Arizona State Sun Devils football

NCAAFootballSchool
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Location = Tempe, Arizona
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The Arizona State Sun Devils are a major college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Pacific Ten Conference.

The Sun Devils had their greatest success in the 1960s and 1970's under head coach Frank Kush. In that 22-year stretch, they compiled a 176–54–1 record, putting Arizona State on the college football map. From 1969 to 1971, the team put together a school-record 21-game winning streak. In 1996, however, the Sun Devils came within a matter of seconds of pulling out a win in the Rose Bowl against Ohio State that would have given them an undefeated season and possibly a share of the national championship.

The team plays its home games at Sun Devil Stadium, which currently has a capacity of 71,706.

The Sun Devils just finished their first year under head coach Dennis Erickson. Erickson led ASU to a 10-3 record in the 2007 season after an 8–0 start. ASU earned a trip to the Holiday Bowl, where it lost 52–34 to Texas.

Head Coaches

Championships

Conference Championships

Records

All-time bowl record

Arizona State has played in 24 bowls in its history and owns a 12-11-1 record in those games. Among the most common bowls its played in are the Fiesta Bowl (six times) and the Sun Bowl (four times). The team has currently gone to four consecutive bowl games, and nine in the last 12 seasons.

tadiums

*1897-1926 Normal Field
*1927-1935 Irish Field
*1936-1957 Goodwin Stadium
*1958- present Sun Devil Stadium

Rivalry

Arizona State's primary rival is Arizona. The football rivalry game between the schools is known as "The Duel in the Desert". The University of Arizona has the all-time series lead with a record of 44-36-1. This record dates back to 1899 before Arizona State was recognized as a University. Since becoming an official university in 1958,cite web |url=http://www.asu.edu/about/history/|title=Brief History of ASU|] Arizona State has the overall lead in the rivalry series with a record of 28 wins, 21 losses, and one tie, though they went 0–9–1 during a 10 year stretch during the 1980s and 90s. ASU has recently been dominating the series, winning the last three consecutive meetings and 7 of the last 9.

Individual award winners

*"'Bronko Nagurski Trophy:Terrell Suggs - 2002
*Lombardi Award:Terrell Suggs - 2002
*Lou Groza Award:Thomas Weber - 2007
*Ted Hendricks Award:Terrell Suggs - 2002

Current NFL Players

*Adam Archuleta - Safety, free agent
*Josh Barrett - Safety, Denver Broncos
*Andrew Carnahan - Offensive Tackle, Jacksonville Jaguars
*Derek Hagan - Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins
*Todd Heap - Tight End, Baltimore Ravens
*Robert James - Linebacker, Atlanta Falcons
*Brian Jennings - Tight End, San Francisco 49ers
*Levi Jones - Offensive Lineman, Cincinnati Bengals
*Mike Karney - Fullback, New Orleans Saints
*Kyle Kosier - Offensive Lineman, Dallas Cowboys
*Jason Kyle - Long snapper, Carolina Panthers
*Michael Marquardt - Defensive Lineman, Philadelphia Eagles
*Shaun McDonald - Wide Receiver, Detroit Lions
*Zach Miller - Tight End, Oakland Raiders
*Scott Peters - Center, Arizona Cardinals
*Mike Pollak - Guard, Indianapolis Colts
*Brandon Rodd - Offensive Lineman, Buffalo Bills
*Grey Ruegamer - Center, New York Giants
*Derek M. Smith - Linebacker, San Diego Chargers
*Marvel Smith - Offensive Lineman, Pittsburgh Steelers
*Terrelle Smith - Fullback, Arizona Cardinals
*Terrell Suggs - Linebacker, Baltimore Ravens
*Ryan Torain - Running Back, Denver Broncos
*Justin Tyron - Cornerback, Washington Redskins
*Andrew Walter - Quarterback, Oakland Raiders
*Jamar Williams - Linebacker, Chicago Bears

Other Famous Players

*Pat Tillman - Former NFL Safety, killed in action while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom
*Jeremy Staat - Former NFL Defensive Lineman, currently serving in the Iraq War
*J.R. Redmond - Retired NFL Running Back
*Jake Plummer - Retired NFL Quarterback
*Derrick Rodgers - Retired NFL Linebacker
*Danny White - Retired NFL Quarterback
*Phillipi Sparks - Reired NFL Defensive Back
*David Fulcher - Retired NFL Defensive Back
*Mark Gastineau- Retired NFL Defensive End
*John Jefferson-Retired NFL Wide Receiver
*Gerald Riggs - Retired NFL Running Back
*Charley Taylor - Retired NFL Wide Receiver
*Darren Woodson - Retired NFL Safety
*Junior Ah You - Retired CFL Hall of Fame Defensive End
*Eric Allen - Retired NFL Cornerback
*Randall McDaniel - Retired NFL Offensive Lineman
*Bruce Hardy - Retired NFL Tight End
*Larry Gordon - Retired NFL Linebacker
*Art Malone - Retired NFL Running Back
*Benny Malone - Retired NFL Running Back
*Mark Malone - Retired NFL Quarterback
*Mike Pagel - Retired NFL Quarterback
*Paul Justin - Retired NFL Quarterback
*Aaron Cox - Retired NFL Wide Receiver
*Jim Jeffcoat - Retired NFL Defensive Tackle
*Mike Richardson - Retired NFL Safety
*Ron Brown - Retired NFL Wide Receiver
*Mike Haynes - Retired NFL Defensive Back

References

ee also

*2006 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
*2007 Arizona State Sun Devils football team