2013 Arizona State Sun Devils football team


The 2013 Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year 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. The Sun Devils had their best season since 2007, finishing 10–4 and earning a spot in the Pac–12 Championship Game. They also increased their win total and played in a bowl game for the third consecutive season. During the season, the team was featured on The Drive, a weekly documentary series on the Pac-12 Network.

Previous season

The 2012 Sun Devils finished 8–5 in Todd Graham's first season as head coach. They were invited to the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl where they defeated Navy. It was the first time the Sun Devils won a bowl game since the 2005 season.

Players drafted

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
UFA–Dan KnappOffensive LinemanCincinnati Bengals
UFA–Brandon MageeLinebackerDallas Cowboys
UFA–Jamal MilesWide ReceiverJacksonville Jaguars
UFA–Keelan JohnsonSafetyMiami Dolphins
UFA–Cameron MarshallRunning BackMiami Dolphins
UFA–Deveron CarrCornerbackTampa Bay Buccaneers
UFA–Brice SchwabOffensive LinemanTampa Bay Buccaneers
UFA–Rashad RossWide ReceiverTennessee Titans

Schedule

Game summaries

Sacramento State

1st quarter scoring: ASU – De'Marieya Nelson 16 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Kevin Ozier 41 yard pass from Taylor Kelly.
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 6 yard run ; ASU – Jaelen Strong 24 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Chris Coyle 33 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Marion Grice 26 yard pass from Taylor Kelly.
3rd quarter scoring: ASU – Zane Gonzalez 40 yard kick; ASU – Michael Eubank 4 yard run.
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Zane Gonzalez 29 yard kick.

Wisconsin

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Zane Gonzalez 34 yard kick.
2nd quarter scoring: WIS – Jacob Pedersen 2 yard pass from Joel Stave ; WIS – Beau Allen 0 yard fumble recovery ; ASU – Marion Grice 1 yard run ; Zane Gonzalez 19 yard kick.
3rd quarter scoring: WIS – Melvin Gordon 80 yard run ; ASU – Marion Grice 1 yard run.
4th quarter scoring: WIS – Kyle French 34 yard kick; ASU – Marion Grice 2 yard run; ASU – Marion Grice 12 yard run ; WIS – Melvin Gordon 1 yard run.

Controversial last play (kneel) of the game

After a couple more completions, the Badgers had the ball at the Sun Devil 13-yard line for 1st and 10. The Badgers were in possession of the football with 18 seconds left, hoping to kick a game-winning field goal. Upon the hike Quarterback Joel Stave knelt in the middle of the field to center the ball for their kicker. Stave then placed the ball quickly on the ground after the play was blown dead by the referee. Replays showed that Stave did get his knee down for a brief second, however Arizona State believed that it was a fumble, and ASU Anthony Jones dove on top of the ball, with the game clock running. At this point Badgers players signalled to the officials, pointing out the delay of game penalty by ASU due to Anthony being top of the football. Umpire Jack Folliard motioned to Stave acknowledging his knee, however the rest of the officiating crew allegedly did not see this signal. The umpire then spotted the ball after a significant delay, but told the Wisconsin offensive line to wait to line up, even though the clock continued to run. Finally, with approximately 2 seconds remaining, the umpire rushed behind the defensive line as Wisconsin tried to run a play to spike the ball and stop the clock but the clock reached zero before the ball was snapped and the game was over.
Initially after the game ASU coach Todd Graham stated "The quarterback put the ball on the ground while he was still standing up, he hadn't been tackled," and "So that should have been a turnover. That should have ended the game." And after watching the footage after the game he acknowledged the officiating error when he stated "You win or you lose. We won and let's move onto the next deal. Obviously, that was a very unusual deal."
The next day saw sports commentators and articles who reported on the "bizarre end" of the game in Tempe. Some even stated that Stave's knee did not touch the ground or that he crouched. This was later countered by other sports commentators, notably columnist Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports that the NCAA handbook states that one simply has to assimilate a kneeling motion.
Ultimately the Pac-12 reprimanded the officiating crew two days after the game ended, deeming that the officials had not acted with enough urgency during the end of the game. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott made a statement when announcing the reprimand; "After a thorough review, we have determined that the officials fell short of the high standard in which the Pac-12 games should be managed. We will continue to work with all our officials to ensure this type of situation never occurs again."

