2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football
2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	5–7 (4–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Rich Olson (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bray (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Rudy Carpenter; Troy Nolan;
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Uniform

2008 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 USC $	8	–	1	12	–	1
No. 10 Oregon	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 18 Oregon State	7	–	2	9	–	4
California	6	–	3	9	–	4
Arizona	5	–	4	8	–	5
	4	–	5	5	–	7
Stanford	4	–	5	5	–	7
UCLA	3	–	6	4	–	8
Washington State	1	–	8	2	–	11
Washington	0	–	9	0	–	12

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 didn’t qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 2003 season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	7:00 pm	Northern Arizona*	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	W 30–13	62,707	^[2]
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		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 14–24	58,302
October 11	12:30 pm	at No. 8 USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	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		Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSN	L 25–27	44,109
November 8	5:00 pm	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	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		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	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

Wide receiver

1 Michael Jones - Sr.
2 Brandon Smith - Jr.
4 Gerell Robinson - Fr.
5 Kerry Taylor - So.
6 Kyle Williams - Jr.
9 A.J. Pickens - Fr
13 Chris McGaha - Jr.
16 Nate Kimbrough - Sr.
17 Dustin Driscoll - So.
19 Kemonte Bateman - Fr.
23 Tony Simmons - So.
32 Allante Battle - Fr.
32o Bryant Piva - Jr.
81 Gerald Montgomery - Fr.
85 Brian Matsumoto - Jr.
86 T.J. Simpson - Fr.

Tight end

81 Wes Evans - Sr.
82 Lance Evbuomwan - So.
83 Stanley Malamala - Jr.
84 Jovon Williams - Jr.
87 Steven Figueroa Fr.
88 Andrew Pettes - Sr.
89 Dan Knapp - Fr.
96 Toa Tuitea - Fr.

Offensive line

51o Clay Davie - Fr.
52 Garth Gerhart - Fr.
56 Thomas Altieri - Jr.
59 Jon Hargis - So.
60 Chris Scott - Fr.
63 Paul Fanaika - Sr.
64 Isaiah Williams - So.
66 Matt Hustad - Fr.
67 Shawn Lauvao - Jr.
68 Trent Marsh Fr.
70 Mike Marcisz - Fr.
72 Andrew Sampson - Fr.
73 Zach Schlink - Fr.
74 Tom Njunge - Jr.
76 Patrick Jamison - Fr.
77 Adam Tello - Fr.
78 Kyle Johnson - Fr.
79 Brent Good- Jr.

Quarterback

7 Jack Elway - Fr.
8 Chasen Stangel - Fr.
10 Samson Szakacsy - Fr.
12 Rudy Carpenter - Sr.
15 Danny Sullivan - Jr.

Running back

20 Jarrell Woods - So.
21 Ryan Bass - Fr.
24 Keegan Herring - Sr.
29 Avory Battle - Fr.
30 Cole Ptacek - So.
31 Dimitri Nance - Jr.
36 Shaun DeWitty - Jr.

Defensive line

34 James Brooks - . Fr.
49 Luis Vasquez - Sr.
50 Lawrence Guy - Fr.
51 Otis Jones - Fr.
54 Paul Unga - Sr.
55 Jamarr Robinson - So.
58 Dexter Davis - Jr.
61 Bo Moos - Fr.
65 David Bertrand - Jr.
77 Saia Falahola - So.
90 David Smith - Sr.
91 Leo Montt - Jr.
92 Jamarr Jarrett - Fr.
93 Zeb Togiai - Fr.
94 Alex Asi - Sr.
95 Eric Tanner - Jr.
96 Toa Tuitea - Fr.
97 Michael Jewell - Fr.
98 Zach Brown - So.
99 Jonathan English - So.
45. Spencer Gasu. - "Jr."

