2002 ASU SCHEDULE 2002 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL Date Opponent (TV) Time 2002 PACIFIC LIFE HOLIDAY BOWL A 24 at #10/8 Nebraska (ESPN) L, 10-48 A 31 Eastern Washington W, 38-2 Arizona State Sun Devils (8-5, 5-3 Pac-10) S 7 Central Florida (AZ-TV) W, 46-13 vs. #6/6 Kansas State Wildcats (10-2, 6-2 Big XII) S 14 at San Diego St. (AZ-TV) W, 39-28 Friday, December 27, 2002 • 6 p.m. MST/5 p.m. PST S 28 Stanford (ABC) W, 65-24 Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, Calif. O 5 North Carolina L, 35-38 ESPN/Westwood One Radio/Sun Devil Sports Network O 12 Oregon State (Fox AZ) W, 13-9 O 19 at #6/6 Oregon W, 45-42 After halting a three-game losing skid with a convincing win over intrastate rival Arizona O 26 Washington W, 27-16 Nov. 27 in the battle for the Territorial Championship Cup, the Arizona State Sun Devils N 2 at #8/9 Wash. St. (ABC) L, 22-44 travel to San Diego, Calif., to face No. 6/6 Kansas State (10-2, 6-2 Big 12) in the 25th N 9 California (Fox) L, 38-55 annual Pacific Life Holiday Bowl. The match-up between the Pac-10 Conference’s third- N 16 at #8/8 USC (TBS) L, 13-34 place team and the Big XII Conference’s second-place (North Division) team is slated N 29 at Arizona (Fox Sports Net) W, 34-20 D 27 vs. #6/6 Kansas St. (ESPN) 6 p.m. to unfold Friday, Dec. 27 at Qualcomm Stadium at 5 p.m. PST (6 p.m. MST) and will be Home Games in Bold televised nationally on ESPN. Arizona State finished the longest season in school his- Times listed are Arizona Time (PT prior to Oct. tory with an 8-5 record, the most wins since the team’s 9-3 1997 Sun Bowl campaign. 28, MT after Oct. 28) and subject to change. The Sun Devils, who are making their fifth bowl appearance in seven years and their Rankings are AP/USA Today at time of game first under second-year head coach Dirk Koetter, also finished third in the Pac-10 stand- ings with a 5-3 record, which was the team’s best conference finish since the Sun Devils 2002 PAC-10 STANDINGS ended third with a 6-2 league record in 1997. School Conf. O’all Next Game (Date) Sixth-ranked Kansas State brings a 10-2 overall record to San Diego. The WSU 7-1 10-2 vs. Oklahoma (1/1) USC 7-1 9-3 vs. Iowa (1/2) Wildcats, who lead the nation in total defense, are riding a five-game winning streak with ASU 5-3 8-5 vs. Kansas St. (12/27) the team’s last victory coming in a 38-0 whitewashing of Missouri on Nov. 23, K-State’s UCLA 4-4 7-5 vs. New Mexico (12/25) third shutout of the season. The Holiday Bowl matchup will mark the fifth time this sea- Oregon 3-5 7-5 vs. Wake Forest (12/30) son that the Sun Devils will face a team ranked in the top 10 nationally and the second OSU 4-4 8-4 vs. Pittsburgh (12/26) time its opponent will enter the contest sporting the No. 6 spot in both national polls. The UW 4-4 7-5 vs. Purdue (12/31) other time was against Oregon in Eugene when the Sun Devils returned to the Valley Cal 4-4 7-5 — of the Sun with a 45-42 defeat of the Ducks. Arizona 1-7 4-8 — Stanford 1-7 2-9 — In the Series Pac-10 Bowl Matchups Arizona State and Kansas State will meet for the first time in 13 years and renew a Washington State vs. Oklahoma (Rose Bowl) series in which the Sun Devils have dominated with a 5-0 all-time record. The series USC vs. Iowa (Orange Bowl) began in 1964 with Arizona State posting a 21-10 decision and played its last install- Arizona State vs. Kansas State (Holiday Bowl) ment in 1989 with the Sun Devils blanking the Wildcats 31-0. All five games have been Oregon vs. Wake Forest (Seattle Bowl) contested in Tempe with Arizona State defeating Kansas State by an average score of Washington vs. Purdue (Sun Bowl) 34-8 while limiting the Wildcats to 14 points or fewer in each game. UCLA vs. New Mexico (Las Vegas Bowl) Oregon State vs. Pittsburgh (Insight Bowl) Exposure Pac-10 (1996-Present) ESPN will bring all the action live to a national audience with Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Sc h o o l O’ a l l Co n f . Bo w l s * Lee Corso (analyst), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) and Dr. Jerry Punch (sidelines) calling the Oregon 58-25 34-22 6 action. Westwood One Radio, in association with Host Communications, will also broad- Washington 56-28 39-17 7 cast the game to a national radio audience with Tony Roberts (play-by-play) and Fran UCLA 49-32 31-25 4 Curci (color analyst) calling the action. Arizona State 49-34 32-24 5 The Sun Devil Sports Network, which has carried all 13 of ASU’s football games USC 46-38 29-27 3 this season, will be back in the booth to provide coverage of the game. The Holiday Arizona 45-38 25-34 2 Bowl will be broadcast live on its 14-station network including flagship stations KTAR Washington State 45-36 26-30 3 Oregon State 41-39 21-35 3 620 AM and ESPN Radio 860 AM. Tim Healey (play-by-play), Jeff Van Raaphorst (color Stanford 39-41-1 28-28 3 analyst), Vince Marotta (pre- and postgame) and Dave Burns (sidelines) will bring the California 29-50 16-40 1 action to Sun Devil fans. The game can also be heard on ASU’s official web site at www. * includes 2002 bowl invitations TheSunDevils.com.

When Bowling The Sun Devils’ appearance in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl will mark the 20th all-time bowl invitations for the team which holds a 10-8-1 record in postseason play. Arizona

www.TheSunDevils.com Contacts: Mark Brand ([email protected]) & Rhonda Lundin ([email protected]) ICA Media Relations Office, P.O. Box 872505, Tempe, AZ 85287 (480) 965-6592 • Fax: (480) 965-5408 DIRK KOETTER & TEAM NOTES

State has dropped its last two bowl appearances, both in the Aloha Bowl. The team’s HEAD COACH DIRK KOETTER .553 postseason winning percentage ranks second in the conference and its 20 bowl appearances is tied for fourth among Pac-10 schools. This season, seven Pac-10 Is in his second season at the helm of the Arizona State program … became Arizona State’s 21st schools have earned bowl berths including USC, Washington State, Arizona State, head coach on Dec. 2, 2000 … acts as his own Oregon, Oregon State, Washington and UCLA. offensive coordinator … a voter in the USA Today Coaches poll … will be making his first bowl Pac-10 Bowl Records appearance at ASU in this year’s Holiday Bowl School W L T Pct. and the third of his young career… this season, USC 25 15 0 .625 guided his Sun Devils to an 8-5 record and third- Washington St. 5 3 0 .625 place Pac-10 finish after being picked to finish Arizona State 10 8 1 .553 ninth in the league… led his team to an upset of sixth-ranked Oregon at Autzen Stadium on Oct. Washington 14 13 1 .518 19, the first Pac-10 road win of his career… UCLA 11 11 1 .500 turned in the first road win of his ASU career Sept. Oregon State 3 3 0 .500 14 at San Diego State… his 2001 ASU offense Stanford 9 10 1 .475 finished 25th in the country in total offense and Oregon 7 9 0 .438 tied for 19th in scoring offense … had the third- California 5 7 1 .423 longest winning streak in the country with eight Arizona 5 7 1 .423 consecutive victories (his last seven at Boise State and his season opener at ASU) before Pac-10 Bowl Appearances* falling at Stanford on Sept. 22, 2001 … came to School Appearances Last 7 Years ASU after three seasons at Boise State where he USC 41 3 led the Broncos to a 26-10 record, two appear- Washington 29 7 ances in the Humanitarian Bowl and two Big West UCLA 24 4 Conference Championships … two-time Big West Arizona State 20 5 Conference Coach of the Year … his 2000 Boise Stanford 20 3 State team led the nation in scoring offense, was second in total offense and ranked fourth in the Oregon 17 6 country in passing offense … guided Boise State California 13 1 to its first winning season in Division I football … Arizona 13 2 is serving as the honorary chairman of the Washington State 9 3 National Multiple Sclerosis Desert Southwest Oregon State 7 3 Chapter “Walk on the Wild Side” for the second * includes 2002 bowl invitations straight season …the 2003 walk is scheduled for March 8 at the Phoenix Zoo … last name is pro- ASU in the Holiday Bowl nounced “Cutter” … born February 5, 1959 in Pocatello, Idaho. This year will mark the second appearance in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl in school history and its first since the 1985 season. In ASU’s first Holiday Bowl appearance, the Koetter Coaching Career Sun Devils fell to the Arkansas Razorbacks 18-17 on Dec. 22, 1985. Arkansas scored Graduate Assistant, Idaho State ...... 1 9 8 2 11 points in the fourth quarter and won the game when Kendall Trainor drilled a 37- Highland HS (Pocatello, Idaho) ...... 1 9 8 3 - 8 4 yard field goal by Kendall Trainor with 23 seconds remaining in the game. Of fensive Coordinator, San Francisco St...... 1 9 8 5 Of fensive Coordinator & QBs, UTEP ...... 1 9 8 6 - 8 8 Of fensive Coordinator & QBs, Missouri ...... 1 9 8 9 - 9 3 Familiar Surroundings Of fensive Coordinator & QBs, Boston College..1 9 9 4 - 9 5 For the second time this season, Arizona State will play a game at Qualcomm Stadium Offensive Coordinator & QBs, Oregon...... 1 9 9 6 - 9 7 in San Diego. This year, Arizona State traveled to San Diego State on Sept. 14 and Head Coach, Boise State...... 1 9 9 8 - 0 0 pulled out a 39-28 victory over the Aztecs at Qualcomm Stadium. Injured sophomore Head Coach, Arizona State...... 2 0 0 1 - p r e s e n t quarterback Andrew Walter entered the game late in the second quarter and engi- Koetter Head Coaching Record neered the largest comeback in school history, bringing the Sun Devils out of a 22-0 Overall: 38-22 (.633), 5th year hole with four touchdown strikes to junior wide receiver Shaun McDonald. Arizona State: 12-12 (.500), 2nd year Boise State: 26-10 (.722), 3 years

Koetter’s Record When ...... O’all (ASU) Leading at halftime ...... 29-3 (6-0) Leading after three quarters ...... 29-3 (9-0) Arizona State in San Diego Having a 100-yard rusher ...... 14-5 (4-3) Arizona State will leave for San Diego on Saturday, Dec. 21 and return immedi- Having a 300-yard passer...... 9-7 (3-5) ately following the game on Friday, Dec. 27. Assistant Athletic Director for Media Scoring 30 points or more ...... 11-7 (10-4) Leading in time of possession...... 18-8 (8-1) Relations Mark Brand and the Sun Devils will be staying at the San Diego Following a loss...... 13-9 (5-7) Marriott Marina & Hotel: In games decided by four pts or less ....5-3 (2-2) Temperature is 32° F or less...... 4-0 (0-0) San Diego Marriott Marina & Hotel In season openers...... 3-2 (1-1) 333 W. Harbor Drive In Pac-10 openers...... 1-1 (1-1) In home games ...... 25-8 (8-5) San Diego, CA 92101-7709 In bowl games ...... 2-0 (0-0) (619) 234-1500

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Team Captains Head coach Dirk Koetter has selected single-game captains each week this season, HASH MARKS but in the week prior to the Arizona game, Koetter turned the responsibility over to the … True freshman wide receiver Derek Hagan, Sun Devil players to select the team’s captains for the season. The season captains caught a career-high six passes for 72 yards vs. as voted on by the players are sophomore quarterback Andrew Walter, senior safety USC on Nov. 16. His previous high was five (for 95 yards) vs. Oregon on Oct. 19. Alfred Williams and senior linebacker Mason Unck. … ASU has lost the turnover battle in its last three Senior Farewell games (three losses) with 12 turnovers compared to just five for its opponents. A total of 19 Arizona State seniors will be playing in the final game of their Sun Devil careers Dec. 27 in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl. ASU’s seniors include LB Josh … Four of AS U ’ s five Pac-10 wins this year came Amobi, PK Mike Barth, LB Solomon Bates, DT James Beal, P Brian Biang, SN Jay against each of the last four conference champi- ons. Stanford won the 1999 Pac-10 title, Oregon Breckenridge, TE Matt Cooper, CB O.J. Hackett, DT Dustin Hollins, DT Phil Howard, State, Oregon and Washington all tied for first in DT Khoa Nguyen, K Greg Pieratt, TE Mike Pinkard, WR Justin Taplin, CB Adrian 2000 and Oregon won sole possession of the Pac- Thomas, FB Darrel Turner, LB Mason Unck, S Alfred Williams and S Patrick Wilson. 10 championship in 2001. … ASU has outscored its opponents 224-178 in the T-Sizzles the Most Decorated Player in Arizona State History second half this year, including a 147-79 advan- Junior defensive end Terrell Suggs’ success on the field has translated into numerous tage in the third quarter. accolades off the field for the defensive end from Chandler. As the Arizona State, Pac- … The Sun Devils’ opponents have scored first in 10 Conference and NCAAsacks record holder, Suggs garnered All-American honors all but four games this year (Eastern Was h i n g t o n , from the Football Writer’s Association of America (FWAA), CBSSportlsline.com and Oregon State, Washington and Ar i z o n a ) . the Sporting News. He also was named the 2002 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year … ASU snapped a five-game Pac-10 game losing and was a first-team All-Pac-10 honoree for the second consecutive season. streak as well as a four-game Pac-10 season- On Monday (Dec. 9), Suggs traveled to Charlotte, N.C., for the Bronko Nagurski opener skid with a 65-24 victory over Stanford Sept. 28, while the Oct. 12 win over Oregon State Award presentation where he garnered the award, given annually to the top defensive gave ASU its first back-to-back Pac-10 wins since player in the nation. Suggs became Arizona State’s first player to earn a national the team downed Washington in Seattle and award, beating out linebacker E.J. Henderson of Maryland, cornerback Terence Was h i n g t o n State in Tempe in October of 1999. Newman of Kansas State, defensive end David Pollack of Georgia and Shane Walton … The team snapped a four-game Pac-10 road of Notre Dame for the coveted award. losing streak with its Oct. 19 win at No. 6/6 Oregon. Suggs added to his historical junior campaign by adding the Rotary Lombardi Award two days later. Presented annually to the top lineman in the country with eligi- … AS U ’ s 657 yards of total offense (183r, 474p) Oct. 5 vs. North Carolina were the most since the bility limited to down linemen and defenders who line up within five yards of the foot- team had 667 yards vs. Oregon in 2000 (432p, ball, Suggs was the first finalist to represent the Pac-10 since fellow Sun Devil Juan 235r), also a loss. Roque in 1996. The finalists, which incldued linebacker E.J. Henderson of Maryland, … The Sun Devils completed passes to nine defensive tackle Tommie Harris of Oklahoma, and defensive end Cory Redding of receivers in the team’s 65-24 victory over Stanford Texas, were selected in a vote of more than 400 members of the Rotary Lombardi on Sept. 28. Five of those nine receivers caught TD Selection Committee, which is comprised of all Division I head coaches, a selection passes in the win. of sportswriters and broadcasters from around the country, and the 30 living past win- … AS U ’ s Sept. 14 victory at San DiegoState was ners of the award. the team’s first road win since turning in a 30-17 That same day, the Pac-10 Conference announced Suggs was selected as the victory at Arizona on Nov. 24, 2000. conference’s annual Morris Trophy winner. The honor is bestowed upon the top … Sports Illustrated featured Arizona State’s new defensive and offensive lineman in the conference, with the members of the oppos- 16,000-square-foot Lawrence Strength Center in ing lines voting for the winner. Last year, ASU offensive tackle Levi Jones was cho- its “Ultimate Facilities” section of the 2002 college sen by the defensive lineman throughout the Pac-10 as the winner. football preview. Suggs is also one of four finalists for the inaugural Ted Hendricks Defensive End … Senior linebacker Solomon Bates has accepted of the Year Award, which will be presented to the best defensive end in college foot- an invitation to play in the 2003 Hula Bowl, to be ball by the Miami Touchdown Club on Dec. 2 in Tempe at Arizona State’s Dutson held Feb. 1, 2003 in Maui. Theater. The four finalists as selected by a committee of 45 coaches, national media … The 2002 campaign is the 90th season of Sun and sports information directors include Suggs, Penn State’s Michael Haynes, Devil football. Miami’s Jeremy McDougle and Texas’ Cory Redding. Selection criteria for the … The Sun Devils have a 217-76-3 all-time win- Hendricks Award includes on-field performance, leadership ability and contribution to ning record (.738) at Sun Devil Stadium. the school and community. … Head football strength and conditioning coach Joe Kenn was named the 2002 College Strength McDonald A Finalist for Biletnikoff Award and Conditioning Professional of the Year by the Junior wide receiver Shaun McDonald has been named one of three finalists for the National Strength and Conditioning As s o c i a t i o n . 2002 Biletnikoff Award, which is annually presented to the top wide receiver in the Kenn has been a finalist four times in his career. country by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club. The other two finalists include … Athletics Director Gene Smith played football at Nevada’s Nate Burleson and Michigan State’s Charles Rogers. McDonald is the first Notre Dame, earning three letters and playing on wide receiver in school history to be named a finalist for the prestigious award. the 1973 national championship squad.

