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2011 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Maaco Bowl Las Vegas, L 24–56 vs. Boise State
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record6–7 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNoel Mazzone (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorCraig Bray (5th season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainOmar Bolden
Garth Gerhart
Brock Osweiler
Colin Parker
T.J. Simpson
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons← 20102012 →
2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 7 Stanford x%   8 – 1     11 – 2  
Washington   5 – 4     7 – 6  
California   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Oregon State   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Washington State   2 – 7     4 – 8  
South Division
No. 6 USC †   7 – 2     10 – 2  
UCLA xy   5 – 4     6 – 8  
Utah   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Arizona State   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Arizona   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Colorado   2 – 7     3 – 10  
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll
Arizona State players enter the stadium

The 2011 Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fifth year head coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games in Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. They are a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 4–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place in the South Division. They were invited to the Maaco Bowl Las Vegas where they were defeated by Boise State.

At the end of the regular season, head coach Dennis Erickson was fired. He stayed on to coach in the Sun Devils bowl game and finished with a five-year record of 31–31.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmUC Davis*FSAZW 48–1445,671
September 97:30 pmNo. 21 Missouri*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ESPNW 37–30 70,236
September 174:00 pmat Illinois*No. 22BTNL 14–1750,669
September 247:15 pmNo. 23 USC
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ESPNW 43–2261,495
October 17:30 pmOregon StateNo. 25
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
FSAZW 35–2057,437
October 812:30 pmat UtahNo. 22FSNW 35–1445,089
October 157:15 pmat No. 9 OregonNo. 18ESPNL 27–4160,055
October 293:30 pmColoradoNo. 23
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
FSAZW 48–1453,168
November 54:30 pmat UCLANo. 20VersusL 28–2965,438
November 128:30 pmat Washington StateVersusL 27–3727,213
November 197:30 pmArizonaFSAZL 27–3172,694
November 258:15 pmCalifornia
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ESPNL 38–4752,350
December 226:00 pmvs. No. 8 Boise State*ESPNL 24–5635,720
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

UC Davis

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 0 0 0 14 14
Sun Devils 14 10 17 7 48
See also: 2011 UC Davis Aggies football team

The Sun Devils played the UC Davis Aggies on September 1 and won 48–14. Quarterback Brock Osweiler threw two touchdown passes – both of them to receiver Aaron Pflugrad – and finished with 19 completions on 26 attempts before leaving with leg cramps in the third quarter. Running back Cameron Marshall added two rushing touchdowns as the Sun Devils amassed 217 yards on the ground. ASU's defense managed to keep the Aggies scoreless until the fourth quarter; the Aggies scored both touchdowns against ASU's reserves.

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP UC Davis Arizona State
1 10:43 3 55 1:02 Arizona State Cameron Marshall 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good 0 7
1 3:40 4 15 1:09 Arizona State Cameron Marshall 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good 0 14
2 14:53 4 49 1:17 Arizona State Aaron Pflugrad 31-yard touchdown reception from Brock Osweiler, Alex Garoutte kick good 0 21
2 0:02 6 19 1:33 Arizona State 49-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte 0 24
3 14:46 Arizona State Kickoff returned 98 yards for touchdown by Jamal Miles, Alex Garoutte kick good 0 31
3 6:03 9 81 4:05 Arizona State Aaron Pflugrad 13-yard touchdown reception from Brock Osweiler, Alex Garoutte kick good 0 38
3 0:48 8 34 2:50 Arizona State 25-yard field goal by Alex Garoutte 0 41
4 12:21 7 69 3:20 UC Davis Nick Aprile 48-yard touchdown run, Sean Kelley kick good 7 41
4 9:43 6 31 2:27 Arizona State Marcus Washington 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good 7 48
4 6:26 9 71 3:07 UC Davis Josh Reese 1-yard touchdown run, Sean Kelley kick good 14 48
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 48

Missouri

Jamal Miles caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from Brock Osweiler in overtime, then the defense held Missouri out of the end zone on their possession to seal Arizona State's wild win over No. 21 Missouri, 37 - 30. The win was Dennis Erickson's 28th career victory over a ranked opponent.

1 2 3 4OT Total
#21 Tigers 3 7 6 140 30
Sun Devils 7 9 7 77 37
See also: 2011 Missouri Tigers football team

Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Sun Devils 7 0 0 7 14
Fighting Illini 10 0 0 7 17
See also: 2011 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

USC

See also: 2011 USC Trojans football team
#23 USC at Arizona State
1 234Total
USC 3 6130 22
• Arizona State 7 14715 43
Scoring summary
113:29ASUCameron Marshall 70-yard run (Alex Garoutte kick)ASU 7-0
15:42USCAndre Heidari 41-yard field goalASU 7-3
212:43ASUGerell Robinson 2-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick)ASU 14-3
27:05USCAndre Heidari 29-yard field goalASU 14-6
22:07ASUJamal Miles 3-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garroute kick)ASU 21-6
20:47USCAndre Heidari 33-yard field goalASU 21-9
312:16USCMarqise Lee 24-yard pass from Matt Barkley (Andre Heidari kick)ASU 21-16
36:41USCMarc Tyler 10-yard run (run failed)USC 22-21
34:11ASUCameron Marshall 3-yard run (Alex Garroutte kick)ASU 28-22
46:48ASUCameron Marshall 4-yard run (Brock Osweiler to Jamal Miles pass)ASU 36-22
46:37ASUShelley Lyons 41-yard interception return (Alex Garrutte kick)ASU 43-22


USC had won the last 11 meetings, with Arizona State last defeating USC in 1999. In this game, USC led 22–21 in the third quarter, but Arizona State then scored 22 unanswered points to win 43–22.

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Beavers 6 7 7 0 20
#25 Sun Devils 0 21 7 7 35
See also: 2011 Oregon State Beavers football team

Utah

See also: 2011 Utah Utes football team
#22 Arizona State at Utah
1 234Total
• Arizona State 7 3187 35
Utah 7 070 14
Scoring summary
110:01UTAHJohn White IV 30-yard run (Coleman Petersen kick)UTAH 7-0
14:31ASUJamal Miles 5-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick)Tied 7-7
21:22ASUAlex Garoutte 27-yard field goalASU 10-7
310:32UTAHDallin Rogers 2-yard pass from Jon Hays (Coleman Petersen kick)UTAH 14-10
35:00ASUAlex Garoutte 35-yard field goalUTAH 14-13
32:33ASUMike Willie 14-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Brock Osweiler to Aaron Pflugard pass)ASU 21-14
31:17ASUCameron Marshall 4-yard run (Alex Garoutte kick)ASU 28-14
410:39ASUMike Willie 12-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick)ASU 35-14

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Sun Devils 14 3 7 3 27
#9 Ducks 7 14 14 6 41
See also: 2011 Oregon Ducks football team

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Buffaloes 0 7 0 7 14
#23 Sun Devils 21 10 10 7 48
See also: 2011 Colorado Buffaloes football team

UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Sun Devils 7 7 7 7 28
Bruins 6 10 7 6 29
See also: 2011 UCLA Bruins football team

First Quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 11-yard run (Tyler Gonzalez kick failed); ASU – A.J. Pickens 35-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Alex Garoutte kick)

Second Quarter scoring: ASU – C. Marshall 14-yard run (Garoutte kick); UCLA – Gonzalez 43-yard field goal; UCLA – Derrick Coleman 1-yard run (Gonzalez kick)

Third Quarter scoring: UCLA – Nelson Rosario 76-yard pass from Kevin Prince (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Jamal Miles, 9-yard pass from Brock Osweiler (Garoutte kick)

Fourth Quarter scoring: ASU – Osweiler 1-yard run (Garoutte kick); UCLA – Coleman 1-yard run (Prince pass failed)

Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 7 13 7 0 27
Cougars 6 10 7 14 37
See also: 2011 Washington State Cougars football team

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 14 3 0 14 31
Sun Devils 7 14 3 3 27
See also: 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team

California

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Bears 17 10 14 6 47
Sun Devils 7 21 10 0 38
See also: 2011 California Golden Bears football team

Boise State–Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

1 2 3 4 Total
Sun Devils 0 3 7 14 24
#8 Broncos 14 14 7 21 56
See also: 2011 Boise State Broncos football team and 2011 Maaco Bowl Las Vegas

Rankings

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV22RV252218242320RVRV————
CoachesRV2318RVRV2420252018RVRV————
HarrisNot released19232019RVRV———Not released
BCSNot released—2119—————Not released

References

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  12. "Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
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