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@FOOTBALLASU GAME NOTES - TEXAS TECH Game #3 Date: September 16, 2017 Time: 5 p.m. AZT ARIZONA STATE TEXAS TECH Site: Lubbock, Texas (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) Capacity: 60,454 @TheSunDevils @Texastechfb Surface: Field Turf @techathletics Series: ASU leads, 2-1 @FootballASU TV: FSN 104102 SEASONS YEARS | 208 | 244 NFL PRODRAFT DRAFT SELECTIONS PICKS | 191 | 209PAC-12 PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIANS ALL-ACADEMIC | 28 BOWL PICKS APPEARANCES | 19 CONSENSUS | 18 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS ALL-AMERICANS | TWO| 10 ROSECFB BOWLSHALL |OF ONE FAMERS GOAL 29 BOWL APPEARANCES | 412 ALL-PAC-12 SELECTIONS | 2 ROSE BOWLS | ONE GOAL: CHAMPIONS SUN DEVIL MEDIA RELATIONS | PO BOX 872505 | TEMPE, AZ 85287-2505 | OFFICE #: 480-965-6593 | THESUNDEVILS.COM schedule THE GAME - Sun Devil Football hits the road for the first time this weekend against AN ASU VICTORY WOULD... Results Texas Tech, taking on the Red Raiders on Saturday, September 16 at 5 p.m. Arizona time » Improve the Sun Devils to 3-1 all-time against in Lubbock, Texas. The game will be shown on the Fox Sports Network and available AUG. 31 the Red Raiders. vs. New Mexico St. locally on Fox Sports AZ Plus as well as the Fox Sports Go app. Tempe » Ensure a winning regular season non-conference W, 37-31 THE RED RAIDERS - The Sun Devils are 2-0-1 all-time against Texas Tech, following record for the sixth consecutive season under Sept. 9 an exciting game in Tempe last season that saw ASU pull away down the stretch behind Todd Graham and the ninth consecutive season vs. San diego st. Tempe Kalen Ballage’s NCAA record-setting eight-touchdown performance en route to a 68-55 overall (went 1-2 in non-conference games in 102 YEARS | 208 NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS | 191 PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIANS | 28 BOWL APPEARANCES | 18 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS | TWO ROSE BOWLS | ONE GOAL L, 20-30 victory. 2008). Sept. 16 » Improve ASU to 14-4 under Todd Graham in regu- AT Texas Tech After dismantling Eastern Washington via a 56-10 rout to start the season, Texas Tech Lubbock lar season non-conference games since 2012. 5 P.M. | FSN enters the matchup having scored 50 or more points in 11 of its last 13 home games. Nic Shimonek completed his first 14 passes against Eastern Washington en route to finishing » Be the team’s seventh victory in the last eight Sept. 23 vs. OREGON 26-of-30 overall for 386 yards and three touchdowns. Shimonek’s 14-straight completed regular season games against non-conference Tempe passes was one shy of the Tech single-game record. Shimonek took advantage of Tech’s opponents. 7 p.m. | P12N depth at wide receiver, finding Keke Coutee and Derrick Willies on passing touchdowns of » Improve the Devils to 15-5 all-time against teams Sept. 30 over 60 yards. Tech was one of four FBS programs to throw two touchdown passes over at STANFORD currently playing in the Big 12. PALO ALTO 60 yards during the opening weekend of college football. TBA | TBA » Give Todd Graham his 90th career win overall. oct. 14 Texas Tech forced three turnovers in the win. EWU had averaged 46.3 points per game ASU STATISTICAL LEADERS vs. WASHINGTON in its last three meetings against FBS foes such as Washington (2014), Oregon (2015) Manny Kalen N’Keal D.J. Tempe and Washington State (2016). TBA | TBA Wilkins Ballage Harry Calhoun 42-60 33 rush, 3 TD 11 catches 21 tackles Oct. 21 at UTAH THE BIG 12 - ASU is 14-5-0 all-time against teams currently playing in the Big 12 and 598 Yards 123 yards 118 yards 12 solo tackles Salt lake city holds a winning record against each of the eight teams it has played from the conference 4 TDs, 0 INT 111.5 AP ypg 1 TD 0 missed TBA | TBA with the exception of Texas (0-1). 175.7 QBR 3.7 ypc 59.0 ypg tackles Oct. 28 PASSING RUSHING RECEIVING DEFENSE vs. USC Tempe TBA | TBA TALE OF THE TAPE (2017 Statistical comparison) Nov. 4 vs. COLORADO FBS RANK PAC-12 AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE BIG 12 FBS RANK TEMPE 79 9 28.5 Scoring Offense 56.0 1 5 TBA | TBA 92 10 30.5 Scoring Defense 10.0 2 10 Nov. 11 124 12 61.5 Rushing Offense 177.0 7 60 AT UCLA LOS ANGELES 105 8 215.0 Rushing Defense 81.0 2 23 TBA | TBA 21 4 309.5 Passing Offense 449.0 1 2 79 8 235.5 Passing Defense 220.0 6 76 Nov. 18 at OREGON STATE 91 11 371.0 Total Offense 626.0 1 3 CORVALLIS 102 8 450.5 Total Defense 301.0 4 38 TBA | TBA 11 1 37.00 Kickoff Returns - - - Nov. 25 129 12 63.00 Kickoff Return Defense 20.00 