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2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season|sport=football

|year=2008

|team=Arizona State Sun Devils

|image_size=150

|conference=Pacific-10 Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Pac-10

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|BCSRank=

|record=5–7

|conf_record=4–5

|head_coach=Dennis Erickson

|hc_year=2nd

|off_coach=Rich Olson

|oc_year=2nd

|def_coach=Craig Bray

|dc_year=2nd

|captain=Rudy Carpenter

|captain2=Troy Nolan

|off_scheme=Spread

|def_scheme=4–3

|stadium=Sun Devil Stadium

|champion=

|bowl=

|bowl_result=

|uniform=File:Pac-10-Uniform-ASU-2008.png

}}

{{2008 Pacific-10 football standings}}

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.[https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/_/id/9/arizona-state-sun-devils ESPN]

After the loss to Arizona in the Territorial Cup Arizona State didn’t qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 2003 season.

Before the season

= Recruiting =

See {{tl|College Athlete Recruit Start}}.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2008

| poll = AP

| timezone = Mountain

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = August 30

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 15

| opponent = Northern Arizona

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = FSNAZ

| score = 30–13

| attend = 62,707

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 15

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = FSNAZ

| score = 41–17

| attend = 59,441

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank = 15

| opponent = UNLV

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = FSNAZ

| score = 20–23

| attend = 59,852

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| time = 5:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank =

| opponent = Georgia

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = ABC

| score = 10–27

| attend = 71,706

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| tv = ABC

| score = 14–24

| attend = 58,302

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = USC

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = ABC

| score = 0–28

| attend = 84,956

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = l

| rank =

| opponent = Oregon

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv =

| score = 20–54

| attend = 69,406

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| time = 7:15 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Reser Stadium

| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR

| tv = FSN

| score = 25–27

| attend = 44,109

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| time = 5:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Washington

| site_stadium = Husky Stadium

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| tv = FSNAZ

| score = 39–19

| attend = 57,013

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank =

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv =

| score = 31–0

| attend = 61,490

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 28

| time = 7:30 pm

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = Sun Devil Stadium

| site_cityst = Tempe, AZ

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 34–9

| attend = 61,005

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 6

| time = 6:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Arizona

| gamename = Duel in the Desert

| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium

| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ

| tv = ESPN

| score = 10–31

| attend = 58,704

}}

}}{{Cite web |url=http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/asu-m-footbl-futurescheds.html |title=2008 Schedule |access-date=2008-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306112323/http://thesundevils.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/asu-m-footbl-futurescheds.html |archive-date=2008-03-06 |url-status=dead }}

Roster

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{{col-begin}}

{{col-3}}

Wide receiver

Tight end

Offensive line

{{col-3}}

Quarterback

Running back

Defensive line

{{col-3}}

Defensive back

Linebacker

Long snapper

Kicker / Punter

{{col-end}}

Coaching staff

{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}

Game summaries

= Northern Arizona =

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Northern Arizona

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=3

|R4=10

|RT=13

|Home=ASU

|H1=10

|H2=17

|H3=3

|H4=0

|HT=30

}}

{{Clear}}

= Stanford =

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Stanford

|R1=7

|R2=3

|R3=7

|R4=0

|RT=17

|Home=ASU

|H1=3

|H2=17

|H3=7

|H4=14

|HT=41

}}

{{See also|2008 Stanford Cardinal football team}}

{{Clear}}

= UNLV =

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=UNLV

|R1=0

|R2=10

|R3=0

|R4=10

|R5=3

|RT=23

|Home=ASU

|H1=3

|H2=10

|H3=7

|H4=0

|H5=0

|HT=20

}}

{{Clear}}

= Georgia =

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Georgia

|R1=0

|R2=21

|R3=3

|R4=3

|RT=

|Home=ASU

|H1=0

|H2=3

|H3=7

|H4=0

|HT=

}}

{{See also|2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team}}

{{Clear}}

= California =

{{See also|2008 California Golden Bears football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=ASU

|R1=0

|R2=7

|R3=7

|R4=0

|RT=

|Home=California

|H1=10

|H2=7

|H3=7

|H4=0

|HT=

}}

{{Clear}}

= USC =

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=ASU

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=0

|RT=0

|Home=USC

|H1=7

|H2=14

|H3=0

|H4=7

|HT=28

}}

{{Clear}}

= Oregon =

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Oregon

|R1=13

|R2=10

|R3=21

|R4=10

|RT=54

|Home=ASU

|H1=0

|H2=6

|H3=7

|H4=7

|HT=20

}}

{{Clear}}

= Oregon State =

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=ASU

|R1=3

|R2=3

|R3=10

|R4=9

|RT=25

|Home=Oregon State

|H1=7

|H2=0

|H3=10

|H4=10

|HT=27

}}

{{Clear}}

= Washington =

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=ASU

|R1=3

|R2=13

|R3=7

|R4=16

|RT=39

|Home=Washington

|H1=3

|H2=10

|H3=6

|H4=0

|HT=19

}}

{{Clear}}

= Washington State =

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Washington State

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=0

|RT=0

|Home=ASU

|H1=0

|H2=10

|H3=14

|H4=7

|HT=31

}}

{{Clear}}

= UCLA =

{{See also|2008 UCLA Bruins football team}}

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=UCLA

|R1=3

|R2=3

|R3=3

|R4=0

|RT=9

|Home=ASU

|H1=0

|H2=14

|H3=3

|H4=17

|HT=34

}}

{{Clear}}

= Arizona =

{{See also|2008 Arizona Wildcats football team|Arizona–Arizona State football rivalry}}

