# 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 2021 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sun Devils played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, and competed in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Herm Edwards.
On April 19, 2024, Arizona State vacated all 8 of their wins from the 2021 season due to NCAA violations stemming from Arizona State offering recruiting inducements, impermissible tryouts and tampering. Arizona State ended the season with an 0–5 record.

## Offseason
### 2021 NFL draft
#### ASU players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
| #6 | 187 | Frank Darby | WR | Atlanta Falcons |

#### Undrafted NFL free agents

| Player | Position | NFL Team |
| Mitchell Fraboni | LS | Houston Texans |
| Aashari Crosswell | S | Seattle Seahawks |

### Recruiting class

The Sun Devils signed a total of 17 student–athletes on National Signing Day.

#### Recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Isaiah Johnson CB | Playa Del Rey, CA | St. Bernard High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 3, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Tommi Hill CB | Orlando, FL | Edgewater High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jul 15, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83 ||||||
| Ezra Dotson-Oyetade OL | Garland, TX | Lakeview Centennial High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | Aug 24, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Lonyatta Alexander WR | Burien, WA | Kennedy High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | Jul 17, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Jaydon Williams OLB | Dallas, TX | South Oak Cliff High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | May 1, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 ||||||
| Robert Regan CB | Orange, CA | Orange Lutheran High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | Jul 20, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Finn Collins QB | Mission Hills, CA | Bishop Alemany High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Apr 7, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Eric Gentry DE | Philadelphia, PA | Neumann Goretti High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jul 23, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Austin Barry OL | Riverside, CA | John W. North High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Isaia Glass OT | Queen Creek, AZ | Queen Creek High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Jul 12, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Gharin Stansbury DE | Franklin, LA | Franklin Senior High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Jul 19, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Armon Bethea OL | Brooklyn, NY | Erasmus Hall High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 310 lb (140 kg) | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Edward Czaplicki K | Charlotte, NC | Providence High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jun 26, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: ||||||

### Position key

| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB |
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E |
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K |
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB |
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |

### Transfers

Outgoing
The Sun Devils lost fifteen players via transfer portal for the 2021 season.
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | New school |
| Demetrious Flowers | #9 | RB | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 200 pounds (91 kg) | Freshman | Bellflower, CA | TBD |
| Nolan Matthews | #88 | TE | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 242 pounds (110 kg) | Sophomore | Frisco, TX | Southern Methodist |
| Jordan Kerley | #8 | WR | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 pounds (84 kg) | Sophomore | Austin, TX | Southern Methodist |
| Brandon Pierce | #85 | WR | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 pounds (79 kg) | Senior | Mission Hills, CA | TBD |
| Keith Davis | #26 | WR | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 187 pounds (85 kg) | Sophomore | Northridge, CA | TBD |
| Joshua Hart | #89 | WR | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 181 pounds (82 kg) | Freshman | Tucson, AZ | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| Tannor Park | #83 | WR | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 pounds (84 kg) | Junior | Elgin, IL | TBD |
| Elijah Juarez | #30 | LB | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 240 pounds (110 kg) | Sophomore | Long Beach, CA | TBD |
| KJ Jarrell | #10 | S | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 pounds (79 kg) | Junior | Scottsdale, AZ | TBD |
| Kevin Macias | #44 | P | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 203 pounds (92 kg) | Senior | Mesa, AZ | Montana |
| Josh Plaster | #46 | P | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 176 pounds (80 kg) | Sophomore | Flower Mound, TX | TBD |
| Cristian Zendejas | #45 | K | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 180 pounds (82 kg) | Junior | | N/A |
Incoming
The Sun Devils add six players via transfer portal from the 2021 season.
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Prev. school |
| Bryan Thompson | – | WR | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 pounds (86 kg) | Junior | Moreno Valley, CA | Utah |
| Jalin Conyers | – | TE | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 pounds (100 kg) | Sophomore | Gruver, TX | Oklahoma |
| Triston Miller | – | OT | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 290 pounds (130 kg) | Junior | Charlotte, NC | North Carolina |
| Travez Moore | – | DE | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 250 pounds (110 kg) | Graduate Transfer | Bastrop, LA | Louisiana State |
| Xavier Steele | – | LB | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 pounds (86 kg) | Senior | Hemet, CA | Massachusetts |
| Chandler Fincher | – | LB | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 pounds (79 kg) | Sophomore | Newport Beach, CA | Texas Christian |