Defensive back

1 Deveron Carr - Fr.
3 Omar Bolden - So.
5 Terell Carr - Jr.
8 Jarrell Holman - Jr.
13 Cameron Harkey - Jr.
14 Troy Nolan - Sr.
15 Angelo Fobbs-Valentino - Sr.
16 Kamron Brown - So.
17 Travis Smith - Jr.
19 Max Tabach - So.
20 Jonathan Clark - Fr.
22 Rodney Cox - Sr.
23 Josh Jordan - Fr.
26 Larry Kelly - Fr.
28 Taylor Ashton - Fr.
31 Pierre Singfield - Jr.
36 Corey Henderson - Sr.
37 Mike Callaghan - So.
38 Greg Cole - Jr.

Linebacker

2 Ryan McFoy - Jr.
4 Chad Lindsey - Jr.
18 Oliver Aaron - Fr.
21 Colin Parker - Fr.
25 Mike Nixon - Jr.
30 Derrall Anderson - Fr.
39 Ryan Skorupka - Jr.
41 Shelly Lyons - Fr.
43 Anthony Reyes - Sr.
44 Travis Goethel - Jr.
46 Jeff Bereuter - So.
47 Gerald Munns - Jr.
48 Brandon Magee - Fr.
52 Morris Wooten - Sr.
55 Tom DeMichele - Fr.

Long snapper

51 Mr. America Clay Davie - Fr.
57 Thomas Ohmart- Fr.

Kicker / Punter

28 Thomas Weber - So.
43 Zach Richards - Fr.
91 Kevin Ivkovich - So.

Game summaries

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Northern Arizona	0	0	3	10	13
ASU	10	17	3	0	30

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Stanford	7	3	7	0	17
ASU	3	17	7	14	41

UNLV

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
UNLV	0	10	0	10	3	23
ASU	3	10	7	0	0	20

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	0	21	3	3	27
ASU	0	3	7	0	10

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
ASU	0	7	7	0	14
California	10	7	7	0	24

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
ASU	0	0	0	0	0
USC	7	14	0	7	28

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon	13	10	21	10	54
ASU	0	6	7	7	20

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
ASU	3	3	10	9	25
Oregon State	7	0	10	10	27

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
ASU	3	13	7	16	39
Washington	3	10	6	0	19

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington State	0	0	0	0	0
ASU	0	10	14	7	31

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	3	3	3	0	9
ASU	0	14	3	17	34

Arizona

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

Quarter	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

Game information

Arizona St

Rudy Carpenter
13/31, 124 yds, TD, int
Keegan Herring
14 rush, 31 yds
Kyle Williams
3 rec, 40 yds

Arizona

Willie Tuitama
25/37, 284 yds, 2 TD, int
Nic Grigsby
22 rush, 114 yds, TD
Mike Thomas
9 rec, 75 yds

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	ASU	ARIZ
1	0:31	12	98	5:44	Arizona	Rob Gronkowski 17-yard touchdown reception from Willie Tuitama, Jason Bondzio kick good	0	7
2	10:58	9	29	4:25	Arizona State	40-yard field goal by Thomas Weber	3	7
2	5:53	5	19	2:09	Arizona State	Andrew Pettes 2-yard touchdown reception from Rudy Carpenter, Thomas Weber kick good	10	7
3	7:23	11	70	5:52	Arizona	Delashaun Dean 10-yard touchdown reception from Willie Tuitama, Jason Bondzio kick good	10	14
3	4:24	4	34	1:29	Arizona	Nic Grigsby 12-yard touchdown run, Jason Bondzio kick good	10	21
3	2:22				Arizona	Punt returned 52 yards for touchdown by Mike Thomas, Jason Bondzio kick good	10	28
4	12:34	6	48	2:13	Arizona	49-yard field goal by Jason Bondzio	10	31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							10	31

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	15	15	15	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	16	14	13	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Harris	Not released				—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

References

^ ESPN
^ "Carpenter throws for 338 in ASU win". Arizona Daily Star. August 31, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "2008 Schedule". Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008.

[1] ESPN

[2] "Carpenter throws for 338 in ASU win". Arizona Daily Star. August 31, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "2008 Schedule". Archived from the original on March 6, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008.

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