2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	South Division
2016 record	5–7 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Todd Graham (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Chip Lindsay (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Keith Patterson (3rd year)
Base defense	Hybrid Attacking
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium (Capacity: 56,232)

2016 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 4 Washington xy$^		8	–	1					12	–	1
Washington State		7	–	2					8	–	4
No. 17 Stanford		6	–	3					9	–	3
California		3	–	6					5	–	7
Oregon State		3	–	6					4	–	8
Oregon		2	–	7					4	–	8
South Division
No. 9 Colorado xy		8	–	1					10	–	3
No. 10 USC		7	–	2					9	–	3
Utah		5	–	4					8	–	4
Arizona State		2	–	7					5	–	7
UCLA		2	–	7					4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-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. They finished the season 5–7, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the South Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	8:00 PM	No. 18 (FCS) Northern Arizona*	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	P12N	W 44–13	45,300
September 10	7:00 PM	Texas Tech*	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FS1	W 68–55	44,511
September 16	6:30 PM	at UTSA*	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	ESPN2	W 32–28	29,035
September 24	7:00 PM	California	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	ESPN2	W 51–41	49,295
October 1	5:30 PM	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FOX	L 20–41	71,214
October 8	7:30 PM	UCLA	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	ESPN2	W 23–20	48,509
October 15	5:00 PM	at Colorado	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	P12N	L 16–40	48,588
October 22	7:00 PM	Washington State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	P12N	L 32–37	50,582
October 29	1:00 PM	at Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	P12N	L 35–54	53,898
November 10	7:30 PM	No. 13 Utah	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FS1	L 26–49	48,220
November 19	4:30 PM	at No. 7 Washington	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA	FOX	L 18–44	65,467
November 25	7:30 PM	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Rivalry/Territorial Cup)	ESPN	L 35–56	50,197
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: ^[1]

