Monday, September 1, 2003 2003 ASU SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time 2003 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL S 6 Northern Arizona 7 p.m. S 13 Utah State 7 p.m. No r t h e r n Arizona Lumberjacks (1-0) at #20/21 Arizona State Sun Devils (0-0) S 20 at Iowa TBA Saturday, September 6, 2003 • 7 p.m. Arizona Time S 27 at Oregon State TBA • Tempe, Ariz. O 4 #4/5 USC TBA O 11 Oregon TBA Sun Devil Sports Network O 18 at North Carolina TBA O 25 at UCLA(Fox Sports Net) 7 p.m. Arizona State opens the 91st season of Sun Devil football this week as the No. 20/21 N 1 California TBA Sun Devils play host to Northern Arizona Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Sun Devil Stadium. N 8 at Stanford TBA With 37 returning letterwinners and 16 returning starters, head coach Dirk Koetter and N 15 at Washington State 2 p.m. the Sun Devils head into Koetter’s third year at the helm with high expectations. ASU is N 28 Arizona (Fox Sports Net) 1 p.m. ranked in the national preseason polls for the first time since 1999 and has been picked to finish second in the Pac-10’s preseason poll. Home Games in Bold Times listed are Arizona Time (PT prior to Oct. Arizona State’s match-up with NAU marks the first meeting between the two teams 26, MT after Oct. 26) and subject to change. in 53 years, while the Sun Devils will be looking to win their fourth season opener in five Rankings are AP/USA Today at time of game years. Northern Arizona (1-0) heads to Tempe after turning in a 44-3 win in the Lumberjacks’season-opener with St. Mary’s last weekend in Flagstaff. Following ASU’s 2002 ASU SNAPSHOT season-opener against NAU, the Sun Devils play host to Utah State on Sept. 13 before Category Stat Pac-10 Rank heading to Iowa City, Iowa, to take on the 2002 Big Ten Co-Champion Iowa Hawkeyes. Overall Record 8-6 5th Pac-10 Record 5-3 3rd Total Offense 392.9 5th In the Series Scoring Offense 32.3 4th Arizona State holds a 16-14-4 record in the all-time series with NAU including a 9-6-2 Rushing Offense 89.0 9th record at home, while this year’s match-up between the intrastate schools will mark the Passing Offense 303.9 3rd first meeting in 53 years. ASU turned in a 63-0 victory in Tempe on Oct. 7, 1950 in that Total Defense 363.6 6th last meeting. The Sun Devils have won or tied each of the last nine games in the series Scoring Defense 29.1 8th Rushing Defense 119.4 7th (eight wins, one tie) with the Lumberjacks and will be looking to win their fifth straight Passing Defense 244.3 5th game in the series after earning four straight victories from 1946-50. ASU holds a 19- 14-4 all-time record against teams from the Big Sky Conference. 2002 ASU RESULTS The series with the Lumberjacks dates back to 1915 when ASU turned in a 72-3 Date Opponent Result win in Flagstaff in the first game between the two teams. The schools met annually from A 24 at #10/8 Nebraska (ESPN) L, 10-48 1924-42 and then again in five straight years from 1946-50. After this year’s game, the A 31 Eastern Washington W, 38-2 S 7 Central Florida (AZ-TV) W, 46-13 two teams will not meet again until Aug. 30, 2008 in a 12-game season. S 14 at San Diego St. (AZ-TV) W, 39-28 S 28 Stanford (ABC) W, 65-24 Exposure O 5 North Carolina L, 35-38 The Sun Devil Sports Network will carry all 12 of ASU’s football games live on its 11- O 12 Oregon State (Fox AZ) W, 13-9 station network including flagship stations KTAR 620 AM and ESPN Radio 860 AM in O 19 at #6/6 Oregon W, 45-42 Phoenix. Tim Healey (play-by-play), (color analyst), Vince Marotta O 26 Washington W, 27-16 N 2 at #8/9 Wash. St. (ABC) L, 22-44 and Paul Calvisi (pregame, halftime and postgame) will bring the action to Sun Devil N 9 California (Fox) L, 38-55 fans. Calvisi will also provide reports from the ASU sidelines during home games. ASU N 16 at #8/8 USC (TBS) L, 13-34 games can also be heard live on ASU’s official web site at www.TheSunDevils.com. N 29 at Arizona (Fox Sports Net) W, 34-20 D 27 vs. #6/6 Kansas St. (ESPN) L, 27-34 Season Openers Pac-10 (1996-Present) Arizona State holds a 61-27-2 all-time record (.689) in season openers and a 41-15-1 School O’all Conf. Bowls record (.728) when opening the season at home. The Sun Devils have won three of Oregon 59-26 34-22 6 their last four season openers and 13 of their last 17 despite last year’s 48-10 season- Washington 56-28 39-17 7 opening loss to then No. 10/8 Nebraska on Aug. 24, 2002 in Lincoln, Neb. ASU has won UCLA 50-32 31-25 4 its last two and six of its last seven season-openers at home including a 31-13 victory Arizona State 49-35 32-24 5 over Texas Tech in 1999 and a 38-7 victory over San Diego State in 2001. USC 48-38 29-27 3 Arizona 46-38 25-34 2 Washington State 46-37 26-30 3 Who’s Back Oregon State 42-40 21-35 3 The Sun Devils return 37 letterwinners including 16 starters and one specialist in punter Stanford 39-41-1 28-28 3 Tim Parker, a preseason third-team Street and Smith’s All-American who led the Pac- California 30-51 16-40 1 10 in punting last year. The nine returning offensive starters are QB Andrew Walter, WR

