2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football
2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas, L 24–56 vs. Boise State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	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 ← 2010 2012 →

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.

ConferencePac-12 Conference

South Division

Record6–7 (4–5 Pac-12)

Headcoach

Dennis Erickson (5th season)

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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 postseason due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

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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]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	14	14
Sun Devils	14	10	17	7	48

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#21 Tigers	3	7	6	14	0	30
Sun Devils	7	9	7	7	7	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Sun Devils	7	0	0	7	14
Fighting Illini	10	0	0	7	17

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	3	6	13	0	22
• Arizona State	7	14	7	15	43

2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Schedule

Game summaries

UC Davis

Missouri

Illinois

USC

Oregon State

Utah

Oregon

Colorado

UCLA

Washington State

Arizona

California

Boise State–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

Rankings

References

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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


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

	Week
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Sun Devils	14	3	7	3	27
#9 Ducks	7	14	14	6	41