## Preseason
### Pac-12 Media Day

The Pac-12 Media Day was held on July 27, 2021 in Hollywood, California. Arizona State head coach Herm Edwards, quarterback Jayden Daniels, and defensive back Chase Lucas were in attendance to field questions from the media.
Media poll (South Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | USC | 223(27) |
| 2 | Utah | 183(6) |
| 3 | Arizona State | 170(6) |
| 4 | UCLA | 135(1) |
| 5 | Colorado | 88 |
| 6 | Arizona | 41 |

### Preseason All-Pac-12 teams

First team
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| First Team Offense ||||
| OL | Dohnovan West | So. | Arizona State |
| First Team Defense ||||
| DL | Jermayne Lole | Jr. | Arizona State |
| DB | Chase Lucas | Sr. | Arizona State |
| First Team Special teams ||||
| P | Michael Turk | Jr. | Arizona State |
Second team
| Position | Player | Class | Team |
| Second Team Offense ||||
| QB | Jayden Daniels | So. | Arizona State |
| RB | Rachaad White | Jr. | Arizona State |
| OL | Kellen Diesch | GT. | Arizona State |
| Second Team Defense ||||
| DL | Tyler Johnson | Jr. | Arizona State |
| DB | Evan Fields | Sr. | Arizona State |
| Second Team Special teams ||||
| RS | D.J. Taylor | Fr. | Arizona State |

## Personnel
### Roster

Arizona State roster as of week 1. (as of September 3, 2021)

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Alma mater | Consecutive season at Arizona State in current position |
| Herm Edwards | Head coach | San Diego State University | 4th |
| Marvin Lewis | Special assistant to the head coach | Idaho State University | 1st |
| Antonio Pierce | Associate head coach/defensive Coordinator/recruiting coordinator | University of Arizona | 4th |
| Shawn Slocum | Assistant coach/special teams Coordinator | Texas A&M University | 4th |
| Zak Hill | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Coach | Central Washington University | 2nd |
| Shaun Aguano | Running backs coach | Linfield University | 3rd |
| Robert Rodriguez | Defensive line coach | University of Texas at El Paso | 2nd |
| Prentice Gill | Co-wide receivers coach and assistant recruiting coordinator | University of Southern California | 2nd |
| Chris Hawkins | Defensive backs coach | University of Southern California | 2nd |
| Adam Breneman | Tight ends coach | University of Massachusetts | 1st |
| Mike Cavanaugh | Offensive line coach | Southern Connecticut State University | 1st |
| Chris Claiborne | Linebackers coach | University of Southern California | 1st |

#### Graduate assistants

| Name | Position | Alma mater | Consecutive season at Arizona State in current position |
| Tyson McDaniel | Offensive graduate assistant | Arizona State University | 2nd |
| Bobby Wade | Offensive graduate assistant | University of Arizona | 1st |
| Steven Beard | Defensive graduate assistant | Arizona State University | 3rd |
| Shaun Prater | Defensive graduate assistant | Arizona State University | 1st |

