# 2008 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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.
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.

## Before the season
### Recruiting

See {{College Athlete Recruit Start}}.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 pm | Northern Arizona* | No. 15 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | FSNAZ | W 30–13 | 62,707 |
| September 6 | 7:00 pm | Stanford | No. 15 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | FSNAZ | W 41–17 | 59,441 |
| September 13 | 7:00 pm | UNLV* | No. 15 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | FSNAZ | L 20–23 | 59,852 |
| September 20 | 5:00 pm | No. 3 Georgia* | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ABC | L 10–27 | 71,706 |
| October 4 | 12:30 pm | at California | | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | ABC | L 14–24 | 58,302 |
| October 11 | 12:30 pm | at No. 8 USC | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | ABC | L 0–28 | 84,956 |
| October 25 | 7:00 pm | Oregon | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | | L 20–54 | 69,406 |
| November 1 | 7:15 pm | at Oregon State | | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | FSN | L 25–27 | 44,109 |
| November 8 | 5:00 pm | at Washington | | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FSNAZ | W 39–19 | 57,013 |
| November 15 | 3:30 pm | Washington State | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | | W 31–0 | 61,490 |
| November 28 | 7:30 pm | UCLA | | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN2 | W 34–9 | 61,005 |
| December 6 | 6:00 pm | at Arizona | | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (Duel in the Desert) | ESPN | L 10–31 | 58,704 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time ||||||||

## 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.
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

| 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 | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | 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 |
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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 | 15 | 15 | 15 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 16 | 14 | 13 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Statistics
### Team

* Scoring
* Points per game
* First Downs
* Rushing
* Passing
* Penalty
* Total offense
* Avg per play
* Avg per game
* Fumbles lost
* Penalties – yards
* Avg per game
* Punts – yards
* Avg per punt
* Time of possession/game
* 3rd down conversions
* 4th down conversions
* Touchdowns scored
* Field goals – attempts – long
* PAT – attempts
* Attendance
* Games/avg per game

#### Scores by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| ASU | | | | | 0 |
| Opponents | | | | | 0 |

### Offense
#### Rushing

* Name
* TEAM
* Total
* Opponents

#### Passing

* Name
* TEAM
* Total
* Opponents

#### Receiving

| Name | GP-GS | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| Total | | | | | | | |
| Opponents | | | | | | | |

### Defense

| Name | GP | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Sacks | Pass defense | Pass defense | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Blkd kick |
| Name | GP | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-yds | No-yds | BrUp | QBH | No.-yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rcv-yds | FF | Blkd kick |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Special teams

| Name | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Name | Punt returns | Punt returns | Punt returns | Punt returns | Punt returns | Kick returns | Kick returns | Kick returns | Kick returns | Kick returns |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | |