American college football season
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 |
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August 30 | 7:00 pm | Northern Arizona* | No. 15 | | 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 | | | ABC | L 14–24 | 58,302 |
October 11 | 12:30 pm | at No. 8 USC | | | 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 | | | FSN | L 25–27 | 44,109 |
November 8 | 5:00 pm | at Washington | | | 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 | | | 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[]
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Game summaries[]
Northern Arizona[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Northern Arizona
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0
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0
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3
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10 |
13 |
ASU
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10
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17
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3
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0 |
30 |
Stanford[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Stanford
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7
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3
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7
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0 |
17 |
ASU
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3
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17
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7
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14 |
41 |
UNLV[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 | OT |
Total |
UNLV
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0
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10
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0
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10 | 3 |
23 |
ASU
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3
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10
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7
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0 | 0 |
20 |
Georgia[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Georgia
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0
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21
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3
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3 |
27 |
ASU
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0
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3
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7
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0 |
10 |
California[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
ASU
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0
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7
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7
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0 |
14 |
California
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10
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7
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7
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0 |
24 |
USC[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
ASU
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
USC
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7
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14
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0
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7 |
28 |
Oregon[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Oregon
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13
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10
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21
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10 |
54 |
ASU
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0
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6
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7
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7 |
20 |
Oregon State[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
ASU
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3
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3
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10
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9 |
25 |
Oregon State
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7
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0
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10
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10 |
27 |
Washington[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
ASU
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3
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13
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7
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16 |
39 |
Washington
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3
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10
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6
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0 |
19 |
Washington State[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Washington State
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0
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0
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0
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0 |
0 |
ASU
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0
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10
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14
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7 |
31 |
UCLA[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
UCLA
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3
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3
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3
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0 |
9 |
ASU
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0
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14
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3
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17 |
34 |
Arizona[]
Territorial Cup: Arizona State Sun Devils (5–5) at Arizona Wildcats (5–5)
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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
Scoring summary
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Quarter
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Time
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Drive
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Team
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Scoring information
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Score
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Plays
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Yards
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TOP
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ASU
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ARIZ
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1
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0:31
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12
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98
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5:44
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Arizona
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Rob Gronkowski 17-yard touchdown reception from Willie Tuitama, Jason Bondzio kick good
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0
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7
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2
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10:58
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9
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29
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4:25
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Arizona State
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40-yard field goal by Thomas Weber
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3
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7
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2
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5:53
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5
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19
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2:09
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Arizona State
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Andrew Pettes 2-yard touchdown reception from Rudy Carpenter, Thomas Weber kick good
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10
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7
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3
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7:23
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11
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70
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5:52
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Arizona
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Delashaun Dean 10-yard touchdown reception from Willie Tuitama, Jason Bondzio kick good
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10
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14
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3
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4:24
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4
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34
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1:29
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Arizona
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Nic Grigsby 12-yard touchdown run, Jason Bondzio kick good
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10
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21
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3
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2:22
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Arizona
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Punt returned 52 yards for touchdown by Mike Thomas, Jason Bondzio kick good
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10
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28
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4
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12:34
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6
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48
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2:13
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Arizona
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49-yard field goal by Jason Bondzio
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10
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31
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.
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10
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31
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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
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AP
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15
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15
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15
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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Coaches
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16
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14
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13
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24
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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Harris
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Not released
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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BCS
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Not released
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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Statistics[]
Team[]
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Team |
Opp
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Scoring |
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Points per Game |
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First Downs |
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Rushing |
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Passing |
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Penalty |
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Total Offense |
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Avg per Play |
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Avg per Game |
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Fumbles-Lost |
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Penalties-Yards |
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Avg per Game |
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Team |
Opp
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Punts-Yards |
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Avg per Punt |
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Time of Possession/Game |
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3rd Down Conversions |
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4th Down Conversions |
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Touchdowns Scored |
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Field Goals-Attempts-Long |
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PAT-Attempts |
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Attendance |
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Games/Avg per Game |
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Scores by quarter[]
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1
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2
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3
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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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TEAM |
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Total |
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Opponents |
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Passing[]
Name |
GP-GS |
Effic |
Att-Cmp-Int |
Pct |
Yds |
TD |
Lng |
Avg/G
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TEAM |
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Opponents |
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Receiving[]
Name |
GP-GS |
No. |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
Avg/G
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Opponents |
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Defense[]
Name
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GP
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Tackles
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Sacks
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Pass Defense
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Interceptions
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Fumbles
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Blkd Kick
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Solo |
Ast |
Total |
TFL-Yds |
No-Yds |
BrUp |
QBH |
No.-Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
Rcv-Yds |
FF
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Total |
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Special teams[]
Name
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Punting
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Kickoffs
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No. |
Yds |
Avg |
Long |
TB |
FC |
I20 |
Blkd
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No. |
Yds |
Avg |
TB |
OB
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Name
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Punt Returns
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Kick Returns
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No. |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long |
No. |
Yds |
Avg |
TD |
Long
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References[]
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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