Stanford

1st quarter scoring: STAN – Ty Montgomery 17 yard pass from Kevin Hogan ; STAN – Tyler Gaffney 1 yard run.
2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Anthony Wilkerson 12 yard run ; STAN – Ty Montgomery 30 yard pass from Kevin Hogan ; STAN – Luke Kaumatule punt block for safety.
3rd quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 2 yard run ; STAN – Jordan Williamson 20 yard kick; STAN – Tyler Gaffney 16 yard run.
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Chris Coyle 45 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Jaelen Strong 27 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Marion Grice 6 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; STAN – Jordan Williamson 24 yard kick.

USC

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Michael Eubank 1 yard run ; USC – Justin Davis 26 yard run.
2nd quarter scoring: USC – Tre Madden 10 yard pass from Cody Kessler ; ASU – Marion Grice 11 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 28 yard kick; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 21 yard kick.
3rd quarter scoring: USC – Tre Madden 24 yard run ; ASU – D. J. Foster 74 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Alden Darby 46 yard interception return ; ASU – Marion Grice 8 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Marion Grice 9 yard run.
4th quarter scoring: USC – Tre Madden 48 yard pass from Cody Kessler; USC – Justin Davis 15 yard run ; ASU – Marion Grice 28 yard run ; ASU – Deantre Lewis 1 yard run ; USC – Justin Davis 58 yard run.

Notre Dame

1st quarter scoring:
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Zane Gonzalez 40 yard kick; Zane Gonzalez 27 yard kick; ND – Ben Koyack 19 yard pass from Tommy Rees ; Jaelen Strong 36 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; TJ Jones 8 yard pass from Tommy Rees.
3rd quarter scoring: ND – Kyle Brindza 53 yard kick; ND – Troy Niklas 21 yard pass from Tommy Rees.
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Osahon Irabor 37 yard interception return ; ND – Kyle Brindza 33 yard kick; ASU – De'Marieya Nelson 21 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ND – Kyle Brindza 25 yard kick; ND – Dan Fox 14 yard interception return ; ASU – Marion Grice 16 yard pass from Taylor Kelly.

Colorado

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Jaelen Strong 69 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Marion Grice 8 yard run ; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 26 yard kick; ASU – Marion Grice 1 yard run.
2nd quarter scoring: COL – Nelson Spruce 10 yard pass from Sefo Liufau; ASU – Davon Coleman 1 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Davon Coleman sack for safety; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 41 yard kick; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 27 yard kick; ASU – Taylor Kelly 17 yard run.
3rd quarter scoring: ASU – R.J. Robinson 1 yard run.
4th quarter scoring: COL – Christian Powell 8 yard run.

Washington

1st quarter scoring: WASH – Bishop Sankey 1 yard run ; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 26 yard kick.
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 15 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 22 yard kick; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 36 yard kick; ASU – Taylor Kelly 1 yard run ; ASU – Chris Coyle 14 yard pass from Taylor Kelly.
3rd quarter scoring: WASH – Kevin Smith 70 yard pass from Keith Price ; ASU – Taylor Kelly 1 yard run ; WASH – Travis Coons 27 yard kick; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 21 yard kick.
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 1 yard run ; WASH – Austin Seferian-Jenkins 20 yard pass from Keith Price ; ASU – Marion Grice 14 yard run.

