# 2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Todd Graham and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They started the season 5–1, and needed to win one more game to become bowl eligible. However, they lost each of their last six games and did not qualify to play in a bowl game. The low point came in their season finale against in-state rival Arizona. With bowl eligibility on the line, the Sun Devils gave up 511 rushing yards in their 56–35 loss. They finished the season 5–7, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the South Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 8:00 pm | No. 18 (FCS) Northern Arizona* | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | P12N | W 44–13 | 45,300 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Texas Tech* | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | FS1 | W 68–55 | 44,511 |
| September 16 | 6:30 pm | at UTSA* | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN2 | W 32–28 | 29,035 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | California | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN2 | W 51–41 | 49,295 |
| October 1 | 5:30 pm | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | FOX | L 20–41 | 71,214 |
| October 8 | 7:30 pm | UCLA | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN2 | W 23–20 | 48,509 |
| October 15 | 5:00 pm | at Colorado | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | P12N | L 16–40 | 48,588 |
| October 22 | 7:00 pm | Washington State | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | P12N | L 32–37 | 50,582 |
| October 29 | 1:00 pm | at Oregon | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | P12N | L 35–54 | 53,898 |
| November 10 | 7:30 pm | No. 13 Utah | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | FS1 | L 26–49 | 48,220 |
| November 19 | 4:30 pm | at No. 7 Washington | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FOX | L 18–44 | 65,467 |
| November 25 | 7:30 pm | at Arizona | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (rivalry/Territorial Cup) | ESPN | L 35–56 | 50,197 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||
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## Rankings

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

## Game summaries
### vs Northern Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 44 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
* Date: September 3, 2016
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear skies, 99 °F (37 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,300
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Evan Moore (analyst), Drea Avant (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | NAU | ASU |
| First downs | 16 | 27 |
| Total yards | 425 | 456 |
| Rushing yards | 34–56 | 46–276 |
| Passing yards | 369 | 180 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–33–0 | 20–27–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:34 | 26:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Northern Arizona | Passing | Case Cookus | 23/33, 369 yards, TD |
| Northern Arizona | Rushing | Kendyl Taylor | 19 carries, 43 yards |
| Northern Arizona | Receiving | Elijah Marks | 8 receptions, 174 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 20/27, 180 yards, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Manny Wilkins | 14 carries, 89 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Tim White | 9 receptions, 95 yards |

### vs Texas Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Raiders | 14 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 55 |
| Sun Devils | 9 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 68 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
* Date: September 10, 2016
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Mostly clear, 101 °F (38 °C)
* Game attendance: 44,511
* Referee: Scott Campbell
* TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | TTU | ASU |
| First downs | 28 | 34 |
| Total yards | 612 | 652 |
| Rushing yards | 22–72 | 53–301 |
| Passing yards | 540 | 351 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 38–53–2 | 28–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:46 | 36:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas Tech | Passing | Patrick Mahomes | 38/53, 540 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| Texas Tech | Rushing | Patrick Mahomes | 11 carries, 44 yards, TD |
| Texas Tech | Receiving | Cameron Batson | 9 receptions, 148 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 28/37, 351 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Kalen Ballage | 13 carries, 137 yards, 7 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | N'Keal Harry | 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD |

### at UTSA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 3 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 32 |
| Roadrunners | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
* Date: September 16, 2016
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 29,035
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Mark Neely (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst)
| Statistics | ASU | UTSA |
| First downs | 25 | 16 |
| Total yards | 469 | 322 |
| Rushing yards | 48–205 | 30–93 |
| Passing yards | 264 | 229 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–31–1 | 19–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:07 | 29:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 15/31, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Demario Richard | 22 carries, 95 yards |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Cameron Smith | 3 receptions, 88 yards |
| UTSA | Passing | Dalton Strum | 19/37, 229 yards, 3 TD |
| UTSA | Rushing | Dalton Strum | 15 carries, 82 yards, TD |
| UTSA | Receiving | Jarveon Williams | 5 receptions, 81 yards |

### vs California

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 7 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| Sun Devils | 3 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 51 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
* Date: September 24, 2016
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear Skies, 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 49,295
* Referee: Steve Strimling
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Patrick (play-by-play), Ed Cunningham (analyst), Jerry Punch (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | CAL | ASU |
| First downs | 29 | 23 |
| Total yards | 637 | 454 |
| Rushing yards | 37–159 | 50–164 |
| Passing yards | 478 | 290 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 32–56–2 | 21–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:16 | 30:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| California | Passing | Davis Webb | 32/56, 478 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| California | Rushing | Khalfani Muhammad | 12 carries, 84 yards |
| California | Receiving | Chad Hansen | 10 receptions, 110 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 21/30, 290 yards, TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Manny Wilkins | 23 carries, 72 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Tim White | 6 receptions, 86 yards |

### at USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Trojans | 7 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 41 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: October 1, 2016
* Game time: 5:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear skies, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,214
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | ASU | USC |
| First downs | 16 | 23 |
| Total yards | 303 | 523 |
| Rushing yards | 33–75 | 33–157 |
| Passing yards | 228 | 366 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–37–1 | 24–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:27 | 29:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 13/24, 148 yards, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Nick Ralston | 12 carries, 46 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Tim White | 7 receptions, 84 yards |
| USC | Passing | Sam Darnold | 23/33, 352 yards, 3 TD |
| USC | Rushing | Justin Davis | 14 carries, 123 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | JuJu Smith-Schuster | 7 receptions, 123 yards, 3 TD |

