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

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

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)
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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. 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

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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

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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

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