1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1996

| team = Arizona State Sun Devils

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Pacific-10 Conference

| short_conf = Pac-10

| CoachRank = 4

| APRank = 4

| record = 11–1

| conf_record = 8–0

| head_coach = Bruce Snyder

| hc_year = 5th

| off_coach = Dan Cozzetto

| oc_year = 5th

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Phil Snow

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| champion = Pac-10 champion

| bowl = Rose Bowl

| bowl_result = L 17–20 vs. Ohio State

}}

The 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bruce Snyder, the Sun Devils compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the Pac-10 title. Arizona State earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, where they Sun Devils lost to Ohio State. The team played home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

Arizona State's 1996 season highlighted by a 19–0 shutout, on September 21, of the top-ranked, two-time defending national champion, Nebraska Cornhuskers in Tempe, ending Nebraska's 26-game win streak. The upset win also gained a measure of revenge from the previous season, when Sun Devils went into Lincoln, Nebraska and were not only defeated by a 77–28 margin, but were enraged after the eventual national champions threw a long touchdown pass in the game's final minutes.

Led by quarterback Jake Plummer, who finished third in the voting for the Heisman Trophy, Arizona State was undefeated heading into the Rose Bowl against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Had the Sun Devils won the game, they would have had a chance of capturing at least a share of the national championship, as they would have been the only undefeated major-college team in the nation. The Sun Devils led 17–14 with 1:47 left in the fourth quarter, but surrendered a late touchdown to Ohio State, falling by a final score of 20–17.

=Schedule=

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1996

| timezone = Mountain

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 20

| opponent = Washington

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = FSN

| score = 45–42

| attend = 73,379

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = North Texas

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv =

| score = 52–7

| attend = 46,173

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| time = 7:15 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = FSN

| score = 19–0

| attend = 74,089

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 6

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = FSN

| score = 48–27

| attend = 54,618

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = Boise State

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv =

| score = 56–7

| attend = 49,018

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| tv = ABC

| score = 42–34

| attend = 66,107

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 4

| opponent = USC

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = ABC

| score = 48–35

| overtime = 2OT

| attend = 74,947

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium

| site_cityst = Stanford, CA

| tv = ABC

| score = 41–9

| attend = 32,550

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time = 2:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Parker Stadium

| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR

| tv =

| score = 29–14

| attend = 21,946

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 9

| time = 4:30 pm

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = FSN

| score = 35–7

| attend = 74,963

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| time = 4:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opponent = Arizona

| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium

| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = FSN

| score = 56–14

| attend = 59,920

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{dow tooltip|January 1, 1997}}, 1997

| time = 1:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| gamename = Rose Bowl

| tv = ABC

| score = 17–20

| attend = 100,635

}}

Rankings

{{Ranking movements

| poll1title = AP

| poll1firstweek = 0

| poll1lastweek = 17

| poll1_0=20

| poll1_1=20

| poll1_2=20

| poll1_3=18

| poll1_4=17

| poll1_5=6 (1)

| poll1_6=5 (1)

| poll1_7=4 (1)

| poll1_8=4 (1)

| poll1_9=4 (1)

| poll1_10=4 (1)

| poll1_11=4 (1)

| poll1_12=4 (2)

| poll1_13=4 (2)

| poll1_14=3 (3)

| poll1_15=2 (5)

| poll1_16=2 (5)

| poll1_17=4

| poll2title = Coaches Poll

| poll2firstweek = 0

| poll2lastweek =17

| poll2_0= NR

| poll2_1= –

| poll2_2= NR

| poll2_3=23

| poll2_4=22

| poll2_5=12

| poll2_6=7

| poll2_7=5

| poll2_8=5

| poll2_9=4

| poll2_10=4

| poll2_11=4

| poll2_12=4

| poll2_13=4

| poll2_14=3 (3)

| poll2_15=2 (6)

| poll2_16=2 (5)

| poll2_17=4

}}

Game summaries

=Washington=

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|date=September 21, 1996

|time=

|road=Washington

|R1=7 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=21

|home=Arizona St

|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=14 |H4=17

|stadium=Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

|attendance=73,379

|weather={{Convert|95|F|C}}

|referee=

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|scoring=

First quarter

ASU – Michael Martin 35-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 11:45. Arizona St 7–0. Drive:
WASH – Dave Janoski 67-yard punt return (kick good). Tie 7–7