6 68 vs. ARIZONA TEMPE 89 9 3.00 Punt Returns 2.00 9 97 TBA | TBA 101 10 10.67 Punt Return Defense 0.00 2 6 8 1 30.00 Penalty Yards Per Game 120.0 10 128 *All Times Arizona TIME 43 7 0.50 Turnover Margin 3.00 1 1 1 SUN DEVIL FOOTBALL GAME WEEK SCHEDULE • TEXAS TECH 2017 SUN DEVIL FOOTBALL MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 • Noon - Coach Graham • 9-11:40 - Practice • 9-11:40 - Practice • Practice • Travel Day Game Day • TBD Weekly Media Availability -Players/Coach Graham -Players/Coordinators -No viewing at Texas Tech • NCAA Mandated Day Off - available available -No Interviews Jones AT&T Stadium No Player Interviews -No coordinators -No Coach Graham Lubbock, Texas 5 p.m. AZT/FSN/FSAZ+ General proper channels. Every possible attempt will be made to Weekly Media Teleconference The Sun Devil Athletics media relations staff understands accommodate all media requests. The Pac-12 Football Coaches Weekly Media GAME CAPSULE the importance of assisting the media in providing Teleconference Call will take place each Tuesday during coverage of the institution, its athletics programs, Following home contests, Arizona State will bring several the season. Coach Graham is scheduled to speak at SUN DEVILS AT TEXAS TECH administrators, coaches and student-athletes. We pride student-athletes to the media room at the new Student- 12:05 PT/1:05 MT each Tuesday. The teleconferences Location: Lubbock, Texas ourselves in being able to disseminate information as Athlete Facility in the North end zone for a post-game will be recorded and available at Pac-12.com that same Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium widely, uniformly and fairly as possible using normally press conference. Head Coach Todd Graham will follow afternoon of the call. Members of the media may reach Date: September 16 accepted media standards. To this end, the best attempt the student-athletes. out to the Pac-12 (925-932-4411) for the media-only Kick-off: 5 p.m. AZT will be made to fill reasonable requests by recognized phone number for the teleconference. Television: FSN/FSAZ+/Fox Sports Go media outlets. Members of the media are encouraged Any members who wish to contact a student-athlete or Radio: Sun Devils Sports Radio Network, to work with the Sun Devil Football media relations coach outside of the aforementioned interview periods Media Highlights Policy Presented by MidFirst Bank staff to assist in that endeavor. It is not permissible for should contact the Media Relations staff as follows: Highlights include Pac-12 Networks/ESPN/FOX media members to contact any athletics department broadcasts and all home hosted non-televised TTU & SERIES INFORMATION administrator, associate, coach or student-athlete directly Offensive/ST Player Interviews – Jeremy Hawkes – 520- competitions, including those that are live streamed. 2017 Record: 1-0 (0-0 Big 12) without working through the media relations department. 403-0121 – [email protected] Defensive Player Interviews – Steve Rodriguez – 480- Live Broadcasts 2017 Ranking: N/R Practice Policies 965-9780 – [email protected] It is not permissible for any non-rightsholder to Last Game: W, 56-10 vs. E. Washington Due to the nature of Arizona State game dates this Coach Interviews – Mark Brand – 480-965-6592 – broadcast over the air, stream over the internet (audio Coach: Kliff Kingsbury season, practices schedules each week will vary [email protected] or video), or transmit in any other way, any live Career: 25-26 (5th season) dependent upon that week’s game. The ASU media event without the consent of the Sun Devil Athletics at TTU: 25-26 (5th season) relations office will provide a practice schedule prior Please note that there is a new NCAA rule in effect Department. Live events include varsity contests, Series: ASU leads, 2-1 to each game week for the media. Viewing periods for 2017-18 that states that every NCAA athletic press conferences (including but not limited to weekly at ASU: ASU leads, 2-0 will operate under the same procedures as in 2016 for team must take one day off per week from all team- scheduled and postgame press conferences) and any at TTU: Tied, 0-0 (1 neutral game, TTU W) practices that occur at ASU’s indoor facility, The Dickey related activities, including practice, weight training, other group media availability. Exceptions may be Last 5: 2016: @ASU (W, 68-55) Dome. Only members of the media will be allowed to conditioning, meetings, interviews, etc. This means that made for any major news-breaking event and will be 2013: Holiday Bowl (L, 37-23) view the open portions of those practices in the facility.