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Daryl Lightfoot, LT Regis Crawford, LG Tim Fa’aita, C Tony Aguilar, RG Drew HEAD COACH DIRK KOETTER Hodgdon, RT Chaz White, TB Mike Williams and FB Mike Karney. On defense, the seven returning starters include DE Jimmy Verdon, DT Brian Montesanto, DT Shane Is in his third season at the helm of the Arizona Jones, CB R.J. Oliver, S Matt Fawley, FS Jason Shivers and CB Brett Hudson. S State program … acts as his own offensive Riccardo Stewart also returns after starting nine games before missing the last four coordinator … the Sun Devils have averaged 33.0 points per game in Koetter’s two years at with a shoulder injury. (note - positions listed are last year’s positions - some player ASU … led the Sun Devils to an 8-6 record, a positions have changed). third-place Pac-10 finish and a berth in the 2002 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl last year … his In the Rankings 2002 team ranked ninth in the nation in pass- The Sun Devils are ranked 20th in this week’s Associated Press poll and 21st in this ing offense and 20th in scoring offense … a week’s USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll. ASU was ranked 22nd in this year’s presea- voter in the U S A To d a y Coaches poll … son AP poll and 23rd in the preseason coaches poll, marking the first time that the became Arizona State’s 21st head coach on team has been ranked in the preseason since 1999 (25th-AP). Last year, ASU climbed Dec. 2, 2000 … his 2001 ASU offense finished as high as 16th (AP) and 17th (USA Today) on Oct. 27 before falling out of the polls 25th in the country in total offense and tied for two weeks later. That was the highest national ranking for the team since the 1997 Sun 19th in scoring offense … had the third-longest Bowl Championship squad finished at 14th in each of the final national polls. winning streak in the country with eight con- secutive wins (his last seven at Boise State and his season opener at ASU) before falling ASU Week-by-Week in the 2003 National Polls at Stanford on 9/2/01 … came to ASU after Date AP USA Today Preseason 22 23 three seasons at Boise State where he led the Aug. 31 20 21 Broncos to a 26-10 record, two appearances in the Humanitarian Bowl and two Big West Conference Championships … two-time Big Walter on Davey O’Brien, Walter Camp Preseason Watch Lists West Coach of the Year … his 2000 Boise Junior Andrew Walter has been named to the preseason watch lists for State team led the nation in scoring offense, the Davey O'Brien Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. was second in total offense and ranked fourth The Davey O’Brien Award is given annually to the nation's top collegiate quarter- in the country in passing offense … guided back. The watch list is comprised of 42 Division-I and will be narrowed BSU to its first winning season in Division I down to the semifinalists in early November. Three finalists will be chosen later in football … has served as the honorary chair- November, and the winner will be announced on Dec. 11 at the Home Depot College man of the National Multiple Sclerosis Desert Football Awards Show in Orlando. Southwest Chapter “Walk on the Wild Side” in Walter is one of 42 players on the watch list for the Walter Camp Player of the each of the last two years … last name is pro- Year Award, which is presented by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. The watch nounced “Cutter” … born Feb. 5, 1959 in list will be narrowed to 10 semifinalists in early November. The 2003 Walter Camp Pocatello, Idaho. Player of the Year recipient, which is voted on by the 117 Division I-A head coaches Koetter Coaching Career and sports information directors, will be announced on the ESPN/Home Depot College Graduate Assistant, Idaho State ...... 1 9 8 2 Football Awards Show in December. The winner will receive his trophy at the Highland HS (Pocatello, Idaho) ...... 1 9 8 3 - 8 4 Foundation's annual national awards banquet on Feb. 14, 2004 at the Yale University Of fensive Coordinator, San Francisco St...... 1 9 8 5 Of fensive Coordinator & QBs, UTEP ...... 1 9 8 6 - 8 8 Commons in New Haven, Conn. Of fensive Coordinator & QBs, Missouri ...... 1 9 8 9 - 9 3 Walter has also been named a second-team All-Pac-10 selection by both Athlon Of fensive Coordinator & QBs, Boston College..1 9 9 4 - 9 5 Sports and The Sporting News and is listed as the eighth-best quarterback in the Offensive Coordinator & QBs, Oregon...... 1 9 9 6 - 9 7 Head Coach, Boise State...... 1 9 9 8 - 0 0 nation by The Sporting News. Head Coach, Arizona State...... 2 0 0 1 - p r e s e n t Parker on Watch List for Ray Guy Award Koetter Head Coaching Record Junior punter Tim Parker is one of 32 players on the preseason watch list for the 2003 Overall: 38-23 (.623), 6th year Ray Guy Award which is annually presented to the top collegiate punter by the Greater ASU: 12-13 (.480), 3rd year Augusta Sports Council. Koetter’s Record When ...... O’all (ASU) Parker returns for his senior year after leading the Pac-10 Conference in punting Leading at halftime ...... 29-4 (6-1) and earning second-team All-Pac-10 honors last season. He averaged 42.7 yards per Leading after three quarters ...... 29-4 (9-1) punt to pace the league and rank 16th in the nation. He turned in 3,372 punting yards Having a 100-yard rusher ...... 14-5 (4-3) which puts him second all time at ASU for punting yards in a season. This year, Parker Having a 300-yard passer...... 9-7 (3-5) is listed as the eighth-best punter in the country by and was picked Scoring 30 points or more ...... 11-7 (10-4) The Sporting News Leading in time of possession...... 18-9 (8-2) as a third-team preseason All-American by Street & Smith’s. Following a loss...... 13-9 (5-7) The Ray Guy Award watch list will be narrowed to 10 semifinalists in early In games decided by four pts or less ....5-3 (2-2) November. The national voting body will then vote for the three finalists who will be Temperature is 32° F or less...... 4-0 (0-0) announced in late November. The winner will be announced on Dec. 11 at the Home In season openers...... 3-2 (1-1) Depot Awards Show in Orlando. In Pac-10 openers...... 1-1 (1-1) In home games ...... 25-8 (8-5) In bowl games ...... 2-1 (0-1)