Second quarter

WASH – Rashaan Shehee 6-yard run (kick good), 6:19. Washington 14–7. Drive:
ASU – Ricky Boyer 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 0:48. Tie 14–14. Drive:

Third quarter

WASH – Cameron Cleeland 36-yard pass from Shane Fortney (kick good). Washington 21–14. Drive:'
ASU – Michael Martin 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick). Tie 21–21. Drive:
ASU – Isaiah Mustafa recovered fumble in end zone (Robert Nycz kick), 3:07. Arizona St 28–21.

Fourth quarter

ASU – Terry Battle 7-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 14:31. Arizona St 35–21. Drive:
ASU – Steve Bush 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 12:01. Arizona St 42–21. Drive:
WASH – Brock Huard 10-yard run (kick good), 9:00. Arizona St 42–28. Drive:
WASH – Gerald Harris 67-yard pass from Brock Huard (kick good), 7:15. Arizona St 42–35. Drive:
WASH – Corey Dillon 8-yard run (kick good), 5:13. Tie 42–42. Drive:
ASU – Robert Nycz 38-yard field goal, 0:02. Arizona St 45–42. Drive:

|stats=

;Top passers

WASH – Brock Huard – 6/11, 143 yards, TD
ASU – Jake Plummer – 16/30, 186 yards, 3 TD

;Top rushers

WASH
ASU

;Top receivers

WASH
ASU

}}

{{cite news |title=Arizona St. 45, Washington 42 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/colleges/colfoot/0907/asuwash8.htm |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=September 8, 1996 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}

=North Texas=

=Nebraska=

{{AFB game box start

| Title = Nebraska at Arizona State

| Visitor = No. 1 Cornhuskers

| Host = No. 17 Sun Devils

| V1 = 0| V2 = 0| V3 = 0| V4 = 0

| H1 = 9| H2 = 8| H3 = 0| H4 = 2

| Date = September 21

| Location = Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

| StartTime =

| TimeZone = PDT

| Attendance = 74,089

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time=11:38 |Team=ASU |Event=Keith Poole 22-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick) |Score=ASU 7–0 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time=10:38 |Team=ASU |Event=Safety, Ahman Green fumbled out of end zone |Score=ASU 9–0 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=8:59 |Team=ASU |Event=Robert Nycz 27-yard field goal |Score=ASU 12–0 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=2:19 |Team=ASU |Event=Safety, ball snapped out of end zone |Score=ASU 14–0 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=0:30 |Team=ASU |Event=Robert Nycz 44-yard field goal |Score=ASU 17–0 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=6:43 |Team=ASU |Event=Safety, Scott Frost tackled in end zone |Score=ASU 19–0 |LastEntry=yes}}

{{cite news |title=Sun Devils Become Cornshockers: Arizona State Ends Nebraska's 26-Game Winning Streak, 19-0 |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/sep/22/sun-devils-become-cornshockers-arizona-state-ends/ |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=September 22, 1996 |access-date=October 22, 2019}}{{cite news |title=ARIZONA STATE SHOCKS NO. 1 NEBRASKA, 19-0 |url=https://buffalonews.com/1996/09/22/arizona-state-shocks-no-1-nebraska-19-0/ |newspaper=The Buffalo News |date=September 21, 1996 |access-date=October 22, 2019}}{{cite magazine |title=DEVIL OF AN UPSET |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1996/09/30/208933/devil-of-an-upset-arizona-state-ended-nebraskas-26-game-streak-and-joined-the-national-title-race |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=September 30, 1996 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}

