2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	5–7 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Todd Graham (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chip Lindsey (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Keith Patterson (3rd season)
Base defense	Hybrid attacking
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons ←  2015 2017  →

2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^		8	–	1					12	–	2
Washington State		7	–	2					8	–	5
No. 12 Stanford		6	–	3					10	–	3
California		3	–	6					5	–	7
Oregon State		3	–	6					4	–	8
Oregon		2	–	7					4	–	8
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x		8	–	1					10	–	4
No. 3 USC		7	–	2					10	–	3
No. 23 Utah		5	–	4					9	–	4
Arizona State		2	–	7					5	–	7
UCLA		2	–	7					4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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. ^[1]

Schedule

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

Source: ^[2]

Personnel

2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 18 Shawn Akina Fr TE 84 JD Alexander  Fr G 59 Quinn Bailey  So RB 7 Kalen Ballage Jr RB 35 Jacom Brimhall Jr TE 81 Jared Bubek Fr OT 88 Cohl Cabral Fr WR 21 Terrell Chatman  Fr WR 38 Chaz Collins  Fr OL 66 Brock Corbin Fr FB 22 Mark Cosgrove Jr OL 72 Cade Cote  Fr WR 81 Frank Darby Fr TE 80 Raymond Epps  Jr WR 89 Frederick Gammage  Sr WR 32 Trent Gilbert  Fr OT 57 Evan Goodman  Sr WR 88 Daniel Groebner Sr WR 38 Manuel Harris Fr WR 1 N'Keal Harry Fr WR 82 Jalen Harvey  So TE 87 Tommy Hudson  Fr WR 29 John Humphrey  Fr G 54 Conor Humphreys  So RB 32 Gll'Scott Jackson Fr WR 19 Ellis Jefferson  Jr OL Daniel Jeffrey Fr WR 86 Ryan Jenkins  Jr G 76 Sam Jones  So TE 83 Kody Kohl  Sr RB Brandon LaMarche Fr RB 23 Jason Lewis G 98 Alex Losoya So TE 88 Grant Martinez  Jr C 75 Tyler McClure  Jr C 65 A.J. McCollum Jr C 77 Stephon McCray  Sr G 71 Steven Miller  Fr G 78 Marshal Nathe Fr WR 17 Ryan Newsome So QB 3 Bryce Perkins  Fr TE 82 Josh Pokraka So RB 22 Nick Ralston  Fr RB 31 Gabriel Rees So RB 4 Demario Richard Jr OT 58 Tyson Rising Jr OT 51 Zach Robertson  Fr WR 6 Cameron Smith  Jr WR 34 Jack Smith Fr WR 84 Jeremy Smith Fr QB 7 Dillon Sterling-Cole Fr OL Michael Tate Fr RB 24 Tre Turner Fr OT 79 Mason Walter  Fr QB 2 Brady White  Fr WR 12 Tim White  Sr QB 5 Manny Wilkins  So TE 9 Jay Jay Wilson So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 21 Chad Adams Jr ILB 31 Marcus Ball  Jr DE 96 Jalen Bates  Fr LB 49 Richie Becerra Jr DE 97 Edmond Boateng  Sr LB 3 DJ Calhoun Jr CB 16 Maurice Chandler Jr OLB 4 Koron Crump Jr DL 93 Emanuel Dayries  So CB 15 Bryson Echols Sr ILB 58 Salamo Fiso  Sr ILB 37 Coltin Gerhart  So DB 10 Deion Guignard So CB 8 Gump Hayes  Sr LB 53 Parker Higgins Fr DL 94 Christian Hill Jr DL 55 Jordan Hoyt Jr S 18 James Johnson  Jr OLB 44 A.J. Latu  Jr NG 41 Ami Latu Sr DB 14 Eric Lauderdale  Sr OLB 39 Malik Lawal  Fr NG 45 George Lea  Fr CB 7 Chase Lucas Fr LB 51 Brandon Matthews  Sr LB 52 Drew McIntyre Fr DB 43 Caleb McShanag Fr LB 43 Carlos Mendoza  Sr S 28 Laiu Moeakiola  Sr LB 48 Frank Ogas  Jr CB 25 Kareem Orr So S 13 Armand Perry  So S 17 J'Marcus Rhodes Jr CB 6 Robbie Robinson Fr S 35 Owen Rogers So ILB 2 Christian Sam Jr DT 90 Tashon Smallwood Jr LB 46 Colbe Smelser Jr NG 91 Corey Smith  Jr S 30 Dasmond Tautalatasi  So ILB 20 Khaylan Kearse-Thomas So LB 47 Matthew Thompson Sr DT 92 Tramel Topps  Sr ILB 23 Tyler Whiley  So DE 1 JoJo Wicker So S 5 Kyle Williams Fr DT 95 Renell Wren  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 63 Mitchell Fraboni Jr PK 5 Zane Gonzalez Sr P 26 Matt Haack Sr LS 64 Riley John Fr PK 43 John O'Brien  So P 36 Michael Sleep-Dalton So P 45 Greg Thomas So	Head coach Todd Graham Coordinators/assistant coaches DelVaughn Alexander Sam Bennett Graham Craig Jared Holley Chip Lindsey Jay Norvell Keith Patterson T. J. Rushing Drew Seumalo Joe Seumalo John Simon Shawn Slocum Chris Thomsen Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-Oct-31