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Oliver, Stewart on Watch List for Jim Thorpe Award Juniors R.J. Oliver and Jason Shivers are on the preseason watch list for the Jim HASH MARKS Thorpe Award, which is presented annually to the nation's top defensive back. … Northern Arizona junior linebacker Bruce Oliver is coming off a season that saw him lead the Pac-10 in passes defended Branch is the son of former ASU offensive line- with 22 (4 , 18 PBU’s) on his way to earning honorable-mention All-Pac- man Bruce Branch Sr. (1978-81). 10 honors. Shivers has led the Sun Devils in tackles both of his seasons in Tempe. A 2002 honorable-mention All-Pac-10 honoree, Shivers tallied 121 tackles in 2002, … Junior quarterback Andrew Walter and junior which tied for the most in the Pac-10. safety Riccardo Stewart are ASU’s team captains The Thorpe Award watch list will be narrowed to 10 semifinalists on Nov. 3 and for 2003, as voted on by their teammates. then to three finalists on Nov. 24. The winner will be announced Dec. 11 at ESPN's … The Sun Devils have a 21 7 - 7 6 - 3 all-time win- College Football Awards Show. The official presentation of the award will be in ning record (. 7 3 8 ) at Sun Devil Stadium. Oklahoma City on Feb. 9. … Sports Illustrated labeled ASU’s Dirk Koetter as Sun Devils Picked Second in Pac-10 Media Poll the most organized coach in college football - “The Organization Man” - in its college football Arizona State was picked to finish second in the Pac-10, just three points behind first- preview edition. place USC, in the league’s preseason poll of West Coast media members. The Trojans garnered 10 of 25 first-place votes, with the Sun Devils getting nine. It marks … SI also listed junior quarterback Andrew Walter the highest preseason pick for the Sun Devils since 1998 when the team picked to fin- fourth on their Heisman Watch list in that same ish second behind UCLA. issue. … Walter was a counselor at this year’s Pac-10 Preseason Media Poll (first-place votes in parentheses) quarterbacks camp. 1. USC (10) 227 2. Arizona State (9) 224 … Koetter is also tied for fifth on Kirk Herbstreit’s 3. Washington (4) 198 list of “offensive geniuses” in his third annual 4. Oregon State (2) 172 Herbie Awards column in espn.com. 5. Oregon 139 … Senior defensive tackle Brian Montesanto has 6. UCLA 138 made 29 career starts (including the last 25 7. Washington State 107 games), the most of any player on ASU’s roster. 8. California 68 9. Stanford 57 … Nine Sun Devil defensive backs have started 10. Arizona 46 at least one game in their careers. … Senior fullback Mike Karney has accepted an Walter’s World invitation to play in the 2004 Shrine East-West In 2002, sophomore quarterback Andrew Walter turned in one of the finest seasons in Football Game on Jan. 10 in San Francisco. school history, setting almost every school record for passing yards and total offense. Walter shattered the school record for passing yards in a single season, throwing for … ASU’s Pac-10 miss this year is Washington. 3,877 yards to become the first passer in school history to top 3,000 yards and sur- … On Sept. 20, the Sun Devils will travel to Iowa pass the previous school record of 2,878 by in 1973. Despite not earn- to take on the 2002 Big Ten Co-Champion ing his first start until the fifth game of the year, Walter, who finished third in the Pac- Hawkeyes, while the Hawkeyes will return the 10 and 19th in the nation in passing efficiency at 137.10, turned in the third-best sin- game on Sept. 18, 2004 in Tempe. This year’s gle-season performance in Pac-10 history and became the first quarterback in Pac-10 game will mark the Sun Devils’ first effort against history to turn in four 400-yard passing games in a season. No Pac-10 quarterback a team from the Big Ten Conference since down- had ever thrown for more than three in a season and Washington’s Cody Pickett and ing the Hawkeyes 17-7 in the 1997 in El Paso. It will also be the first time that ASU has Walter are the only two to ever have four in a career. Walter completed 274 of 483 played in a Big Ten stadium since defeating pass attempts, breaking ASU’s single-season marks for attempts and completions – Illinois 21-7 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign records previously held by with 348 attempts in 1996 and on Sept. 12, 1987. with 199 completions in 1983 – while Walter ’s 28 passes marked the sec- ond-best effort in school history behind who threw 29 TD passes in 1981. … ASU’s football roster features two student-ath- With a 536-yard passing performance to upend No. 6 Oregon on Oct. 19, Walter letes who have earned their undergraduate degrees – Jermaine McKinney and Brian set Pac-10 and Arizona State school records for single-game passing yards, surpass- Montesanto – while several others are scheduled ing the previous mark of 534 yards by fellow Sun Devil vs. Washington to graduate in December 2003 and May 2004. State in 1989. He was named the Oct. 20 Sporting News, cnnsi.com and USA Today.com National Player of the Week in addition to earning his first career Pac-10 … ASU Athletics Director Gene Smith played col- Player-of-the-Week honor. lege football at Notre Dame, earning three letters Walter also shattered the majority of ASU’s total offense records, setting the and playing on the 1973 national championship squad. marks for total yards (3,661 yards) and yards per game (261.5 ypg). He also tied Danny White (1973) with four games with at least 300 yards of total offense and turned in the third-best season in Pac-10 history. He finished third in the league and 18th in