=Oregon=

{{cite news |title=No Letdown for Arizona State |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-09-29-sp-48806-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 29, 1996 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}

=Boise State=

{{cite news |title=Arizona State Is Still Running in High Gear, 56-7 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-06-sp-51262-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 6, 1996 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}

=At UCLA=

{{AFB game box start

| Title = Arizona State at UCLA

| Visitor = No. 4 Sun Devils

| Host = Bruins

| V1 = 7| V2 = 7| V3 = 7| V4 = 21

| H1 = 21| H2 = 7| H3 = 6| H4 = 0

| Date = October 12

| Location = Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

| StartTime =

| TimeZone = PDT

| Attendance = 66,107

}}

{{cite news |title=Sun Devils Survive UCLA Scare: Plummer Spearheads Late Rally To Keep Arizona State Unbeaten |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/oct/13/sun-devils-survive-ucla-scare-plummer-spearheads/ |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=October 13, 1996 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}

=USC=

{{cite news |title=ARIZONA ST. 48, USC 35 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-10-20-9610200353-story.html |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=October 20, 1996 |access-date=October 22, 2019}}

=At Stanford=

{{cite news |title=Arizona State Routs Stanford, 41-9 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-10-27-sp-58540-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=October 27, 1996 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}

=At Oregon State=

{{AFB game box start

| Title = Arizona State at Oregon State

| Visitor = No. 4 Sun Devils

| Host = Beavers

| V1 = 6| V2 = 3| V3 = 13| V4 = 7

| H1 = 0| H2 = 14| H3 = 0| H4 = 0

| Date = November 2

| Location = Parker Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon

| StartTime =

| TimeZone = PST

| Attendance = 21,946

}}

{{cite news |title=Arizona St. 29, Oregon St. 14 |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/colleges/colfoot/1102/asuosu.htm |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=November 2, 1996 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}

=California=

{{AFB game box start

| Title = California at Arizona State

| Visitor = Golden Bears

| Host = No. 20 Sun Devils

| V1 = 7| V2 = 0| V3 = 0| V4 = 0

| H1 = 0| H2 = 14| H3 = 7| H4 = 14

| Date = November 9

| Location = Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

| StartTime =

| TimeZone = PST

| Attendance = 74,963

}}

{{cite news |title=Sun Devils Clinch Title: Easy Win Puts Asu In Rose Bowl |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/nov/10/sun-devils-clinch-title-easy-win-puts-asu-in-rose/ |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=November 10, 1996 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}

=At Arizona=

{{see also|1996 Arizona Wildcats football team|Duel in the Desert}}

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|date=November 23, 1996

|time=

|road=Arizona St

|R1=7 |R2=21 |R3=14 |R4=14

|home=Arizona

|H1= 0|H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7

|stadium=Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

|attendance=59,920

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|referee=

|TV=

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|reference=[https://thesundevils.com/sports/2013/4/17/208250205.aspx Recap/Box Score]

|scoring=

First quarter

ASU – Terry Battle 20-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 0:15. Arizona St 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:59.

Second quarter

ASU – Terry Battle 4-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 12:17. Arizona St 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:32.
ARIZ – Keith Smith 1-yard run (Matt Peyton kick), 8:20. Arizona St 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:57.
ASU – Keith Poole 27-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 7:13. Arizona St 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07.
ASU – Terry Battle 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 1:17. Arizona St 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:45.

Third quarter

ASU – Keith Poole 40-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 10:22. Arizona St 35–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:30.
ASU – Steve Bush 10-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 0:39. Arizona St 42–7. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:24.