#### Analysts

| Name | Position | Alma mater | Consecutive season at Arizona State in current position |
| Trey Anderson | Offensive analyst | Arizona State University | 1st |
| Juston Wood | Offensive analyst | Portland State University | 1st |
| Anthony Garnett | Defensive analyst | Ohio University | 3rd |
| Michael Fletcher | Defensive analyst | University of Oregon | 1st |
| Marcus Lewis | Defensive analyst | Indiana State University | 1st |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Southern Utah* | No. 25 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | P12N | W 41–14 (vacated) | 44,456 |
| September 11 | 7:30 p.m. | UNLV* | No. 23 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN2 | W 37–10 (vacated) | 42,918 |
| September 18 | 7:15 p.m. | at No. 23 BYU* | No. 19 | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | ESPN | L 17–27 | 61,570 |
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Colorado | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPNU | W 35–13 (vacated) | 44,803 |
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 20 UCLA | | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FS1 | W 42–23 (vacated) | 40,522 |
| October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Stanford | No. 22 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN | W 28–10 (vacated) | 46,192 |
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Utah | No. 18 | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | ESPN | L 21–35 | 51,724 |
| October 30 | 12:00 p.m. | Washington State | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | FS1 | L 21–34 | 46,136 |
| November 6 | 7:30 p.m. | USC | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN | W 31–16 (vacated) | 53,926 |
| November 13 | 4:00 p.m. | at Washington | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FS1 | W 35–30 (vacated) | 57,858 |
| November 20 | 7:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | ESPN | L 10–24 | 29,579 |
| November 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Arizona | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (rivalry) | P12N | W 38–15 (vacated) | 52,305 |
| December 30 | 8:30 p.m. | vs. Wisconsin* | | Allegiant StadiumParadise, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) | ESPN | L 13–20 | 32,515 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Vs. Southern Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thunderbirds | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 25 Sun Devils | 13 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
* Date: September 2, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C) Clear, Sunny
* Game attendance: 44,456
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | Southern Utah | Arizona State |
| First downs | 15 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 57–224 | 58–427 |
| Rushes–yards | 26–78 | 40–228 |
| Passing yards | 146 | 199 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 19–31–3 | 14–18–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:06 | 29:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Southern Utah | Passing | Justin Miller | 19/30, 146 yards, 3 int |
| Southern Utah | Rushing | Dayne Christensen | 10 carries, 28 yards |
| Southern Utah | Receiving | Lance Lawson | 1 reception, 28 yards |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 10/12, 132 yards |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Rachaad White | 7 carries, 58 yards |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Curtis Hodges | 2 receptions, 56 yards |

### Vs. UNLV

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rebels | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 23 Sun Devils | 0 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 37 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
* Date: September 11, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 102 °F (39 °C) Clear, Sunny
* Game attendance: 42,918
* Referee: Cal McNeill
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
| Statistics | UNLV | Arizona State |
| First downs | 11 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 51–155 | 76–465 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–88 | 47–290 |
| Passing yards | 67 | 175 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–19–0 | 20–29–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:17 | 34:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UNLV | Passing | Doug Brumfield | 6/14, 60 yards |
| UNLV | Rushing | Doug Brumfield | 8 rushes, 50 yards, TD |
| UNLV | Receiving | Kyle Williams | 2 receptions, 27 yards |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 20/29, 175 yards, 2 TD, int |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Jayden Daniels | 13 rushes, 129 yards |
| Arizona State | Receiving | LV Bunkley-Shelton | 3 receptions, 42 yards, TD |

### At No. 23 BYU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 Sun Devils | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 23 Cougars | 7 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah
* Date: September 18, 2021
* Game time: 7:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), Clear, Sunny
* Game attendance: 61,570
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
| Statistics | Arizona State | BYU |
| First downs | 19 | 23 |
| Plays–yards | 62–426 | 67–361 |
| Rushes–yards | 33–161 | 39–144 |
| Passing yards | 265 | 217 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–29–2 | 16–28–2 |
| Time of possession | 32:23 | 27:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 21/29, 265 yards, 2 int |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Daniyel Ngata | 8 rushes, 82 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Rachaad White | 9 receptions, 65 yards |
| BYU | Passing | Jaren Hall | 15/27, 214 yards, 2 TD, 2 int |
| BYU | Rushing | Tyler Allgeier | 21 rushes, 69 yards, TD |
| BYU | Receiving | Gunner Romney | 6 receptions, 95 yards, TD |

### Vs. Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
* Date: September 25, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C), Sunny
* Game attendance: 44,803
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Tom Ramsey (analyst)
| Statistics | Colorado | Arizona State |
| First downs | 18 | 25 |
| Plays–yards | 61–250 | 59–439 |
| Rushes–yards | 44–183 | 32–167 |
| Passing yards | 67 | 272 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 7–17–0 | 20–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:55 | 31:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado | Passing | Brendon Lewis | 7/17, 67 yards |
| Colorado | Rushing | Alex Fontenot | 14 rushes, 67 yards, TD |
| Colorado | Receiving | Ty Robinson | 1 reception, 26 yards |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 18/25, 236 yards |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Jayden Daniels | 7 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | LV Bunkley-Shelton | 4 reception, 76 yards |