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked 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	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Game summaries

vs Northern Arizona

See also: 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0–0) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (12:58) ASU – Manny Wilkins 13-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:02; Arizona State 7–0) Second quarter (13:26) NAU – Griffin Roehler 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:08; Arizona State 7–3) (1:26) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 3:38; Arizona State 10–3) Third quarter (10:51) NAU – Griffin Roehler 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:09; Arizona State 10–6) (7:29) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 53-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:22; Arizona State 13–6) (0:05) ASU – Demario Richard 2-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 89 yards, 5:11; Arizona State 20–6) Fourth quarter (10:51) ASU – N'Keal Harry 34-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:34; Arizona State 26–6) (10:39) NAU – Elijah Marks 87-yard pass from Case Cookus, Griffin Roehler kick (Drive: 1 play, 87 yards, 0:12; Arizona State 26–13) (8:10) ASU – Kalen Ballage 30-yard run, Manny Wilkins two-point pass to Kalen Ballage (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:21; Arizona State 34–13) (4:48) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 45-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:31; Arizona State 37–13) (2:46) ASU – Nick Ralston 12-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:04; Arizona State 44–13)

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
	Rushing	Kendyl Taylor	19 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Marks	8 receptions, 174 yards, TD
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	20/27, 180 yards, INT
	Rushing	Manny Wilkins	14 carries, 89 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tim White	9 receptions, 95 yards

vs Texas Tech

See also: 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

Texas Tech Red Raiders (1–0) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (1–0) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (10:13) ASU – N'Keal Harry 10-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:44; Arizona State 7–0) (7:12) TTU – Patrick Mahomes 1-yard run, Clayton Hatfield kick (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:00; Tied 7–7) (5:33) ASU – Team safety (Arizona State 9–7) (1:14) TTU – Derrick Willies 59-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield kick (Drive: 6 plays, 98 yards, 1:46; Texas Tech 14–9) Second quarter (13:17) ASU – Kalen Ballage 1-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:57; Arizona State 16–14) (12:55) TTU – Justin Stockton 75-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:22; Texas Tech 21–16) (11:18) ASU – Kalen Ballage 39-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:24; Arizona State 23–21) (8:30) ASU – Kalen Ballage 1-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:53; Arizona State 30–21) (5:21) TTU – Dylan Cantrell 11-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes, kick failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:09; Arizona State 30–27) (2:17) ASU – Kalen Ballage 4-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 2:55; Arizona State 37–27) (0:53) TTU – Jonathan Giles 13-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Arizona State 37–34) Third quarter (11:45) TTU – Justin Stockton 1-yard run, Clayton Hatfield kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:15; Texas Tech 41–37) (8:32) ASU – Kalen Ballage 2-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:08; Arizona State 44–41) (0:43) ASU – Kalen Ballage 7-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 5:00; Arizona State 51–41) Fourth quarter (10:57) ASU – Kalen Ballage 1-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04; Arizona State 58–41) (9:23) TTU – Demarcus Felton 5-yard run, Clayton Hatfield kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:34; Arizona State 58–48) (9:11) ASU – Kalen Ballage 75-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Arizona State 65–48) (8:16) TTU – Cameron Batson 66-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes, Clayton Hatfield kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Arizona State 65–55) (3:04) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 43-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 5:06; Arizona State 68–55)