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Print, radio and television media, as well as eminent receivers, coaches and past STATISTICALLY SPEAKING... award winners will select this year’s Biletnikoff Award winner. Past winners include TEAM OFFENSE Pac-10 (Nation) Josh Reed, Antonio Bryant, Troy Walters, Troy Edwards, Randy Moss, Marcus Harris, Rushing 8th Terry Glenn and Bobby Engram. Passing Yards 3rd (9th) Pass Efficiency 4th The winner will be announced live at the ESPN College Football Awards Show in Total Offense 5th Orlando on Dec. 12. College and Pro Football Hall of Fame Wide Receiver Fred Scoring 6th (21st) First Downs 3rd Biletnikoff will make the presentation at the awards banquet Feb. 12 in Tallahassee. 3rd Down Conv. 5th 4th Down Conv. 10th Sacks Against 9th All-Conference Selections Red Zone Offense 7th Two Sun Devils earned All-Pac-10 Conference First Team honors this year and also TEAMDEFENSE Pac-10 (Nation) added a second-teamer to the list. In all, 10 Arizona State players appeared on the list Rushing 6th (19th) Pass Efficiency 5th of all-conference honorees, while eight players earned Pac-10 All-Academic honors. Passing Yards 5th Total Defense 5th Scoring 9th All-Pac-10 First Team: WR Shaun McDonald, DL Terrell Suggs (also named Opp. First Downs 6th Defensive Player of the Year) Sacks 2nd 3rd Down Conv. 3rd 4th Down Conv. 3rd All-Pac-10 Second Team: P Tim Parker Red Zone Defense 8th TEAMMISCELLANEOUS Pac-10 (Nation) All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention: OG Drew Hodgdon, CB R.J. Oliver, T E M i k e Net Punting 3rd (24th) Punt Returns 7th Pinkard, FS Jason Shivers, S Riccardo Stewart, DE Jimmy Verdon, LB Mason Unck Kickoff Returns 5th Kickoff Coverage 4th Turnover Margin 5th Sun Devils Earn Pac-10 All-Academic Honors Field Goals 5th Seven Sun Devils have earned Pac-10 All-Academic honors this season, including PAT Kicking 1st Possession Time 5th junior tailback Mike Williams who was named to the first team for the second straight Penalties 8th year. He was one of 10 student-athletes from around the conference to earn first-team PLAYER STATISTICS honors for a multiple time. Williams was accompanied on the first team by senior line- Josh Amobi backer Mason Unck and senior defensive back Alfred Williams. Junior wide receiver Fumbles Recovered T1st Mike Barth Skyler Fulton was named to the second team after being an honorable-mention selec- Field Goals 3rd (9th) tion last year, while senior placekicker Mike Barth, redshirt freshman quarterback Field Goal Percentage 3rd PAT Kicking 1st Chad Christensen and freshman offensive lineman Grayling Love each earned hon- Scoring 6th orable-mention honors this year. For Barth, it was his third straight conference all-aca- Kick Scoring 5th Hakim Hill demic mention after being an honorable-mention honoree in 1999 and a first-teamer Kickoff Returns 3rd last season. This year, the Pac-10 honored 24 players on each of the first and second Brett Hudson Interceptions T6th teams while also handing out honorable -accolades to another 26 players. To be eli- Shaun McDonald Receiving Yards 3rd (14th) gible for selection to the academic teams, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.0 Receptions Per Game 4th (24th) overall grade point average and be either a starter or significant substitute. TD Scoring 4th All-Purpose Yards 10th TimParker Suggs Sets NCAA, Pac-10 & ASU Sacks Records Punting 1st (13th) R.J. Oliver With 22.0 sacks so far this season, junior defensive end Terrell Suggs has set the Passes Defended 1st (T16th) NCAA, Pac-10 Conference and ASU single-season marks. Syracuse’s Dwight Jason Shivers Tackles 4th Freeney previously held the NCAA mark with 17.5 sacks in 2001, while ASU’s Al Fumbles Recovered T5th Harris (1978), Arizona’s Tedy Bruschi (1993) and USC’s Tim Ryan (1989) all shared Riccardo Stewart Tackles 5th the previous Pac-10 mark with 19. The NCAA did not record sacks as an official sta- Terrell Suggs tistic until 2000, while the Pac-10’s defensive stats date back to 1984. Next up for Sacks 1st (1st) Tackles for Loss 1st (2nd) Suggs is the unofficial national record of 24.5 sacks achieved by Pittsburgh’s Zeke Forced Fumbles T1st (8th) Gadson in 1987. In addition to setting the school single-season mark, Suggs has also Mason Unck Tackles 12th set the standard on the ASU career list with 42.0 sacks in his three years in Tempe, Fumbles Forced 4th surpassing Shante Carver’s (1990-93) 41.0, the previous ASU career mark. Andrew Walter Passing Yards 4th The winner of the Bronko Nagurski Award and a finalist for both the Ted Hendricks Pass Efficiency 3rd (14th) Defensive End of the Year Award and the Rotary Lombardi Award this season, Suggs Total Offense 3rd (18th) continues to lead the nation and the Pac-10 in sacks (22.0) and tackles for loss (29.5) (Individuals must rank in the top 10 in Pac-10 and/or top this year. He has tallied at least four sacks in two games this year, including a career- 50 in the nation; NCAAdefensive stats released once a month, last on Nov. 2) best 4.5 sacks Oct. 19 vs. Washington and four sacks Oct. 5 vs. North Carolina. His 4.5 sacks vs. the Huskies were the most for a Sun Devil since Derrick Rodgers had 4.5 in ASU’s Rose Bowl-clinching win over California on Nov. 9, 1996 and earned Suggs the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week, an award which is given weekly by the Football Writers Association of America. With his sack at Washington State on Nov. 2, Suggs also set the school single- season and career marks for tackles for loss. He has 29.5 tackles for loss this season,

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surpassing the 24.0 that Derrick Rodgers (1996) and Al Harris (1977) each had, and 63.5 tackles for loss in his career, which overtakes the 58 that Bob Kohrs tallied in 2002 ARIZONA STATE TEAM AWARD his four years (1976-79). Suggs’ season total also surpassed the Pac-10 single-sea- WINNERS son mark of 28 held by Stanford’s Ron George (1990). Co-Most Valuable Offensive Player The team leader in each category in each of the last three seasons, Suggs had Shaun McDonald & Andrew Walter two TFLs and a sack at Nebraska in ASU’s season opener and three sacks in each of ASU’s next two games (Eastern Washington, Central Florida). Despite having a Most Valuable Offensive Lineman quiet game by his standards vs. No. 6 Oregon on Oct. 19 with just three tackles, Drew Hodgdon including one for a loss, Suggs’ tackle on the Ducks’ last play turned out to be one of his biggest of the year. Suggs hit UO quarterback Jason Fife on the pass play that Most Valuable Defensive Player resulted in junior Brett Hudson’s interception to secure the ASU victory. Terrell Suggs This year, the first-team All-American (FWAA, the Sporting News a n d CBSSportsline.com), first team All-Pac-10 and Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year Most Valuable Defensive Lineman led the nation in sacks, was second in tackle for loss and eighth in fumbles forced. Terrell Suggs Last year, the third-team Football News All-American and first-team All-Pac-10 selec- tion led the Pac-10 in solo sacks and tied for first with four forced fumbles. He also Mike Bartholomew Most Improved Offensive Player finished second in total sacks (10-57) and tackles for loss (18-79) in 2001. Mike Pinkard

ASU Single-Season Sacks Gail Scott Most Improved Defensive 1. 22.0 Terrell Suggs, 2002 Player 2. 19 Al Harris, 1978 R.J. Oliver 3. 14 Bob Kohrs, 1978 4. 12 Derrick Rodgers, 1996 Babe Alex Demon Award (Special 12 Vernon Maxwell, 1982 6. 11 Shante Carver, 1991 Teams) Mason Unck ASU Career Sacks 1. 42.0 Terrell Suggs, 2000-present Special Teams Iron Man of the Year 2. 41 Shante Carver, 1990-93 Mason Unck 3. 28 Vernon Maxwell, 1979-82 4. 26 Scott Stephen, 1983-86 Bill Kajikawa Freshman of the Year 5. 22 Bob Kohrs, 1978-79 Jamar Williams & Chaz White 6. 20 Jim Jeffcoat, 1979-82 Tim Landers Iron Man Award (Weight ASU Single-Season Tackles for Loss Room) 1. 29.5 Terrell Suggs, 2002 Josh Amobi 2. 24 Derrick Rodgers, 1996 24 Al Harris, 1977 McBurney Offensive Scout Team Award 4. 23 Jeremy Staat, 1997 Terry Richardson 5. 22 Brett Wallerstedt, 1992 22 Bob Kohrs, 1979 Glen Hawkins Defensive Scout Team 22 Al Harris, 1978 Award 8. 21 Adam Archuleta, 1999 Jordan Hill

ASU Career Tackles for Loss Clyde B. Smith Academic Award 1. 63.5 Terrell Suggs, 2000-present Mike Barth & Phil Howard 2. 58 Bob Kohrs, 1976-79 3. 57 Shante Carver, 1990-93 Sun Devil Valor Award 57 Al Harris, 1975-78 Riccardo Stewart 5. 56 Vernon Maxwell, 1979-82 6. 53 Adam Archuleta, 1997-00 Cecil Abono Co-Captain Awards 7. 46 Scott Stephen, 1983-86 Mason Unck, Andrew Walter & Alfred Williams Suggs’Game-by-Game in 2002 Opponent Tackles (Solo) TFL Sacks at #10/8 Nebraska 4 (2) 1.0-1 1.0-1 Eastern Washington 5 (3) 2.0-20 3.0-20 Central Florida 7 (6) 4.5-24 3.0-14 at San Diego State 4 (3) 3.0-13 1.0-5 Stanford* 3 (1) 0-0 0.0-0 North Carolina* 7 (5) 4.5-32 4.0-31 Oregon State 3 (2) 1.5-8 1.0-7 at #6/6 Oregon 3 (1) 1.0-2 0.0-0 Washington 12 (5) 6.5-44 4.5-36

