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
14
3
0
14
31
Sun Devils
7
14
3
3
27
California
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Bears
17
10
14
6
47
Sun Devils
7
21
10
0
38
Boise State–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas
1
2
3
4
Total
Sun Devils
0
3
7
14
24
#8 Broncos
14
14
7
21
56
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV 22 RV 25 22 18 24 23 20 RV RV — — — — Coaches RV 23 18 RV RV 24 20 25 20 18 RV RV — — — — Harris Not released 19 23 20 19 RV RV — — — Not released BCS Not released — 21 20 — — — — — Not released
References
^ "UC Davis Aggies vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score" . ESPN . September 1, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011 .
^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score" . ESPN . September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011 .
^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score" . ESPN . September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011 .
^ "USC Trojans vs. Arizona State Box Score" . ESPN . September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011 .
^ "Oregon State Beavers vs. Arizona State Box Score" . ESPN . October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011 .
^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Utah Utes Box Score" . ESPN . October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011 .
^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score" . ESPN . October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011 .
^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Arizona State Sun Devils" . ESPN . October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011 .
^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score" . ESPN . November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011 .
^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score" . ESPN . November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011 .
^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score" . ESPN . November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011 .
^ "California Golden Bears vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score" . ESPN . November 25, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011 .
^ "2011 Arizona State Football Schedule" . Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved January 4, 2011 .
^ "Brock Osweiler throws for two TDs before leaving as Sun Devils roll" . Associated Press . ESPN.com. Retrieved September 5, 2011 .
^ USC Trojans vs. Arizona State Sun Devils - Recap. ESPN.com. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
^ Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Utah Utes - Recap. ESPN.com
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