2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season

2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football

Maaco Bowl Las Vegas, L 24–56 vs. Boise State

Conference| Pac-12 Conference
Division| South Division
Record| 6–7 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach|

* Dennis Erickson (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Noel Mazzone (2nd season)
Offensive scheme| Spread
Defensive coordinator| Craig Bray (5th season)
Base defense| 4–3
Captain| Omar Bolden
Garth Gerhart
Brock Osweiler
Colin Parker
T.J. Simpson
Home stadium| Sun Devil Stadium

Seasons

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2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 7 Stanford x%  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Washington |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
California |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Oregon State |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Washington State |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
South Division
No. 6 USC †  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
UCLA xy  |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 8  |
Utah |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Arizona State |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Arizona |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Colorado |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 10  |
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* % - BCS at-large representative
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions

Rankings from AP Poll
Arizona State players enter the stadium

The 2011 Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fifth year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games in Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. They are a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place in the South Division. They were invited to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas where they were defeated by Boise State.

At the end of the regular season, head coach Dennis Erickson was fired. He stayed on to coach in the Sun Devils bowl game and finished with a five-year record of 31–31.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 7:00 pm| UC Davis*| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| FSAZ| W 48–14| 45,671[2]
September 9| 7:30 pm| No. 21 Missouri*| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| ESPN| W 37–30 OT| 70,236[3]
September 17| 4:00 pm| at Illinois*| No. 22|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| BTN| L 14–17| 50,669[4]
September 24| 7:15 pm| No. 23 USC| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| ESPN| W 43–22| 61,495[5]
October 1| 7:30 pm| Oregon State| No. 25|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| FSAZ| W 35–20| 57,437[6]
October 8| 12:30 pm| at Utah| No. 22|

* Rice-Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| FSN| W 35–14| 45,089[7]
October 15| 7:15 pm| at No. 9 Oregon| No. 18|

* Autzen Stadium
* Eugene, OR (College GameDay)

| ESPN| L 27–41| 60,055[8]
October 29| 3:30 pm| Colorado| No. 23|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| FSAZ| W 48–14| 53,168[9]
November 5| 4:30 pm| at UCLA| No. 20|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA

| Versus| L 28–29| 65,438[10]
November 12| 8:30 pm| at Washington State| |

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| Versus| L 27–37| 27,213[11]
November 19| 7:30 pm| Arizona| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)

| FSAZ| L 27–31| 72,694[12]
November 25| 8:15 pm| California| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| ESPN| L 38–47| 52,350[13]
December 22| 6:00 pm| vs. No. 8 Boise State*| |

* Sam Boyd Stadium
* Whitney, NV (Maaco Bowl Las Vegas)

| ESPN| L 24–56| 35,720

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

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## Game summaries

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### UC Davis

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Aggies  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 14
Sun Devils | 14  | 10  | 17  | 7 | 48

See also: 2011 UC Davis Aggies football team

The Sun Devils played the UC Davis Aggies on September 1 and won 48–14. Quarterback Brock Osweiler threw two touchdown passes – both of them to receiver Aaron Pflugrad – and finished with 19 completions on 26 attempts before leaving with leg cramps in the third quarter. Running back Cameron Marshall added two rushing touchdowns as the Sun Devils amassed 217 yards on the ground. ASU's defense managed to keep the Aggies scoreless until the fourth quarter; the Aggies scored both touchdowns against ASU's reserves.[15]

Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | UC Davis  | Arizona State
1  | 10:43  | 3  | 55  | 1:02  | Arizona State  | Cameron Marshall 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good  | 0  | 7
1  | 3:40  | 4  | 15  | 1:09  | Arizona State  | Cameron Marshall 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good  | 0  | 14
2  | 14:53  | 4  | 49  | 1:17  | Arizona State  | Aaron Pflugrad 31-yard touchdown reception from Brock Osweiler, Alex Garoutte kick good  | 0  | 21
2  | 0:02  | 6  | 19  | 1:33  | Arizona State  | 49-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte  | 0  | 24
3  | 14:46  |  |  |  | Arizona State  | Kickoff returned 98 yards for touchdown by Jamal Miles, Alex Garoutte kick good  | 0  | 31
3  | 6:03  | 9  | 81  | 4:05  | Arizona State  | Aaron Pflugrad 13-yard touchdown reception from Brock Osweiler, Alex Garoutte kick good  | 0  | 38
3  | 0:48  | 8  | 34  | 2:50  | Arizona State  | 25-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte  | 0  | 41
4  | 12:21  | 7  | 69  | 3:20  | UC Davis  | Nick Aprile 48-yard touchdown run, Sean Kelley kick good  | 7  | 41
4  | 9:43  | 6  | 31  | 2:27  | Arizona State  | Marcus Washington 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good  | 7  | 48
4  | 6:26  | 9  | 71  | 3:07  | UC Davis  | Josh Reese 1-yard touchdown run, Sean Kelley kick good  | 14  | 48
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 14  | 48

### Missouri

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Jamal Miles caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Brock Osweiler in overtime, then the defense held Missouri out of the end zone on their possession to seal Arizona State's wild win over No. 21 Missouri, 37 - 30. The win was Dennis Erickson's 28th career victory over a ranked opponent.

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#21 Tigers  | 3  | 7  | 6  | 14| 0 | 30
Sun Devils | 7  | 9  | 7  | 7| 7 | 37

See also: 2011 Missouri Tigers football team

### Illinois

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#22 Sun Devils  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 14
Fighting Illini | 10  | 0  | 0  | 7 | 17

See also: 2011 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

### USC

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See also: 2011 USC Trojans football team

#23 USC at Arizona State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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USC | 3 | 6| 13| 0 | 22
• Arizona State | 7 | 14| 7| 15 | 43

* Date: September 24
* Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
* Game start: 10:15 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 61,495

| Scoring summary

1| 13:29| ASU| Cameron Marshall 70-yard run (Alex Garoutte kick)| ASU 7-0
1| 5:42| USC| Andre Heidari 41-yard field goal| ASU 7-3
2| 12:43| ASU| Gerell Robinson 2-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick)| ASU 14-3
2| 7:05| USC| Andre Heidari 29-yard field goal| ASU 14-6
2| 2:07| ASU| Jamal Miles 3-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garroute kick)| ASU 21-6
2| 0:47| USC| Andre Heidari 33-yard field goal| ASU 21-9
3| 12:16| USC| Marqise Lee 24-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Andre Heidari kick)| ASU 21-16
3| 6:41| USC| Marc Tyler 10-yard run (run failed)| USC 22-21
3| 4:11| ASU| Cameron Marshall 3-yard run (Alex Garroutte kick)| ASU 28-22
4| 6:48| ASU| Cameron Marshall 4-yard run (Brock Osweiler to Jamal Miles pass)| ASU 36-22
4| 6:37| ASU| Shelley Lyons 41-yard interception return (Alex Garrutte kick)| ASU 43-22

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USC had won the last 11 meetings, with Arizona State last defeating USC in 1999. In this game, USC led 22–21 in the third quarter, but Arizona State then scored 22 unanswered points to win 43–22.

### Oregon State

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Beavers  | 6  | 7  | 7  | 0 | 20
#25 Sun Devils | 0  | 21  | 7  | 7 | 35

See also: 2011 Oregon State Beavers football team

### Utah

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See also: 2011 Utah Utes football team

#22 Arizona State at Utah  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• Arizona State | 7 | 3| 18| 7 | 35
Utah | 7 | 0| 7| 0 | 14