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at #8/9 WashingtonState* 4 (2) 1.0-8 1.0-8 averaging 260.8 yards of total offense per game which ranks third California 3 (1) 1.0-4 1.0-4 in the Pac-10 and 18th in the nation. At his current pace, he will at #8/8 USC 6 (4) 0.5-3 0.5-3 also set the school mark for yards per game currently held by at Arizona 8 (5) 3.0-23 2.0-21 Danny White at 258.9 ypg. Totals 69 (40) 29.5-182 22 . 0 - 1 5 0 * Suggs also had an INT vs. Stanford, two forced fumbles vs. UNC and two On the season, Walter, who did not earn a starting role until forced fumbles at Washington State. the fifth game of the season vs. Stanford, has completed 246 of 426 attempts for 3,584 yards (fourth in the Pac-10 at 275.7 yards Walter’s World per game) and 26 touchdowns with 14 interceptions. With four TD passes Nov. 9 vs. California, he has climbed to Sophomore quarterback Andrew Walter has set the school single- second on ASU’s single-season touchdown passes list with 26 and season record with 3,584 passing yards so far this season, pass- needs just three more to tie the school record of 29 set by Mike ing the previous school record of 2,878 by Danny White in 1973, Pagel in 1981. Walter has also broken the ASU’s single-season and is the first player in school history to top the 3,000-yard mark marks for attempts and completions, records previously held by in a season. Despite starting just nine games this season, Walter Jake Plummer with 348 attempts in 1996 and Todd Hons with 199 has also turned in the fifth-best single-season performance in Pac- completions in 1983. 10 history and stands 602 yards shy of the Pac-10 single-season Walter’s five touchdown passes vs. Stanford on Sept. 28 tied mark of 4,186 thrown by Washington’s Cody Pickett in 12 games for third-best in school history with Jeff Krohn who also threw five this season. He is also just 53 yards shy of second on that list, TD passes in a loss to Oregon in 2000, while he has also thrown mark of 3,637 passing yards thrown by Washington State’s Ryan four touchdown passes in three games this year, which ranks fifth Leaf in 1997 (not including bowl game). on the ASU single-game charts. In nine games as a starter (5-4 With his 536-yard passing performance to upend No. 6 record), he has completed 221 of 381 passes for 3,191 yards Oregon on Oct. 19, Walter set Pac-10 Conference and Arizona (354.6 yards per game) and 19 touchdowns. State school records for single-game passing yards, surpassing the previous mark of 534 yards by fellow Sun Devil Paul Justin vs. ASUSingle-Game Touchdown Passes Washington State in 1989. In fact, Sun Devils now hold the top 1. 7 Mike Pagel, vs. Stanford, 1981 three single-game passing marks in Pac-10 history, including a 2. 6 Danny White, vs. New Mexico, 1971 532-yard effort by Jeff Van Raaphorst vs. Florida State in 1984, 3. 5 Andrew Walter, vs. Stanford, 2002 four of the top five records and seven of the top 13 marks in league 5 Jeff Krohn, vs. Oregon, 2000 history. Walter himself has turned in three of the top 11 single- 5. 4 21 times (three times by Andrew Walter in 2002: game performances in Pac-10 history. He has also become the vs. Cal, at San Diego State and at Oregon) first quarterback in Pac-10 history to turn in four 400-yard passing ASUSingle-Game Passing Yards games in a season. No Pac-10 quarterback has ever thrown for 1. 536 Andrew Walter at Oregon, 2002** more than three in a season and Washington’s Pickett and Walter 2. 534 Paul Justin vs. Washington State, 1989 are the only two to ever have four in a career. 3. 532 Jeff Van Raaphorst vs. Florida State, 1984 The Oct. 20 Sporting News, cnnsi.com and USAToday.com 4. 511 Ryan Kealy vs. Arizona, 1998 Player of the Week, Walter, who ranks third in the Pac-10 and 14th 5. 477 Andrew Walter vs. California, 2002 in the nation in passing efficiency at 142.00, is the first player in 6. 474 Andrew Walter vs. North Carolina, 2002 school history to notch four 400-yard passing games in a career, 474 Paul Justin vs. Houston, 1990 let alone a season as he has done this year. Justin and Jeff Van 8. 466 Mike Pagel vs. Stanford, 1981 9. 437 Jeff Van Raaphorst vs. Arizona, 1986 Raaphorst were the only other Sun Devils to have more than one ** also the Pac-10 single-game record 400-yard game in their careers, each notching two. Earlier this year, Walter also became the first player in school history to throw ASUSingle-Season Touchdown Passes for 400 yards in back-to-back games. Walter completed 22 of 37 1. 29 Mike Pagel, 1981 passes for 414 yards and five touchdowns Sept. 28 vs. Stanford 2. 26 Andrew Walter, 2002 and followed that up with a 27-for-45 effort for 474 yards Oct. 5 vs. 3. 24 Jake Plummer, 1996 North Carolina (fourth on the ASU single-season charts and T9th 24 Danny White, 1973 in Pac-10 history). His 888 yards in two games mark the most 5. 23 Danny White, 1972 6. 20 John Torok, 1964 passing yards for a Sun Devil quarterback in back-to-back con- 7. 19 Three players tied tests, surpassing the previous school mark of 873 yards by Paul Justin in 1989 (534 yards vs. Washington State, 339 vs. ASU Single-Season Passing Yards Washington). 1. 3,584 Andrew Walter, 2002 He has already shattered most of ASU’s total offense records, 2. 2,878 Danny White, 1973 gaining the most yards in school history in consecutive games with 3. 2,776 Jake Plummer, 1996 901 yards (422 vs. Stanford and 479 vs. UNC) as well as the most 4. 2,591 Paul Justin, 1989 in four consecutive games with 1,594 yards of total offense (422 5. 2,484 Mike Pagel, 1981 6. 2,394 Todd Hons, 1983 vs. Stanford, 479 vs. UNC, 185 vs. OSU and 508 at Oregon). He has also tied Danny White (1973) with four games with at least 300 Pac-10 Single-Season Passing Yards (bowl games not included) yards this year, has set the ASU single-season total offense list 1. 4,113 Cody Pickett, Washington, 2002 with 3,390 yards (passing the 3,107 yards by Danny White in 2. 3,637 Ryan Leaf, Washington State, 1997 1973) and ranks eighth on the Pac-10 single-season list. Walter is 3. 3,627 Steve Stenstrom, Stanford, 1993

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4. 3,639 Carson Palmer, USC, 2002 also set the school record for yards per catch for 10 receptions 5. 3,584 Andrew Walter, Arizona State, 2002 with a 22.1 yards-per-catch mark vs. the Cardinal, a record previ- 6. 3,499 Pat Barnes, California, 1996 ously held by Aaron Cox (191 yards vs. Arizona in 1986). 7. 3,307 Akili Smith, Oregon, 1998 McDonald has caught a school-record 76 passes for a school- ASU Single-Season Passing Attempts best 1,291 yards and 13 TDs this season. He currently ranks third 1. 426 Andrew Walter, 2002 in the Pac-10 and 14th in the nation with 99.3 receiving yards per 2. 348 Jake Plummer, 1996 game and fourth in the Pac-10 and 24th in the nation with 5.85 3. 337 Jeff Van Raaphorst, 1985 receptions per game. At his current pace, he has a chance to sur- 4. 336 Todd Hons, 1982 pass the school record he set last year of 100.4 yards per game. 5. 334 Mike Pagel, 1980 He has also become just the first player in school history to tally 6. 324 Todd Hons, 1983 1,000 career receiving yards in back-to-back seasons. McDonald has already surpassed his TD production of one ASU Single-Season Passing Completions 1. 246 Andrew Walter, 2002 year ago (10 last season) and is currently second on ASU’s list for 2. 199 Todd Hons, 1983 single-season TD catches with 13. McDonald has caught 24 3. 198 Jake Plummer, 1996 touchdown passes in his ASU career, just one shy of the school 4. 188 Jeff Van Raaphorst, 1985 record of 25 set by Keith Poole (1993-96) and Doug Allen (1981- 5. 185 Todd Hons, 1982 84). He is also tied for ninth in the Pac-10 in career touchdown 6. 184 Mike Pagel, 1980 receptions. Stanford’s Ken Margerum holds that record with 32 in his four-year career (1977-80). McDonald opened the 2002 season with a solid performance, ASU Single-Season Total Offense Yards catching seven passes for 73 yards at Nebraska. The speedy 1. 3,390 Andrew Walter, 2002 2. 3,107 Danny White, 1973 junior turned in a then season-high eight catches for 175 yards at 3. 2,834 Jake Plummer, 1996 San Diego State on Sept. 14, since bested by his career-high 10 4. 2,511 Mike Pagel, 1981 receptions for 221 yards vs. Stanford. McDonald has caught at 5. 2,460 Paul Justin, 1989 least one pass in each of the last 28 games, dating back to the 6. 2,443 Danny White, 1972 2000 season. With his four TD catches at San Diego State, McDonald tied the school single-game record he holds along with Racking up the Receiving TDs John Allen. McDonald also caught four TD passes in 2001 vs. One of three finalists for the Fred Biletnikoff Award, junior wide Louisiana-Lafayette, and Allen did it in 1953 vs. San Jose State. receiver Shaun McDonald has set the school single-season record A 2001 first-team All-Pac-10 selection, McDonald finished for receiving yards with 1,291 yards, surpassing the previous mark second on the ASU single-season charts with 1,104 receiving of 1,144 yards set by Morris Owens in 1973. He already holds the yards last year, just 40 yards shy of the then single-season mark school single-season catches with 76, surpassing the previous of 1,144 yards set by Morris Owens in 1973. He led the Pac-10 mark of 64 by Ron Fair in 1989. He also owns the seventh-best and finished 10th in the nation with an average of 100.4 yards per season performance in Pac-10 history and needs just 165 more game. He also shattered ASU season marks for receiving yards yards to reach the Pac-10 single-season mark of 1,456 set by per game (100.4 ypg) and receiving yards per catch (23.5 ypc), Stanford’s Troy Walters in 1999 (bowl game not included). records previously held by Ron Fair (98.3 yards per game in 1989) McDonald continues to threaten every single-season and and Morris Owens (22.0 yards per catch in 1973), respectively. career receiving mark in ASU history in just three seasons of McDonald also caught 10 touchdown passes in 2001, which action. He is the first player in school history to notch two 200-yard ranked fifth on the ASU single-season list for TD catches. receiving games in a career, let alone a season, with his two com- ing this year with 10 catches for 221 yards vs. Stanford on Sept. ASU Career Receiving Yards 28 and 12 catches for 204 yards at No. 6 Oregon on Oct. 19. 1. 2,993 John Jefferson, 1974-77 McDonald, the sixth Sun Devil in school history to reach 2,000 2. 2,753 Shaun McDonald, 2000-present receiving yards, has moved into second place on the ASU career 3. 2,694 Aaron Cox, 1984-87 4. 2,691 Keith Poole, 1993-96 charts with 2,753 receiving yards and needs just 240 more yards 5. 2,408 Eric Guliford, 1989-92 to reach College Football Hall of Fame inductee John Jefferson’s 6. 2,149 John Mistler, 1977-80 career mark of 2,993. McDonald, who reached the 2,000-yard plateau with his first ASU Career Touchdown Catches catch of the game vs. North Carolina (13 yards) on Oct. 5, has 1. 25 Keith Poole (1993-96) topped the century mark in receiving yards in five games this year. 25 Doug Allen (1981-84) Last year, he accomplished that feat in four straight games and 3. 24 Shaun McDonald (2000-present) turned in a total of five 100-yard receiving games, which matched 4. 22 Steve Holden (1970-72) 5. 21 J.D. Hill (1967-68, 1970) the five that Keith Poole had in 1996 and was just one shy of the 21 John Mistler (1977-80) six that Ron Fair had in 1989. With 10 catches for 221 yards Sept. 28 vs. Stanford, Pac-10 Career Touchdown Catches McDonald turned in the third-best receiving performance in ASU 1. 32 Ken Margerum, Stanford (1977-80) history, trailing just the 227 yards by Ron Fair in 1989 (19 catches) 2. 31 Sean Dawkins, California (1990-92) and the 232 yards by Eric Guliford (12 catches) in 1990. McDonald 3. 29 Mario Bailey, Washington (1988-91)

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4. 28 J.J. Stokes, UCLA(1991-94) 2, which was ASU’s highest ranking since the 1997 Sun Bowl team 5. 27 Bobby Shaw, California (1994-97) was ranked 14th in the final polls. 6. 26 Troy Walters, Stanford (1996-99) 7. 25 Keith Poole, Arizona State (1993-96) ASUIN THE 2002 POLLS: 25 Doug Allen, Arizona State (1981-84) Date AP USA Today 9. 24 Shaun McDonald, Arizona State (2000-present) Sept. 29 RV (40th) RV (40th) 24 Cristin McLemore, Oregon (1992-95) Oct. 6 — RV (44th) 24 DeRonnie Pitts, Stanford (1997-00) Oct. 13 RV (43rd) RV (40th) 24 Dennis Northcutt, Arizona (1996-99) Oct. 20 23 25 24 Keenan Howry, Oregon (1999-present) Oct. 27 16 17 Nov. 3 25 24 ASU Single-Season Receiving Yards (Catches) Nov. 10 RV (37th) — 1. 1,291 Shaun McDonald (56), 2002 Nov. 17 — — 2. 1,144 Morris Owens (52), 1973 Nov. 24 — — 3. 1,104 Shaun McDonald (47), 2001 Dec. 3 RV (35th) RV (41st) 4. 1,082 Ron Fair (64), 1989 Dec. 10 RV (36th) RV (39th) 5. 1,036 Keith Poole (55), 1995 6. 1,009 J.D. Hill (61), 1970 Hill Sets ASU Single-Game Kickoff Return Records ASU Single-Season Touchdown Catches With nine kickoff returns for 162 yards Nov. 2 at Washington State, 1. 14 Doug Allen, 1984 redshirt freshman Hakim Hill set Arizona State single-game 2. 13 Shaun McDonald, 2002 records in both categories. Hill’s effort passed the previous marks 3. 12 Steve Holden, 1972 of seven kickoff returns and 159 yards, both set by Kevin 4. 11 Keith Poole, 1996 Galbreath vs. Houston in 1990. Hill ranks fourth in the Pac-10 in 11 J.D. Hill, 1970 kickoff returns this year (21.9 yards per return), and with 32 kickoff 6. 10 Shaun McDonald, 2001 returns for 701 yards on the season, Hill has tied the school sin- gle-season mark for kickoff returns with 32 and needs just 12 more Single-Season Catches (Yards) 1. 76 Shaun McDonald (1291), 2002 yards to tie the single-season yardage mark of 713 yards. Chris 2. 64 Ron Fair (1082), 1989 Hopkins set both marks in 1995. 3. 62 Greg Hudson (974), 1973 Hill was named the Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week 4. 61 J.D. Hill (1009), 1970 on Sept. 9 to become the Sun Devils’first special teams "returner" 5. 58 John Jefferson (968), 1977 to be named POW since Terry Battle on Nov. 2, 1996. He had 157 6. 55 Four players tied kickoff return yards (five attempts) vs. Central Florida on Sept. 7, which now ranks third on the ASU single-game charts. In the Rankings Arizona State fell out the national rankings on Nov. 17 after being Sacking the Quarterback ranked for the previous three weeks. ASU first broke into the Arizona State’s defense was second in the Pac-10 in sacks this national rankings on Oct. 20 at 23rd and 25th, marking the first year with 49.0 for a loss of 365 yards. The team had just 28 sacks time since the 1999 season that ASU had been ranked. In 1999, all of last season, while ASU has also tallied 116 tackles for loss the Sun Devils were ranked 25th in the first poll of the year and (538 yards) so far this year, including a season-high 17.0 for a loss climbed to 22nd the following week before falling out of the polls of 89 yards Oct. 26 vs. Washington, compared to 82 for a loss of the following week. The team had climbed as high as 16th and 304 yards all of last year. Led by junior Terrell Suggs, who leads 17th this year before its loss at No. 8/9 Washington State on Nov. the nation in the category, the Sun Devils have turned in 30.0 sacks in the last eight games, including a season-high eight Oct. 26 vs. Washington. TEAM CAPTAINS Head coach Dirk Koetter selects single-game captains each week. ASUGame-by-Game Sacks & Tackles for Loss Here’s a list of the team captains so far this year: Opponent Sacks TFLs at #10/8 Nebraska 4.0-18 10.0-28 Ga m e Team Captains Eastern Washington 5.0-34 7.0-49 at Nebraska Mike Karney, R.J. Oliver, Josh Am o b i Central Florida 5.0-27 10.0-45 Eastern Was h i n g t o n Drew Hodgdon, Riccardo Stewart, Mason Unck at San Diego State 5.0-31 13.0-60 Central Florida Terrell Suggs, Mike Williams, Adrian Th o m a s Stanford 1.0-4 9.0-21 at San Diego State Brian Montesanto, R.J. Oliver, Regis Crawford North Carolina 6.0-39 12.0-49 St a n f o r d Josh Amobi, Andrew Wal t e r , Drew Hodgdon Oregon State 7.0-75 11.0-87 North Carolina Mason Unck, Jimmy Verdon, Regis Crawford at #6/6 Oregon 0.0-0 3.5-6 Oregon State Jason Shivers, R.J. Oliver, Mike Karney Washington 8.0-67 17.0-89 at Oregon Terrell Suggs, Shaun McDonald, Mason Unck Was h i n g t o n Mike Karney, Tony Ag u i l a r , Brian Montesanto at #8/9 Washington State 2.0-12 8.0-30 at Washington State Solomon Bates, Skyler Fulton, Regis Crawford California 2.0-12 5.0-17 Ca l i f o r n i a Riccardo Stewart, Andrew Wal t e r , Terrell Suggs at #8/8 USC 2.0-18 5.0-23 at USC Drew Hodgdon, Shaun McDonald, Shane Jones at Arizona 3.0-29 6.0-34 at Arizona* Andrew Wal t e r , Alfred Williams, Mason Unck Totals 50.0-366 116.0-538 * - season captains voted on by the players

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Good Start Devil Stadium but lost 44-38 in double overtime in ASU’s NCAA- Arizona State opened with a 4-0 start in Pac-10 play this season record-tying third straight overtime game. (5-3 after a win over Arizona), marking just the third time in school history that ASU has achieved that feat since joining the league in Against Ranked Teams 1978. ASU’s first 4-0 Pac-10 start came in 1982 (5-0 before losing Arizona State’s Oct. 19 win over then No. 6 Oregon marked the to Washington 17-13 on Nov. 13). ASU played in the Fiesta Bowl team’s first victory over a team ranked in the AP poll since 1997, that year. The other 4-0 start came in 1996 when ASU went unde- snapping a string of 12 straight losses to ranked opponents. It was feated in Pac-10 competition (8-0) and earned an appearance in also the Sun Devils’ first win over an opponent that highly ranked the Rose Bowl. ASU finished 11-1 that season. since ASU’s 19-0 win over then No. 1 Nebraska in 1996.