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
	Rushing	Patrick Mahomes	11 carries, 44 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cameron Batson	9 receptions, 148 yards, TD
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	28/37, 351 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Kalen Ballage	13 carries, 137 yards, 7 TD
	Receiving	N'Keal Harry	6 receptions, 72 yards, TD

at UTSA

See also: 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Arizona State Sun Devils (2–0) at UTSA Roadrunners (1–1) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (12:09) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 54-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 2:51; Arizona State 3–0) (5:58) UTSA – Jabryce Taylor 10-yard pass from Dalton Sturm, Victor Falcon kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:11; UTSA 7–3) (1:43) UTSA – Jalen Rhodes 11-yard pass from Dalton Sturm, Victor Falcon kick (Drive: 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:56; UTSA 14–3) Second quarter (8:02) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 54-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 1:09; UTSA 14–6) (0:03) ASU – N'Keal Harry 27-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, two-point pass failed (Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 3:06; UTSA 14–12) Third quarter (12:25) UTSA – Dalton Sturm 34-yard run, Victor Falcon kick (Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 2:35; UTSA 21–12) (8:20) UTSA – Shaq Williams 24-yard pass from Dalton Sturm, Victor Falcon kick (Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:08; UTSA 28–12) (4:58) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 45-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:22; UTSA 28–15) Fourth quarter (14:55) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 26-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 40 yards, 3:59; UTSA 28–18) (11:40) ASU – Fred Gammage 45-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:04; UTSA 28–25) (3:15) ASU – Kalen Ballage 2-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:50; Arizona State 32–28)

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
	Rushing	Demario Richard	22 carries, 95 yards
	Receiving	Cameron Smith	3 receptions, 88 yards
UTSA	Passing	Dalton Strum	19/37, 229 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Dalton Strum	15 carries, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jarveon Williams	5 receptions, 81 yards

vs California

See also: 2016 California Golden Bears football team

California Golden Bears (2–1) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (3–0) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (10:00) CAL – Demetris Robertson 19-yard pass from Davis Webb, Matt Anderson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 98 yards, 2:37; California 7–0) (0:56) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 35-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 2:28; California 7–3) Second quarter (11:34) CAL – Chad Hansen 20-yard pass from Davis Webb, Matt Anderson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:22; California 14–3) (3:19) CAL – Matt Anderson 20-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 2:50; California 17–3) (1:24) ASU – Manny Wilkins 8-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; California 17–10) (0:18) CAL – Brandon Singleton 23-yard pass from Davis Webb, Matt Anderson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:02; California 24–10) Third quarter (11:19) ASU – Manny Wilkins 1-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; California 24–17) (9:01) CAL – Matt Anderson 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:14; California 27–17) (6:15) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 2:46; California 27–20) Fourth quarter (9:44) ASU – Manny Wilkins 3-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:19; Tied 27–27) (9:06) CAL – Tre Watson 74-yard pass from Davis Webb, Matt Anderson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:38; California 34–27) (6:21) ASU – Jay Jay Wilson 30-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Brandon Ruiz kick (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 2:39; Tied 34–34) (3:17) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 23-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 10 yards, 2:55; Arizona State 37–34) (2:52) ASU – Laiu Moeakiola 28-yard interception return, Zane Gonzalez kick (Arizona State 44–34) (0:54) CAL – Demetris Robertson 26-yard pass from Davis Webb, Matt Anderson kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 1:58; Arizona State 44–41) (0:48) ASU – DJ Calhoun 42-yard kickoff return, Zane Gonzalez kick (Arizona State 51–41)

