2004 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL

UTEP Miners (0-0) vs. (0-0) Thursday, September 2, 2004 • 7 p.m. Arizona Time (73,379) • Tempe, Ariz. FSN Arizona/Sun Devil Sports Network

Thursday, August 26, 2004 Arizona State kicks off the 92nd season of Sun Devil football Thursday, Sept. 2 as the Sun Devils play host to the University of Texas-El Paso Miners at 7 p.m. at 2004 ASU SCHEDULE Field/Sun Devil Stadium. Thursday is City of Tempe Night with city employees being Date Opponent (TV) Time recognized and receiving discounted tickets. With 47 returning letterwinners and 14 S 2 UTEP (FSN AZ) 7 p.m. returning starters, fourth-year Dirk Koetter’s Sun Devils have been picked S 11 at Northwestern (ESPN2) 9 a.m. to finish sixth in the Pac-10 by the league’s media. Arizona State looks to win its sec- S 18 Iowa (FSN AZ) 7 p.m. ond consecutive season opener and the team’s fifth in six years. Following the season S 25 Oregon State (FSN AZ) 7 p.m. O 2 at Oregon TBA opener with the Miners, the Sun Devils head to Evanston, Ill., on Sept. 11 to take on the O 16 at USC TBA first of two Big Ten Conference opponents, Northwestern. Following the matchup with O 23 UCLA TBA the NU Wildcats, ASU returns to Sun Devil Stadium to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes on O 30 at California TBA Sept. 18 and opens the Pac-10 Conference slate the following weekend by playing host N 6 Stanford 4:30 p.m. to the Oregon State Beavers, a team picked to finish fourth in the league. N 13 Washington State TBA N 26 at Arizona (FSN) 1 p.m. Exposure Home Games in Bold FSN Arizona will televise the UTEP game regionally with Tom Dillon and former Sun Times listed are Arizona Time (PT prior to Oct. Devil and Hall of Famer calling the action. 31, MT after Oct. 31) & subject to change. The Sun Devil Sports Network will carry all 11 of ASU’s football games live on its 2004 ASU QUICK FACTS 12-station radio network including flagship stations KTAR 620 AM and ESPN Radio 860 Location...... Tempe, Ariz. AM in Phoenix. Tim Healey (play-by-play), former Sun Devil quarterback Jeff Van Enrollment ...... 45,693 Raaphorst (color analyst) and Paul Calvisi (pregame, halftime and postgame) will bring Nickname...... Sun Devils the action to Sun Devil fans. Calvisi will also provide reports from the ASU sidelines dur- Colors...... Maroon & Gold ing home games. ASU games can also be heard live on the Sun Devils’ official web site Conference...... Pacific-10 at www.TheSunDevils.com. President ...... Dr. Michael Crow Director of Athletics ...... Gene Smith Stadium ...... Frank Kush Field/ Season Openers ...... Sun Devil Stadium (73,379) Arizona State holds a 62-27-2 all-time record (.692) in season openers and a 42-15-1 Head Coach ...... Dirk Koetter record (.733) when opening the season at home. The Sun Devils have won four of their Career Record ...... 43-30 (six years) last five season openers and 14 of their last 18, including a 34-14 victory over Northern At ASU ...... 17-20 (three years) Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 47/15 Arizona on Sept. 6 of last year. ASU has won its last three and seven of its last eight Off./Def. Starters Returning ...... 7/7 games when opening the season at home. The game with the Miners also marks ASU’s first Thursday night contest since the 2003 ASU SNAPSHOT team opened the 2000 season with a 10-7 win at San Diego State on Aug. 31, 2000. Category Stat Pac-10 The last home game on a Thursday came during the 1998 season when the Sun Devils Overall Record 5-7 8th Pac-10 Record 2-6 T8th slipped past the Stanford Cardinal with a 44-38 overtime win on Oct. 22, 1998. Total Offense 391.6 4th Scoring Offense 24.8 7th In the Series Rushing Offense 117.3 7th Arizona State holds a 32-13-3 record in the all-time series with UTEP, including a 20-5 Passing Offense 274.2 3rd record at home. This year’s game marks the first meeting between the two schools Total Defense 403.8 8th since 1995. The Sun Devils have won the last seven games in the series and 24 of the Scoring Defense 27.3 8th Rushing Defense 150.8 8th last 25 contests. ASU turned in a 45-20 victory in Tempe on Sept. 9, 1995 in the last Passing Defense 253.0 6th meeting between the two schools and holds a 61-27-3 all-time record against teams from the Western Athletic Conference. 