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the nation in total offense. in a 1981 game (62-36 win). The 65 points ASU scored vs. the Cardinal were the most since the team tallied 66 against UTEP on ASU Single-Season Passing Yards Oct. 22, 1977. It also marked the fifth time that a Dirk Koetter- 1. 3,877 Andrew Walter, 2002 coached team has topped the 60-point mark (twice at ASU). 2. 2,878 Danny White, 1973 In 2001, the Sun Devils averaged 34.0 points per game, which 3. 2,776 Jake Plummer, 1996 4. 2,591 Paul Justin, 1989 tied for third in the Pac-10 with conference champion Oregon and 5. 2,484 Mike Pagel, 1981 19th in the nation. The total marked the most for the team since 6. 2,394 Todd Hons, 1983 1996 when the Pac-10 champion and Rose Bowl-bound Sun Devils averaged 40.7 points per contest. Pac-10 Single-Season Passing Yards 1. 4,458 Cody Pickett, Washington, 2002 Turnover Tale 2. 3,942 , USC, 2002 The Sun Devils forced a Pac-10 Conference-leading 40 turnovers 3. 3,877 Andrew Walter, Arizona State, 2002 4. 3,637 Ryan Leaf, Washington State, 1997 last season, including 22 interceptions and 18 forced fumbles. In 5. 3,627 Steve Stenstrom, Stanford, 1993 2001, the team forced just 18 turnovers all season. Last year, the 6. 3,499 Pat Barnes, California, 1996 Sun Devils had a season-high seven turnovers Sept. 28 vs. 7. 3,307 Akili Smith, Oregon, 1998 Stanford (four interceptions, three fumbles) and four Oct. 12 vs. Oregon State (three interceptions, one fumble). ASUSingle-Season Touchdown Passes 1. 29 Mike Pagel, 1981 Connection 2. 28 Andrew Walter, 2002 Thirteen Sun Devils combined for ASU’s Pac-10 leading 22 inter- 3. 24 Jake Plummer, 1996 24 Danny White, 1973 ceptions last year led by R.J. Oliver and Brett Hudson who each 5. 23 Danny White, 1972 picked off four passes to finish tied for sixth in the Pac-10. Oliver 6. 20 John Torok, 1964 also ended up leading the Pac-10 with a total of 22 passes defend- 7. 19 Three players tied ed. Their four interceptions mark the most for a Sun Devil since Nijrell Eason had five in 2000, while the team’s 22 picks were the ASU Single-Season Passing Attempts most for an ASU squad since the 1991 Sun Devils had nine play- 1. 483 Andrew Walter, 2002 ers pick off 23 passes. The Sun Devils snagged four interceptions 2. 348 Jake Plummer, 1996 3. 337 Jeff Van Raaphorst, 1985 in the team’s Sept. 28 win over Stanford, the most in a single game 4. 336 Todd Hons, 1982 since ASU had five in a 1998 win over California. 5. 334 Mike Pagel, 1980 6. 324 Todd Hons, 1983 All-Conference Selections Ten Sun Devils earned All-Pac-10 Conference honors last season ASU Single-Season Passing Completions including first-teamers Shaun McDonald and Terrell Suggs. Suggs 1. 274 Andrew Walter, 2002 also became the third Sun Devil in school history to be named 2. 199 Todd Hons, 1983 3. 198 Jake Plummer, 1996 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year. Eight Sun Devils earned 4. 188 Jeff Van Raaphorst, 1985 Pac-10 All-Academic honors, including Mike Williams who was 5. 185 Todd Hons, 1982 named to the all-academic first team for the second straight year, 6. 184 Mike Pagel, 1980 one of 10 student-athletes in the conference to earn first-team hon- ors for a multiple time. (Players returning in 2003 in bold) ASU Single-Season Total Offense Yards 1. 3,661 Andrew Walter, 2002 All-Pac-10 First Team: WR Shaun McDonald, DL Terrell Suggs 2. 3,107 Danny White, 1973 (also named Defensive Player of the Year) 3. 2,834 Jake Plummer, 1996 4. 2,511 Mike Pagel, 1981 5. 2,460 Paul Justin, 1989 All-Pac-10 Second Team: P Tim Parker (led Pac-10 in punting) 6. 2,443 Danny White, 1972 All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention: OG Drew Hodgdon, CB R.J. Lighting Up the Scoreboard O l i v e r, T E Mike Pinkard, F S Jason Shivers, S Riccardo In his two seasons at the helm, head coach Dirk Koetter’s offense Stewart, DE Jimmy Verdon, LB Mason Unck has turned in an average of 33.0 points per game. Last year, the Sun Devils averaged 32.3 points per game, which ranked fourth in Pac-10 All-Academic First Team: TB Mike Williams, LB Mason the Pac-10 and 20th in the nation. ASU’s 45 points in its 45-42 Unck, S Alfred Williams. upset at sixth-ranked Oregon on Oct. 19 were the most points in a Pac-10 road game for the team since defeating Arizona 56-14 in Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team: WR Skyler Fulton Tucson on Nov. 23, 1996, ASU’s last regular-season game in that Rose Bowl campaign. The team set a school record for scoring in Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention: PK Mike Barth, QB a Pac-10 game Sept. 28 with its 65-24 win over Stanford, besting Chad Christensen, OL Grayling Love, DT Phil Howard the previous mark of 62 points, which also came against Stanford

