2007 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2007 Arizona State Sun Devils football
2007 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Pac-10 co-champion
Holiday Bowl, L 34–52 vs. Texas
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 16
Record	10–3 (7–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson ;
Offensive coordinator	Rich Olson
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bray
Captains	Josh Barrett; Michael Marquardt; Mike Pollak; Ryan Torain ;
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium ; (Capacity: 71,706)
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

Last updated August 21, 2023

2007 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 USC +	7	–	2	11	–	2
No. 16 Arizona State +	7	–	2	10	–	3
No. 25 Oregon State	6	–	3	9	–	4
No. 23 Oregon	5	–	4	9	–	4
UCLA	5	–	4	6	–	7
Arizona	4	–	5	5	–	7
California	3	–	6	7	–	6
Washington State	3	–	6	5	–	7
Stanford	3	–	6	4	–	8
Washington	2	–	7	4	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played its home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	San Jose State *		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 45–3	54,405^[2]
September 8	7:15 pm	Colorado *		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 33–14	58,417^[2]
September 15	7:00 pm	San Diego State *		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	W 34–13	54,617^[2]
September 22	7:00 pm	Oregon State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 44–32	56,099^[2]
September 29	7:00 pm	at Stanford	No. 23	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSNAZ	W 41–3	32,125^[2]
October 6	1:00 pm	at Washington State	No. 18	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FSN	W 23–20	35,117^[2]
October 13	7:15 pm	Washington	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 44–20	64,347^[2]
October 27	7:00 pm	No. 18 California	No. 7	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 31–20	71,706^[2]
November 3	3:30 pm	at No. 4 Oregon	No. 6	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 23–35	59,379^[2]
November 10	1:30 pm	at UCLA	No. 9	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 24–20	78,690^[2]
November 22	6:00 pm	No. 11 USC	No. 7	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 24–44	71,706^[2]
December 1	6:00 pm	Arizona	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Duel in the Desert)	ESPN2	W 20–17	71,706^[2]
December 27	7:00 pm	vs. No. 17 Texas *	No. 12	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–52	64,020^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	18	14	12	7	6	9	9	7	13	12	16
Coaches Poll	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	19	13	12	7	6	9	8	6	13	11	13
Harris	Not released				23	19	14	12	8	6	9	8	6	13	12	Not released
BCS	Not released							8	4	4	9	8	6	13	11	Not released

Game summaries

San Jose State

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Jose St	3	0	0	3	6
•Arizona St	10	21	7	7	45

Date: Saturday, September 1
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	14	0	0	0	14
•Arizona St	0	19	14	0	33

Date: Saturday, September 8
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

San Diego State

	1	2	3	4	Total
San Diego St	3	7	3	0	13
•Arizona St	14	10	7	3	34

Date: Saturday, September 15
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon St	19	0	7	6	32
•Arizona St	0	13	14	17	44

Date: Saturday, September 22
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Arizona St	6	15	6	14	41
Stanford	0	3	0	0	3

Date: Saturday, September 29
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Arizona St	0	7	13	3	23
Washington St	0	10	7	3	20

Date: Saturday, October 6
Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	10	0	3	20
•Arizona St	3	10	21	10	44

Date: Saturday, October 13
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
California	13	7	0	0	20
•Arizona St	0	14	10	7	31

Date: October 27
Location: Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 10:15 p.m. EST

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona St	3	10	3	7	23
•Oregon	14	7	14	0	35

Date: Saturday, November 3
Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
•Arizona St	0	10	14	0	24
UCLA	10	3	7	0	20

Date: Saturday, November 10
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
•USC	17	10	17	0	44
Arizona St	14	3	0	7	24

Date: Thursday, November 22
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	7	0	0	10	17
•Arizona St	0	10	3	7	20

Date: Saturday, December 1
Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST

Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona St	0	10	10	14	34
•Texas	21	7	7	17	52

Date: Thursday, December 27
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Team

Roster

Wide receiver

1 Michael Jones – Jr.
3 Rudy Burgess – Sr.
5 Kerry Taylor – Fr.
6 Kyle Williams – So.
9 Brandon Smith – So.
10 Jeff Gray – Sr.
11 D.J. Tatum – Jr.
13 Chris McGaha – So.
16 Nate Kimbrough – Jr.
21 Rodney Glass – Fr.
81 Tyrice Thompson – Grad.
86 T.J. Simpson – Fr.

Tight end

80 Dane Guthrie – Jr.
82 Lance Evbuomwan – Fr.
83 Brady Conrad – Sr.
84 Jovon Williams – So.
87 Brent Miller – Sr.
88 Andrew Pettes – Jr.
89 Dan Knapp – Fr.

Offensive line

52 Garth Gerhart – Fr.
56 Thomas Altieri – So.
62 Brandon Rodd – Grad.
63 Paul Fanaika – Jr.
65 Ian Scheuring – Fr.
66 Matt Hustad – Fr.
67 Shawn Lauvao – So.
70 Mike Marcisz – Fr.
72 Po'u Palelei – Fr.
73 Robert Gustavis – Grad.
75 Richard Tuitu'u – So.
76 Mike Pollak – Grad.
77 Adam Tello – Fr.
78 Zach Krula – Grad.
79 Julius Orieukwu – Grad.

Quarterback

7 Samson Szakacsy – Fr.
8 Chasen Stangel – Fr.
12 Rudy Carpenter – Jr.

Running back

20 Jarrell Woods – So.
21 Preston Jones – Sr.
24 Keegan Herring – Jr.
26 Ryan Torain – Sr.
31 Dimitri Nance – So.
36 Shaun DeWitty – Jr.

Defensive line

34 James Brooks – Fr.
54 Paul Unga – Jr.
55 Wes Evans – Jr.
57 Tranell Morant – Sr.
58 Dexter Davis – So.
59 Jon Hargis – Fr.
60 Edward James – Sr
61 Bo Moos – Fr.
71 Saia Falahola – Fr.
77 Michael Marquardt – Sr.
85 Kellen Mills – Sr.
90 David Smith – Jr.
93 Tashaka Merriweather – Sr.
94 Alex Asi – Jr.
95 Eric Tanner – Jr.
96 Zach Niusulu – Fr.
97 Luis Vasquez – Jr.
99 Jonathan English – Fr.

Defensive back

4 Justin Tryon – Sr.
5 Chad Green – Sr.
6 Grant Crunkleton – So.
7 Jeremy Payton – Jr.
8 Jarrell Holman – Jr.
9 Littrele Jones – Grad.
14 Troy Nolan – Jr.
15 Angelo Fobbs-Valentino – Jr.
17 Travis Smith – So.
18 Oliver Aaron – Fr.
19 Josh Barrett – Grad.
20 Jonathan Clark – Fr.
21 Colin Parker – Fr.
22 Rodney Cox – Jr.
23 Chris Baloney – Sr.
32 Omar Bolden – Fr.
37 Mike Callaghan – Fr.
39 Brett Nenaber – Sr.

Linebacker

25 Mike Nixon – So.
29 Robert James – Sr.
30 Derrall Anderson – Fr.
41 Antone Saulsberry – Jr.
43 Anthony Reyes – Jr.
44 Travis Goethel – So.
45 Jamarr Robinson – Fr.
46 Jeff Bereuter – Fr.
47 Gerald Munns – So.
48 Chad Lindsey – So.
49 Garrett Juday – Jr.
52 Morris Wooten – Jr.

Long snapper

51 Clay Davie – Fr.
53 Jason Perkins – Jr.

Kicker / Punter

28 Thomas Weber – Fr.
35 Jonathan Johnson – Sr.

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