Washington State

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Taylor Kelly 7 yard run ; Taylor Kelly 6 yard run ; ASU – Jaelen Strong 11 yard pass from Taylor Kelly.
2nd quarter scoring: WSU – Gabe Marks 34 yard pass from Connor Halliday ; ASU – D.J. Foster 7 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Richard Smith 51 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; ASU – Chris Coyle 8 yard pass from Taylor Kelly ; WSU – Rickey Galvin 15 yard pass from Connor Halliday.
3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 4 yard run ; ASU – D.J. Foster 23 yard pass from Taylor Kelly.
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Zane Gonzalez 37 yard kick; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 36 yard kick.

Utah

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Taylor Kelly 10 yard run ; UTAH – Dres Anderson 8 yard pass from Travis Wilson.
2nd quarter scoring: UTAH – Andy Phillips 51 yard kick.
3rd quarter scoring: UTAH – Andy Phillips 43 yard kick; UTAH – Sean Fitzgerald 12 yard pass from Travis Wilson.
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Taylor Kelly 2 yard run ; Richard Smith 14 yard pass from Taylor Kelly.

Oregon State

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 1 yard run ; ASU – D.J. Foster 8 yard run.
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 1 yard run ; OSU – Trevor Romaine 22 yard kick.
3rd quarter scoring: OSU – Caleb Smith 6 yard pass from Sean Mannion.
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Zane Gonzalez 18 yard kick; ASU – Robert Nelson 23 yard interception return ; OSU – Connor Hamlett 29 yard pass from Sean Mannion.

UCLA

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Taylor Kelly 3 yard run ; UCLA – Devin Lucien 42 yard pass from Brett Hundley ; UCLA – Ka'imi Fairbairn 48 yard kick; ASU – D.J. Foster 3 yard run.
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Carl Bradford 18 yard interception return ; ASU – Michael Eubank 1 yard run ; UCLA – Ka'imi Fairbairn 23 yard kick; ASU – Jaelen Strong 19 yard pass from Taylor Kelly.
3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Myles Jack 3 yard run ; UCLA – Paul Perkins 1 yard run ; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 28 yard kick.
4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Shaquelle Evans 27 yard pass from Brett Hundley.
Arizona State clinched the Pac-12 South Division Title with this win.

Arizona

1st quarter scoring: ASU – Zane Gonzalez 38 yard kick; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 21 yard kick; ASU – Darwin Rogers 38 yard pass from Taylor Kelly.
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – D.J. Foster 14 yard run ; ASU – De'Marieya Nelson 1 yard run ; UA – B.J. Denker 1 yard run ; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 23 yard kick.
3rd quarter scoring: UA – Ka'Deem Carey 8 yard run ; ASU – Damarious Randall 64 yard interception return ; UA – Garic Wharton 4 yard fumble recovery ; ASU – Jaelen Strong 61 yard pass from Taylor Kelly.
4th quarter scoring: ASU – D.J. Foster 7 yard run ; ASU – De'Marieya Nelson 1 yard run.

Stanford (Pac-12 Championship Game)

1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 69-yard run ; ASU – D. J. Foster 51-yard run ; STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run
2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Ty Montgomery 22-yard run ; STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run ; ASU – Foster 65-yard pass from Taylor Kelly
3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 30-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: STAN – Montgomery 24-yard pass from Kevin Hogan

Texas Tech (Holiday Bowl">2013 Holiday Bowl">Holiday Bowl)

Rankings

After the Season

Players Drafted

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
382Will SuttonDefensive LinemanChicago Bears
4121Carl BradfordOutside LinebackerGreen Bay Packers
6201Marion GriceRunning BackSan Diego Chargers
UFA–Alden DarbyDefensive BackSan Diego Chargers
UFA–Robert NelsonDefensive BackCleveland Browns
UFA–Davon ColemanDefensive LinemanDallas Cowboys
UFA–Chris CoyleTight EndHouston Texans
UFA–Chris YoungLinebackerHouston Texans
UFA–Evan FinkenbergOffensive LinemanMiami Dolphins