Personnel

2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 18 Akina, ShawnShawn Akina Fr TE 84 Alexander, JDJD Alexander  Fr OG 59 Bailey, QuinnQuinn Bailey  So RB 7 Ballage, KalenKalen Ballage Jr RB 35 Brimhall, JacomJacom Brimhall Jr TE 81 Bubek, JaredJared Bubek Fr OT 88 Cabral, CohlCohl Cabral Fr WR 21 Chatman, TerrellTerrell Chatman  Fr WR 38 Collins, ChazChaz Collins  Fr OL 66 Corbin, BrockBrock Corbin Fr FB 22 Cosgrove, MarkMark Cosgrove Jr OL 72 Cote, CadeCade Cote  Fr WR 81 Darby, FrankFrank Darby Fr TE 80 Epps, RaymondRaymond Epps  Jr WR 89 Gammage, FrederickFrederick Gammage  Sr WR 32 Gilbert, TrentTrent Gilbert  Fr OT 57 Goodman, EvanEvan Goodman  Sr WR 88 Groebner, DanielDaniel Groebner Sr WR 38 Harris, ManuelManuel Harris Fr WR 1 Harry, N'KealN'Keal Harry Fr WR 82 Harvey, JalenJalen Harvey  So TE 87 Hudson, TommyTommy Hudson  Fr WR 29 Humphrey, JohnJohn Humphrey  Fr OG 54 Humphreys, ConorConor Humphreys  So RB 32 Jackson, Gll'ScottGll'Scott Jackson Fr WR 19 Jefferson, EllisEllis Jefferson  Jr OL Jeffrey, DanielDaniel Jeffrey Fr WR 86 Jenkins, RyanRyan Jenkins  Jr OG 76 Jones, SamSam Jones  So TE 83 Kohl, KodyKody Kohl  Sr RB LaMarche, BrandonBrandon LaMarche Fr RB 23 Lewis, JasonJason Lewis OG 98 Losoya, AlexAlex Losoya So TE 88 Martinez, GrantGrant Martinez  Jr C 75 McClure, TylerTyler McClure  Jr C 65 McCollum, A.J.A.J. McCollum Jr C 77 McCray, StephonStephon McCray  Sr OG 71 Miller, StevenSteven Miller  Fr OG 78 Nathe, MarshalMarshal Nathe Fr WR 17 Newsome, RyanRyan Newsome So QB 3 Perkins, BryceBryce Perkins  Fr TE 82 Pokraka, JoshJosh Pokraka So RB 22 Ralston, NickNick Ralston  Fr RB 31 Rees, GabrielGabriel Rees So RB 4 Richard, DemarioDemario Richard Jr OT 58 Rising, TysonTyson Rising Jr OT 51 Robertson, ZachZach Robertson  Fr WR 6 Smith, CameronCameron Smith  Jr WR 34 Smith, JackJack Smith Fr WR 84 Smith, JeremyJeremy Smith Fr QB 7 Sterling-Cole, DillonDillon Sterling-Cole Fr OL Tate, MichaelMichael Tate Fr RB 24 Turner, TreTre Turner Fr OT 79 Walter, MasonMason Walter  Fr QB 2 White, BradyBrady White  Fr WR 12 White, TimTim White  Sr QB 5 Wilkins, MannyManny Wilkins  So TE 9 Wilson, Jay JayJay Jay Wilson So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 21 Adams, ChadChad Adams Jr ILB 31 Ball, MarcusMarcus Ball  Jr DE 96 Bates, JalenJalen Bates  Fr LB 49 Becerra, RichieRichie Becerra Jr DE 97 Boateng, EdmondEdmond Boateng  Sr LB 3 Calhoun, DJDJ Calhoun Jr CB 16 Chandler, MauriceMaurice Chandler Jr OLB 4 Crump, KoronKoron Crump Jr DL 93 Dayries, EmanuelEmanuel Dayries  So CB 15 Echols, BrysonBryson Echols Sr ILB 58 Fiso, SalamoSalamo Fiso  Sr ILB 37 Gerhart, ColtinColtin Gerhart  So DB 10 Guignard, DeionDeion Guignard So CB 8 Hayes, GumpGump Hayes  Sr LB 53 Higgins, ParkerParker Higgins Fr DL 94 Hill, ChristianChristian Hill Jr DL 55 Hoyt, JordanJordan Hoyt Jr S 18 Johnson, JamesJames Johnson  Jr OLB 44 Latu, A.J.A.J. Latu  Jr NG 41 Latu, AmiAmi Latu Sr DB 14 Lauderdale, EricEric Lauderdale  Sr OLB 39 Lawal, MalikMalik Lawal  Fr NG 45 Lea, GeorgeGeorge Lea  Fr CB 7 Lucas, ChaseChase Lucas Fr LB 51 Matthews, BrandonBrandon Matthews  Sr LB 52 McIntyre, DrewDrew McIntyre Fr DB 43 McShanag, CalebCaleb McShanag Fr LB 43 Mendoza, CarlosCarlos Mendoza  Sr S 28 Moeakiola, LaiuLaiu Moeakiola  Sr LB 48 Ogas, FrankFrank Ogas  Jr CB 25 Orr, KareemKareem Orr So S 13 Perry, ArmandArmand Perry  So S 17 Rhodes, J'MarcusJ'Marcus Rhodes Jr CB 6 Robinson, RobbieRobbie Robinson Fr S 35 Rogers, OwenOwen Rogers So ILB 2 Sam, ChristianChristian Sam Jr DT 90 Smallwood, TashonTashon Smallwood Jr LB 46 Smelser, ColbeColbe Smelser Jr NG 91 Smith, CoreyCorey Smith  Jr S 30 Tautalatasi, DasmondDasmond Tautalatasi  So ILB 20 Thomas, KhaylanKhaylan Thomas So LB 47 Thompson, MatthewMatthew Thompson Sr DT 92 Topps, TramelTramel Topps  Sr ILB 23 Whiley, TylerTyler Whiley  So DE 1 Wicker, JoJoJoJo Wicker So S 5 Williams, KyleKyle Williams Fr DT 95 Wren, RenellRenell Wren  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 63 Fraboni, MitchellMitchell Fraboni Jr PK 5 Gonzalez, ZaneZane Gonzalez Sr P 26 Haack, MattMatt Haack Sr LS 64 John, RileyRiley John Fr PK 43 O'Brien, JohnJohn O'Brien  So P 36 Sleep-Dalton, MichaelMichael Sleep-Dalton So P 45 Thomas, GregGreg Thomas So	Head coach Todd Graham Coordinators/assistant coaches Delvaughn Alexander Sam Bennett Graham Craig Jared Holley Chip Lindsey Jay Norvell Keith Patterson T.J. Rushing Drew Seumalo Joe Seumalo John Simon Shawn Slocum Chris Thomsen Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-Oct-31

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		Not released

Game notes

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 (FCS) Lumberjacks	0	3	3	7	13
Sun Devils	7	10	3	24	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–14–4	2012	ASU, 63–6

Texas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Raiders	14	20	7	14	55
Sun Devils	9	28	14	17	68

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2013	TTU, 37–23

at UTSA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	3	9	3	17	32
Roadrunners	14	0	14	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	7	17	3	14	41
Sun Devils	3	7	10	31	51

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–17	2015	CAL, 48–46

at USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	6	0	0	14	20
Trojans	7	20	14	0	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–20	2015	USC, 42–14

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	0	3	10	7	20
Sun Devils	3	0	17	3	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–19–1	2015	ASU, 38–23

at Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	7	3	3	3	16
Buffaloes	7	16	10	7	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–0	2015	ASU, 48–23

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	17	14	6	37
Sun Devils	7	7	7	11	32

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26–14–2	2015	WSU, 38–24

at Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	14	0	8	13	35
Ducks	17	13	3	21	54

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–18	2015	ORE, 61–55

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Utes	0	21	7	21	49
Sun Devils	13	7	6	0	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–7	2015	UTAH, 34–18

at Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	0	0	3	15	18
#6 Huskies	3	21	6	14	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–15	2015	ASU, 27–17

at Arizona

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
40–48–1	2015	ASU, 52–37

Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats (2016 Territorial Cup)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	7	7	14	7	35
Wildcats	7	21	14	14	56

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: November 25, 2016
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. PT
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (color), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
• Source^[2]

Game information

First Quarter (13:48) ARIZ TD: Brandon Dawkins 71-yard rush (Josh Pollack PAT). (7:49) ASU TD: Koron Crump 42-yard fumble return (Zane Gonzalez PAT). Second Quarter (14:18) ARIZ TD: Brandon Dawkins 10-yard rush (Josh Pollack PAT). (10:08) ARIZ TD: Brandon Dawkins 64-yard pass to Nate Phillips (Josh Pollack PAT). (7:07) ARIZ TD: Zach Green 1-yard rush (Josh Pollack PAT). (0:34) ASU TD: Manny Wilkins 21-yard pass to Tim White (Zane Gonzalez PAT). Third Quarter (11:14) ASU TD: Kalen Ballage 2-yard rush (Zane Gonzalez PAT). (9:52) ARIZ TD: Samajie Grant 9-yard rush (Josh Pollack PAT). (7:29) ASU TD: Manny Wilkins 16-yard pass to N'Keal Harry (Zane Gonzalez PAT). (5:41) ARIZ TD: Zach Green 1-yard rush (Josh Pollack PAT). Fourth Quarter (11:45) ARIZ TD: Samajie Grant 2-yard rush (Josh Pollack PAT). (8:29) ASU TD: Manny Wilkins 7-yard pass to Frederick Gammage (Zane Gonzalez PAT). (7:45) ARIZ TD: Samajie Grant 73-yard rush (Josh Pollack PAT). Top Passers ASU – Manny Wilkins: 43/58, 372 yds, 3 TD, 1 INT ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins: 3/8, 77 yds, 1 TD Top Rushers ASU – Manny Wilkins: 23 att, 79 yds ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins: 12 att, 183 yds, 2 TD Top Receiving ASU – Frederick Gammage: 12 rec, 116 yds, 1 TD ARIZ – Nate Phillips: 2 rec, 68 yds, 1 TD

References

1. "2016 Arizona State Sun Devils Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
2. http://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=400869167 ESPN Box Score: Arizona State at Arizona