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NFL Draft Note ball program, Pritchard was Arizona State's first consensus All- With defensive tackle Terrell Suggs being taken by the Baltimore American and led the Sun Devils to a pair of eight-win seasons. Ravens as the 10th pick of the 2003 NFLDraft, it marked the fourth A first-team All-American in 1968, Pritchard was elected team straight season and 21st time overall that a Sun Devil has been captain, voted Most Valuable Defensive Player by his peers and taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. In fact, Arizona State led the Sun Devils in tackles and interceptions that year. A three- is just one of three schools in the country to have a player taken in time first-team All-Western Athletic Conference pick, he was the first round in each of the last four NFL Drafts (Miami and selected to the 20-Year WAC All-Star Football Team. Following his Florida are the other two). senior season, he played in the East-West Shrine Game, the Coaches All-American Game, the Hula Bowl and the Senior Bowl. Linebacker Ron Pritchard to Be Inducted into College After his legendary collegiate career, Pritchard was selected Football Hall of Fame 15th overall in the first round of the 1969 NFLdraft by the Houston Former ASU linebacker Ron Pritchard (1966-68) will be one of 11 Oilers. His professional career ended prematurely after nine years players and two coaches inducted into the College Football Hall of with the Oilers and Cincinnati Bengals due to a knee injury. After Fame in South Bend, Ind., this fall. Pritchard, who will be honored his pro football career, he went into sales and eventually ran his in an on-campus salute Nov. 11 at ASU’s game vs. Oregon, own business, Interstate Battery Systems. becomes the fourth ASU player and sixth Sun Devil to be inducted Pritchard continues to give back to his community and partic- into the College Football Hall of Fame. Legendary head coaches ularly the game of football. For many years, Pritchard has spon- Dan Devine and Frank Kush were inducted in 1985 and 1996, sored and funded a scholarship at his former high school, which respectively, while quarterback Danny White was inducted in 1997, goes to aid a scholar-athlete in furthering his or her education. defensive back Mike Haynes was inducted in 2001 and John Pritchard also helps raise funds for the United Food Bank in Jefferson was inducted last year. Arizona. Arguably the greatest linebacker in the history of the ASU foot-