Fourth quarter

ARIZ – Mikal Smith 98-yard interception return (Matt Peyton kick), 12:18. Arizona St 42–14.
ASU – Marlon Farlow 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 10:47. Arizona St 49–14. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:31.
ASU – Marlon Farlow 8-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 1:06. Arizona St 56–14. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 7:27.

|stats=

;Top passers

ASU – Jake Plummer – 10/19, 201 yards, 3 TD, 2 int
ARIZ – Keith Smith – 6/15, 91 yards, INT

;Top rushers

ASU – Terry Battle – 23 rushes, 143 yards, 3 TD
ARIZ – Leon Callen – 6 rushes, 19 yards

;Top receivers

ASU – Keith Poole – 4 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD
ARIZ – Jeremy McDaniel – 2 receptions, 54 yards

}}

Bruce Snyder's 100th career win
Terry Battle passes 1,000 yards rushing for the season (ASU – 450 rush yards)

{{cite news |title=Arizona State Flattens Arizona |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/nov/24/arizona-state-flattens-arizona/ |newspaper=The Spokesman-Review |date=November 24, 1996 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}

=Vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl)=

{{AFB game box start

|Title=Ohio State vs. Arizona State

|Visitor=No. 4 Buckeyes

|V1= 7|V2= 0|V3= 7|V4=6

|Host=No. 2 Sun Devils

|H1= 0|H2=7 |H3=3 |H4=7

|Date=January 1

|Location=Rose Bowl

|StartTime=

|TimeZone=PST

|ElapsedTime=

|Attendance=100,635

|Weather=

|Referee=Terry Monk

|TVAnnouncers=Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Dick Vermeil (Analyst), and Jack Arute (Sideline)

|TVStation=ABC

}}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time=5:04 |Team=OSU |Event=David Boston 9-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Josh Jackson kick) |Score=OSU 7–0 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time=10:04 |Team=ASU |Event=Ricky Boyer 25-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick) |Score=Tied 7–7 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=9:12 |Team=ASU |Event=Robert Nycz 37-yard field goal |Score=ASU 10–7 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=3 |Time=8:23 |Team=OSU |Event=Dimitrious Stanley 72-yard pass from Joe Germaine (J. Jackson kick) |Score=OSU 14–10 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=1:40 |Team=ASU |Event=Plummer 11-yard run (Nycz kick) |Score=ASU 17–14 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=0:19 |Team=OSU |Event=Boston 5-yard pass from Germaine (kick blocked) |Score=OSU 20–17 |LastEntry=yes}}

{{cite news |title=Time Runs Out on Sun Devils' National Title Bid |url=http://www.nytimes.com/1997/01/02/sports/time-runs-out-on-sun-devils-national-title-bid.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=January 2, 1997 |access-date=October 24, 2019}}

Roster

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{{American football roster/Player|num=41|class=Jr|first=Robert|last=Nycz|pos=K}}

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{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961225151855/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/pac10/sfcg02rn.htm

| head_coach = *Bruce Snyder

| asst_coach =

Dan Cozzetto – Offensive coordinator
Phil Snow – Defensive coordinator
Kevin Wolthausen – Defensive line

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Awards and honors

Jake Plummer: Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, Third in Heisman Trophy balloting
Bruce Snyder: Paul "Bear" Bryant Award{{cite web| url = http://www.nssahalloffame.com/72/index.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071227235216/http://www.nssahalloffame.com/72/index.aspx| archive-date = 2007-12-27| title = Bear Bryant Award Past Winners -}}

1996 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1997 NFL draft.

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align="center" style="background:#82022c;color:#FFFFFF;" \| Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Juan Roque	Tackle	2	35	Detroit Lions
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Jake Plummer	Quarterback	2	42	Arizona Cardinals
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Derek M. Smith	Outside Linebacker	3	80	Washington Redskins
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Derrick Rodgers	Outside Linebacker	3	92	Miami Dolphins
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Keith Poole	Wide receiver	4	116	New Orleans Saints
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Scott Von der Ahe	Linebacker	6	182	Indianapolis Colts
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Shawn Swayda	Defensive tackle	6	196	Chicago Bears
align="center" bgcolor="" \| Terry Battle	Running back	7	206	Detroit Lions
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References

Arizona State

Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football seasons

Category:Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons

Arizona State Sun Devils football