2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football

Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2009 record	4–8 (2–7 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson
Offensive coordinator	Rich Olson
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bray
Captain	Dexter Davis
Captain	Shawn Lauvao
Captain	Mike Nixon
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium (Capacity: 71,706)
Uniform

2009 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#11 Oregon $		8	–	1		10	–	3
Arizona		6	–	3		8	–	5
Oregon State		6	–	3		8	–	5
Stanford		6	–	3		8	–	5
#22 USC		5	–	4		9	–	4
California		5	–	4		8	–	5
Washington		4	–	5		5	–	7
UCLA		3	–	6		7	–	6
Arizona State		2	–	7		4	–	8
Washington State		0	–	9		1	–	11

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sun Devils were coached by third-year coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils finished the season 4–8 (2–7 Pac-10).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	Idaho State*	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSAZ	W 50–3	42,588^[1]
September 19	7:00 PM	Louisiana-Monroe*	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSAZ	W 38–14	43,780^[2]
September 26	4:00 PM	at No. 17 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ESPNU	L 17–20	92,746^[3]
October 3	4:00 PM	Oregon State	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	Versus	L 17–28	45,373^[4]
October 10	2:00 PM	at Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 27–14	26,010^[5]
October 17	7:15 PM	Washington	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 24–17	53,219^[6]
October 24	7:15 PM	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	FSN	L 14–33	33,090^[7]
October 31	12:30 PM	California	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 21–23	43,659^[8]
November 7	5:00 PM	No. 13 USC	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 9–14	55,282^[9]
November 14	8:20 PM	at No. 16 Oregon	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	ESPN	L 21–44	58,475^[10]
November 21	2:00 PM	at UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 13–23	46,151^[11]
November 28	1:30 PM	Arizona	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)	ABC	L 17–20	55,989^[12]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches. All times are in Mountain Standard Time^[13].

Game notes

Idaho State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Idaho State	0	0	3	0	3
ASU	3	20	13	14	50

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Broadcast: FSN Arizona.

Junior placekicker Thomas Weber ties school record for 5 made field goals in a game and Senior Linebacker Mike Nixon earned Pac-10 Conference Defensive Player of Week for his 3 interceptions one of which returned for a touchdown and blocked punt.

Louisiana-Monroe

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana-Monroe	0	7	0	7	14
ASU	14	10	14	0	38

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Broadcast: FSN Arizona.

Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
ASU	3	0	14	0	17
Georgia	14	0	0	6	20

at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia Broadcast: ESPNU

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	14	7	0	7	28
ASU	3	0	7	7	17

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Broadcast: Versus

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
ASU	7	6	6	8	27
Cougars	0	0	7	7	14

at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

Washington

Broadcast: FSN

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	0	7	3	17
ASU	7	7	3	7	24

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

With the appearance the game would be heading into overtime, ASU quarterback Danny Sullivan threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to receiver Chris McGaha in the last five seconds of the game.

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
ASU	0	0	7	7	14
Cardinal	10	14	0	9	33

at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California Broadcast: FSN

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cal	14	3	3	3	23
ASU	0	14	0	7	21

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Both teams were 2-2 in the conference. The Bears fumbled in their first possession, but scored in the second possession on a Kevin Riley pass to Jahvid Best for 11 yards for a touchdown. Another touchdown pass, from Riley to Marvin Jones, gave Cal a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. For the Sun Devils, Samson Szakacsy completed a pass to Jovon Williams (3 yards) and Danny Sullivan passed to Kyle Williams (80 yards) for touchdowns to tie the game in the second quarter. Then Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 25-yard field goal for Cal before the half.

In the third quarter, Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 51-yard field goal to increase Cal's lead to 6. But Arizona State answered in the fourth quarter with a Cameron Marshall rush touchdown for 6 yards. Giorgio Tavecchio missed a 39-yard field goal with 5:46 left in the game, but kicked a 24-yard field goal to win the game.

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	7	7	0	14
ASU	0	3	6	0	9

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
ASU	0	7	14	0	21
Oregon	14	17	7	6	44

at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
ASU	7	0	0	6	13
UCLA	7	13	0	3	23

at Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	7	7	0	6	20
ASU	0	0	3	14	17

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

References

↑ "Idaho State Bengals vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. September 19, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Georgia Bulldogs Box Score". ESPN. September 26, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "Oregon State Beavers vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. October 3, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington State Cougars Box Score". ESPN. October 10, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "Washington Huskies vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. October 17, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Stanford Cardinal Box Score". ESPN. October 24, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "California Golden Bears vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. October 31, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "USC Trojans vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. November 7, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Oregon Ducks Box Score". ESPN. November 14, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "Arizona State Sun Devils vs. UCLA Bruins Box Score". ESPN. November 21, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. November 28, 2009. Retrieved March 6, 2010.
↑ "Arizona State Sun Devils Football 2010 Schedule". Arizona State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2009.

External links

Arizona State Athletics website

Arizona State Sun Devils football

Venues	Normal Field (1897–1926) Irish Field (1927–1935) Goodwin Stadium (1936–1957) Sun Devil Stadium (1958–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona (Territorial Cup)

Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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