2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2008 record	5–7 (4–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Offensive coordinator	Rich Olson
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bray
Captain	Rudy Carpenter
Captain	Troy Nolan
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium (Capacity: 71,706)
Uniform

2008 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 USC $		8	–	1		12	–	1
#10 Oregon		7	–	2		10	–	3
#19 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

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*	#16	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	W 30–13	62,707
September 6	7:00 PM	Stanford	#14	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	W 41–17	59,441
September 13	7:00 PM	UNLV*	#13	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	L 20–23	59,852
September 20	5:00 PM	#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 #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. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

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Roster

Wide Receiver

1 Michael Jones - Sr.
2 Brandon Smith - Jr.
4 Gerell Robinson - Fr.
5 Kerry Taylor - So.
6 Kyle Williams - Jr.
9 A.J. Pickens - Fr
13 Chris McGaha - Jr.
16 Nate Kimbrough - Sr.
17 Dustin Driscoll - So.
19 Kemonte Bateman - Fr.
23 Tony Simmons - So.
32 Allante Battle - Fr.
32o Bryant Piva - Jr.
81 Gerald Montgomery - Fr.
85 Brian Matsumoto - Jr.
86 T.J. Simpson - Fr.

Tight End

81 Wes Evans - Sr.
82 Lance Evbuomwan - So.
83 Stanley Malamala - Jr.
84 Jovon Williams - Jr.
87 Steven Figueroa Fr.
88 Andrew Pettes - Sr.
89 Dan Knapp - Fr.
96 Toa Tuitea - Fr.

Offensive Line

51o Clay Davie - Fr.
52 Garth Gerhart - Fr.
56 Thomas Altieri - Jr.
59 Jon Hargis - So.
60 Chris Scott - Fr.
63 Paul Fanaika - Sr.
64 Isaiah Williams - So.
66 Matt Hustad - Fr.
67 Shawn Lauvao - Jr.
68 Trent Marsh Fr.
70 Mike Marcisz - Fr.
72 Andrew Sampson - Fr.
73 Zach Schlink - Fr.
74 Tom Njunge - Jr.
76 Patrick Jamison - Fr.
77 Adam Tello - Fr.
78 Kyle Johnson - Fr.
79 Brent Good- Jr.

Quarterback

7 Jack Elway - Fr.
8 Chasen Stangel - Fr.
10 Samson Szakacsy - Fr.
12 Rudy Carpenter - Sr.
15 Danny Sullivan - Jr.

Running Back

20 Jarrell Woods - So.
21 Ryan Bass - Fr.
24 Keegan Herring - Sr.
29 Avory Battle - Fr.
30 Cole Ptacek - So.
31 Dimitri Nance - Jr.
36 Shaun DeWitty - Jr.

Defensive Line

34 James Brooks - . Fr.
49 Luis Vasquez - Sr.
50 Lawrence Guy - Fr.
51 Otis Jones - Fr.
54 Paul Unga - Sr.
55 Jamarr Robinson - So.
58 Dexter Davis - Jr.
61 Bo Moos - Fr.
65 David Bertrand - Jr.
77 Saia Falahola - So.
90 David Smith - Sr.
91 Leo Montt - Jr.
92 Jamarr Jarrett - Fr.
93 Zeb Togiai - Fr.
94 Alex Asi - Sr.
95 Eric Tanner - Jr.
96 Toa Tuitea - Fr.
98 Zach Brown - So.
99 Jonathan English - So.

Defensive Back

1 Deveron Carr - Fr.
3 Omar Bolden - So.
5 Terell Carr - Jr.
8 Jarrell Holman - Jr.
13 Cameron Harkey - Jr.
14 Troy Nolan - Sr.
15 Angelo Fobbs-Valentino - Sr.
16 Kamron Brown - So.
17 Travis Smith - Jr.
19 Max Tabach - So.
20 Jonathan Clark - Fr.
22 Rodney Cox - Sr.
23 Josh Jordan - Fr.
26 Larry Kelly - Fr.
28 Taylor Ashton - Fr.
31 Pierre Singfield - Jr.
36 Corey Henderson - Sr.
37 Mike Callaghan - So.
38 Greg Cole - Jr.

Linebacker

2 Ryan McFoy - Jr.
4 Chad Lindsey - Jr.
18 Oliver Aaron - Fr.
21 Colin Parker - Fr.
25 Mike Nixon - Jr.
30 Derrall Anderson - Fr.
39 Ryan Skorupka - Jr.
41 Shelly Lyons - Fr.
43 Anthony Reyes - Sr.
44 Travis Goethel - Jr.
46 Jeff Bereuter - So.
47 Gerald Munns - Jr.
48 Brandon Magee - Fr.
52 Morris Wooten - Sr.
55 Tom DeMichele - Fr.

Long snapper

51 Mr. America Clay Davie - Fr.
57 Thomas Ohmart- Fr.

Kicker / Punter

28 Thomas Weber - So.
43 Zach Richards - Fr.
91 Kevin Ivkovich - So.

Game notes

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

	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

	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

Arizona State Sun Devils football

Venues	Normal Field (1897–1926) Irish Field (1927–1935) Goodwin Stadium (1936–1957) Sun Devil Stadium (1958–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona (Territorial Cup)

Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Sun Devil Marching Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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