2003 ASU RESULTS The series with UTEP dates back to 1925 when the Miners took a 27-12 victory in Date Opponent Result El Paso in the first meeting. The two schools met almost every year from 1925 to 1978 S 6 Northern Arizona W, 34-14 S 13 Utah State W, 26-16 when ASU and UTEP (formerly Texas Western) were both members of the Border S 20 at #18/14 Iowa (ESPN2) L, 2-21 Conference and the WAC. S 27 at Oregon State (Fox) L, 17-45 O 4 #10/10 USC (ABC) L, 17-37 UTEP Connections O 11 Oregon (ABC) W, 59-14 Arizona State head coach Dirk Koetter was an assistant coach at the University of O 18 at North Carolina W, 33-31 O 25 at UCLA (Fox) L, 13-20 Texas-El Paso from 1986-88. He was the coach and passing-game coor- N 1 California L, 23-51 dinator in 1986 and the and QB coach from 1987-88. While in El N 8 at Stanford L, 27-38 Paso, Koetter helped the Miners to the 1988 Independence Bowl. First-year UTEP head N 15 at #8/8 WSU (ABC) L, 19-34 N 28 Arizona (Fox) W, 28-7 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

coach Mike Price is also more than a little familiar with ASU after coaching at HEAD COACH DIRK KOETTER Washington State from 1989-2002. Price was 6-6 against ASU in his career as the Cougar mentor. In his fourth season at the helm of the Arizona State program…acts as his own offensive coor- dinator…the Sun Devils have averaged 30.6 Who’s Back points per game in Koetter’s three years at ASU The Sun Devils return 47 letterwinners, including 14 starters and two specialists this (1134 points, 37 games)…his team has been season. The seven offensive starters slated to return are QB Andrew Walter, WR ranked in the top 20 in the nation in passing , OL Andrew Carnahan, OL Drew Hodgdon, OL Grayling Love, TE Lee offense in each of the last two years (20th in Burghgraef and TB Loren Wade. On defense, the seven returning starters include DE 2003 and ninth in 2002)…led the Sun Devils to an 8-6 record, a third-place Pac-10 finish and a berth Jimmy Verdon, DE Ishmael Thrower, LB Jamar Williams, LB Justin Burks, CB R.J. in the 2002 Pacific Life Holiday Bowl…his 2002 Oliver, S Riccardo Stewart and CB Chris McKenzie. Placekicker Jesse Ainsworth and team ranked ninth in the nation in passing snapper Jason Burke also return for the Sun Devils this season. offense and 20th in scoring offense…a voter in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll…became Walter on Three Preseason Watch Lists Arizona State’s 21st head coach on Dec. 2, Senior quarterback Andrew Walter has been named to the preseason watch lists for 2000…his 2001 ASU offense finished 25th in the country in total offense and tied for 19th in the Davey O'Brien Award, the Walter Camp Football Foundation’s Player of the Year scoring offense…had the third-longest winning Award and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award. streak in the country with eight consecutive The Davey O’Brien Award is given annually to the nation's top collegiate quarter- wins (his last seven at Boise State and his season back. The watch list is comprised of 42 Division-I quarterbacks and will be narrowed opener at ASU) before falling at Stanford on down to the semifinalists in early November. Three finalists will be chosen later in 