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]
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
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
August 30 |
7:00 PM |
Northern Arizona* |
No. 16 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
FSNAZ |
W 30–13 |
62,707 |
September 6 |
7:00 PM |
Stanford |
No. 14 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
FSNAZ |
W 41–17 |
59,441 |
September 13 |
7:00 PM |
UNLV* |
No. 13 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
FSNAZ |
L 20–23 |
59,852 |
September 20 |
5:00 PM |
No. 3 Georgia* |
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Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
ABC |
L 10–27 |
71,706 |
October 4 |
12:30 PM |
at California |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
ABC |
L 14–24 |
58,302 |
October 11 |
12:30 PM |
at No. 8 USC |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
L 0–28 |
84,956 |
October 25 |
7:00 PM |
Oregon |
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Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
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L 20–54 |
69,406 |
November 1 |
7:15 PM |
at Oregon State |
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Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
FSN |
L 25–27 |
44,109 |
November 8 |
5:00 PM |
at Washington |
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Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
FSNAZ |
W 39–19 |
57,013 |
November 15 |
3:30 PM |
Washington State![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
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W 31–0 |
61,490 |
November 28 |
7:30 PM |
UCLA |
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Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
ESPN2 |
W 34–9 |
61,005 |
December 6 |
6:00 PM |
at Arizona |
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Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Duel in the Desert) |
ESPN |
L 10–31 |
58,704 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time. |
[2]
Roster
Game notes
Northern Arizona
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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 |
UNLV
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT |
Total |
UNLV |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 | 3 |
23 |
ASU |
3 |
10 |
7 |
0 | 0 |
20 |
Georgia
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Georgia |
0 |
21 |
3 |
3 |
27 |
ASU |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
California
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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
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
UCLA |
3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
ASU |
0 |
14 |
3 |
17 |
34 |
Arizona
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
ASU |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Arizona |
7 |
0 |
21 |
3 |
31 |
Rankings
Ranking Movement
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
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
| Team | Opp |
Scoring | | |
Points per Game | | |
First Downs | | |
Rushing | | |
Passing | | |
Penalty | | |
Total Offense | | |
Avg per Play | | |
Avg per Game | | |
Fumbles-Lost | | |
Penalties-Yards | | |
Avg per Game | | |
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| Team | Opp |
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 | | |
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Scores by quarter
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
ASU |
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0 |
Opponents |
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0 |
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Offense
Rushing
Name | GP-GS | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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Passing
Name | GP-GS | Effic | Att-Cmp-Int | Pct | Yds | TD | Lng | Avg/G |
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Receiving
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Defense
Name |
GP |
Tackles |
Sacks |
Pass Defense |
Interceptions |
Fumbles |
Blkd Kick |
Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | BrUp | QBH | No.-Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rcv-Yds | FF |
Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Special teams
Name |
Punting |
Kickoffs |
No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd |
No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
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Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Name |
Punt Returns |
Kick Returns |
No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
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Total | | | | | | | | | | |
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