{{Americanfootballbox

|bg=

|bg2=

|titlestyle={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Arizona State Sun Devils|border=2}}; text-align:center

|state=collapsed

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

|date=December 6

|time=6:00 p.m.

|road=Arizona St

|R1= 0|R2=10 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Arizona

|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=21 |H4=3

|stadium=Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

|attendance=58,704

|weather=Mostly clear • {{Convert|65|F|C}} • Wind {{Convert|5|mph|km/h knot}} N

|referee=Jack Wood

|TV=ESPN

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/2008/12/6/Stats_655.aspx Box Score]

|stats=

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-2}}

;Arizona St

{{Col-2}}

;Arizona

{{Col-end}}

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryStart|VisitorName=ASU|HomeName=ARIZ|state=collapsed}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=1

| Time=0:31

| Team=Arizona

| DrivePlays=12

| DriveLength=98

| DriveTime=5:44

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Rob Gronkowski

| QB=Willie Tuitama

| yards=17

| kickresult= good

| Kicker=Jason Bondzio

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=0

| Home=7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=10:58

| Team=Arizona State

| DrivePlays=9

| DriveLength=29

| DriveTime=4:25

| Type=FG

| yards=40

| Kicker=Thomas Weber

| Visitor=3

| Home=7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=2

| Time=5:53

| Team=Arizona State

| DrivePlays=5

| DriveLength=19

| DriveTime=2:09

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Andrew Pettes

| QB=Rudy Carpenter

| yards=2

| kickresult= good

| Kicker=Thomas Weber

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=10

| Home=7

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=7:23

| Team=Arizona

| DrivePlays=11

| DriveLength=70

| DriveTime=5:52

| Type=RecTD

| Receiver=Delashaun Dean

| QB=Willie Tuitama

| yards=10

| kickresult= good

| Kicker=Jason Bondzio

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=10

| Home=14

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=4:24

| Team=Arizona

| DrivePlays=4

| DriveLength=34

| DriveTime=1:29

| Type=RushTD

| Runner=Nic Grigsby

| yards=12

| kickresult=good

| Kicker=Jason Bondzio

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=10

| Home=21

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=3

| Time=2:22

| Team=Arizona

| DrivePlays=

| DriveLength=

| DriveTime=

| Type=PuntTD

| Runner=Mike Thomas

| yards=52

| kickresult= good

| Kicker=Jason Bondzio

| 2pt type=run/pass

| 2pt result=good/failed/incomplete

| Visitor=10

| Home=28

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEntry

| Quarter=4

| Time=12:34

| Team=Arizona

| DrivePlays=6

| DriveLength=48

| DriveTime=2:13

| Type=FG

| yards=49

| Kicker=Jason Bondzio

| Visitor=10

| Home=31

}}

{{AmFootballScoreSummaryEnd|Visitor=10|Home=31}}

Rankings

{{See also|2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings}}

{{NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

| finalpollweek = 15

| AP_pre = 15

| AP_1 = 15

| AP_2 = 15

| AP_3 = RV

| AP_4 = NR

| AP_5 = NR

| AP_6 = NR

| AP_7 = NR

| AP_8 = NR

| AP_9 = NR

| AP_10 = NR

| AP_11 = NR

| AP_12 = NR

| AP_13 = NR

| AP_14 = NR

| AP_15 = NR

| coaches_pre = 16

| coaches_1 = 14

| coaches_2 = 13

| coaches_3 = 24

| coaches_4 = NR

| coaches_5 = NR

| coaches_6 = NR

| coaches_7 = NR

| coaches_8 = NR

| coaches_9 = NR

| coaches_10 = NR

| coaches_11 = NR

| coaches_12 = NR

| coaches_13 = NR

| coaches_14 = NR

| coaches_15 = NR

| harrisfirstweek = 4

| harris_4 = NR

| harris_5 = NR

| harris_6 = NR

| harris_7 = NR

| harris_8 = NR

| harris_9 = NR

| harris_10 = NR

| harris_11 = NR

| harris_12 = NR

| harris_13 = NR

| harris_14 = NR

| bcsfirstweek = 7

| bcs_7 = NR

| bcs_8 = NR

| bcs_9 = NR

| bcs_10 = NR

| bcs_11 = NR

| bcs_12 = NR

| bcs_13 = NR

| bcs_14 = NR

}}

Statistics

= Team =

valign="top" |

{| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

! !! 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  

| valign="top" |

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

! !! 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 ==

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|{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=ASU

|R1=

|R2=

|R3=

|R4=

|Home=Opponents

|H1=

|H2=

|H3=

|H4=

}}

= Offense =

== Rushing ==

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

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

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
TEAM         
Total         
Opponents         

== Passing ==

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

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

          
          
TEAM         
          
Total         
Opponents         

== Receiving ==

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

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

          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
Total         
Opponents         

= Defense =

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan="2" | Name

! rowspan="2" | GP

! colspan="4" | Tackles

! Sacks

! colspan="2" | Pass defense

! colspan="4" | Interceptions

! colspan="2" | Fumbles

! rowspan="2" | Blkd
kick

SoloAstTotalTFL-ydsNo-ydsBrUpQBHNo.-ydsAvgTDLongRcv-ydsFF

| Total

= Special teams =

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan="2" | Name

! colspan="8" | Punting

! colspan="5" | Kickoffs

No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd

! No.

YdsAvgTBOB
Total

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"

! rowspan="2" | Name

! colspan="5" | Punt returns

! colspan="5" | Kick returns

No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Total

References

{{Reflist}}

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