100-Yard Receivers Lighting Up the Scoreboard Arizona State has had two wide receivers top the century mark in The Sun Devils are averaging 32.7 points per game, which ranks the same game twice this year, including Nov. 9 vs. California. sixth in the Pac-10 and 21st in the nation. ASU’s 45 points in its 45- Against the Golden Bears, sophomore Daryl Lightfoot led the team 42 upset at sixth-ranked Oregon on Oct. 19 were the most points with six catches for a career-best 163 yards, while junior Shaun in a Pac-10 road game for the team since defeating Arizona 56-14 McDonald made six catches for 138 yards. This other time this in Tucson on Nov. 23, 1996, ASU’s last regular-season game in year came against North Carolina on Oct. 12 with junior Shaun that Rose Bowl campaign. McDonald turning in eight catches for 156 yards and junior Skyler The team set a school record for scoring in a Pac-10 game Fulton having a career day with five catches for 122 yards. That Sept. 28 with its 65-24 win over Stanford, besting the previous marked the first time that ASU had two 100-yard receivers in the mark of 62 points, which also came against Stanford in a 1981 same game since a Nov. 27, 1999 win over Arizona when tight end game (62-36 win). The 65 points ASU scored vs. the Cardinal were Todd Heap had seven catches for 170 yards and wide receiver the most since the team tallied 66 against UTEP on Oct. 22, 1977. Richard Williams caught six passes for 149 yards. It also marked the fifth time that a Dirk Koetter-coached team has topped the 60-point mark (twice at Arizona State). Since managing Comeback Kids just 10 points in their season opener at Nebraska, the Sun Devils Arizona State overcame a 21-point deficit to upset the sixth-ranked have averaged 34.6 ppg (381 points) in their last 11 contests (7-4 Oregon Ducks Oct. 19 at Autzen Stadium, marking the second record). time this season that the team has come from behind from by least Last year, the Sun Devils averaged 34.0 points per game in 21 points to win and tied for the largest deficit overcome in a Pac- 2001, which tied for third in the Pac-10 with conference champion 10 game in school history. This season, Arizona State’s “comeback Oregon and 19th in the nation. The total marked the most for the kids” have overcome second-half deficits to win five games this team since 1996 when the Pac-10 champion and Rose Bowl- season (Central Florida, at San Diego State, Oregon State, at No. bound Sun Devils averaged 40.7 points per contest. 6 Oregon and at Arizona). The Sun Devils fell behind 21-0 in the second quarter against Turnover Tale the Ducks but narrowed the gap to 21-10 at halftime. ASU turned After forcing just one turnover in their first two games, the Sun the ball over in the team’s first drive of the second half but went on Devils have forced 37 in the last 11 games, including a season- to tally 35 second-half points, scoring on eight of their last nine high seven Sept. 28 vs. Stanford (four interceptions, three fum- possessions including a game-winning 29-yard field goal by senior bles) and four Oct. 12 vs. Oregon State (three interceptions, one Mike Barth with 1:58 to play. The only possession the Sun Devils fumble). Already this season, ASU has forced 38 total turnovers did not score in that stretch was the final drive of the game (fol- (22 interceptions, 16 fumbles), surpassing the 18 turnovers the lowing ASU’s interception) when Andrew Walter took a knee and team caused all of last year. ran out the clock. Earlier this season, the team overcame a 22-point disadvan- Interception Connection tage at San Diego State on Sept. 14, which was the largest deficit With 22 interceptions on the year including another by junior Brett overcome to win in school history, according to ASU records. ASU Hudson Nov. 9 vs. Cal, ASU has more than doubled its total of nine fell behind 22-0 in the second quarter and rallied to win 39-28, from all of last year. Thirteen players have combined for ASU’s largely on the performance of injured quarterback Andrew Walter Pac-10 leading 22 interceptions this year with sophomore free who came into the game with 5:25 to play in the second half. safety Jason Shivers getting his first pick of the season Nov. 2 at Walter threw a career-best four touchdown passes in the contest, Washington State. The team’s 22 picks are also the most for an including two on his first two passes in the ballgame. ASU squad since the 1991 Sun Devils had nine players pick off 23 The 21-point deficit at Oregon tied for the biggest comeback passes. The Sun Devils snagged four interceptions in the team’s in a Pac-10 game in school history with a 1996 victory at UCLAon Sept. 28 win over Stanford, the most in a single game since ASU Oct. 12, 1996. In that game against the Bruins, Jake Plummer had five in a 1998 win over California. helped the Sun Devils turn a 28-7 second-quarter deficit into a 42- Sophomore cornerback R.J. Oliver and Hudson lead the team 34 victory. Plummer electrified the crowd at the Rose Bowl by with four picks each this year, including one Oct. 12 vs. Oregon throwing three TD passes, running for a score and catching a TD State, a total which puts them both in the Pac-10’s top 10. Their pass over the final three quarters for the victory. The Sun Devils four interceptions mark the most for a Sun Devil since Nijrell Eason had also previously overcome a 29-point deficit (down 35-6 in the had five in 2000. third quarter) to tie with USC in regulation on Nov. 4, 2000 at Sun

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Quick Strikes game) and sixth in the league in scoring (8.4 ppg). Barth also fin- The Sun Devils have made a habit of scoring quickly this season, ished the regular season as the only Pac-10 kicker to successful- averaging just 2:31 per scoring drive. Of the team’s 69 scoring dri- ly connect on all his PAT tries. ves this year, only 16 have taken longer than four minutes, while the team has scored in less than one minute on 14 occasions On the Ground including eight times in 30 seconds or less. The team has had six Arizona State scored five rushing touchdowns Oct. 5 vs. North one-play scoring drives this season, including two on sophomore Carolina, including two each by junior Mike Williams and redshirt quarterback Andrew Walter’s first two passes at San Diego State freshman Hakim Hill and one by redshirt freshman Cornell on Sept. 14 and two vs. Stanford on Sept. 28. Canidate, which was the most since the team had five in a win over Louisiana-Lafayette last year. The Sun Devils scored eight TDs on Notes on the Defense the ground vs. UNC and Stanford (five vs. UNC, three vs. Sun Devils lead the Pac-10 in five individual statistical categories Stanford), which was the most in two contests since the team had with junior defensive end Terrell Suggs first in sacks (22.0-150) eight in two games in 1986 (2 vs. Cal, 6 vs. Wichita State). In its and tackles for loss (29.5-182) and sophomore cornerback R.J. last three games leading up to Arizona, however, ASU had strug- Oliver is first in passes defended (21). Suggs also is tied for first in gled a bit on the ground, averaging just 32.2 yards per game, fumbles forced (six) and senior linebacker Josh Amobi is first in including a season-low of -2 yards vs. California on Nov. 9. Mike fumbles recovered (four)… three Sun Devils rank in the top 12 in Williams broke that trend as he ran for 162 yards and four touch- the Pac-10 in tackles led by sophomore safety Jason Shivers who downs while combining with three other ball carriers to total 166 is fourth (8.6), injured sophomore safety Riccardo Stewart (8.3) yards by foot. who is fifth and Unck who ranks 12th (7.4)… ASU is ranked sixth The Sun Devils continue to use a rotation of three tailbacks as in the Pac-10 and 19th in the nation in rushing defense, allowing Canidate (130 carries), Williams (115) and Hill (93) are all carrying 111.91 yards on the ground per game… the Sun Devils held the leather with Canidate (seven) and Williams (six) splitting the Eastern Washington to minus-13 rushing yards on Aug. 31, the starts. Canidate, who has led the team in rushing in eight games lowest total in 10 seasons since Howard Schnellenberger's this season, turned in 15 carries for 77 yards and three touch- Louisville struggled to minus-78 rushing yards in 1992 at Sun Devil downs in ASU’s win over Stanford on Sept. 28. He also caught a Stadium, while Oregon State had just nine yards on the ground touchdown pass in that game, making him the 19th Sun Devil in Oct. 12… ASU held Eastern Washington scoreless with the school history to score at least four touchdowns in a game Eagles’ only points in the game coming on a team safety in the (Williams’ performance vs UA was the 20th). His three rushing third quarter on Aug. 31… that marked the first time since the Sun touchdowns vs. the Cardinals were the most since Delvon Flowers Devils’ 19-0 shutout of Nebraska in 1996 that ASU’s defense did scored three times on the ground last year at Oregon. not allow a point in a game… ASU recorded a safety for the first Canidate turned in 15 carries for 85 yards at San Diego State time since Nov. 11, 2001 vs. No. 11 Washington State when Suggs on Sept. 14, while he tallied 15 carries for 100 yards and a touch- posted a sack in the endzone against Central Florida. down vs. Eastern Washington on Aug. 31 to become the first rook- ie to top the century mark in a game since Williams turned in a Consistent Foot 143-yard showing against Colorado State in 2000 as a true fresh- Senior Mike Barth has firmly established himself as one of the best man. ASU is 235-42-5 (.842) all time when a player gains 100 placekickers in ASU history. He has moved into second on the yards or more on the ground following the 162-yard performance ASU career lists for field goals made with 47 and points by kicking by Williams in Tucson this year. with 271 points (47 FGs, 130 PATs) so far in his career. Former All- American Luis Zendejas holds both of those records with 81 career Putting the Special in Special Teams field goals and 380 career points. With 21 field goals this year, Junior punter Tim Parker leads the Pac-10 in punting (43.0 yards Barth has also surpassed his previous career high of 16 from the per punt)… ASU currently ranks fifth in the Pac-10 in kickoff 2000 season and now ranks third on the ASU single-season charts returns (20.3 yards per return) and fourth in kickoff coverage (19.1 behind Zendejas’ 28 in 1983 and 24 in 1982. yards per return)… true freshman linebacker Jamar Williams A semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award last season, Barth had blocked a punt that was recovered by redshirt freshman wide drilled eight consecutive field goals over four games until his miss receiver Matt Miller for a touchdown vs. San Diego State on Sept. into the wind vs. Cal on Nov. 9 and has been successful on 12 of 14, the first time ASU scored a touchdown off a blocked punt since his last 13 attempts. He has also drilled his last 13 field goals 1994 (Damien Richardson vs. Arizona)… senior Mike Barth drilled under 50 yards. Barth connected on all three of his attempts in a 50-yard field goal in the first quarter vs. Oregon State on Oct. 12, ASU’s upset of then No. 6 Oregon on Oct. 19, the last a 29-yard which was the first 50-yard field goal for a Sun Devil since Jon game-winner with 1:58 left in the game, which earned him Pac-10 Baker vs. Stanford on Oct. 23, 1993… Barth attempted a 57-yard Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Barth also nailed the field goal vs. Eastern Washington on Aug. 31. Had it not missed game-securing field goal Oct. 12 vs. Oregon State, ensuring the wide left, Barth would have bettered the school record of a 55- ASU victory with a 46-yarder in the third quarter to put ASU up 13- yarder kicked by Luis Zendejas vs. Oregon State in 1982… ASU 9. Since missing four field goals vs. North Carolina on Oct. 5, Barth had two punts blocked at Nebraska on Aug. 24, which tied the has gone 12-for-15, including four 40 yards or longer. school single-game record. The Sun Devils had allowed two Barth ranks third in the league and ninth in the country in field blocked punts in a game twice before (1953 & 1984). goals made (1.62 per game), first in the Pac-10 in PAT kicking (100.0, 46-46), fifth in the Pac-10 in kick scoring (8.4 points per Pac-10 Players of the Week