Preseason Prognosticators Arizona State has been ranked in the national top 25 and picked … The Sporting News lists Tim Parker as a first-team All-Pac-10 per- former. to finish from second to fourth in the Pac-10 Conference stand- ings in the various preseason college football annuals. Street … The Sporting News lists Regis Crawford as a second-team All-Pac- and Smith’s has the Sun Devils ranked 14th in the country and 10 pick. second in the Pac-10 (behind Washington and ahead of USC), while Lindy’s ranks the team 23rd in the nation and third in the … The Sporting News lists Drew Hodgdon as a second-team All-Pac- 10 pick. Pac-10 (behind Washington). The Sporting News lists the Sun Devils third in the league (behind Washington and ahead of … The Sporting News lists Andrew Walter as a second-team All-Pac- Oregon State, while Athlon Sports has the team fourth in the 10 pick. Pac-10 (behind Oregon State and ahead of UCLA). ASU is also ranked 23rd in the country in the preseason USA Today/ESPN … The Sporting News lists Jason Shivers as a second-team All-Pac-10 pick. Coaches Poll and 22nd by Sports Illustrated in its annual College Football Preview edition. … The Sporting News lists Andrew Walter as the eighth-best quarter- A number of Sun Devils have also been recognized in the back in the nation. preseason annuals. Here is a complete list of those honors: … The Sporting News lists Mike Karney as the eighth-best fullback in … Athlon lists Drew Hodgdon as a first-team All-Pac-10 on the offen- the nation. sive line. … The Sporting News lists Tim Parker as the eighth-best punter in the … Athlon lists Tim Parker as a first-team All-Pac as a punter. country.

… Athlon lists Hakim Hill as a first-team All-Pac-10 kick returner. … The Sporting News lists Jason Shivers as the 12th-best free safety in the country. … Athlon lists Andrew Walter as its second-team All-Pac-10 quarter- back. … The Sporting News lists R.J. Oliver as the 16th-best cornerback in the nation. … Athlon lists R.J. Oliver as its second-team All-Pac-10 defensive back. … The Sporting News lists ASU’s secondary as the seventh-best in the … Athlon lists Justin Burks as a "Rising Star". nation.

… Athlon lists Kyle Caldwell and Mike Affleck as Pac-10 "Future … The Sporting News lists ASU’s special teams as the eighth-best in Stars". the nation.

… The Sporting News lists R.J. Oliver as a first-team All-Pac-10 selec- … Street & Smith’s lists Tim Parker as a third-team All-American. tion. … Street & Smith’s lists Tim Parker on its All-Pac-10 team.

