2013 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
The 2013 Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second year coach Todd Graham and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium. They were a member of the South Division of the Pacific-12 Conference. The Sun Devils had their best season since 2007, finishing 10–4 and earning a spot in the Pac–12 Championship Game. They also increased their win total and played in a bowl game for the third consecutive season. During the season, the team was featured on The Drive, a weekly documentary series on the Pac-12 Network.[1]
Previous season
The 2012 Sun Devils finished 8–5 (5–4 in the Pac-12) in Todd Graham's first season as head coach. They were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Navy. It was the first time the Sun Devils won a bowl game since the 2005 season.
Players drafted
- Reference:[2]
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 5 |
7:00 PM |
Sacramento State* |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
P12N |
W 55–0 |
55,743 |
September 14 |
7:30 PM |
#20 Wisconsin* |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
ESPN |
W 32–30 |
66,159 |
September 21 |
4:00 PM |
at #5 Stanford |
#23 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
FOX |
L 28–42 |
50,424 |
September 28 |
7:30 PM |
USC |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
ESPN2 |
W 62–41 |
64,987 |
October 5 |
4:30 PM |
vs. Notre Dame* |
#22 |
AT&T Stadium • Arlington, TX (Shamrock Series) |
NBC |
L 34–37 |
66,960 |
October 12 |
7:00 PM |
Colorado |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
P12N |
W 54–13 |
50,104 |
October 19 |
3:00 PM |
#20 Washington![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
P12N |
W 53–24 |
60,057 |
October 31 |
7:30 PM |
at Washington State |
#25 |
Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
ESPN |
W 55–21 |
20,617 |
November 9 |
1:00 PM |
at Utah |
#23 |
Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT |
P12N |
W 20–19 |
45,183 |
November 16 |
7:30 PM |
Oregon State |
#21 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
P12N |
W 30–17 |
62,386 |
November 23 |
5:00 PM |
at #14 UCLA |
#19 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
FOX |
W 38–33 |
70,131 |
November 30 |
7:30 PM |
Arizona |
#13 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup) |
P12N |
W 58–21 |
72,542 |
December 7 |
5:45 PM |
#7 Stanford |
#11 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Pac-12 Championship Game) |
ESPN |
L 14–38 |
69,535 |
December 30 |
8:15 PM |
vs. Texas Tech* |
#14 |
Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl) |
ESPN |
L 23–37 |
52,930 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Standard Time. |
[3]
Game summaries
Sacramento State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hornets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sun Devils |
14 |
28 |
10 |
3 |
55 |
Wisconsin
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Badgers |
0 |
14 |
7 |
9 |
30 |
Sun Devils |
3 |
10 |
6 |
13 |
32 |
Stanford
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#23 Sun Devils |
0 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
28 |
#5 Cardinal |
13 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
42 |
USC
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Trojans |
7 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
41 |
Sun Devils |
7 |
13 |
28 |
14 |
62 |
Notre Dame
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#22 Sun Devils |
0 |
13 |
0 |
21 |
34 |
Fighting Irish |
0 |
14 |
10 |
13 |
37 |
Colorado
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buffaloes |
0 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
Sun Devils |
25 |
22 |
7 |
0 |
54 |
Washington
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#20 Huskies |
7 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
24 |
Sun Devils |
3 |
26 |
10 |
14 |
53 |
Washington State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#25 Sun Devils |
21 |
21 |
7 |
6 |
55 |
Cougars |
0 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
Utah
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#23 Sun Devils |
7 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
20 |
Utes |
6 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
19 |
Oregon State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Beavers |
0 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
#21 Sun Devils |
13 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
30 |
UCLA
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
#19 Sun Devils |
14 |
21 |
3 |
0 |
38 |
#14 Bruins |
10 |
3 |
14 |
6 |
33 |
Arizona
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Wildcats |
0 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
21 |
#12 Sun Devils |
13 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
58 |
Stanford (Pac-12 Championship Game)
Pac-12 Championship Game
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• #7 Cardinal |
14 |
14 | 3 | 7 |
38 |
#11 Sun Devils |
7 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
14 |
- Location: Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, Arizona - Game start: 5:47 pm (MT)
- Elapsed time: 3:12
- Game attendance: 69,535
- Game weather: Partly cloudy
- Referee: J. Stricherz
- TV announcers (ESPN): Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge
|
1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 69-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick); ASU – D.J. Foster 51-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick); STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run (Williamson kick)
2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Ty Montgomery 22-yard run (Williamson kick); STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run (Williamson kick); ASU – Foster 65-yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick)
3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 30-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: STAN – Montgomery 24-yard pass from Kevin Hogan (Williamson kick)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Red Raiders |
13 |
14 |
10 |
0 |
37 |
#14 Sun Devils |
6 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
23 |
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
| 15
| Final
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AP
| RV
| RV
| RV
| 23
| RV
| 22
| RV
| RV
| RV
| 25
| 23
| 21
| 19
| 13
| 11
| 16
| 21
|
Coaches'
| RV
| RV
| RV
| 23
| RV
| 24
| RV
| RV
| RV
| RV
| 24
| 22
| 22
| 18
| 13
| 17
| 20
|
Harris
| Not released
| RV
| RV
| 25
| 24
| 22
| 22
| 16
| 13
| 17
| Not released
|
BCS
| Not released
| NR
| NR
| 22
| 19
| 17
| 12
| 11
| 14
| Not released |
After the Season
Players Drafted
- Reference:[2]
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