### At No. 20 UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 3 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 42 |
| No. 20 Bruins | 3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
* Date: October 2, 2021
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) Clear
* Game attendance: 40,522
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (FS1): Chris Myers (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
| Statistics | Arizona State | UCLA |
| First downs | 16 | 24 |
| Plays–yards | 50–458 | 83–432 |
| Rushes–yards | 32–172 | 51–197 |
| Passing yards | 286 | 235 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 13–18–0 | 21–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:18 | 34:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 13/18, 286 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Rachaad White | 9 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 4 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD |
| UCLA | Passing | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 21/32, 235 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Rushing | Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 18 rushes, 93 yards |
| UCLA | Receiving | Greg Dulcich | 9 receptions, 136 yards |

### Vs. Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 22 Sun Devils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 8, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Cloudy, Wind: W 20mph
* Game attendance: 46,192
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
| Statistics | Stanford | Arizona State |
| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 65–365 | 67–430 |
| Rushes–yards | 20–9 | 44–255 |
| Passing yards | 356 | 175 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 27–45–3 | 14–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:06 | 31:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 27/45, 356 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Stanford | Rushing | Nathaniel Peat | 7 carries, 32 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Benjamin Yurosek | 6 receptions, 118 yards |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 14/23, 175 yards |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Rachaad White | 13 carries, 96 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Curtis Hodges | 4 receptions, 76 yards |

### At Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Sun Devils | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Utes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: October 16, 2021
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
* Game attendance: 51,724
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming, Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony
| Statistics | Arizona State | Utah |
| First downs | 20 | 29 |
| Plays–yards | 385 | 455 |
| Rushes–yards | 148 | 208 |
| Passing yards | 237 | 247 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 20–31–2 | 21–33–2 |
| Time of possession | 28:23 | 31:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 20/31, 237 yards, 2 TDs |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Rachaad White | 9 carries, 56 yards |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Curtis Hodges | 4 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 21/33, 247 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
| Utah | Rushing | Tavion Thomas | 20 carries, 84 yards, 1 TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Devaughn Vele | 3 receptions, 57 yards |

### Vs. Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
| Sun Devils | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 30, 2021
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), Sunny, Wind: W 4mph
* Game attendance: 46,136
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (FS1): Cory Provus (play by play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
| Statistics | Washington State | Arizona State |
| First downs | 19 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 69–400 | 71–406 |
| Rushes–yards | 42–166 | 32–131 |
| Passing yards | 234 | 275 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 17–27–1 | 26–39–2 |
| Time of possession | 33:06 | 26:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington State | Passing | Jayden de Laura | 17/27, 234 yards, 2 TD, int |
| Washington State | Rushing | Deon McIntosh | 16 rushes, 68 yards, TD |
| Washington State | Receiving | Calvin Jackson Jr. | 8 receptions, 139 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 23/35, 228 yards, TD, 2 int |
| Arizona State | Rushing | DeaMonte Trayanum | 19 rushes, 89 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 9 receptions, 83 yards |

### Vs. USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 6, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) Clear, Sunny
* Game attendance: 53,926
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
| Statistics | USC | Arizona State |
| First downs | 20 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 72–312 | 62–427 |
| Rushes–yards | 27–92 | 42–282 |
| Passing yards | 220 | 145 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 24–45–0 | 11–20–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:38 | 29:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 16/28 131yds, 1 Int |
| USC | Rushing | Keaontay Ingram | 14run 54yds |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 9rec 78yds |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 11/20 145yds, 2 Int |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Rachaad White | 28run 202yds, 3 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Bryan Thompson | 4rec 68yds |

### At Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Huskies | 14 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, Washington
* Date: November 13, 2021
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C) Rain
* Game attendance: 57,858
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play by play) and Petros Papadakis (analyst)
| Statistics | Arizona State | Washington |
| First downs | 23 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 73–376 | 63–266 |
| Rushes–yards | 57–286 | 30–95 |
| Passing yards | 90 | 171 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 10–16–1 | 19–33–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:00 | 26:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 10/16, 90 yards, TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Rachaad White | 32 carries, 184 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Rachaad White | 5 receptions, 53 yards |
| Washington | Passing | Dylan Morris | 16/28, 151 yards, TD, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Cameron Davis | 18 carries, 67 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Rome Odunze | 8 receptions, 82 yards |