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
	Rushing	Khalfani Muhammad	12 carries, 84 yards
	Receiving	Chad Hansen	10 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	21/30, 290 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Manny Wilkins	23 carries, 72 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Tim White	6 receptions, 86 yards

at USC

See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team

Arizona State Sun Devils (4–0) at USC Trojans (1–3) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (9:50) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 40-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 5:10; Arizona State 3–0) (4:35) USC – JuJu Smith-Schuster 5-yard pass from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick (Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 2:30; USC 7–3) (0:44) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 34-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:51; USC 7–6) Second quarter (9:58) USC – JuJu Smith-Schuster 3-yard pass from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 2:51; USC 14–6) (4:39) USC – Matt Boermeester 49-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 1:46; USC 17–6) (2:30) USC – Justin Davis 37-yard run, Matt Boermeester kick (Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:11; USC 24–6) (0:20) USC – Matt Boermeester 46-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 0:47; USC 27–6) Third quarter (11:11) USC – JuJu Smith-Schuster 67-yard pass from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick (Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:20; USC 34–6) (8:24) USC – Sam Darnold 3-yard run, Matt Boermeester kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:55; USC 41–6) Fourth quarter (8:37) ASU – Raymond Epps 13-yard pass from Brady White, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:20; USC 41–13) (1:51) ASU – Nick Ralston 10-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:08; USC 41–20)

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
	Rushing	Nick Ralston	12 carries, 46 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tim White	7 receptions, 84 yards
USC	Passing	Sam Darnold	23/33, 352 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Justin Davis	14 carries, 123 yards, TD
	Receiving	JuJu Smith-Schuster	7 receptions, 123 yards, 3 TD

vs UCLA

See also: 2016 UCLA Bruins football team

UCLA Bruins (3–2) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (4–1) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (7:54) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:22; Arizona State 3–0) Second quarter (14:56) UCLA – JJ Molson 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:13; Tied 3–3) Third quarter (12:10) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 23-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, −1 yards, 1:41; Arizona State 6–3) (8:29) ASU – Demario Richard 5-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 1:55; Arizona State 13–3) (6:02) UCLA – JJ Molson 19-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:27; Arizona State 13–6) (3:08) UCLA – Jordan Lasley 52-yard pass from Josh Rosen, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:26; Tied 13–13) (0:00) ASU – N'Keal Harry 14-yard pass from Brady White, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:08; Arizona State 20–13) Fourth quarter (12:28) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 46-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:23; Arizona State 23–13) (11:10) UCLA – Nate Iese 18-yard pass from Josh Rosen, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:18; Arizona State 23–20)

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
	Rushing	Nate Starks	14 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Austin Roberts	3 receptions, 106 yards
Arizona State	Passing	Brady White	19/36, 179 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Demario Richard	15 carries, 62 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tim White	11 receptions, 123 yards

at Colorado

See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Arizona State Sun Devils (5–1) at Colorado Buffaloes (4–2) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (11:16) COLO – Kyle Evans 16-yard run, Davis Price kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 2:49; Colorado 7–0) (2:48) ASU – Kody Kohl 5-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:22; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (12:54) COLO – Davis Price 20-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 4:54; Colorado 10–7) (10:57) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 51-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 1:57; Tied 10–10) (9:11) COLO – Sefo Liufau 3-yard run, Davis Price kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:46; Colorado 16–10) (4:47) COLO – Phillip Lindsay 13-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:10; Colorado 23–10) Third quarter (14:48) COLO – Phillip Lindsay 75-yard run, Davis Price kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; Colorado 30–10) (10:50) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 50-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, −2 yards, 1:32; Colorado 30–13) (1:50) COLO – Chris Graham 36-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 4:28; Colorado 33–13) Fourth quarter (8:54) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 59-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, −9 yards, 1:00; Colorado 33–16) (0:40) COLO – Phillip Lindsay 4-yard run, Chris Graham kick (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:48; Colorado 40–16)

