2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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.

2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 36–31 vs. Duke
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 12
2014 record10–3 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coachTodd Graham (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Norvell (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKeith Patterson (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Ball (2nd season)
Base defenseHybrid Attacking
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
(Capacity: 65,870)
2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 2 Oregon x$^  8 –1     13 –2  
Stanford  5 –4     8 –5  
Washington  4 –5     8 –6  
California  3 –6     5 –7  
Oregon State  2 –7     5 –7  
Washington State  2 –7     3 –9  
South Division
No. 19 Arizona x  7 –2     10 –4  
No. 10 UCLA  6 –3     10 –3  
No. 12 Arizona State  6 –3     10 –3  
No. 20 USC  6 –3     9 –4  
No. 21 Utah  5 –4     9 –4  
Colorado  0 –9     2 –10  
Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
ASU		Alma Mater
Todd GrahamHead coach3East Central (1987)
Mike NorvellOffensive coordinator, Quarterbacks3Central Arkansas (2005)
Keith PattersonDefensive coordinator1East Central (1986)
Chris BallCo-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive backs3Western State College (1985)
Chris ThomsenOffensive line2TCU (1993)
Paul RandolphDefensive line3Tennessee-Martin (1990)
Jackie ShippDefensive line2Oklahoma (1983)
Chip LongTight ends3North Alabama (2005)
DelVaughn AlexanderWide receivers3USC (1995)
Bo GrahamRunning backs2Tulsa (2006)
Reference:[1]

Previous season
Main article: 2013 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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
Main article: 2014 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
382 Will SuttonDefensive LinemanChicago Bears
4121 Carl BradfordOutside LinebackerGreen Bay Packers
6201 Marion GriceRunning BackSan Diego Chargers
UFA- Alden DarbyDefensive BackSan Diego Chargers
UFA- Robert NelsonDefensive BackCleveland Browns
UFA- Davon ColemanDefensive LinemanDallas Cowboys
UFA- Chris CoyleTight EndHouston Texans
UFA- Chris YoungLinebackerHouston Texans
UFA- Evan FinkenbergOffensive LinemanMiami Dolphins
Reference:[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 PMWeber State*No. 19
P12NW 45–1452,133
September 64:00 PMat New Mexico*No. 17
CBSSNW 58–2325,742
September 137:00 PMat ColoradoNo. 16
ESPNUW 38–2438,547
September 256:00 PMNo. 11 UCLANo. 15
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
FS1L 27–6260,876
October 44:30 PMat No. 16 USC
FOXW 38–3470,115
October 187:30 PMNo. 23 StanfordNo. 17
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ESPNW 26–1059,012
October 257:45 PMat WashingtonNo. 14
ESPNW 24–1064,666
November 18:00 PMNo. 18 UtahNo. 15
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
FS1W 19–16 OT53,754
November 81:30 PMNo. 8 Notre Dame*No. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ABCW 55–3165,870
November 158:45 PMat Oregon StateNo. 7
ESPNL 27–3540,525
November 2211:00 AMWashington StateNo. 13
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
P12NW 52–3151,428
November 281:30 PMat No. 12 ArizonaNo. 13
FOXL 35–4256,083
December 2712:00 PMvs. Duke*No. 15
CBSW 36–3147,809
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings 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
See also: 2014 Weber State Wildcats football team

New Mexico
1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Sun Devils 22 10 13 13 58
Lobos 7 14 0 2 23
See also: 2014 New Mexico Lobos football team

Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
#16 Sun Devils 14 10 14 0 38
Buffaloes 0 14 3 7 24
See also: 2014 Colorado Buffaloes football team

UCLA
1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Bruins 6 21 21 14 62
#15 Sun Devils 10 7 10 0 27
See also: 2014 UCLA Bruins football team

USC
1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 0 15 3 20 38
#16 Trojans 7 10 3 14 34
See also: 2014 USC Trojans football team

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
See also: 2014 Stanford Cardinal football team

Washington
1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Sun Devils 0 10 0 14 24
Huskies 0 0 7 3 10
See also: 2014 Washington Huskies football team

Utah
1 2 3 4OT Total
#18 Utes 0 6 10 00 16
#15 Sun Devils 6 7 0 33 19
See also: 2014 Utah Utes football team

Notre Dame
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Fighting Irish 3 7 7 14 31
#11 Sun Devils 17 17 0 21 55
See also: 2014 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

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
See also: 2014 Oregon State Beavers football team

Washington State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cougars 7 17 0 7 31
#13 Sun Devils 0 21 7 24 52
See also: 2014 Washington State Cougars football team

Arizona
1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Sun Devils 7 14 0 14 35
#12 Wildcats 14 7 14 7 42
See also: 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team and Arizona–Arizona State football rivalry

Duke (Sun Bowl)
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 14 0 14 31
#15 Sun Devils 10 10 10 6 36
See also: 2014 Duke Blue Devils football team and 2014 Sun Bowl

Roster

The 2014 team roster can be viewed here

Rankings
Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place 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
Main article: 2015 NFL Draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
130 Damarious RandallDefensive BackGreen Bay Packers
370 Jaelen StrongWide ReceiverHouston Texans
4114 Jamil DouglasOffensive LinemanMiami Dolphins
4135 Marcus HardisonDefensive LinemanCincinnati Bengals
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References
  1. "Football – 2014 Coaches". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  2. "Football – 2013 Season". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  3. "Football – 2014 NFL Draft". National Football League. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  4. "Schedule". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  5. "Football – 2015 NFL Draft". National Football League. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
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