* Date: October 8
* Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium, Salt Lake City, UT
* Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game attendance: 45,089

| Scoring summary

1| 10:01| UTAH| John White IV 30-yard run (Coleman Petersen kick)| UTAH 7-0
1| 4:31| ASU| Jamal Miles 5-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick)| Tied 7-7
2| 1:22| ASU| Alex Garoutte 27-yard field goal| ASU 10-7
3| 10:32| UTAH| Dallin Rogers 2-yard pass from Jon Hays (Coleman Petersen kick)| UTAH 14-10
3| 5:00| ASU| Alex Garoutte 35-yard field goal| UTAH 14-13
3| 2:33| ASU| Mike Willie 14-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Brock Osweiler to Aaron Pflugard pass)| ASU 21-14
3| 1:17| ASU| Cameron Marshall 4-yard run (Alex Garoutte kick)| ASU 28-14
4| 10:39| ASU| Mike Willie 12-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick)| ASU 35-14

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### Oregon

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#18 Sun Devils  | 14  | 3  | 7  | 3 | 27
#9 Ducks | 7  | 14  | 14  | 6 | 41

See also: 2011 Oregon Ducks football team

### Colorado

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Buffaloes  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 14
#23 Sun Devils | 21  | 10  | 10  | 7 | 48

See also: 2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team

### UCLA

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#20 Sun Devils  | 7  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 28
Bruins | 6  | 10  | 7  | 6 | 29

See also: 2011 UCLA Bruins football team

First Quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 11-yard run (Tyler Gonzalez kick failed); ASU – A.J. Pickens 35-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick)

Second Quarter scoring: ASU – C. Marshall 14-yard run (Garoutte kick); UCLA – Gonzalez 43-yard field goal; UCLA – Derrick Coleman 1-yard run (Gonzalez kick)

Third Quarter scoring: UCLA – Nelson Rosario 76-yard pass from Kevin Prince (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Jamal Miles, 9-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Garoutte kick)

Fourth Quarter scoring: ASU – Osweiler 1-yard run (Garoutte kick); UCLA – Coleman 1-yard run (Prince pass failed)

### Washington State

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Sun Devils  | 7  | 13  | 7  | 0 | 27
Cougars | 6  | 10  | 7  | 14 | 37

See also: 2011 Washington State Cougars football team

### Arizona

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Wildcats | 14  | 3  | 0  | 14 | 31
Sun Devils  | 7  | 14  | 3  | 3 | 27

See also: 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team

### California

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Golden Bears | 17  | 10  | 14  | 6 | 47
Sun Devils  | 7  | 21  | 10  | 0 | 38

See also: 2011 California Golden Bears football team

### Boise State–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

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Sun Devils  | 0  | 3  | 7  | 14 | 24
#8 Broncos | 14  | 14  | 7  | 21 | 56

See also: 2011 Boise State Broncos football team and 2011 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

## Rankings

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See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| Final
AP| RV| RV| 22| RV| 25| 22| 18| 24| 23| 20| RV| RV| —| —| —| —
Coaches| RV| 23| 18| RV| RV| 24| 20| 25| 20| 18| RV| RV| —| —| —| —
Harris| Not released| 19| 23| 20| 19| RV| RV| —| —| —| Not released
BCS| Not released| —| 21| 19| —| —| —| —| —| Not released

## References

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1. ^ "Arizona St. fires Erickson following late collapse". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 28, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
2. ^ "UC Davis Aggies vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. September 1, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.
3. ^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. September 9, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
4. ^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Illinois Fighting Illini Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2011.
5. ^ "USC Trojans vs. Arizona State Box Score". ESPN. September 24, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
6. ^ "Oregon State Beavers vs. Arizona State Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
7. ^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Utah Utes Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
8. ^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN. October 15, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2011.
9. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes vs. Arizona State Sun Devils". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
10. ^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
11. ^ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
12. ^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
13. ^ "California Golden Bears vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. November 25, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
14. ^ "2011 Arizona State Football Schedule". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
15. ^ "Brock Osweiler throws for two TDs before leaving as Sun Devils roll". Associated Press. ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
16. ^ USC Trojans vs. Arizona State Sun Devils - Recap. ESPN.com. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
17. ^ Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Utah Utes - Recap. ESPN.com

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