2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 2014 Arizona State 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
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 12
Record	10–3 (6–3 Pac-12)
Head coach	Todd Graham (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Norvell (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Keith Patterson (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Ball (2nd season)
Base defense	Hybrid Attacking
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 2 Oregon xy$^		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 xy		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 y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at ASU	Alma Mater
Todd Graham	Head coach	3	East Central (1987)
Mike Norvell	Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks	3	Central Arkansas (2005)
Keith Patterson	Defensive coordinator	1	East Central (1986)
Chris Ball	Co-defensive coordinator, defensive backs	3	Western State College (1985)
Chris Thomsen	offensive line	2	TCU (1993)
Paul Randolph	Defensive line	3	Tennessee-Martin (1990)
Jackie Shipp	Defensive line	2	Oklahoma (1983)
Chip Long	Tight ends	3	North Alabama (2005)
DelVaughn Alexander	Wide receivers	3	USC (1995)
Bo Graham	Running backs	2	Tulsa (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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
3	82	Will Sutton	Defensive lineman	Chicago Bears
4	121	Carl Bradford	Outside linebacker	Green Bay Packers
6	201	Marion Grice	Running back	San Diego Chargers
UFA	–	Alden Darby	Defensive back	San Diego Chargers
UFA	–	Robert Nelson	Defensive back	Cleveland Browns
UFA	–	Davon Coleman	Defensive lineman	Dallas Cowboys
UFA	–	Chris Coyle	Tight end	Houston Texans
UFA	–	Chris Young	Linebacker	Houston Texans
UFA	–	Evan Finkenberg	Offensive lineman	Miami Dolphins

Reference:^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 pm	Weber State*	No. 19	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	W 45–14	52,133
September 6	4:00 pm	at New Mexico*	No. 17	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	CBSSN	W 58–23	25,742
September 13	7:00 pm	at Colorado	No. 16	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	ESPNU	W 38–24	38,547
September 25	6:00 pm	No. 11 UCLA	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FS1	L 27–62	60,876
October 4	4:30 pm	at No. 16 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FOX	W 38–34	70,115
October 18	7:30 pm	No. 23 Stanford	No. 17	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	W 26–10	59,012
October 25	7:45 pm	at Washington	No. 14	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ESPN	W 24–10	64,666
November 1	8:00 pm	No. 17 Utah	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FS1	W 19–16 OT	53,754
November 8	1:30 pm	No. 10 Notre Dame*	No. 9	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	W 55–31	65,870
November 15	8:45 pm	at Oregon State	No. 6	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	ESPN	L 27–35	40,525
November 22	11:00 am	Washington State	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	P12N	W 52–31	51,428
November 28	1:30 pm	at No. 11 Arizona	No. 13	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup)	FOX	L 35–42	56,083
December 27	12:00 pm	vs. Duke*	No. 15	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 36–31	47,809
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to 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	4	OT	Total
#18 Utes	0	6	10	0	0	16
#15 Sun Devils	6	7	0	3	3	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
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

Main article: 2015 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	30	Damarious Randall	Defensive back	Green Bay Packers
3	70	Jaelen Strong	Wide receiver	Houston Texans
4	114	Jamil Douglas	Offensive lineman	Miami Dolphins
4	135	Marcus Hardison	Defensive lineman	Cincinnati Bengals

Reference:^[5]