2010 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2010 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–6 (4–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dennis Erickson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Noel Mazzone (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bray (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Omar Bolden Jon Hargis Gerald Munns Steven Threet Thomas Weber
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Uniform
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2010 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oregon $		9	–	0					12	–	1
No. 4 Stanford  %		8	–	1					12	–	1
USC †		5	–	4					8	–	5
Washington		5	–	4					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					7	–	6
Arizona State		4	–	5					6	–	6
Oregon State		4	–	5					5	–	7
California		3	–	6					5	–	7
UCLA		2	–	7					4	–	8
Washington State		1	–	8					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sun Devils were led by head coach Dennis Erickson in his 4th season. They played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium and are members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 4–5 in Pac-10 play. Despite a .500 record, the Sun Devils were not bowl eligible due to two wins over teams from the FCS. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 pm	Portland State *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSAZ	W 54–9	43,238 [2]
September 11	7:00 pm	Northern Arizona *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSAZ+	W 41–20	49,043 [3]
September 18	12:30 pm	at No. 11 Wisconsin *	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	ABC/ESPN2	L 19–20	81,332 [4]
September 25	7:30 pm	No. 5 Oregon	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	L 31–42	60,326 [5]
October 2	3:30 pm	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FSAZ	L 28–31	45,409 [6]
October 9	7:00 pm	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSAZ	W 24–14	65,685 [7]
October 23	12:30 pm	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 17–50	51,599 [8]
October 30	4:00 pm	Washington State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 42–0	44,903 [9]
November 6	7:30 pm	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 33–34	68,744 [10]
November 13	4:30 pm	No. 7 Stanford	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSAZ	L 13–17	45,592 [11]
November 26	12:30 pm	UCLA	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 55–34	44,555 [12]
December 2	5:00 pm	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (84th Territorial Cup)	ESPN	W 30–29 2OT	56,253 [13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

Northern Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	3	7	10	0	20
Sun Devils	7	10	10	14	41

See also: 2010 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Portland State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	3	3	3	0	9
Sun Devils	16	14	14	10	54

See also: 2010 Portland State Vikings football team

Wisconsin

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	7	3	3	6	19
#11 Badgers	3	10	7	0	20

See also: 2010 Wisconsin Badgers football team

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Ducks	14	14	14	0	42
Sun Devils	7	17	7	0	31

See also: 2010 Oregon Ducks football team

On September 25, 2010, Oregon defeated Arizona State in Tempe, Arizona by a score of 42-31. Though a night game, kickoff temperatures for the game soared at 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Arizona State took an early lead in the game, but Oregon responded with a season-high 4 team interceptions. The Sun Devils held primary running back LaMichael James to only 114 rushing yards, but the total was enough to move James past the 2,000 yard mark for his career. Oregon quarterback Darren Thomas had 290 passing yards in the game, including a 61-yard pass to tight end David Paulson, which were career longs for both players. The win was sufficiently impressive to Associated Press voters to move the Ducks from 5th to 4th (past TCU) in the September 27th AP Poll. ^{[14] [15]}

Oregon State

See also: 2010 Oregon State Beavers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	7	7	3	11	28
Beavers	10	14	0	7	31

Washington

See also: 2010 Washington Huskies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	14	7	0	3	24
Huskies	7	0	0	7	14

California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	3	0	7	7	17
Golden Bears	10	16	14	10	50

Cal running back Shane Vereen scores the game's opening touchdown

See also: 2010 California Golden Bears football team

California faced Arizona State, who was coming off a bye week and looking for their first win in Berkeley since 1997. ^[16] Although Sun Devils quarterback Steven Threet completed passes of 44 and 26 yards on the opening possession, Arizona State had to settle for a field goal, after which Cal took control of the game. The Bears responded with a drive that also resulted in a field goal, then intercepted Threet deep in Cal territory, but couldn't capitalize on the turnover. After forcing a three and out, Cal took advantage of a 28-yard punt return by wide receiver Jeremy Ross that gave them great field possession on the Arizona State 28-yard line. The Bears took advantage of two Sun Devils penalties with Shane Vereen scoring the game's first touchdown on an 8-yard run. Cal scored again to open the second quarter on a 4-yard pass from Kevin Riley to wide receiver Keenan Allen, with the PAT being blocked. Riley then connected with wide receiver Marvin Jones for a 52-yard score. A 37-yard field goal attempt by Arizona State missed, while Cal made one from 23 yards to put the Bears up 26 to 3 at the half.

Third-string quarterback Samson Szakacsy stepped in for an injured Threet, after Brock Osweiler refused to go in to avoid disqualifying his redshirt year. The Bears scored to open the second half on a 5-yard run by Vereen. Two minutes later, the Bears blocked a Sun Devils punt, which was recovered by defensive back Chris Conte for a 7-yard score. Arizona State in turn was able to block a Cal punt for a 1-yard touchdown by linebacker Oliver Aron. Cal opened the fourth quarter with a field goal, then scored on a 19-yard run by wide receiver Jeremy Ross. The final score of the game came on a fumble by backup quarterback Brock Mansion which was recovered by linebacker Brandon Magee for a 26-yard score. ^[17]

Kevin Riley threw for 240 yards and two scores, while Shane Vereen rushed for 91 yards, tying him for fifth place in career rushing touchdowns with Justin Forsett, while wide receiver Marvin Jones had 110 receiving yards and a score. Steven Threet threw for 130 yards with two interceptions and Szakacsy able to only manage 66. The Sun Devils were held to 51 rushing yards. ^[16]

Washington State

See also: 2010 Washington State Cougars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	0	0	0	0
Sun Devils	14	14	7	7	42

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	7	0	14	12	33
Trojans	0	14	15	5	34

See also: 2010 USC Trojans football team

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	7	0	6	0	13
#7 Cardinal	7	0	3	7	17

See also: 2010 Stanford Cardinal football team

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	17	3	7	7	34
Sun Devils	7	14	17	17	55

See also: 2010 UCLA Bruins football team

Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler threw 4 touchdown passes while UCLA quarterback Richard Brehaut had three. The victory ended UCLA's hope of a bowl game in December.

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Sun Devils	3	3	0	14	3	7	30
Wildcats	0	0	14	6	3	6	29

See also: 2010 Arizona Wildcats football team

References

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14. http://www.goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=3383&SPID=233&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=500&ATCLID=205002786 Archived 2010-10-02 at the Wayback Machine , Oregon, Retrieved September 28, 2010
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