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
	Rushing	Demario Richard	10 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Tim White	5 receptions, 97 yards
Colorado	Passing	Sefo Liuafau	23/31, 265 yards
	Rushing	Phillip Lindsay	26 carries, 219 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Bobo Bryce	6 receptions, 110 yards

vs Washington State

See also: 2016 Washington State Cougars football team

Washington State Cougars (4–2) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (5–2) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (10:25) ASU – Manny Wilkins 3-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 4:35; Arizona State 7–0) Second quarter (11:03) WSU – Erik Powell 29-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:57; Arizona State 7–3 ) (8:56) ASU – Kalen Ballage 52-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:07; Arizona State 14–3) (8:41) WSU – Robert Taylor 100-yard kickoff return, Erik Powell kick (Arizona State 14–10) (0:57) WSU – Tavares Martin Jr. 9-yard pass from Luke Falk, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:46; Washington State 17–14) Third quarter (11:26) WSU – Gerard Wicks 3-yard run, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:34; Washington State 24–14) (4:32) WSU – Jamal Morrow 3-yard pass from Luke Falk, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:18; Washington State 31–14) (0:00) ASU – Demario Richard 1-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:26; Washington State 31–21) Fourth quarter (13:27) WSU – Gabe Marks 52-yard pass from Luke Falk, kick failed (Drive: 7 plays, 88 yards, 1:33; Washington State 37–21) (11:15) ASU – Tim White 70-yard punt return, Fred Gammage two-point pass to Kody Kohl (Washington State 37–29) (4:36) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 29-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 36 yards, 4:46; Washington State 37–32)

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
	Rushing	Jamal Morrow	4 carries, 17 yards
	Receiving	Gabe Marks	8 receptions, 107 yards, TD
Arizona State	Passing	Dillon Sterling-Cole	7/16, 86 yards
	Rushing	Kalen Ballage	12 carries, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	N'Keal Harry	6 receptions, 76 yards

at Oregon

See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team

Arizona State Sun Devils (5–3) at Oregon Ducks (2–5) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (12:11) ORE – Pharaoh Brown 72-yard pass from Justin Herbert, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:11; Oregon 7–0) (9:49) ASU – Kalen Ballage 12-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Tied 7–7) (7:32) ORE – Charles Nelson 31-yard pass from Justin Herbert, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Oregon 14–7) (2:53) ORE – Aidan Schneider 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:52; Oregon 17–7) (0:11) ASU – Dillon Sterling-Cole 1-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:42; Oregon 17–14) Second quarter (12:31) ORE – Aidan Schneider 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:40; Oregon 20–14) (5:29) ORE – Aidan Schneider 30-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:53; Oregon 23–14) (0:09) ORE – Pharaoh Brown 4-yard pass from Justin Herbert, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:24; Oregon 30–14) Third quarter (4:56) ASU – Kalen Ballage 15-yard run, Dillon Sterling-Cole two-point pass to Kalen Ballage (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:11; Oregon 30–22) (0:28) ORE – Aidan Schneider 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 1:17; Oregon 33–22) Fourth quarter (12:52) ASU – N'Keal Harry 9-yard pass from Dillon Sterling-Cole, two-point pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 2:36; Oregon 33–28) (10:43) ORE – Johnny Mundt 53-yard pass from Justin Herbert, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:09; Oregon 40–28) (6:39) ASU – Kody Kohl 3-yard pass from Kalen Ballage, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:42; Oregon 40–35) (6:06) ORE – Tony Brooks-James 58-yard run, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:33; Oregon 47–35) (2:36) ORE – Royce Freeman 10-yard run, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 3 plays, 30 yards, 1:16; Oregon 54–35)

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
	Rushing	Kalen Ballage	18 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Kalen Ballage	6 receptions, 105 yards
Oregon	Passing	Justin Herbert	31/42, 489 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Tony Brooks-James	9 carries, 132 yards, TD
	Receiving	Pharaoh Brown	7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 13 Utah