9/2/01…came to ASU after three seasons at Boise November, and the winner will be announced on Dec. 9 at the ESPN College Football State where he led the Broncos to a 26-10 record, two appearances in the Humanitarian Awards Show in Orlando. The winner will be honored at the 28th Annual O'Brien Bowl and two Big West Championships…two- Awards Dinner in February 2005, at the Fort Worth Club in Fort Worth, Texas. time Big West Coach of the Year…his 2000 Boise Walter is one of 40 “players to watch” for the Walter Camp Award, the nation's State team led the nation in scoring offense, fourth-oldest individual college football accolade. That watch list will be narrowed to 10 was second in total offense and ranked fourth in semi-finalists in early November. The 2004 Walter Camp Player of the Year recipient, the country in passing offense…guided BSU to which is voted on by the 117 Division I-A head coaches and sports information direc- its first winning season in Division I football…served as the honorary chairman of tors, will be announced on the ESPN/Home Depot College Football Awards Show in the National Multiple Sclerosis Desert Southwest December. The winner will then receive his trophy at the Foundation's annual nation- Chapter “Walk on the Wild Side” in 2002 and al awards banquet on Feb. 13, 2005 at the Yale University Commons in New Haven. 2003…last name is pronounced “Cutter”…born Walter is also one of the 22 senior quarterbacks who have been selected as can- Feb. 5, 1959 in Pocatello, Idaho. didates for the the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented annually to the nation's top senior collegiate quarterback by the Frank Camp Chapter of the Johnny Koetter Coaching Career Graduate Assistant, Idaho State ...... 1982 Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation. A ASU Career TD Passes Highland HS (Pocatello, Idaho) ...... 1983-84 committee of football experts from across the 1. 65 , 1993-96 Offensive Coordinator, San Francisco St...... 1985 country will choose five finalists plus any ties 2. 64 Danny White, 1971-73 Offensive Coordinator & QBs, UTEP...... 1986-88 3. 55 Andrew Walter, 2001-pres. and announce the list on Oct. 20. The 2004 4. 48 , 1978-81 Offensive Coordinator & QBs, Missouri...... 1989-93 recipient will be announced Dec. 1, with the 5. 46 , 1974-77 Off. Coordinator & QBs, Boston College ...... 1994-95 award presentation to be made in Louisville on 46 Ryan Kealy, 1997-00 Offensive Coordinator & QBs, Oregon ...... 1996-97 Head Coach, Boise State ...... 1998-00 Dec. 10 at the Clarion Conference Center. ASU Career Passing Yards 1. 8,827 Jake Plummer, 1993-96 Head Coach, Arizona State ...... 2001-present On the verge of breaking just about every 2. 7,467 Andrew Walter, 2001-pres. ASU career passing record, Walter has been 3. 6,912 Ryan Kealy, 1997-00 Koetter Head Coaching Record 4. 6,717 Danny White, 1971-73 named a preseason third-team All-Pac-10 5. 6,610 J. Van Raaphorst, 1984-86 Overall: 43-30 (.589), 7th year selection by Athlon Sports and is listed as the ASU: 17-20 (.459), 4th year ASU Career Attempts eighth- and ninth-best quarterback in the nation 1. 1142 Jake Plummer, 1993-96 Koetter’s Record When ...... O’all (ASU) by Athlon and the Sporting News, respectively. 2. 990 Andrew Walter, 2001-pres. 3. 868 , 1984-86 Leading at halftime ...... 34-5 (11-2) 4. 859 Ryan Kealy, 1997-00 Leading after three quarters ...... 34-4 (14-1) Through the Air 5. 849 Dennis Sproul, 1974-77 Having a 100-yard rusher ...... 16-8 (6-6) Senior Andrew Walter threw 24 touchdown ASU Career Completions Having a 300-yard passer ...... 11-8 (5-6) passes in 2003, which tied for third on the 1. 632 Jake Plummer, 1993-96 Scoring 30 points or more ...... 14-7 (13-4) Arizona State single-season charts. With 55 2. 