2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.[1]

2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
2008 record5–7 (4–5 Pac-10)
Head coachDennis Erickson
Offensive coordinatorRich Olson
Defensive coordinatorCraig Bray
Captains
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
(Capacity: 71,706)
Uniform
2008 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 USC $  8 –1     12 –1  
No. 10 Oregon  7 –2     10 –3  
No. 19 Oregon State  7 –2     9 –4  
California  6 –3     9 –4  
Arizona  5 –4     8 –5  
Arizona State  4 –5     5 –7  
Stanford  4 –5     5 –7  
UCLA  3 –6     4 –8  
Washington State  1 –8     2 –11  
Washington  0 –9     0 –12  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

After the loss to Arizona in the Territorial Cup Arizona State did qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 2003 season.

Before the season

Recruiting

See {{College Athlete Recruit Start}}.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 PMNorthern Arizona*No. 15
FSNAZW 30–1362,707
September 67:00 PMStanfordNo. 15
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
FSNAZW 41–1759,441
September 137:00 PMUNLV*No. 15
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
FSNAZL 20–2359,852
September 205:00 PMNo. 3 Georgia*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ABCL 10–2771,706
October 412:30 PMat California
ABCL 14–2458,302
October 1112:30 PMat No. 8 USC
ABCL 0–2884,956
October 257:00 PMOregon
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 20–5469,406
November 17:15 PMat Oregon State
FSNL 25–2744,109
November 85:00 PMat Washington
FSNAZW 39–1957,013
November 153:30 PMWashington State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–061,490
November 287:30 PMUCLA
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ESPN2W 34–961,005
December 66:00 PMat Arizona
ESPNL 10–3158,704
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

[2]

Roster

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Northern Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
Northern Arizona 0 0 3 10 13
ASU 10 17 3 0 30

Stanford
1 2 3 4 Total
Stanford 7 3 7 0 17
ASU 3 17 7 14 41
See also: 2008 Stanford Cardinal football team

UNLV
1 2 3 4OT Total
UNLV 0 10 0 103 23
ASU 3 10 7 00 20

Georgia
1 2 3 4 Total
Georgia 0 21 3 3 27
ASU 0 3 7 0 10
See also: 2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team

California
See also: 2008 California Golden Bears football team
1 2 3 4 Total
ASU 0 7 7 0 14
California 10 7 7 0 24

USC
1 2 3 4 Total
ASU 0 0 0 0 0
USC 7 14 0 7 28

Oregon
1 2 3 4 Total
Oregon 13 10 21 10 54
ASU 0 6 7 7 20

Oregon State
1 2 3 4 Total
ASU 3 3 10 9 25
Oregon State 7 0 10 10 27

Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
ASU 3 13 7 16 39
Washington 3 10 6 0 19

Washington State
1 2 3 4 Total
Washington State 0 0 0 0 0
ASU 0 10 14 7 31

UCLA
See also: 2008 UCLA Bruins football team
1 2 3 4 Total
UCLA 3 3 3 0 9
ASU 0 14 3 17 34

Arizona
See also: 2008 Arizona Wildcats football team and Arizona–Arizona State football rivalry
Territorial Cup: Arizona State Sun Devils (5–5) at Arizona Wildcats (5–5)
1 2 34Total
Arizona St 0 10 0010
Arizona 7 0 21331

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

  • Date: December 6
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Mostly clear • 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn) N
  • Game attendance: 58,704
  • Referee: Jack Wood
  • TV: ESPN
  • Box Score

Rankings
See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking Movement
PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Final
AP 15 15 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches 16 14 13 24 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Harris Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

Statistics

Team
TeamOpp
Scoring  
  Points per Game  
First Downs  
  Rushing  
  Passing  
  Penalty  
Total Offense  
  Avg per Play  
  Avg per Game  
Fumbles-Lost  
Penalties-Yards  
  Avg per Game  
TeamOpp
Punts-Yards  
  Avg per Punt  
Time of Possession/Game  
3rd Down Conversions  
4th Down Conversions  
Touchdowns Scored  
Field Goals-Attempts-Long  
PAT-Attempts  
Attendance  
  Games/Avg per Game  

Scores by quarter
1 2 3 4 Total
ASU 0
Opponents 0

Offense

Rushing
NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
TEAM         
Total         
Opponents         

Passing
NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
          
          
TEAM         
          
Total         
Opponents         

Receiving
NameGP-GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
Total         
Opponents         

Defense
Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpQBHNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFF
Total

Special teams
Name Punting Kickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd No.YdsAvgTBOB
Total
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Total
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References
  1. ESPN
  2. "2008 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2008-03-06. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
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