See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team

No. 13 Utah Utes (7–2) vs Arizona State Sun Devils (5–4) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (7:18) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:51; Arizona State 3–0) (4:09) ASU – Kalen Ballage 2-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:25; Arizona State 10–0) (0:40) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 36-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:48; Arizona State 13–0) Second quarter (13:43) UTAH – Raelon Singleton 64-yard pass from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; Arizona State 13–7) (10:13) UTAH – Siaosi Wilson 27-yard pass from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:13; Utah 14–13) (3:36) ASU – N'Keal Harry 31-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 2:34; Arizona State 20–14) (0:22) UTAH – Raelon Singleton 17-yard pass from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 3:02; Utah 21–20) Third quarter (9:41) UTAH – Joe Williams 82-yard run, Andy Phillips kick (Drive: 1 play, 82 yards, 0:14; Utah 28–20) (2:02) ASU – Tim White 12-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, two-point pass failed (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:07; Utah 28–26) Fourth quarter (11:48) UTAH – Raelon Singleton 24-yard pass from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:14; Utah 35–26) (5:46) UTAH – Chase Hansen 34-yard inteception return, Andy Phillips kick (Utah 42–26) (3:09) UTAH – Joe Williams 40-yard run, Andy Phillips kick (Drive: 3 plays, 46 yards, 1:34; Utah 49–26)

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
	Rushing	Joe Williams	15 carries, 181 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Raelon Singleton	4 receptions, 116 yards, 3 TD
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	19/31, 309 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kalen Ballage	15 carries, 46 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kalen Ballage	7 receptions, 118 yards

at No. 7 Washington

See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team

Arizona State Sun Devils (5–5) at No. 7 Washington Huskies (9–1) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (6:49) WASH – Cameron Van Winkle 30-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, −2 yards, 1:25; Washington 3–0) Second quarter (13:08) WASH – Chico McClatcher 75-yard pass from Jake Browning, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:47; Washington 10–0) (4:08) WASH – Dante Pettis 46-yard pass from Jake Browning, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:58; Washington 17–0) (0:16) WASH – Lavon Coleman 1-yard run, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:53; Washington 24–0) Third quarter (9:49) WASH – Cameron Van Winkle 22-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 70 yards, 5:11; Washington 27–0) (5:24) WASH – Cameron Van Winkle 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:27; Washington 30–0) (2:17) ASU – Zane Gonzalez 50-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:07; Washington 30–3) Fourth quarter (10:27) ASU – Jay Jay Wilson 18-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Manny Wilkins two-point pass to Jay Jay Wilson (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:55; Washington 30–11) (9:33) WASH – Myles Gaskin 45-yard run, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:53; Washington 37–11) (6:10) ASU – Jay Jay Wilson 9-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards, 3:18; Washington 37–18) (6:03) WASH – Keishawn Bierria 45-yard kickoff return, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Washington 44–18)

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
	Rushing	Demario Richard	8 carries, 25 yards
	Receiving	N'Keal Harry	6 receptions, 114 yards
Washington	Passing	Jake Browning	27/44, 338 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Myles Gaskin	16 carries, 127 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dante Pettis	7 receptions, 105 yards, TD

at Arizona

See also: 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team

Arizona State Sun Devils (5–6) at Arizona Wildcats (2–9) – Game summary

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)

Game information

First quarter (13:48) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 71-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12; Arizona 7–0) (7:49) ASU – Koron Crump 42-yard fumble return, Zane Gonzalez kick (Tied 7–7) Second quarter (14:18) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 10-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:56; Arizona 14–7) (10:08) ARIZ – Nate Phillips 64-yard pass from Brandon Dawkins, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:40; Arizona 21–7) (7:07) ARIZ – Zach Green 1-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:33; Arizona 28–7) (0:34) ASU – Tim White 21-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 4:20; Arizona 28–14) Third quarter (11:14) ASU – Kalen Ballage 2-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:38; Arizona 28–21) (9:52) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 9-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:22; Arizona 35–21) (7:29) ASU – N'Keal Harry 16-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 2:17; Arizona 35–28) (5:41) ARIZ – Zach Green 1-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:34; Arizona 42–28) Fourth quarter (11:45) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 2-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:29; Arizona 49–28) (8:29) ASU – Fred Gammage 7-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:09; Arizona 49–35) (7:45) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 63-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:39; Arizona 56–35)

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
	Rushing	Manny Wilkins	23 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	Fred Gammage	12 receptions, 116 yards, TD
Arizona	Passing	Brandon Dawkins	3/8, 77 yards, TD
	Rushing	Brandon Dawkins	12 carries, 183 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Nate Phillips	2 receptions, 68 yards, TD

References

1. "2016 Pac-12 Conference Year Summary". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
2. "2016 Arizona State Sun Devils Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 20, 2016.