533 Andrew Walter, 2001-pres. Leading in time of possession ...... 20-10 (10-3) 3. 503 Jeff Van Raaphorst, 1984-86 Following a loss ...... 16-14 (8-12) career TD passes, Walter has moved into third 4. 477 Ryan Kealy, 1997-00 5. 418 , 1987-90 In games decided by four pts or less ...... 6-3 (3-2) place on ASU’s career list and needs just 10 Temperature is 32° F or less...... 4-0 (0-0) more scoring strikes to tie current Denver ASU Single-Season Passing Yards In season openers ...... 4-2 (2-1) 1. 3,877 Andrew Walter, 2002 Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer (1993-96) 2. 3,044 Andrew Walter, 2003 In Pac-10 openers...... 1-2 (1-2) who holds the school record with 65 touch- 3. 2,878 Danny White, 1973 In home games...... 29-10 (12-7) downs in his illustrious career. Walter is also 4. 2,776 Jake Plummer, 1996 In bowl games ...... 2-1 (0-1) 5. 2,591 Paul Justin, 1989 tied for 13th on the Pac-10’s career touchdown

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passes list. He has turned in 16 multiple touchdown games in his 2. California 210 career, including seven in 2003. An honorable-mention All-Pac-10 3. Oregon 192 honoree, he threw a season-high four touchdown passes twice last 4. Oregon State 138 season, including four in the team’s season-opening win over 5. Washington State 133 6. Arizona State 131 Northern Arizona and four at Stanford in November. He has had six 7. Washington 100 career games with at least four TD passes, while his career high is 8. UCLA 98 five TDs in the team’s 65-24 win over Stanford in 2002. 9. Stanford 40 Heading into his senior year, Walter is on pace to set nearly 10. Arizona 38 every Arizona State career passing record. He holds the top two marks on the Sun Devil single-season passing charts (3,877 yards Stewart’s Standard in 2002 and 3,044 yards in 2003) and is just 1,260 passing yards A 2003 second-team All-Pac-10 honoree, senior safety Riccardo short of the ASU career passing mark held by Plummer (8,827 Stewart returns as one of the top safeties in the Pac-10. Stewart yards, 1993-96). Walter also ranks second for both career com- was a team co-captain last year and has won the Sun Devil Valor pletions and attempts and should set those marks this year as well. Award in each of the last two seasons, an honor given to a great team player who consistently displays courage on and off the field. Hagan’s Hijinks Stewart has been named a preseason honorable-mention All- Junior Derek Hagan has been named a preseason American by Street & Smith’s and is listed as the 20th-best safety third-team All-American by Athlon in its preseason college football in the country in the preseason by Lindy’s. A four-year starter, edition. Hagan, who is also listed as a first-team All-Pac-10 selec- Stewart is one of the most experienced Sun Devils with 32 career tion by the magazine and the 15th-best wide receiver in the nation games and 22 starts to his credit. Last year, he ranked second on by Lindy’s, led the team in receiving last year with 66 catches for the team and seventh in the Pac-10 with 7.6 tackles per game (84 1,076 yards and nine touch- stops) and paced the Sun Devils with three . downs. In addition to leading ASU Season Receiving Yards 1. 1,405 Shaun McDonald (87), 2002 the team, his 1,076-yard per- 2. 1,144 Morris Owens (52), 1973 All-Conference Selections formance ranked fifth on the 3. 1,104 Shaun McDonald (47), 2001 Nine Sun Devils earned All-Pac-10 Conference honors last sea- 4. 1,082 Ron Fair (64), 1989 ASU single-season charts 5. 1,076 Derek Hagan (66), 2003 son, including second-teamers Regis Crawford, Grayling Love, and made him just the sev- 6. 1,036 Keith Poole (55), 1995 Riccardo Stewart and Jason Shivers. Five Sun Devils earned Pac- 7. 