### vs UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bruins | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Sun Devils | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 23 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
* Date: October 8, 2016
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Mostly clear, 90 °F (32 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,509
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Allen Bestwick (play-by-play), Mike Bellotti (analyst), Kris Budden (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | UCLA | ASU |
| First downs | 18 | 15 |
| Total yards | 443 | 275 |
| Rushing yards | 23– -1 | 34–79 |
| Passing yards | 444 | 196 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–54–3 | 20–39–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:40 | 29:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UCLA | Passing | Josh Rosen | 24/43, 400 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| UCLA | Rushing | Nate Starks | 14 carries, 31 yards |
| UCLA | Receiving | Austin Roberts | 3 receptions, 106 yards |
| Arizona State | Passing | Brady White | 19/36, 179 yards, TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Demario Richard | 15 carries, 62 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Tim White | 11 receptions, 123 yards |

### at Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 40 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
* Date: October 15, 2016
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Mostly Clear, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,588
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | ASU | COLO |
| First downs | 7 | 27 |
| Total yards | 199 | 580 |
| Rushing yards | 28–50 | 52–315 |
| Passing yards | 149 | 265 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–35–1 | 23–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:24 | 33:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 13/35, 149 yards, TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Demario Richard | 10 carries, 59 yards |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Tim White | 5 receptions, 97 yards |
| Colorado | Passing | Sefo Liuafau | 23/31, 265 yards |
| Colorado | Rushing | Phillip Lindsay | 26 carries, 219 yards, 3 TD |
| Colorado | Receiving | Bobo Bryce | 6 receptions, 110 yards |

### vs Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 32 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
* Date: October 22, 2016
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Mostly clear skies, 92 °F (33 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,582
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | WSU | ASU |
| First downs | 24 | 12 |
| Total yards | 346 | 280 |
| Rushing yards | 19– -52 | 35–113 |
| Passing yards | 398 | 167 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 42–53–0 | 14–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:28 | 25:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington State | Passing | Luke Falk | 42/53, 398 yards, 3 TD |
| Washington State | Rushing | Jamal Morrow | 4 carries, 17 yards |
| Washington State | Receiving | Gabe Marks | 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Dillon Sterling-Cole | 7/16, 86 yards |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Kalen Ballage | 12 carries, 82 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | N'Keal Harry | 6 receptions, 76 yards |

### at Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 14 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 35 |
| Ducks | 17 | 13 | 3 | 21 | 54 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: October 29, 2016
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,898
* Referee: Terry Leyden
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | ASU | ORE |
| First downs | 22 | 30 |
| Total yards | 468 | 734 |
| Rushing yards | 36–139 | 46–245 |
| Passing yards | 329 | 489 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–40–3 | 31–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:08 | 32:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Dillon Sterling-Cole | 21/38, 302 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Kalen Ballage | 18 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Kalen Ballage | 6 receptions, 105 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Justin Herbert | 31/42, 489 yards, 4 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Tony Brooks-James | 9 carries, 132 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Pharaoh Brown | 7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD |

### vs No. 13 Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Utes | 0 | 21 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| Sun Devils | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
* Date: November 10, 2016
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Mostly clear skies, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,220
* Referee: Steve Strimling
* TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | UTAH | ASU |
| First downs | 22 | 18 |
| Total yards | 497 | 396 |
| Rushing yards | 22–201 | 47–41 |
| Passing yards | 296 | 355 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–37–0 | 20–32–2 |
| Time of possession | 23:54 | 36:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah | Passing | Troy Williams | 21/37, 296 yards, 4 TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Joe Williams | 15 carries, 181 yards, 2 TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Raelon Singleton | 4 receptions, 116 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 19/31, 309 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Kalen Ballage | 15 carries, 46 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Kalen Ballage | 7 receptions, 118 yards |

### at No. 7 Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| No. 7 Huskies | 3 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 44 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 19, 2016
* Game time: 4:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 65,467
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | ASU | WASH |
| First downs | 14 | 26 |
| Total yards | 245 | 539 |
| Rushing yards | 27–15 | 33–201 |
| Passing yards | 167 | 269 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–33–1 | 27–44–2 |
| Time of possession | 27:50 | 32:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 20/32, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Demario Richard | 8 carries, 25 yards |
| Arizona State | Receiving | N'Keal Harry | 6 receptions, 114 yards |
| Washington | Passing | Jake Browning | 27/44, 338 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Myles Gaskin | 16 carries, 127 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Dante Pettis | 7 receptions, 105 yards, TD |

### at Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: November 25, 2016
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,197
* Referee: Terry Leyden
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave LaMont (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | ASU | ARIZ |
| First downs | 31 | 19 |
| Total yards | 492 | 588 |
| Rushing yards | 38–120 | 48–511 |
| Passing yards | 372 | 77 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 43–60–1 | 3–8–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:56 | 24:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 43/58, 372 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Manny Wilkins | 23 carries, 79 yards |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Fred Gammage | 12 receptions, 116 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 3/8, 77 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 12 carries, 183 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Nate Phillips | 2 receptions, 68 yards, TD |