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Arizona State has had five players earn Pac-10 Player of the Week sive line as a true freshman since Toby Mills started the last five honors this year, most recently junior defensive end Terrell Suggs games of the 1990 season at center. White is also just the fourth on Oct. 28 following his 12-tackle, 4.5-sack, 6.5-TFL performance true freshman in school history to start on the o-line with center in ASU’s Oct. 26 win over Washington. Dan Mackie (the last 10 games of the 1979 season) and right Sophomore quarterback Andrew Walter and senior placekick- guard Rick Torbert in 1974 being the other two. er Mike Barth each earned league player of the week honors on A total of eight true freshmen have seen action this year for Oct. 21 following ASU’s upset of then sixth-ranked Oregon. Walter the Sun Devils. Five true freshmen played at Nebraska including established a Pac-10 single-game record by passing for 536 yards safety Matt Fawley, wide receiver Derek Hagan, defensive end to lead the Sun Devil offense. Walter completed 31 of 53 (.585) Nick Johnson, fullback Mike Talbot and linebacker Jamar Williams, passes for the 536 yards and four touchdowns of 22, 3, 67 and 58 while three more – cornerback Mike Davis Jr., defensive lineman yards. He directed an ASU offense that piled up 559 yards pass- Ali Likio and offensive lineman Chaz White – all played for the first ing and 590 yards of total offense. Barth was perfect on three field time of their careers vs. Eastern Washington. That total already goal attempts, connecting from 32, 44 and 29 yards. His 29-yard surpasses the number of true freshmen who played last year (four) field goal was the game winner which came with 1:58 remaining. and matches the most true freshmen to play in a season since Other Sun Devils to be recognized by the conference this sea- 1994. That year’s eight true freshmen included Sun Devil stand- son are senior linebacker Josh Amobi and redshirt freshman outs Terry Battle, Jason Simmons, Damien Richardson and Pat returner Hakim Hill. Amobi was named Pac-10 Defensive Player of Tillman. ASU’s current roster features 20 players who saw action the Week for his efforts in ASU’s 13-9 win over Oregon State on as true freshmen: Daryl Lightfoot, Jason Shivers, Barton Hammit Oct. 12. Amobi keyed the defensive effort vs. the Beavers, tallying and Lamar Baker (2001); Terrell Suggs, Mike Karney, Mike five tackles, four solo, including three tackles for loss (minus-27 Williams and Skyler Fulton (2000); Solomon Bates, Josh Amobi yards), one of which was a quarterback sack for minus-19 yards. and Mike Barth (1999); and Justin Taplin (1998). In addition, Amobi intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble. His quarterback sack came on the final play of the game with Oregon Early Birds State threatening from the ASU 15-yard line. Arizona State’s August 24th game at Nebraska in the BCA Classic Hill was named the Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week marked the earliest start to the football season in school history. on Sept. 9 to become the Sun Devils’ first special teams "returner" The August 24th start was six days earlier than the previous earli- to be named POW since Terry Battle on Nov. 2, 1996. Hill had 157 est season opener in 1997 when the team opened at home vs. kickoff return yards (five attempts) vs. Central Florida on Sept. 7, New Mexico State on Aug. 30. The Sun Devils also play 13 regu- which was just two yards short of the school record held by Kevin lar-season games in 2002, the most in school history. This year, Galbreath vs. Houston in 1990. ASU had played three games by the time that many teams had just kicked off the 2002 campaign. Even When Not Lighting Up the Scoreboard... Despite the team’s season average of 32.7 points per game, The Graduates Arizona State managed just 13 points in its Oct. 12 victory over ASU’s football roster features six student-athletes who have Oregon State, the fewest points in a Sun Devil win since the team earned their undergraduate degrees – DT James Beal, TE Matt turned in a 13-10 victory over Colorado State in 2000 at Sun Devil Cooper, DT Phil Howard, FB Darrel Turner, LB Mason Unck and S Stadium. It was also the fewest points scored by the Sun Devils in Alfred Williams – while several others are scheduled to graduate in a Pac-10 win since the team downed the Beavers 13-10 on Sept. December of 2002, including SN Jay Breckenridge, TE Mike 27, 1997 in Corvallis. Pinkard, WR Justin Taplin and S Patrick Wilson. On the defensive side, the nine points scored by Oregon State (three field goals) were the fewest allowed by the Sun Devils in a ASU Hall of Fame Inductees Pac-10 win since a 28-7 win at Washington in 1997, while it was A pair of former Sun Devil football standouts, Danny Villa and also the first time that ASU did not allow a touchdown in a Pac-10 Freddie Williams, were among the 12 Sun Devils greats inducted game since a 24-3 victory over Oregon State in 1998. Earlier this into the Arizona State Hall of Fame this year. season, ASU held Eastern Washington without any offensive Danny Villa (1983-86) was team captain and anchor of the points in a 38-2 victory (safety), which marked the first shutout by 1986 offensive line that propelled Arizona State to its first Pac-10 the ASU defense since a 19-0 victory over Nebraska in 1996. Conference title and the 1987 Rose Bowl crown. Villa was a 1986 consensus All-America pick by the Associated Press and the Football Writers Association, the first offensive lineman at Arizona Youth Movement State to achieve this status. He also won the 1986 Morris Trophy Arizona State’s young squad features a total of 27 players who winner as the Pac-10 Offensive Lineman of the Year, as voted by have seen the first action of their ASU careers this year (eight true the conference's defensive linemen. freshmen, 12 redshirt freshmen and seven juniors). A total of 20 “Fast Freddie” Williams (1973-76) earned Associated Press players saw the first action of their ASU careers at Nebraska, while honorable-mention All-America status in 1975 and AP and UPI 31 of ASU’s 63 players who saw action vs. Eastern Washington honorable-mention All-America in 1974. Williams was an All- were true freshmen, redshirt freshmen or sophomores. ASU’s cur- Western Athletic Conference selection in 1974 and 1975 and rent depth chart features a total of 24 underclassmen (freshmen, helped the 1975 team post an undefeated 12-0 record, a Fiesta redshirt freshmen and sophomores), including nine starters. Bowl victory and a No. 2 final national ranking. He currently is the True freshman Chaz White started at right tackle Sept. 14 at second all-time leading rusher in Arizona State history with 3,424 yards and 17 career 100-yard games. San Diego State, becoming the first Sun Devil to start on the offen-

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ed on the covers of this season’s football media guide. The covers Jefferson to Be Inducted into College Hall of Fame feature a collage of many of the players, coaches and moments Former ASU wide receiver John Jefferson (1974-77) will be one of that have contributed to ASU’s Pac-10 successes, including the 13 players inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in South Sun Devils’ 1986 and 1996 Pac-10 Championship seasons. Bend, Ind., this fall. Jefferson, who earned his B.A. in history from Arizona State in 1989, becomes the third Sun Devil to be inducted into the College Hall of Fame. Legendary head coaches Dan Devine and Frank Kush were inducted in 1985 and 1996, respec- tively, quarterback Danny White was inducted in 1997 and defen- sive back Mike Haynes was inducted in 2001. A 1979 inductee into the ASU Hall of Fame, Jefferson is known as the greatest pass-catcher in the history of the program. Jefferson rewrote the university, Western Athletic Conference and NCAA record books. A consensus All-America selection in 1977 and two-time all-conference pick, he concluded his career with a then NCAA-record 42 consecutive games with a reception. He remains the ASU career leader in catches with 188 and receiving yardage with 2,993 yards. Recognized as Arizona Amateur Athlete of the Year in 1977, Jefferson was twice selected as the team's Most Valuable Player and led the team in receiving all four years. Jefferson was selected fourth overall in the first round of the 1978 National Football League draft by the San Diego Chargers. He played parts of eight NFL seasons with the Chargers, Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns, being named to the Pro Bowl four times. After retiring, Jefferson became an assistant coach at Kansas before becoming director of player development for the Washington Redskins.

Silver Anniversary The 2002 football season marks Arizona State’s 25th year as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference, a milestone commemorat-

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OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB TB FB WR at Nebraska Taplin Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon Ayala Pinkard Christensen M.Williams Karney McDonald Eastern Washington Lightfoot Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon Ayala Pinkard Christensen M.Williams Burghgraef* McDonald Central Florida Taplin Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon Ayala Pinkard Christensen M.Williams Hagan* McDonald at San Diego State Hagan Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon White Pinkard Christensen M.Williams Karney McDonald Stanford Lightfoot Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon White Pinkard Walter Canidate Karney McDonald North Carolina Lightfoot Crawford Fa’aita Love Hodgdon White Pinkard Walter Canidate Karney McDonald Oregon State Lightfoot Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon White Pinkard Walter Canidate Karney McDonald at Oregon Lightfoot Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon White Pinkard Walter Burghgraef* Karney McDonald Washington Burghgraef* Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon Ayala Pinkard Walter Canidate Karney McDonald at Washington State Lightfoot Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon Ayala Pinkard Walter Canidate Karney McDonald California Burghgraef* Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon White Pinkard Walter Canidate Karney McDonald at USC Hagan Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon White Pinkard Walter M.Williams Karney McDonald at Arizona Hagan Crawford Fa’aita Aguilar Hodgdon White Pinkard Walter M.Williams Karney McDonald

DEFENSE DE DT DT DE LB LB CB S S FS CB at Nebraska Verdon Montesanto Nguyen Suggs Unck Amobi Oliver Stewart A.Williams Shivers J.Golden Eastern Washington Verdon Montesanto Nguyen Suggs Amobi Bates Oliver Stewart Fawley Shivers J.Golden Central Florida Verdon Montesanto Nguyen Suggs Unck Amobi Oliver Stewart Fawley Shivers J.Golden at San Diego State Verdon Montesanto Nguyen Suggs Unck Amobi Oliver Stewart Fawley Shivers J.Golden Stanford Verdon Montesanto Nguyen Suggs Unck Amobi Oliver Stewart Fawley Shivers Hudson North Carolina Verdon Montesanto Nguyen Suggs Unck Amobi Oliver Stewart A.Williams Shivers Hudson Oregon State Verdon Montesanto Nguyen Suggs Unck Amobi Oliver Bates* A.Williams Shivers Hudson at Oregon Verdon Montesanto Jones Suggs Unck Amobi Oliver J.Golden A.Williams Shivers Hudson Washington Verdon Montesanto Jones Suggs Unck Amobi Oliver Stewart A.Williams Shivers Hudson at Washington State Verdon Montesanto Jones Suggs J.Williams Bates Oliver Stewart A.Williams Shivers Hudson California Verdon Montesanto Jones Suggs Unck Bates Oliver Stewart A.Williams Shivers Hudson at USC Verdon Montesanto Jones Suggs Unck Bates Oliver Smith A.Williams Shivers Hudson at Arizona Verdon Montesanto Nguyen Suggs Unck Johnson Oliver Smith A.Williams Shivers Hudson * started due to formation

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at #10/8 Nebraska 48, ASU 10 • Aug. 24, 2002 on third-down conversions and had just 190 yards of total offense (80 of which No. 10/8 Nebraska scored 38 points in the second half to down Arizona State came on one pass play for a touchdown). 48-10 Aug. 24 in the Black Coaches Association Classic at Memorial Stadium in Senior linebacker Josh Amobi returned Schneider's second interception 21 Lincoln, Neb. yards for a score with 3:15 to go in the third, and sophomore defensive end The Sun Devils kept the game close in the first half, going into the locker- Connor Banks made it 39-13 when he scored on a 9-yard interception return off room down just 10-3, thanks in part to a sound defensive effort including eight Brian Miller, Schneider's replacement, with 1:54 left. Redshirt freshman Cornell tackles and three TFLs from sophomore safety Riccardo Stewart in the first half. Canidate added a 6-yard scoring run in the fourth . He led ASU in rushing with Nebraska scored on their first drive of the game with a 40-yard field goal, while 57 yards on 11 carries (5.2 avg). the Sun Devils got on the board in the first quarter with a 33-yarder by junior Redshirt freshman tailback Hakim Hill returned five kickoffs for 157 yards, Mike Barth. Judd Davies put the Cornhuskers up 10-3 with a two-yard TDrun in just two yards shy of the school record of 159 set in 1990 by Kevin Galbreath the second quarter. (vs. Houston) and earned Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week honors. NU quarterback Jammal Lord threw the first TD pass of his career and the Huskers returned a blocked punt for touchdown to go up 24-3 in the third quar- ASU 39, at San Diego State 28 • Sept. 14, 2002 ter. Arizona State cut it to 24-10 when junior Mike Williams broke away on a run Injured sophomore quarterback Andrew Walter came off the bench to throw four up the middle, but Nebraska countered with a field goal and Dahrran Diedrick's touchdown passes to junior Shaun McDonald and Arizona State erased a 22- 2-yard dive over the top with 7:12 left in the game, which was set up by NUs point deficit to beat San Diego State 39-28 Sept. 14 at Qualcomm Stadium. The second blocked punt of the game, tying an ASU single-game record. Nebraska 22-point deficit was the largest ASU had overcome to win a game in school his- scored twice more in the final two minutes of the game including a 29-yard inter- tory. It was also the first road victory in Dirk Koetter's ASU tenure. ception return by Fabian Washington for the final TD. McDonald had catches of 72, 33, 29 and 16 yards to match the school For the SunDevils, redshirt freshman quarterback Chad Christensen went record for touchdown receptions in a game that he shares with John Allen. 6-for-16 for 77 yards in his first collegiate game, while Williams had 12 carries McDonald's first two TD catches came just 27 seconds apart in the second quar- for 77 yards and a touchdown. Stewart finished with a career-best 10 tackles ter - on Walter's first two passes of the evening - to start the Sun Devils' come- and three TFLs for a loss of nine yards, while sophomore Jason Shivers again back. McDonald finished with eight catches for 175 yards, and Walter complet- led the team in tackles with 16 (seven unassisted). ed 10 of 19 passes for 175 yards. Walter replaced redshirt freshman Chad Christensen late in the second at ASU 38, Eastern Washington 2 • Aug. 31, 2002 quarter with the Sun Devils trailing 22-0. His first pass went 72 yards over the Redshirt freshman Hakim Hill ran for one touchdown and caught a pass for middle to McDonald for a score. Senior defensive lineman Khoa Nguyen recov- another, and fellow freshman Chad Christensen threw two scoring passes as ered James Truvillion's fumble on the first play of SDSU's next drive, and Walter ASU defeated Division I-AA Eastern Washington 38-2. The victory ended then hit McDonald for 33 yards for another TD. Walter had been chosen as the Arizona State's six-game losing streak. starter during the week but injured a knee in practice, so Christensen started. The Sun Devils took command early, building a 28-2 halftime lead and Redshirt freshman Matt Miller recovered a blocked punt by true freshman coasting in the second half. Hill scored twice in a 50-second span in the first Jamar Williams in the end zone in the third quarter to cap a run of 25 straight quarter. First, he capped a 52-yard, 10-play drive by grabbing a 12-yard touch- points. After Tommy Kirovski tied the game with a 30-yard field goal, McDonald down pass from Christensen. Junior Mike Williams had seven carries for 31 caught a 29-yard pass and tumbled backward into the end zone for a 32-25 ASU yards on the drive. The Suns Devils got the ball back quickly when cornerback lead with 32 seconds left in the third quarter. R.J. Oliver intercepted a pass by Josh Blankenship and returned it 10 yards to Walter found McDonald in the back of the end zone for his fourth TD catch, Eastern Washington's 20. After a 10-yard holding penalty against the Sun Devils from 16 yards, with 8:45 left to play. It was set up when Jamar Williams recov- moved the ball back to the 30, Hill darted around the right side, cut back toward ered a fumble on a punt return. the middle of the field and ran for his second touchdown. Hill finished the game with 162 all-purpose yards - 62 on 12 carries, 29 on two pass receptions and 71 at ASU 65, Stanford 24 • Sept. 28, 2002 on four punt returns. Sophomore quarterback Andrew Walter completed 22 of 37 passes for 414 ASU also scored twice in the second period. Christensen finished an 80- yards and five touchdowns, and redshirt freshman tailback Cornell Canidate yard, 8-play drive with a 26-yard pass into the end zone to tight end Mike rushed 15 times for 77 yards and three TDs as Arizona State set a school record Pinkard, giving the Sun Devils a 21-0 lead. for scoring in a Pac-10 game in defeating Stanford 65-24 in an ABC regional The Sun Devils added their fourth touchdown six minutes later when television broadcast. It was ASU’s fourth straight win, its longest streak since Cornell Canidate, another redshirt freshman, ran eight yards into the end zone. 1997, and increased its series lead with Stanford to 12-7. He finished the game with 15 carries for 100 yards. Walter, who did not play in the fourth quarter, completed passes to nine dif- Christensen, who was 12-of-21 for 135 yards in three quarters, was tack- ferent players and three touchdown passes to five different receivers. His scor- led for a safety by defensive end Brandon Moore late in the second period for ing strikes were 27 yards to Shaun McDonald, nine yards to Canidate, 27 yards Eastern Washington's only points. Arizona State scored the only points of the to Mike Pinkard, 14 yards to Skyler Fulton, and 44 yards to Daryl Lightfoot. second half on a 43-yard field goal by Mike Barth and a 4-yard pass from Walter's attempts (37), completions (22), yards (414) and touchdowns (5) were Andrew Walter to Skyler Fulton, both in the fourth quarter. all career highs. His five TD tosses tied for third on the all-time ASU single-game ASU’s defense held EWU scoreless with the Eagles’ only points in the touchdown pass list, and he became the first Sun Devil quarterback since Jeff game coming on a team safety in the third quarter. It marked the first time since Krohn (432 vs. Oregon in 2000) to throw for over 400 yards in a game. the SunDevils’ 19-0 shutout of Nebraska in 1996 that ASU’s defense did not Canidate, making his first career start, found the end zone twice in the first allow a point in a game. quarter on a nine-yard TD catch and a one-yard run. He added TD runs of eight and seven yards in the third quarter. at ASU 46, Central Florida 13 • Sept. 7, 2002 The defensive stars for ASU were linebackers Mason Unck and Josh Andrew Walter came off the bench to throw two touchdowns to Shaun Amobi and defensive end Terrell Suggs. Unck led the squad with 13 tackles, McDonald as Arizona State rallied for a 46-13 victory over Central Florida on three forced fumbles and a tackle for loss. He also tipped a Stanford pass to Sept. 7. McDonald also teamed with starter Chad Christensen on a scoring teammate Joey Smith for an interception. Amobi recoved two Cardinal fumbles, pass, and Terrell Suggs led a dominating defense with three sacks, a near-sack one of which he returned for 51 yards, and added four tackles. Suggs returned that produced one of the Sun Devils' two touchdowns on interceptions, five tack- an interception 22 yards and had three tackles. les for losses and two pass deflections. Stanford scored first on its first drive, but ASU tied it on its first possession The Sun Devils put the game away with a 29-point outburst in 5:21 of the and never looked back. Senior Mike Barth added three field goals in the game, third capped by consecutive interception returns for scores. The surge began including a 41-yarder in the fourth quarter. after the first of ASU's three pickoffs - by true freshman Jamar Williams, who also had a sack and two pass deflections. North Carolina 38, at ASU 35 • Oct. 5, 2002 Walter began the scoring series, but Christensen came back in for the key Despite racking up 657 total yards of offense, Arizona State had its four-game play that he had practiced all week- a 45-yard pass to Mike Pinkard on fourth- winning streak snapped as North Carolina beat Arizona State 38-35 Saturday and-1. Three plays later, Walter found McDonald in the left flat, and the all-Pac- night. UNC quarterback Darian Durant kept two come-from-behind drives alive 10 receiver ran right parallel to the goal line until he found room to turn upfield, in the fourth quarter on the ground as he scrambled for 15 yards and a first down scoring at 7:14 in the third. Sixty-six seconds later, Suggs sacked Schneider in on third-and-10 midway through the final quarter and then threw a 65-yard TD the end zone, increasing the lead to 19-13. pass to Jarwarski Pollock with 7:11 to play. The Sun Devils tried another fourth-down play after the Knights' post-safe- ASU drove 90 yards on its next possession, scoring on Hakim Hill's sec- ty kick, and the fake punt worked when Riccardo Stewart went 28 yards to the ond TD of the quarter, to take a 35-31 lead, but Carolina came back with Durant UCF 26. Walter found McDonald in the back of the end zone on the next play sneaking for a first down, followed by a 74-yard pass to Chesley Borders. with 3:32 left. Borders, who made a one-handed grab at the 25-yard line and shook off The ASU defense harassed UCF quarterbacks all evening, collecting five cornerback Mike Davis Jr. for a dash to the end zone, scored with 2:39 to play. quarterback sacks and 13 tackles for losses. 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Sophomore Andrew Walter was 27-of-45 for 474 yards - the fourth-best total passing yards, which also broke the Autzen Stadium team passing record. passing effort in Sun Devil history - and set up five rushing touchdowns. But Junior wideout Shaun McDonald added 12 catches for 204 yards and a Walter, the nation's top-rated passer coming in, also threw his second and third score for Arizona State, which snapped a four-game losing streak to Oregon. interceptions of the season. Kevin Knight outwrestled ASU's Skyler Fulton for Arizona State took a 39-35 lead early in the fourth quarter on Walter's 58- the last one, securing the win with 25 seconds to play. Fulton had a career yard touchdown pass to Justin Taplin. The Sun Devils extended their lead on night, making five receptions for 122 yards. Mike Barth's 44-yard field goal. Oregon tied the game with 6:55 left when on A 47-yard field goal by Dan Orner in the third quarter proved to be the dif- third-and-11 on the ASU 12, Fife hit Samie Parker in the end zone. ference for the Tar Heels, while the Sun Devils' Mike Barth was 0-for-4 - with The record-setting Walter calmly marched the Sun Devils back downfield, three of the misses coming inside 36 yards. Junior Mike Williams had touch- and Arizona State scored on Barth's 29-yard field goal with 1:58 left, which down runs of 2 and 19 yards, and Cornell Canidate scored from 11 yards out for proved to be the game-winner. the Sun Devils. Junior wide receiver Shaun McDonald caught eight passes for Oregon's final series ended when ASU junior safety Brett Hudson inter- 156 yards. Junior Terrell Suggs registered four quarterback sacks. cepted Fife's pass and returned it 40 yards to the four-yard line. Junior defen- Durant capped scoring drives of 82 and 90 yards with passes to Boarders sive end Terrell Suggs made the hit on Fife that allowed Hudson to intercept. to force a 14-14 tie that stood at halftime. when Barth missed his third kick with In the first quarter, the Ducks took the early lead on Fife's 6-yard TD throw 26 seconds left in the second quarter. to Parker, who lunged over the goal line to put the Ducks up 7-0. On Oregon's The Sun Devils got first downs on North Carolina's 18 and 22 in the first next possession, Fife handed off to Smith on the first play, and the tailback ran quarter but didn't score due to Barth's inaccuracy. 57 yards for the score. Smith added a 1-yard touchdown run in the second Late in the first quarter, Durant's 54-yard pass to Bobby Blizzard set up an quarter to make it 21-0. 11-yard scoring toss to Borders with 4:01 to go for a 7-0 lead. But the Tar Heels Walter got the Sun Devils on the board with 3:34 left in the first half by find- stalled on their next possession, and safety Riccardo Stewart intercepted a pass ing Taplin for a 22-yard scoring pass. Arizona State got as close as the 5-yard and returned it 15 yards to the UNC 25. line but settled for Barth's 32-yard field goal to make it 21-10 at the half. Walter passed 23 yards to McDonald before Williams scored from the 2 The Sun Devils closed in on the Ducks in the second half, then took over five seconds into the second quarter. Then, after the Tar Heels went three-and- the lead by scoring on eight straight possessions. After Smith's 6-yard scoring out, another 23-yard grab by McDonald set up Canidate's TD run, giving ASU a run to open the third quarter, ASU narrowed the deficit further on redshirt fresh- 14-7 lead with 12:02 to go. Durant then shook off a sack to throw passes of 11 man Cornell Canidate's 1-yard run. Oregon answered with Fife's 50-yard pass yards to Borders and 13 yards to Sam Aiken to get in range for Borders' 31-yard to George Wrighster, who ran to the end zone to make it 35-17. scoring grab with 1:21 left. ASU came back with Walter's 3-yard TD pass to Mike Pinkard, followed by a 67-yard scoring strike to McDonald. Walter's 2-point conversion to McDonald at ASU 13, Oregon State 9 • Oct. 12, 2002 made it 35-32. After ASU picked up an Oregon fumble by Smith, Walter found Arizona State sacked Derek Anderson seven times for 75 yards, including on Taplin with a 58-yard pass to put the Sun Devils ahead in the fourth quarter. the last two plays of the game, as the Sun Devils held off Oregon State 13-9. The Beavers drove to the Arizona State 9 in the final minute, but senior at #23/25 ASU 27, Washington 16 • Oct. 26, 2002 safety Alfred Williams sacked Anderson for a 6-yard loss, then senior linebacker Junior defensive end Terrell Suggs had 4.5 sacks and tied the NCAAsingle-sea- Josh Amobi, who earned Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week honors for his son mark in the category with 17.5 sacks as No. 23 Arizona State shut down the performance, got him for a 17-yard loss. There were 19 seconds left for a final nation's third-best passing offense to beat Washington 27-16 October 26 on play, but the game ended before Oregon State snapped the ball. Homecoming. The Sun Devils held Washington without a touchdown until the Anderson was intercepted three times as the Beavers lost their seventh in final minutes. a row to the Sun Devils and 15th straight to ASU in Tempe. The last time OSU Washington quarterback Cody Pickett's string of 300-yard games ended at beat ASU at Sun Devil Stadium was 1969, nine years before the Sun Devils seven. He was limited to 210 yards, and all but 70 came in the fourth quarter. joined the Pac-10. He threw a 38-yard TD pass to Paul Arnold with 3:47 to play, and he drove the Senior Mike Barth missed a 28-yarder and had a 53-yard attempt blocked Huskies to their final score, Chris Singleton's 1-yard run with 51 seconds left. but made a career-long 50-yarder and another from 46 yards. Sophomore Until then, Washington managed only a 40-yard field goal by John Anderson. Andrew Walter connected with redshirt freshman Hakim Hill on a 46-yard screen ASU sophomore Andrew Walter threw for 184 yards and two touchdowns. pass in the third quarter for the game's only touchdown. After throwing for 888 Redshirt freshman Hakim Hill caught a TD pass and ran for a score. yards in his previous two outings, Walter completed 14-of-34 attempts for 186 Arizona State broke from a 14-3 halftime lead by scoring on its first drive yards and was intercepted twice. Oregon State managed only three field goals following after a 44-yard kickoff return by Hill. Walter, who completed 18 of 27 by Kirk Yliniemi and was held to just 3-of-17 on third-down conversions. passes, had completions of 10 and 16 yards to Cornell Canidate to set up his The Beavers nearly pulled it out after Anderson connected with Steven 15-yard TD pass to junior Shaun McDonald 4:59 into the third quarter. Jackson on a 28-yard play on fourth-and-7 at the Oregon State 48. The Beavers After one fruitless possession, Hill gained 23 yards the first three plays of moved to the 9, but Anderson's pass was deflected, then he was sacked twice. a drive, and junior Mike Williams broke a 15-yard run to set up the first of two Oregon State rushed for just nine yards in the game, while Jackson, the fourth-quarter field goals by Mike Barth, which put ASU up 27-3 with 8:38 left. No. 2 rusher in the Pac-10 entering the game, gained just 58 yards in 14 car- Senior tight end Mike Pinkard figured prominently in Arizona State's short ries. Anderson completed 16 of 40 attempts for 224 yards. drive for the first TD, catching a 13-yard pass on third-and-7 and taking a tight Hill took the screen pass from Walter, dodged a tackler, then followed end screen 13 yards to the 1 to set up Hill's plunge with 8:06 to play. blockers down the sidelines to put Arizona State ahead 10-9 with 10:08 left in Then Suggs set up an even shorter drive for a 14-0 lead. First, he sacked the third quarter. The Sun Devils drove to the Oregon State 1 on their next pos- Pickett on second down. On the next snap, Suggs was pulling Pickett down session, but on third down, Hill fumbled out of the end zone at the goal line for when the quarterback launched the ball. Senior Solomon Bates intercepted, his a touchback. Two plays later, the Beavers' Dan Haines was stripped of the ball first pick of the season, and returned it 22 yards to the 6, and Hill, after no gain by sophomore safety Jason Shivers, and Amobi recovered at the OSU 37. on two carries, took a pass in with nine seconds left in the quarter. Barth's 46-yard field goal put ASU ahead 13-9 with 3:50 to go in the third. In the second quarter, Suggs stopped a Washington drive with his third OSUled 6-3 at halftime on a pair of 37-yard field goals by Yliniemi. sack, and the Huskies settled for Anderson's field goal with 1:57 left. Suggs fin- Yliniemi's 47-yard field goal on the first possession of the second half put OSU ished as ASU's leading tackler with a career-best 12 in the game. ahead 9-3. Barth's line-drive 50-yard field goal made it 3-0 with 9:19 to play in the first at #8/9 WSU 44, #16/17 ASU 22 • Nov. 2, 2002 quarter. It was the longest field goal for Arizona State since Jon Baker's 51- Sophomore quarterback Andrew Walter completed 31 of 51 passes for 328 yarder against Stanford on Oct. 23, 1993. yards and two touchdowns, but No. 8/9 Washington State took over sole pos- Sophomore defensive end Jimmy Verdon had perhaps his best game, col- session of first place in the Pac-10 with a 44-22 win over No. 16/17 Arizona lecting seven tackles (five solos) and two quarterback sacks for a loss of 25 State last week. yards. Junior Terrell Suggs registered his nation-leading 13th sack. WSU quarterback Jason Gesser was 18-of-32 for 250 yards and was inter- cepted twice. Jermaine Green scored on runs of 13 and 10 yards, and Jerome ASU 45, at #6/6 Oregon 42 • Oct. 19, 2002 Riley caught two TD passes for the Cougars. Sophomore quarterback Andrew Walter threw for a Pac-10 and school-record ASU defensive end Terrell Suggs finished with one sack and set an NCAA 536 yards and four touchdowns, and Arizona State rallied from a 21-0 second- record in the process. He now has 18.5 sacks in the 2002 season. The old quarter deficit to upset the sixth-ranked Oregon Ducks 45-42 in Eugene. mark was 17.5 by Syracuse's Dwight Freeney. The loss snapped an 11-game overall winning streak for the Ducks, which Walter found tight end Mike Pinkard for scoring passes of 35 and 23 yards, was the second-longest streak in the nation behind Miami's 28. It was also just but the Cougars stopped Arizona State twice on downs inside the 3-yard line. Oregon’s second loss at Autzen Stadium in five years (since the 1998 season) The Cougars scored on their first possession, a 31-yard TD pass from Walter, whose yardage topped the previous record set by fellow Sun Devil Gesser to Riley, who also hauled in a 39-yard scoring pass from Gesser. Paul Justin of 534 yards against Washington State in 1989, completed 31 of 53 Washington State built a 17-0 lead in the first quarter after Drew Dunning hit a passes and threw four touchdown passes. All told, Arizona State racked up 559 31-yard field goal set up by an ASU fumble. Gesser also threw a 1-yard TD pass GAME-BY-GAME WRAP-UPS

to Troy Bienemann. Barth kicked a 22-yard field goal on the final play of the first quarter to put Senior placekicker Mike Barth hit field goals of 36 and 22 yards for the Sun Arizona State on the board. Devils, who also got a safety when Gesser recovered his own fumble in the end On defense, ASU true freshman Matt Fawley had 10 tackles and nine zone after punter Tim Parker pinned the Cougars on their own 1. solos vs. USC, both career highs. Fawley is playing with a plate in his forearm Dunning also hit a 47-yard field goal at the end of the first half to put the from a broken arm he suffered in the Stanford game earlier this season. Cougars up 27-6. The Cougars capitalized on Sun Devils turnovers, scoring 17 points off two fumbles and two interceptions. ASU 34, at Arizona 20 • Nov. 25, 2002 Mike Williams carried the ball 40 times, the second-most in a single game in Cal 55, at #25/24 ASU 38 • Nov. 9, 2002 ASU history, while racking up 162 yards and four touchdowns as the Sun Devils Despite 477 yards passing and four touchdowns from sophomore quarterback won back the Territorial Championship Cup by defeating arch-rival Arizona, 34- Andrew Walter, Arizona State lost to California, 55-38, at Sun Devil Stadium last 20, in Tucson. Williams’ touchdown total, which garnered him game MVP hon- week. Walter completed 29 of 50 passes and broke Arizona State's single-sea- ors, is tied for the second-most in a single game in school history. son record for passing yards. Terrell Suggs and the defense also had a big game. Suggs recorded two The Sun Devils were doomed by three fumbles deep in their own territory, sacks and three tackles for loss while securing the ASU career sacks record. an interception returned 85 yards for a Cal touchdown, and a blocked punt that The defense also picked off three Jason Johnson passes leading to two offen- was returned for a score. sive touchdowns. Junior defensive end Terrell Suggs recorded a sack, giving him 19.5 on the On the records front Suggs sacked Johnson twice to raise his career total year. Already the NCAArecord holder, he broke the school and Pac-10 record to 42.0, breaking the ASU career mark. Tight end Mike Pinkard hauled in six of 19 set by ASU’s Al Harris and two other league players in 1978. cathes (80 yards) to push his season total to 29, the eighth-most for a tight end Cal tailback Joe Igber also had a 17-yard touchdown catch for the Bears in season at ASU, while freshman wideout Derek Hagan pulled down three in a game that featured six lead changes. recpetions to increase his rookie total to 37 and tying the all-time freshman mark Cal, coming off a bye week, scored the game's final 20 points after ASU at 37. took a 38-35 lead on Hakim Hill's 2-yard touchdown run with 2:36 left in the third The Sun Devils claimed the early lead in the first quarter whenMike Barth quarter. connected on a 27-yard field goal. The Wildcats stormed right back with a touc- Cal led the Pac-10 in takeaways going into the game and wound up recov- down to take the lead, 7-3. In the quarter, both Johnson and Walter were picked ering four fumbles along with the interception. The Sun Devils recovered two Cal off, neither interception leading to points for their opponents. fumbles and picked off one pass. After a fumble by Beau Carr on the ASU two-yard line, the Sun Devils, Junior Shaun McDonald caught six passes for 138 yards for the Sun starting at their own six, marched 94 yards for their longest drive of the year and Devils, including touchdown receptions of 28 and 68 yards. McDonald broke the go-ahead touchdown with Mike Williams punching it in from five-yards out. Arizona State's single-season record for receiving yards at 1,207. Later in the quarter, Walter was picked off for a second time, leading to another There were 38 points scored in a third quarter that lasted well over an hour. UAtouchdown and a 13-10 lead at the break after the PAT was missed. The quarter ended in a 38-38 tie, and the Bears on the Arizona State 2. Trailing at halftime, ASU came out and quickly tied the game with a 32- California led 35-24 after Nnamdi Asomugha intercepted Walter's screen yard field goal by Barth. After both sides fumbled the ball on their next posse- pass and raced 85 yards for a touchdown with 7:15 to go in the quarter. The sions, UA capitalized with its third touchdown of the game and a 20-13 lead. Bears took a 28-17 lead when Ryan Gutierrez blocked Tim Parker's punt and ASU again marched down the field, this time for 84 yards and another Williams Wale Forrester returned it 18 yards for a touchdown with 10:03 to play in the touchdown, this time from four yards, to knot the game at 20. third quarter. Williams did not cool down after that as he racked up another 52 yards on There were four touchdowns scored in a 3:17 span in the third period. The the ground and two more scores. After Williams’ plunges into the end zone of final one, an 85-yard pass from Walter to Daryl Lightfoot, cut Cal's lead to 35-30 eight and four yards, respectively, the defense grabbed its third interception of with 6:36 to play in the third. Hill's 2-yard run, and Walter's 2-point conversion the game to secure the win and eventually punch the Sun Devils’ticket to san pass to Skyler Fulton, gave Arizona State its brief, final lead. Mark Jensen's 48- Diego for the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl. yard field goal tied it at 38 with 35 seconds left in the third quarter. Two plays later, a blitzing Paul Ugenti knocked the ball loose from Walter and Tully Banta-Cain recovered for Cal at the Sun Devil 13. The defense held at the 2, but Jensen's 20-yard field goal put the Bears up for good 41-38 with 14:20 to play. A personal-foul facemask penalty set up Boller's TD pass to Igber. Jonathan Makonnen caught his second touchdown pass of the night, from 28 yards, to seal the victory with 5:58 remaining.

#8/8 USC 34, ASU 13 • Nov. 16, 2002 USC quarterback Carson Palmer threw for two touchdowns and ran for anoth- er, and Justin Fargas ran for 125 yards and another score as No. 8 USC defeat- ed Arizona State 34-13 on Nov. 16 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Trojans' defense limited the high-scoring Sun Devils to just one sec- ond-quarter touchdown and a pair of field goals. Palmer completed 20 of 34 TURNOVER TALE passes for 214 yards with scoring throws of 18 and 2 yards in the first half. His In its last 54 games, if ASU wins or breaks even in the turnover battle, 1-yard sneak with 4:39 left in the game was the final score. Ryan Killeen added the Sun Devils are 30-1. In that same span, ASU is 3-20 when it loses field goals of 20 and 41 yards for the Trojans. Palmer's late score came after the turnover battle. During that 54-game span, the unexpected has Melvin Simmons intercepted Walter's pass and returned it 10 yards to give the Trojans the ball at the ASU 23 midway through the fourth quarter. only happened four times: against Washington State in 1999 (win), Sophomore quarterback Andrew Walter was 24-of-49 for 297 yards for the Oregon in 1999 (loss), Oregon State in 2001 (win), and most recently, Sun Devils, but he threw two interceptions. He also lost a fumble that led to an Eastern Washington in 2002 (win). early touchdown that put the Trojans ahead to stay. Earlier in the quarter, Simmons and Mike Pollard had stopped the Sun ASU 2002 Opp Devils' Mike Williams for no gain on fourth-and-1 at the Trojans 27 to end an 35 Turnovers 38 ASU scoring threat. After Arizona State pulled to 20-13 on Mike Barth's 27-yard Result for Opponent... field goal as time expired in the third quarter, Fargas gave the Trojans some 102 Points 119 insurance when he scored on a 3-yard run early in the fourth quarter. He car- 12 TD 14 ried 26 times and topped the 100-yard mark for the second time in his career. 6 FG 7 Down by 17 in the first half, the Sun Devils closed to 20-10 on a scoring 7 Punt 7 drive that began 2:06 before halftime. Walter ended the march - which took just 5 Turnover 5 1:35 - with a 24-yard throw to junior Shaun McDonald. 1 Missed FG 0 Palmer's scoring passes were a 2-yarder to Alex Holmes for a 17-3 lead 2 TO on Downs 3 in the second quarter, and an 18-yarder to Mike Williams in the first quarter. 2 End of Half/Game 2 USC went up 10-3 in first quarter, cashing in on Kenechi Udeze's recov- ery of Walter's fumble to set up Palmer's touchdown pass to Williams. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

RUSHING (Attempts-Yards-TDs-Long) Williams Canidate Hill Christensen Walter McKinney at #10/8 Nebraska 12-77-1-34 5-14-0-13 3-(-1)-0-3 8-7-0-13 2-(-14)-0-3 DNP Eastern Washington 10-44-0-15 15-100-1-24 12-62-1-30 6-18-0-19 2-(-3)-0-0 3-12-0-0 Central Florida 8-19-0-8 11-57-1-22 14-29-0-9 10-(-15)-0-8 3-(-4)-0-1 2-13-0-9 at San Diego State 4-3-0-2 15-85-0-31 4-4-0-4 3-8-0-7 1-(-2)-0-0 DNP Stanford 6-10-0-7 15-77-3-27 3-5-0-4 2-15-0-18 3-8-0-10 3-(-2)-0-4 North Carolina 9-73-2-19 10-8-1-11 10-56-2-15 DNP 4-5-0-15 0-0-0-0 Oregon State 4-18-0-18 14-20-0-6 10-11-0-6 DNP 3-(-5)-0-8 DNP at #6/6 Oregon 1-2-0-2 19-49-1-6 7-16-0-8 DNP 1-(-28)-0-0 DNP Washington 5-23-0-15 11-21-0-12 13-35-1-12 0-0-0-0 1-(-28)-0-0 3-(-3)-0-1 at #8/9 Washington State 0-0-0-0 11-64-0-22 6-17-0-6 2-(-12)-0-0 8-(-41)-0-22 2-4-0-4 California 6-11-0-6 4-0-0-4 8-28-1-14 1-0-0-0 8-(-41)-0-4 0-0-0-0 at #8/8 USC 10-33-0-12 DNP 1-2-0-2 DNP 7-(-19)-0-8 DNP at Arizona 40-162-4-21 DNP 2-15-0-8 DNP 5-(-22)-0-1 DNP

Karney Talbot Lightfoot McDonald at #10/8 Nebraska 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Eastern Washington 0-0-0-0 2-9-0-5 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Central Florida 2-9-0-5 1-4-0-4 DNP 0-0-0-0 at San Diego State 2-5-0-5 DNP DNP 1-4-0-4 Stanford 1-3-0-3 1-(-2)-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 North Carolina 0-0-0-0 DNP 2-41-0-24 0-0-0-0 Oregon State 1-2-0-2 0-0-0-0 1-9-0-9 0-0-0-0 at #6/6 Oregon 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Washington 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 at #8/9 Washington State 2-1-0-2 0-0-0-0 1-4-0-4 0-0-0-0 California 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 at #8/8 USC 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 3-11-0-8 at Arizona 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-10-0-10

PASSING (Attempts-Completions-Interceptions-Yards-Touchdowns) PUNTING (Attempts-Yards-Avg.-Long-I20) Christensen Walter Goodenough Parker at #10/8 Nebraska 16-6-0-77-0 16-7-0-46-0 8-4-1-52-0 at #10/8 Nebraska 8-346-43.3-63-2 Eastern Washington 21-12-0-135-2 4-3-0-52-1 DNP Eastern Washington 3-125-41.7-50-1 Central Florida 12-5-0-66-1 5-4-0-54-2 DNP Central Florida 7-272-38.9-48-1 at San Diego State 11-3-0-17-0 20-11-0-241-4 DNP at San Diego State 10-417-41.7-59-4 Stanford 2-1-0-7-0 37-22-1-414-5 DNP Stanford 4-174-43.5-46-2 North Carolina DNP 45-27-2-474-0 DNP North Carolina 3-142-47.3-52-2 Oregon State DNP 34-14-2-186-1 DNP Oregon State 8-368-46.0-63-4 at #6/6 Oregon DNP 53-31-2-536-4 DNP at #6/6 Oregon 4-149-37.3-45-0 Washington 1-0-0-0-0 27-18-0-184-2 DNP Washington 5-221-44.2-51-2 at #8/9 Washington State 1-0-0-0-0 51-31-2-328-2 DNP at #8/9 Washington St. 5-170-34.0-45-1 California 0-0-0-0-0 50-29-1-477-4 DNP California 8-370-46.2-56-3 at #8/8 USC DNP 49-24-2-297-1 DNP at #8/8 USC 6-292-48.7-75-3 at Arizona DNP 35-25-2-295-0 DNP at Arizona 1-50-50-50-0 (Hakim Hill also threw one incomplete pass at San DiegoState and Tim Parker completed a 23-yard pass at Oregon)

RECEIVING (Receptions-Yards-TDs-Long) McDonald Hagan Canidate Taplin Pinkard Lightfoot Williams at #10/8 Nebraska 7-73-0-14 4-36-0-13 2-15-0-12 1-25-0-25 1-17-0-17 1-15-0-15 1-(-6)-0-0 Eastern Washington 1-5-0-5 2-29-0-24 1-13-0-13 2-26-0-18 4-59-1-26 0-0-0-0 1-(-2)-0-0 Central Florida 5-54-3-26 2-23-0-16 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-45-0-45 DNP 0-0-0-0 at San Diego State 8-175-4-72 1-8-0-8 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 Stanford 10-221-1-67 0-0-0-0 2-23-1-14 1-33-0-33 1-27-1-27 5-87-1-44 1-0-0-0 North Carolina 8-156-0-41 2-24-0-13 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 7-91-0-18 0-0-0-0 Oregon State 4-53-0-15 2-25-0-17 1-(-3)-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-33-0-34 1-11-0-11 0-0-0-0 at #6/6 Oregon 12-204-1-67 5-95-0-51 1-3-0-3 2-80-2-58 4-41-1-25 4-38-0-14 0-0-0-0 Washington 3-50-1-25 0-0-0-0 3-29-0-16 2-15-0-11 2-26-0-13 3-20-0-8 0-0-0-0 at #8/9 Washington State 7-78-0-23 1-9-0-9 0-0-0-0 DNP 4-87-2-35 8-64-0-14 0-0-0-0 California 6-138-2-68 2-13-0-7 0-0-0-0 2-31-0-20 2-27-0-15 6-163-1-85 2-8-0-7 at #8/8 USC 4-73-1-27 6-72-0-25 DNP 2-33-0-22 3-61-0-25 0-0-0-0 5-26-0-7 at Arizona 1-11-0-11 3-52-0-28 DNO 2-10-012 6-80-0-20 3-50-0-20 3-16-0-6

Hill Maddox Fulton Burghgraef Karney Miller Talbot at #10/8 Nebraska 0-0-0-0 DNP 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Eastern Washington 2-29-1-17 1-24-0-24 1-4-1-4 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Central Florida 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-(-2)-0-(-2) 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 at San Diego State 1-7-0-7 0-0-0-0 1-3-0-3 0-0-0-0 2-21-0-14 1-44-0-44 DNP Stanford 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-14-1-14 0-0-0-0 1-9-0-9 1-7-0-7 0-0-0-0 North Carolina 5-81-0-26 0-0-0-0 5-122-0-39 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 DNP Oregon State 1-46-1-46 0-0-0-0 3-21-0-11 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 at #6/6 Oregon 1-7-0-7 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-68-0-35 1-23-0-23 Washington 2-10-1-6 0-0-0-0 1-9-0-9 0-0-0-0 2-25-0-13 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 at #8/9 Washington State 3-26-0-18 0-0-0-0 6-45-0-12 0-0-0-0 2-19-0-15 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 California 5-18-0-14 1-13-0-13 3-66-1-46 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 at #8/8 USC 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-17-0-11 0-0-0-0 2-15-0-14 DNP 0-0-0-0 at Arizona 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 5-47-0-20 0-0-0-0 2-21-0-16 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

ARIZONA STATE TOTALS Total First Downs Poss. TOs Rushing Passing Offense To (R-Pa-Pn) Time (Fum.-Lost) Penalties Points at #10/8 Nebraska 30-83-1 41-17-1-175-0 71-258 17 (7-9-1) 28:06 1 (1-0) 5-63 10 Eastern Washington 49-242-2 25-15-0-187-3 74-429 22 (11-11-0) 32:51 2 (2-2) 12-104 38 Central Florida 53-141-1 17-9-1-120-3 70-261 13 (9-3-1) 36:28 3 (6-3) 9-96 46 at San Diego State 30-107-0 32-14-0-258-4 62-365 13 (4-8-1) 25:55 2 (3-2) 9-67 39 Stanford 34-114-3 39-23-1-421-5 73-535 22 (6-15-1) 32:16 1 (0-0) 6-50 65 North Carolina 35-183-5 45-27-2-474-0 80-657 34 (13-20-1) 26:57 5 (5-3) 9-100 35 Oregon State 33-55-0 34-14-2-186-1 67-241 14 (2-7-5) 30:48 3 (1-1) 7-69 13 at #6/6 Oregon 33-31-1 54-32-2-559-4 87-590 25 (8-16-1) 33:11 2 (1-0) 10-80 45 Washington 37-45-1 28-18-0-184-2 65-229 14 (5-9-0) 27:07 1 (2-1) 12-118 27 at #8/9 Washington State 32-37-0 52-31-2-328-2 84-365 27 (7-14-6) 30:57 4 (3-2) 5-38 22 California 27-(-2)-1 50-29-1-477-4 77-475 19 (2-15-2) 27:39 5 (4-4) 11-73 38 at #8/8 USC 21-27-0 49-24-2-297-1 70-324 19 (3-14-2) 24:45 3 (4-1) 4-45 13 at Arizona 49-166-4 35-25-2-295-0 84-461 27 (8-17-2) 36:00 1 (1-1) 11-96 34