1,009 J.D. Hill (61), 1970 enth Sun Devil in school his- 8. 974 Greg Hudson (62), 1973 10 All-Academic honors, including Skyler Fulton who was named tory to tally 1,000 receiving to the all-academic first team. Fulton was named to the CoSIDA ASU Season Receptions yards in a season. Hagan fin- 1. 87 S. McDonald (1405 yds.), 2002 Academic All-District VIII Team, while Grayling Love earned sec- ished fifth in the Pac-10 and 2. 66 Derek Hagan (1076 yds.), ond-team all-district honors. 2003 19th in the country in 2003 3. 64 Ron Fair (1082 yds.), 1989 with 89.7 receiving yards per 4. 62 Skyler Fulton (901 yds.), 2003 All-Pac-10 Second Team: OL Regis Crawford, OL Grayling Love, S 62 Greg Hudson (974 yds.), 1973 Riccardo Stewart, specialist Jason Shivers game. With 66 catches, he also ranked second in the Hagan’s 100-Yard Games All-Pac-10 Honorable Mention: WR Skyler Fulton, WR Derek Hagan, FB 185 at North Carolina (11 rec.), 10/18/03 Mike Karney, P Tim Parker, QB Andrew Walter ASU record books for recep- 170 vs. USC (8 rec.), 10/4/03 tions in a single season. 155 at Arizona (8 rec.), 11/28/03 138 at Stanford (4 rec.), 11/8/03 Pac-10 All-Academic First Team: WR Skyler Fulton Hagan turned in six 100- 109 at Washington St. (7 rec.), 11/15/03 yard receiving games in 2003 108 vs. Oregon (7 rec.), 10/12/03 Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team: QB Chad Christensen, SN Jason to lead the squad, including a Burke career outing to lead the Sun Devils past North Carolina on Oct. Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention: OT Andrew Carnahan, OT 18. In that game, he hauled in 11 passes for 185 yards (both Grayling Love career bests) and a touchdown. In addition to being a career high, his 11 catches tied with three other Sun Devils for the fourth-best Wade on the Run single-game mark in school history. With a team-leading 773 rushing yards last season, Loren Wade broke ASU’s 48-year-old freshman rushing record, passing Leon ASU Picked Sixth in Preseason Pac-10 Poll Burton’s 1955 mark of 694 yards. Wade led the Sun Devils in rush- Arizona State has been picked to finish sixth in the Pac-10 in the ing with 136 carries for 773 yards and five touchdowns in 2003, league’s preseason poll of West Coast media members. marking the second consecutive year that a redshirt freshman Defending league and Associated Press national champion USC paced the team in the category (Cornell Canidate in 2002). Wade was picked to finish first, garnering all 24 first-place votes. finished fifth in the Pac-10 at 70.3 yards per game. He turned in ASU proved to be something of a challenge for the media four 100-yard rushing games in 2003, including a stretch of three members. The Sun Devils were sixth but were just seven points straight (at North Carolina, at UCLA and vs. California) to become out of fourth place, while media members picked the team any- the first Sun Devil to accomplish the feat since Delvon Flowers in where from third to ninth. 2001. Wade’s career and season highs in 2003 included 130 yards at North Carolina and 22 carries vs. California. He scored one Pac-10 Preseason Media Poll (first-place votes in parentheses) rushing touchdown in five games last year. Wade’s average of 5.7 1. USC (24) 240 yards per carry tied for first among the Pac-10’s rushing leaders