### At Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Beavers | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
* Date: November 20, 2021
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C) Sunny
* Game attendance: 29,579
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play by play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
* Game Book
| Statistics | Arizona State | Oregon State |
| First downs | 15 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 57–266 | 64–325 |
| Rushes–yards | 30–100 | 46–235 |
| Passing yards | 166 | 90 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 16–27–1 | 12–18–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:06 | 32:54 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 16/27, 166 yards, int |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Jayden Daniels | 10 rushes, 46 yards |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Rachaad White | 6 receptions, 86 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | Chance Nolan | 12/18, 90 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | B. J. Baylor | 20 rushes, 150 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Trevon Bradford | 3 receptions, 26 yards |

### Vs. Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 27, 2021
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); Sunny
* Game attendance: 52,305
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (play by play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | Arizona | Arizona State |
| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Plays–yards | 73-396 | 51-314 |
| Rushes–yards | 34-50 | 37-228 |
| Passing yards | 346 | 86 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 28-39-1 | 10-14-0 |
| Time of possession | 35:31 | 24:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Will Plummer | 28/38, 346 yds,TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Jamarye Joiner | 5 car, 28 yds |
| Arizona | Receiving | Stanley Berryhill | 10 rec, 104 yds |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 10/14, 86 yds, 2 TD |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Rachaad White | 21 car, 98 yds, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 5 rec, 52 yds, 2 TD |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Arizona | Arizona State |
| 1 | 10:37 | 9 | 77 | 4:17 | ARIZ | 32-yard field goal by Tyler Loop | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | 6:14 | 9 | 75 | 4:23 | ASU | Ricky Pearsall 14-yard touchdown reception from Jayden Daniels, Cristian Zendejas kick good | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 14:55 | 12 | 67 | 6:19 | ARIZ | 26-yard field goal by Tyler Loop | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | 12:12 | 1 | 1 | 0:03 | ASU | Rachaad White 1-yard touchdown run, Cristian Zendejas kick good | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | 2:19 | 8 | 81 | 3:14 | ARIZ | 32-yard field goal by Tyler Loop | 9 | 14 |
| 3 | 13:07 | 4 | 67 | 1:46 | ASU | Jayden Daniels 48-yard touchdown run, Cristian Zendejas kick good | 9 | 21 |
| 3 | 9:35 | 9 | 54 | 3:27 | ARIZ | Michael Wiley 5-yard touchdown reception from Will Plummer, 2-point pass failed | 15 | 21 |
| 3 | 4:50 | 10 | 78 | 4:38 | ASU | Ricky Pearsall 14-yard touchdown reception from Jayden Daniels, 2-point pass good | 15 | 29 |
| 3 | 1:44 | 6 | -3 | 3:06 | ASU | Team Safety | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | 9:49 | 10 | 70 | 4:58 | ASU | Interception returned 87 yards for touchdown by Jack Jones, Cristian Zendejas kick good | 15 | 38 |
| "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 15 | 38 |

### Vs. Wisconsin (Las Vegas Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Badgers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Sun Devils | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada
* Date: December 30, 2021
* Game time: 8:30 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 32,515
* Referee: David Smith
* TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
| Statistics | Wisconsin | Arizona State |
| First downs | 17 | 14 |
| Plays–yards | 58–294 | 54–219 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–157 | 33–60 |
| Passing yards | 137 | 159 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 11–15–1 | 11–21–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:10 | 27:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wisconsin | Passing | Graham Mertz | 11/15, 137 yards, TD, int |
| Wisconsin | Rushing | Braelon Allen | 29 rushes, 159 yards |
| Wisconsin | Receiving | Jake Ferguson | 3 receptions, 33 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 11/21, 159 yards, int |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Jayden Daniels | 19 rushes, 40 yards |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 4 receptions, 65 yards |

## 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 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 19 | RV | RV | 22 | 18 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |