2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football
2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–7 (4–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson;
Offensive coordinator	Rich Olson
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bray
Captains	Rudy Carpenter; Troy Nolan;
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

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]

2008 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 USC $	8	–	1	12	–	1
No. 10 Oregon	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 18 Oregon State	7	–	2	9	–	4
California	6	–	3	9	–	4
Arizona	5	–	4	8	–	5
Arizona State	4	–	5	5	–	7
Stanford	4	–	5	5	–	7
UCLA	3	–	6	4	–	8
Washington State	1	–	8	2	–	11
Washington	0	–	9	0	–	12

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	W 30–13	62,707
September 6	7:00 pm	Stanford	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	W 41–17	59,441
September 13	7:00 pm	UNLV*	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	L 20–23	59,852
September 20	5:00 pm	No. 3 Georgia*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 10–27	71,706
October 4	12:30 pm	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 14–24	58,302
October 11	12:30 pm	at No. 8 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 0–28	84,956
October 25	7:00 pm	Oregon		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 20–54	69,406
November 1	7:15 pm	at Oregon State		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSN	L 25–27	44,109
November 8	5:00 pm	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSNAZ	W 39–19	57,013
November 15	3:30 pm	Washington State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 31–0	61,490
November 28	7:30 pm	UCLA		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN2	W 34–9	61,005
December 6	6:00 pm	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Duel in the Desert)	ESPN	L 10–31	58,704
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Northern Arizona

	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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
UNLV	0	10	0	10	3	23
ASU	3	10	7	0	0	20

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	0	21	3	3	27
ASU	0	3	7	0	10

California

	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

Territorial Cup: Arizona State Sun Devils (5–5) at Arizona Wildcats (5–5)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona St	0	10	0	0	10
Arizona	7	0	21	3	31

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

Date: December 6
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Mostly clear • 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn) N
Game attendance: 58,704
Referee: Jack Wood
TV: ESPN
Box Score

Game information

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ASU	ARIZ
1	0:31	12	98	5:44	Arizona	Rob Gronkowski 17-yard touchdown reception from Willie Tuitama, Jason Bondzio kick good	0	7
2	10:58	9	29	4:25	Arizona State	40-yard field goal by Thomas Weber	3	7
2	5:53	5	19	2:09	Arizona State	Andrew Pettes 2-yard touchdown reception from Rudy Carpenter, Thomas Weber kick good	10	7
3	7:23	11	70	5:52	Arizona	Delashaun Dean 10-yard touchdown reception from Willie Tuitama, Jason Bondzio kick good	10	14
3	4:24	4	34	1:29	Arizona	Nic Grigsby 12-yard touchdown run, Jason Bondzio kick good	10	21
3	2:22				Arizona	Punt returned 52 yards for touchdown by Mike Thomas, Jason Bondzio kick good	10	28
4	12:34	6	48	2:13	Arizona	49-yard field goal by Jason Bondzio	10	31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	31

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	15	15	15	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	16	14	13	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released				—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

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

	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

Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	Total
ASU					0
Opponents					0

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G











TEAM
Total
Opponents

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G


TEAM

Total
Opponents

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G














Total
Opponents

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd kick
Name	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-yds	No-yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-yds	FF	Blkd kick
Total

Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB


Total

Name	Punt returns					Kick returns
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long

Total

References

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