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and was the most for the Sun Devils’ leading rusher since J.R. Protecting the Quarterback Redmond averaged 5.9 yards per carry in 1997. Arizona State’s offensive line finished third in the Pac-10 in sacks allowed in 2003, giving up just 25 sacks on the year. The Sun Osborne Receives Special Teams Honor Devils led the league after allowing only five sacks in the first four ASU assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Tom games of the season. ASU did not allow a sack in ASU’s 59-14 vic- Osborne was honored as the 2003 Monthly tory over Oregon on Oct. 11 and allowed just one Oct. 18 at North Magazine's Division I-A Special Teams Coordinator of the Year. Carolina. AFM, the magazine published for professional and collegiate foot- The Sun Devils return three starters along the offensive line in ball coaches, measured several aspects of the game to arrive at 2004 in senior center Drew Hodgdon (26 career starts), junior left the honor. While statistics were a main element to the award, there guard Grayling Love (12) and sophomore right tackle Andrew were also many other factors involved in the selection of Osborne Carnahan (12). In addition, junior left tackle Chaz White returns such as player/coach relationship and improvement from the pre- after starting 10 games in his career. A first-team All-Pac-10 selec- vious year. tion by all three preseason publications, Love has been named a Under Osborne, ASU has had a punter earn All-Pac-10 hon- preseason honorable-mention All-American by Street & Smith’s ors in each of the last three seasons. In 2002, punter Tim Parker and is listed as the best run blocker in the Pac-10 by Lindy’s. led the league, while he ranked in the nation top 20 in each of the last two years. He has also had a placekicker ranked in the Academic Achievements nation's top 10 during his tenure. ASU ranked third in the Pac-10 ASU’s roster features two student-athletes who have already in kickoff coverage in 2002 and 2003. earned their undergraduate degrees in senior quarterback Andrew Walter (commu- Youth Movement nication) and senior offensive lineman Drew A total of 20 Sun Devils saw the first action of their Arizona State Hodgdon (interdisciplinary studies-justice careers in the Sun Devils’ first two games of 2003, including seven studies and sociology). true freshmen, nine redshirt freshmen and four juniors. Seven true A total of 38 football student-athletes freshmen saw action in 2003, including defensive end Kyle were named “Scholar Ballers” this year for Caldwell, linebacker DeAndre Johnson, quarterback , turning in GPA’s of 3.0 or higher. This sea- placekicker Jesse Ainsworth, safeties Josh Barrett and Daniel son, Arizona State will become the first Varvel and linebacker Mark Washington. ASU had three players Division I school in the country to honor its named to the Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman squad in 2003, student-athletes’ academic success with a Scholar Baller Patch including left tackle Andrew Carnahan and tailback Loren Wade Scholar Baller patch on the front of their jer- and defensive end Kyle Caldwell. seys. This spring, the Sun Devils achieved an all-time best 2.58 semester GPA (for scholarship student-athletes on the team). Lighting Up the Scoreboard Arizona State has averaged 30.6 points per game in Dirk Koetter’s three years at the helm, including 24.5 points per game last year, 32.3 ppg in 2002 and 34.0 ppg in 2001. Last season, the Sun Devils scored a season-high 59 points in a 59-14 win over Oregon on Oct. 11. That effort marked the most points for the team since ASU set its school record for scoring in a Pac-10 game with ASU’s 50-Point Games Under Koetter its 65-24 win over Stanford on 65 vs. Stanford (W, 65-24), 9/28/02 63 vs. La.-Lafayette (W, 63-27), 10/6/01 Sept. 28, 2002. Since coming 59 vs. Oregon (W, 59-14), 10/11/03 to ASU, a Koetter-led team 53 vs. San Jose State (W, 53-15), 9/29/01 has put 50 or more points on the scoreboard four times (10 times in his career). The Sun Devils have also set the school record for consecu- tive games without being shut out. ASU has scored in 102 straight games dating back to the last six games of the 1995 season.