2003 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL • PAGE 5 MEDIA INFORMATION

Bowl Lineup 1835, (805) 231-3229 or (888) 423-0095 pager; or Michelle If a Pac-10 Conference team is ranked No. 1 or 2 in the final Bowl Lockhart at the Pac-10 (925) 932-4411. Championship Series rankings at the end of the regular season, it will play in the national championship game in the Nokia Sugar Online Bowl Jan. 4 in New Orleans. If the Pac-10 champion is not ranked Arizona State’s official web site is part of the Official College Sports No. 1 or 2 in the country, it will automatically be part of the Rose Network and can be found at www.TheSunDevils.com. Updated Bowl on Jan. 1 in Pasadena against the Big Ten champion or an releases, player bios, statistics and other information can be at-large team if the Big Ten champion is ranked No. 1 or 2. accessed from ASU’s web site. Game broadcasts and live stats The Pac-10 Conference also has bowl ties with the Holiday, are also available on the site. The Pac-10 Conference’s official Wells Fargo Sun, Insight, Las Vegas and Silicon Valley Bowls, website is located at www.Pac-10.org. assuring that at least six teams will participate in postseason com- petition. Regardless of the disposition of the conference champion, Pac-10 Teleconference a second Pac-10 team may also be selected for an at-large berth Dirk Koetter and all nine other Pac-10 head football coaches par- in the Bowl Championship Series in any given year with its other ticipate in a teleconference call every Tuesday during the season bowl partners providing for that occurence. beginning Sept. 2 and continuing through Nov. 18. Each Pac-10 coach will be available for 10 minutes starting at 10 a.m. PT. Bowl (Site) Date (TV) Matchup Koetter is available from 11-11:10 a.m. PT. A replay of the call can Rose (Pasadena) Jan. 1 (ABC) Pac-10 #1 vs. Big Ten #1 also be heard at 3 p.m. PTeach Tuesday and will be available until Holiday (San Diego) Dec. 30 (ESPN) Pac-10 #2 vs. Big XII #3 the next call. Media members may call the Pac-10 Conference Sun (El Paso) Dec. 31 (CBS) Pac-10 #3 vs. Big Ten #5 office (925-932-4411) or the ASU Media Relations office (480-965- Insight (Phoenix) Dec. 26 (ESPN) Pac-10 #4 vs. Big East #3 Las Vegas Dec. 24 (ESPN) Pac-10 #5 vs. Mount. West #2 6592) for the media-only phone number. Silicon Valley Dec. 30 (ESPN2) Pac-10 #6 vs. WAC (San Jose) Practice/Interview Schedule Arizona State practices every day but Monday during a normal Sun Devil Sports Network week. Sunday’s practice is closed, and no interviews are allowed. Sun Devil fans across Arizona can tune into the Sun Devil Sports The Sun Devils will practice 6-8:30 p.m. for approximately the first Network for live radio broadcasts of all Arizona State football month of the season, but check with the ASU Media Relations games. Here are the affiliates of the 11-station network: office for changes. Players are available before each practice for approximately 10-15 minutes. Plan on arriving 30 minutes before Station City the start of practice. Players are not available for interviews on KTAR 620 AM & KMVP 860 AM Phoenix (Flagship) Friday or Saturday until after the game. All interviews must be KIKO 1340 AM Globe-Miami, Ariz. arranged through the ASU Media Relations Office. ALL PRAC- KYCA1490 AM Prescott, Ariz. TICES ARE CLOSED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. Fans wishing KZUA92.1 FM Holbrook-Show Low, Ariz. KATO 1230 AM Safford, Ariz. to attend a practice should call the Arizona State football office at KAZM 780 AM Sedona/Flagstaff, Ariz. (480) 965-5053. KDAP 96.5 FM Douglas, Ariz. KTNN 660 AM Northern Arizona/Flagstaff Post-Game Interviews KNTR 980 AM Lake Havasu City, Ariz. The Sun Devil Theater (located on the third floor of the Carson KRVZ 1400 AM Springerville, Ariz. Center) is utilized for postgame interviews for ASU players and coaches. Head coach Dirk Koetter and requested student-ath- Koetter Press Conference letes will be available to the media for as long as necessary fol- ASU head coach Dirk Koetter will hold a weekly press conference lowing a brief “cooling off” period immediately after the final gun in the Dutson Theater (on the third floor of the Carson Student- sounds. A S U ’s locker room is closed. Athlete Center) at noon Mondays prior to each game, starting Those desiring interviews with the opposing coach and players Monday, September 1. Every effort will also be made to have the should proceed to the north end of Sun Devil Stadium to the visi- opposing coach on a conference call at the beginning of the press t o r’s locker room and check with the school’s media relations per- conference. sonnel on their postgame policies.

Koetter Call-In Show What Time is It Anyway? The Dirk Koetter Call-In Show airs from 7-7:30 p.m. every The state of Arizona never changes its clocks remaining on Thursday night on ESPN 860 AM during the football season. Sun Mountain Standard Time all year. From April to the end of October, Devil fans can pose their questions to Koetter and host Tim Arizona State is basically on Pacific Daylight Time, while when the Healey, the voice of the Sun Devils, by calling 602-277-5687. rest of the country changes its clocks on October 26, Arizona State remains the same, matching up again with Mountain Standard Pac-10 Football Satellite Feed Time. The Pac-10 Conference provides a weekly satellite feed featuring interviews with coaches and selected players regarding upcoming games along with highlight footage. The half-hour feed airs every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. PDT/MST (2:30 p.m EDT) starting Sept. 3 and running through Nov. 26. Coordinates for the feed are Telstar 6C, Transponder 24. Trouble numbers: Master Control (310) 543- 2003 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (as of September 1, 2003)

SUN DEVIL OFFENSE SUN DEVIL DEFENSE

WR 9 Daryl Lightfoot 5-9 163 Jr. DE 91 Jimmy Verdon 6-4 283 Jr. 80 Derek Hagan 6-2 188 So. 42 Connor Banks 6-3 271 Jr. 35 Moey Mutz 6-0 173 So. DT 97 Brian Montesanto 6-5 258 Grad. LT 52 Andrew Carnahan 6-8 288 RS - F r . 95 Gabe Reininger 6-3 279 Jr. -OR- 72 Chaz White 6-4 290 So. DT 99 Shane Jones 6-2 306 Sr. LG 59 Tim Fa’aita 6-1 310 Sr. 94 Ali Likio 6-4 320 RS-Fr. -OR- 50 Tony Aguilar 6-3 299 Sr. 77 Adrian Ayala 6-5 312 Jr. DE 88 Nick Johnson 6-3 266 So. 49 Ishmael Thrower 6-1 241 Jr. C 53 Drew Hodgdon 6-3 291 Jr. -OR- 50 Tony Aguilar 6-3 299 Sr. LB 4 Jamar Williams 6-1 235 So. 57 Barton Hammit 6-0 222 So. RG 70 Regis Crawford 6-3 315 Sr. 78 Zach Krula 6-7 300 RS-Fr. LB 5 Justin Burks 6-1 247 Jr. 1 Jordan Hill 6-2 250 RS-Fr. RT 71 Grayling Love 6-3 298 So. 66 Stephen Berg 6-6 323 RS-Fr. CB 26 R.J. Oliver 5-9 170 Jr. 37 Mike Davis Jr. 6-3 180 So. TE 83 Lee Burghgraef 6-5 248 So. -OR- 8 Chris McKenzie 5-9 174 Jr. 84 Aaron Austin 6-5 254 Jr. -OR- 82 Jamaal Lewis 6-4 245 RS-Fr. S 7 Riccardo Stewart 5-10 210 Jr. 28 Josh Barrett 6-2 198 Fr. QB 16 Andrew Walter 6-5 222 Jr. 15 6-4 229 Fr. S 2 Brett Hudson 6-2 223 Sr. 10 Chad Christensen 6-3 211 So. 38 J.W. Lucas 6-2 215 RS-Fr.

TB 3 Mike Williams 6-0 211 Sr. FS 30 Jason Shivers 6-0 192 Jr. 34 Loren Wade 6-0 212 RS-Fr. 19 Matt Fawley 6-1 213 So. 6 Randy Hill 6-2 204 RS-Fr. 32 Cornell Canidate 5-9 201 So. CB 23 Josh Golden 5-10 174 So. 22 Hakim Hill 6-0 218 So. -OR- 13 Emmanuel Franklin 5-11 190 Jr.

FB 44 Mike Karney 6-0 256 Sr. G-Sr. indicates players who have earned their undergraduate degrees 45 Mike Talbot 6-2 242 So. and are enrolled in graduate work. -OR- 38 Kellen Mills 6-3 229 Fr.

WR 18 Skyler Fulton 6-1 208 Sr. 17 Terry Richardson 6-1 180 RS-Fr.

SUN DEVIL SPECIALISTS PR 23 Josh Golden 5-10 174 So. -OR- 9 Daryl Lightfoot 5-9 163 Jr. P 31 Tim Parker 6-0 197 Sr. -OR- 17 Terry Richardson 6-1 180 RS-Fr. PK 31 Tim Parker 6-0 197 Sr. SN 43 Jason Burke 6-1 240 RS-Fr. -OR- 20 Jesse Ainsworth 6-3 206 Fr. 45 Mike Talbot 6-2 242 So. KO 31 Tim Parker 6-0 197 Sr. H 10 Chad Christensen 6-3 211 So. -OR- 20 Jesse Ainsworth 6-3 206 Fr. 12 Kellen Bradley 6-3 197 RS-Fr. KR 23 Josh Golden 5-10 174 So. -OR- 9 Daryl Lightfoot 5-9 163 Jr. -OR- 30 Jason Shivers 6-0 192 Jr.