OPPONENT TOTALS Total First Downs Poss. TOs Rushing Passing Offense To (R-Pa-Pn) Time (Fum.-Lost) Penalties Points at #10/8 Nebraska 59-283-3 13-5-0-33-1 72-316 19 (15-1-3) 31:54 0 (0-0) 6-42 48 Eastern Washington 20-(-13)-0 38-19-1-216-0 58-203 8 (1-7-0) 27:09 1 (1-0) 4-31 2 Central Florida 23-33-0 28-8-3-157-1 51-190 8 (3-3-2) 23:32 5 (3-2) 17-133 13 at San Diego State 34-58-0 61-32-1-516-3 95-574 25 (7-17-1) 33:36 5 (5-4) 5-40 28 Stanford 40-239-1 36-16-4-179-2 76-418 17 (11-6-0) 27:44 7 (4-3) 8-31 24 North Carolina 34-61-0 40-25-2-417-5 74-478 19 (5-11-3) 33:03 2 (2-0) 12-76 38 Oregon State 31-9-0 40-16-3-224-0 71-233 15 (4-9-2) 29:12 4 (2-1) 9-94 9 at #6/6 Oregon 31-174-5 32-21-1-288-3 63-457 17 (5-11-1) 26:49 2 (1-1) 4-27 42 Washington 38-42-1 37-18-1-210-1 75-252 21 (7-8-6) 32:53 2 (2-1) 8-55 16 at #8/9 Washington State 37-135-2 33-18-2-250-3 70-385 19 (8-10-1) 29:03 2 (2-0) 9-75 44 California 42-168-0 35-16-1-213-5 77-381 20 (8-11-1) 32:21 3 (3-2) 4-37 55 at #8/8 USC 38-201-2 35-21-0-233-2 73-434 23 (11-11-1) 35:15 0 (0-0) 8-57 34 at Arizona 25-62-2 31-17-3-269-1 56-331 20 (4-12-4) 24:00 2 (2-2) 12-100 20

INSIDE THE RED ZONE ASU Opponent Inside 20 TDs FGs Score Pct. Inside 20 TDs FGs Score Pct. at #10/8 Nebraska 2 1 0 1 .500 3 3 0 3 1.000 Eastern Washington 5 4 1 5 1.000 1 0 0 0 .000 Central Florida 4 3 0 3 .750 2 0 1 1 .333 at San Diego State 2 1 1 2 1.000 6 3 3 6 1.000 Stanford 8 5 3 8 1.000 3 1 0 1 .500 North Carolina 9 5 0 5 .625 3 1 1 2 .667 Oregon State 2 0 0 0 .000 3 0 2 2 .667 at #6/6 Oregon 5 2 2 4 .800 4 4 0 4 1.000 Washington 3 3 0 3 1.000 2 1 1 2 1.000 at #8/9 Washington State 4 0 2 2 .500 6 3 2 5 .833 California 4 2 1 3 .750 5 3 1 4 .800 at #8/8 USC 2 0 2 2 1.000 5 4 1 5 1.000 at Arizona 8 4 2 6 .750 4 3 0 3 .750 Totals 58 29 15 44 .759 46 26 12 38 .826

SCORING BY QUARTER Arizona State Opponent Game 1 2 3 4 Total 1 2 3 4 Total at #10/8 Nebraska 3 0 7 0 10 3 7 14 24 48 Eastern Washington 14 14 0 10 38 0 2 0 0 2 Central Florida 3 7 29 7 46 10 3 0 0 13 at San Diego State 0 14 18 7 36 6 16 3 3 28 Stanford 28 10 21 6 65 13 3 8 0 24 North Carolina 0 14 7 14 35 7 7 10 14 38 Oregon State 3 0 10 3 13 0 6 3 0 9 at #6/6 Oregon 0 10 22 13 45 14 7 14 7 42 Washington 14 0 7 6 27 0 3 0 13 16 at #8/9 Washington St. 3 3 2 14 22 17 10 10 7 44 California 0 17 21 0 38 7 14 17 17 55 at #8/8 USC 3 7 3 0 13 10 10 0 14 38 at Arizona 3 7 10 14 34 7 6 7 0 20 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

ARIZONA STATE SCORING DRIVES Oregon State Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score at #10/8 Nebraska 1 4 0 0:53 Barth 50yd field goal Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 3 5 81 1:59 Hill 46yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 1 11 37 4:42 Barth 33yd field goal 3 4 8 1:29 Barth 46yd field goal 3 5 49 1:40 M. Williams 34yd run (Barth PAT) at #6/6 Oregon Eastern Washington Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 2 6 39 2:19 Taplin 22yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 1 10 52 4:59 Hill 12yd pass from Christensen (Barth PAT) 2 8 41 1:50 Barth 32yd field goal 1 1 20 0:24 Hill 30yd run (Barth PAT) 3 10 67 4:03 Canidate 1yd run (Barth PAT) 2 8 80 3:03 Pinkard 26 yd pass from Christensen 3 5 65 1:29 Pinkard 3yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) (Barth PAT) 3 1 67 0:10 McDonald 67yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 2 10 57 4:44 Canidate 8yd run (Barth PAT) 4 3 66 0:52 Taplin 58yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 4 10 34 3:18 Barth 43yd field goal 4 8 31 1:54 Barth 44yd field goal 4 8 65 3:48 Fulton 4yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 4 16 68 4:57 Barth 29yd field goal

Central Florida Washington Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 1 9 22 4:27 Barth 47yd field goal 1 7 42 2:27 Hill 1yd run (Barth PAT) 2 4 8 2:03 McDonald 5yd pass from Christensen 1 3 6 1:27 Hill 6yd pass from Walter(Barth PAT) (Barth PAT) 2 10 56 4:59 McDonald 15yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 3 7 63 3:41 McDonald 13yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 4 4 6 1:14 Barth 38yd field goal 3 – – – Team Safety 4 10 51 4:48 Barth 40yd field goal 3 5 60 2:36 McDonald 26yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 3 – – – Amobi 21yd interception return (Barth PAT) at #8/9 Washington State 3 – – – Banks 21yd interception return (Barth PAT) Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 4 12 59 6:45 Canidate 6yd run (Barth PAT) 1 11 57 4:32 Barth 36yd field goal 2 7 28 2:26 Barth 22yd field goal at San Diego State 3 — — — Team safety Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 4 7 60 2:34 Pinkard 35yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 2 1 72 0:19 McDonald 72yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 4 11 76 3:28 Pinkard 23yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 2 1 33 0: 0 9 McDonald 33yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 3 8 71 3: 3 4 Barth 27yd field goal California 3 – – – Miller 0yd blocked punt return (Walter to Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score Karney pass) 2 2 27 0:46 McDonald 28yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 3 3 68 1: 2 3 McDonald 29yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 2 6 33 2:44 Barth 22yd field goal 4 3 18 0: 5 5 McDonald 16yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 2 5 80 2:32 McDonald 68yd pass from Wal t e r (Barth PAT) 3 7 80 1:30 Fulton 16yd pass from Walter(Barth PAT) Stanford 3 2 91 0:29 Lightfoot 85yd pass from Walter (2pt failed) Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 3 8 56 2:31 Hill 2yd run (Fulton from Walter) 1 6 80 3:13 McDonald 27yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 1 6 91 2:07 Canidate 9yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) at #8/8 USC 1 2 6 0:18 Canidate 1yd run (Barth PAT) Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 1 1 27 0:05 Pinkard 27yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 1 12 75 4:31 Barth 22-yd field goal 2 12 81 4:38 Fulton 14yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 2 9 80 1:35 McDonald 24yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) 2 4 2 0:58 Barth 36yd field goal 3 6 45 1:59 Barth 27yd field goal 3 4 80 1:54 Canidate 8yd run (Barth PAT) 3 5 34 1:57 Canidate 7yd run (Barth PAT) at Arizona 3 1 44 0:12 Lightfoot 44yd pass from Walter (Barth PAT) Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 4 4 5 1: 2 9 Barth 20yd field goal 1 4 1 1:31 Barth 27-yd field goal 4 5 -1 3 1: 5 5 Barth 41yd field goal 2 10 94 4:32 Willams 5yd run (Barth PAT) 3 11 64 4:18 Barth 32-yd field goal North Carolina 3 13 84 4:47 Williams 4-yd run (Barth PAT) Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 4 10 85 4:14 Williams 8-yd run (Barth PAT) 2 2 25 0:09 M.Williams 2yd run (Barth PAT) 4 4 21 2:06 Williams 4-yd run (Barth PAT) 2 5 43 1:07 Canidate 11yd run (Barth PAT) 3 5 61 2:37 M.Williams 19yd run (Barth PAT) 4 9 80 3:27 Hill 1yd run (Barth PAT) 4 9 90 3:18 Hill 3yd run (Barth PAT)

DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Longest Drive Arizona State Opponents By No. of Plays 16 (68 yds, 4:57, FG) at Oregon 14 (59 yds, 5:50, FG) by Stanford By No. of Yards 94 (10p, 4:32, TD) at Arizona 91 (10p, 3:27, TD) by San Diego State By Time of Possession 6:45 (59 yds, 12p, TD) vs. UCF 6:00 (60 yds, 10p, FG) by Washington 2002 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART

SUN DEVIL OFFENSE SUN DEVIL DEFENSE

WR 9 Daryl Lightfoot 5-9 160 So. DE 91 Jimmy Verdon 6-4 265 So. 80 Derek Hagan 6-0 199 Fr. 75 Matt Mason 6-4 265 Jr. 4 Justin Taplin 6-0 190 Sr. DT 97 Brian Montesanto 6-5 259 Jr. LT 70 Regis Crawford 6-3 302 Jr. 67 Phil Howard 6-3 272 G-Sr. 54 Chad Rosson 6-5 289 RS-Fr. DT 99 Shane Jones 6-3 285 Jr. LG 59 Tim Fa’aita 6-1 315 Jr. 95 Khoa Nguyen 6-2 306 Sr. 71 Grayling Love 6-3 285 RS - F r . DE 48 Terrell Suggs 6-3 252 Jr. C 50 Tony Aguilar 6-3 283 Jr. 88 Nick Johnson 6-2 241 Fr. 71 Grayling Love 6-3 285 RS - F r . LB 52 Mason Unck 6-3 228 G-Sr. RG 53 Drew Hodgdon 6-3 287 So . 51 Jamar Williams 6-1 223 Fr. 74 Damien Niko 6-5 283 Jr. LB 1 Solomon Bates 6-2 261 Sr. RT 73 Chaz White 6-4 293 Fr. (OR) 55 Josh Amobi 6-2 219 Sr. 77 Adrian Ayala 6-5 259 So. CB 26 R.J. Oliver 5-9 172 So. TE 86 Mike Pinkard 6-5 264 Sr. 23 Josh Golden 5-10 173 RS-Fr. 83 Lee Burghgraef 6-5 237 RS-Fr. 25 O.J. Hackett 5-10 155 Sr.

QB 16 Andrew Walter 6-5 219 So. S 36 Joey Smith 5-11 198 RS-Fr. 10 Chad Christensen 6-2 199 RS - F r . 2 Brett Hudson 6-2 208 Jr. 8 Andy Goodenough 6-4 214 Jr. S 39 Alfred Williams 6-1 202 G-Sr. TB 3 Mike Williams 6-0 200 Jr. 19 Matt Fawley 6-1 215 Fr. (OR) 22 Hakim Hill 6-0 211 RS-Fr. 15 Michael Holloway 6-0 203 So. (OR) 32 Cornell Canidate 5-9 189 RS-Fr. FS 30 Jason Shivers 6-1 190 So. FB 44 Mike Karney 6-0 257 Jr. 19 Matt Fawley 6-1 215 Fr. 46 Mike Talbot 6-2 232 Fr. CB 2 Brett Hudson 6-2 208 Jr. WR 81 Shaun McDonald 5-9 172 Jr. 37 Mike Davis Jr. 6-1 180 Fr. 89 Matt Miller 6-1 165 RS-Fr. 21 Adrian Thomas 6-0 186 Sr.

G-Sr. indicates players who have earned their undergraduate degrees and are enrolled in graduate work.

SUN DEVIL SPECIALISTS KR 22 Hakim Hill 6-0 211 RS-Fr. (OR) 9 Daryl Lightfoot 5-9 160 So. P 31 Tim Parker 6-0 185 Jr. (OR) 32 Cornell Canidate 5-9 189 RS-Fr. 19 Brian Biang 6-0 203 Sr. PR 22 Hakim Hill 6-0 211 RS-Fr. PK 13 Mike Barth 6-1 213 Sr. (OR) 9 Daryl Lightfoot 5-9 160 So. 41 Greg Pieratt 6-1 178 Sr. SN 56 Jay Breckenridge 6-2 227 Sr. KO 41 Greg Pieratt 6-1 178 Sr. 13 Mike Barth 6-1 213 Sr H 84 Matt Cooper 6-5 247 G-Sr. ARIZONA STATE AWARD WINNERS

JOSH AMOBI TERRELL SUGGS Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 12) FWAA First-Team All-American AFCA First-Team All-American MIKE BARTH Sporting News First-Team All-American Academic All-Pac-10 Honorable-Mention CSBS Sportsline.com First-Team All-American Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 19) CNNSi.com First-Team All-American Bronko Nagurski Award Winner CORNELL CANDIDATE Rotary Lombardi Award Winner Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman Team Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award Finalist Chuck Bednarik Defensive Player of the Year Finalist CHAD CHRISTENSEN Columbus Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year Academic All-Pac-10 Honorable-Mention Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 29) Sporting News First-Team All-Pac-10 SKYLER FULTON Sporting News Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year Academic All-Pac-10 Second-Team Pac-10 Conference Defensive Player of the Year Morris Trophy (outstanding defensive lineman in the Pac-10 as DEREK HAGAN selected by the league’s starting offensive linemen) Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman Team First-Team All-Pac-10 Conference Defense Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 26) HAKIM HILL Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman Team MASON UNCK Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 7) Academic All-Pac-10 First-Team Honorable-Mention All-Pac-10 Conference DREW HODGDON Honorable-Mention All-Pac-10 Conference JIMMY VERDON Honorable-Mention All-Pac-10 Conference PHIL HOWARD Academic All-Pac-10 Honorable-Mention ANDREW WALTER Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 19) NICK JOHNSON Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman Team CHAZ WHITE Sporting News Second-Team All-American GRAYLING LOVE Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman Team Academic All-Pac-10 Honorable-Mention ALFRED WILLIAMS SHAUN MCDONALD Academic All-Pac-10 First-Team Biletnikoff Award Finalist Sporting News Third-Team All-American JAMAR WILLIAMS First-Team All-Pac-10 Conference Offense Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman Team Sporting News First-Team All-Pac-10 MIKE WILLIAMS R.J. OLIVER Academic All-Pac-10 First-Team Honorable-Mention All-Pac-10 Conference

TIM PARKER Second-Team All-Pac-10 Conference Specialists Sporting News First-Team All-Pac-10

MIKE PINKARD Honorable-Mention All-Pac-10 Conference

JASON SHIVERS Honorable-Mention All-Pac-10 Conference

RICCARDO STEWART Honorable-Mention All-Pac-10 Conference