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 (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Rich Olson (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bray (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Josh Barrett; Michael Marquardt; Mike Pollak; Ryan Torain;
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Uniform

2007 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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 as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Dennis Erickson, the Sun Devils compiled an overall record of 10–3 with a mark of 7–2 in conference play, sharing the Pac-10 title with USC. Arizona State was invited to the Holiday Bowl, where the Sun Devils lost 52–34 to Texas.^[1]^[2] The team played home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

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
September 8	7:15 pm	Colorado*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 33–14	58,417
September 15	7:00 pm	San Diego State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSNAZ	W 34–13	54,617
September 22	7:00 pm	Oregon State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 44–32	56,099
September 29	7:00 pm	at Stanford	No. 23	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FSNAZ	W 41–3	32,125
October 6	1:00 pm	at Washington State	No. 18	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	FSN	W 23–20	35,117
October 13	7:15 pm	Washington	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 44–20	64,347
October 27	7:00 pm	No. 18 California	No. 7	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	FSN	W 31–20	71,706
November 3	3:30 pm	at No. 4 Oregon	No. 6	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (College GameDay)	ESPN	L 23–35	59,379
November 10	1:30 pm	at UCLA	No. 9	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 24–20	78,690
November 22	6:00 pm	No. 11 USC	No. 7	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 24–44	71,706
December 1	6:00 pm	Arizona	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 20–17	71,706
December 27	7:00 pm	vs. No. 17 Texas*	No. 12	Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA (Holiday Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–52	64,020
*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	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

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

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

Colorado

Team	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

Team	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

Team	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

Team	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

Team	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

Team	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

Team	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

Team	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

Team	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

Team	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

Team	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

Team	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

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 James Fox – 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.

References

^ Metcalfe, Jeff (December 29, 2007). "Erickson pleased with ASU's progress". Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Haller, Doug (June 29, 2008). "Arizona State's Banner Year". Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] Metcalfe, Jeff (December 29, 2007). "Erickson pleased with ASU's progress". Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Haller, Doug (June 29, 2008). "Arizona State's Banner Year". Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

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1	9:54	CAL	Cameron Jordan 13-yard fumble return (Jordan Kay kick)	California 7–0

1	7:02	CAL	Jordan Kay 41-yard field goal	California 10–0

1	1:13	CAL	Jordan Kay 22-yard field goal	California 13–0

2	13:48	ASU	Dimitri Nance 11-yard run (Thomas Weber kick)	California 13–7

2	9:32	CAL	DeSean Jackson 21-yard pass from Nate Longshore (Jordan Kay kick)	California 20–7

2	3:42	ASU	Dimitri Nance 2-yard run (Thomas Weber kick)	California 20–14

3	10:03	ASU	Dimitri Nance 8-yard run (Thomas Weber kick)	Arizona St 21–20

3	1:16	ASU	Thomas Weber 47-yard field goal	Arizona St 24–20

4	7:07	ASU	Kyle Williams 12-yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Thomas Weber kick)	Arizona St 31–20


1	7:35	Arizona	Rob Gronkowski 1-yard pass from Willie Tuitama (Jason Bondzio kick)	Arizona 7–0

2	10:06	Arizona St	Tyrice Thompson 3-yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Thomas Weber kick)	Tie 7–7

2	3:06	Arizona St	Thomas Weber 19-yard field goal	Arizona St 10–7

3	11:41	Arizona St	Thomas Weber 21-yard field goal	Arizona St 13–7

4	8:47	Arizona	Jason Bondzio 31-yard field goal	Arizona St 13–10

4	4:27	Arizona St	Michael Jones 20-yard pass from Rudy Carpenter (Thomas Weber kick)	Arizona St 20–10

4	0:26	Arizona	Nic Grigsby 4-yard pass from Willie Tuitama (Jason Bondzio kick)	Arizona St 20–17

Arizona State Sun Devils football
Venues	Normal Field (1897–1926) Irish Field (1927–1935) Goodwin Stadium (1936–1957) Mountain America Stadium (1958–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona
Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching band Stomp the Bus
People	Head coaches Players NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907–1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

Pac-12 Conference football champions
Pacific Coast	Washington (1916) Washington State (1917) California (1918) Oregon & Washington (1919) California (1920) California (1921) California (1922) California (1923) California & Stanford (1924) Washington (1925) Stanford (1926) Idaho, Stanford, & USC (1927) USC (1928) California, Oregon, Stanford, & USC (1929) Washington State (1930) USC (1931) USC (1932) Oregon & Stanford (1933) Stanford (1934) California, Stanford, & UCLA (1935) Washington (1936) California (1937) California & USC (1938) USC (1939) Stanford (1940) Oregon State (1941) UCLA (1942) USC (1943) USC (1944) USC (1945) UCLA (1946) USC (1947) California & Oregon (1948) California (1949) California (1950) Stanford (1951) USC (1952) UCLA (1953) UCLA (1954) UCLA (1955) Oregon State (1956) Oregon & Oregon State (1957) California (1958)
AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)
Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)
Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC & UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington & Stanford (1992) Arizona, UCLA, & USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC & Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA & Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon, Oregon State, & Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC & Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California & USC (2006) Arizona State & USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)
Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015) Washington (2016) USC (2017) Washington (2018) Oregon (2019) Oregon (2020) Utah (2021) Utah (2022) Washington (2023)
National championships in bold