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Preseason Prognostications … Lindy’s lists Riccardo Stewart as the 20th-best safety in the country. Arizona State has been picked to finish from fourth to seventh in the … Lindy’s lists Zach Miller as the nation’s top tight end and 33rd overall player in Pac-10 Conference standings in the preseason college football the country. annuals. Street and Smith’s has the Sun Devils fourth in the Pac-10 (behind Oregon and ahead of Oregon State), while Lindy’s and the … Lindy’s lists Grayling Love as the Pac-10’s best run blocker. Sporting News rank the team sixth (Lindy’s behind Washington State … Lindy’s lists Grayling Love as first-team All-Pac-10 offensive line. and ahead of Washington, Sporting News behind OSU and ahead of UW). Athlon Sports has the team seventh in the Pac-10 (behind UW … Lindy’s lists Loren Wade as second-team All-Pac-10 running back. and ahead of WSU). The Sporting News also lists ASU’s strength of schedule No. 11 in the country. … Lindy’s lists Derek Hagan as second-team All-Pac-10 wide receiver. A number of Sun Devils have also been recognized in the pre- … Lindy’s lists Riccardo Stewart as second-team All-Pac-10 defensive back. season annuals. Here is a complete list of those honors: … The Sporting News lists Andrew Walter as the ninth-best quarterback in the … Athlon lists Derek Hagan as a third-team All-American at wide receiver. nation.

… Athlon lists Derek Hagan as first-team All-Pac-10 at wide receiver. … The Sporting News lists Derek Hagan as the 20th-best wide receiver in the nation. … Athlon lists Grayling Love as first-team All-Pac-10 offensive line. … The Sporting News lists Grayling Love as first-team All-Pac-10 offensive line. … Athlon lists Riccardo Stewart as second-team All-Pac-10 defensive back. … The Sporting News lists Derek Hagan as second-team All-Pac-10 wide receiver. … Athlon lists Josh Golden as second-team All-Pac-10 punt returner. … The Sporting News lists Dale Robinson as the Pac-10's defensive newcomer … Athlon lists Andrew Walter as third-team All-Pac-10 quarterback. of the year.

… Athlon lists Jimmy Verdon as third-team All-Pac-10 defensive line. … Street & Smith’s lists Grayling Love as honorable mention All-American offen- sive line. … Athlon lists Zach Miller as a "Rising Star". … Street & Smith’s lists Riccardo Stewart as honorable mention All-American … Athlon lists Zach Miller as a Pac-10 "Future Star". defensive back.

… Lindy’s lists Andrew Walter as the eighth-best QB in the country. … Street & Smith’s lists Grayling Love as first-team All-Pac-10 offensive line.

… Lindy’s lists Derek Hagan as the 15th-best wide receiver in the nation.

Tillman Jersey to Be Retired Afghanistan. Tillman was posthumously promoted to corporal Arizona State will retire the No. 42 jersey of former Sun Devil Pat and awarded the Silver Star, the Meritorious Service Medal and Tillman (1976-2004) at the Nov. 13 game with Washington State. the Purple Heart. The 1997 Pac-10 Defensive Player of the The Sun Devil team will wear a patch with Tillman’s num- Year and a three-time all-league honoree, bers on the front of their jerseys this season, and the Pac-10 Tillman played linebacker at ASU from Conference has also honored Tillman by renaming its Defensive 1994-97. An Academic All-American and Player of the Year Award after him. three-time Pac-10 All-Academic selection, In cooperation with the Tillman family, Arizona State and the Tillman graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State have established the Pat Tillman Memorial University’s W.P. Carey School of Business with a B.S. in mar- Scholarship. For more information on the scholarship, please keting on Dec. 19, 1997. contact Lynda Lumpkin at (480) 965-2475. Donations can be After a successful five-year NFL career with the Arizona sent via mail to the ASU Foundation, Attn: Lynda Lumpkin, P.O. Cardinals, Tillman and his brother, Kevin, a former ASU baseball Box 873208, Tempe, AZ 85287-3208. player, enlisted in the U.S. Army and became members of the Tillman’s family has also established a foundation in his elite Rangers unit. He was killed in the line of duty in April in memory, which can be reached at pattillmanfoundation.net.

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Bowl Lineup The Pacific-10 Conference has arrangements with seven bowl Online partners. The lineup is led by the Rose Bowl, which is the destina- Arizona State’s official web site is part of the Official College Sports tion for the Pac-10 champion, unless said champion is ranked No. Network and can be found at www.TheSunDevils.com. Updated 1 or No. 2 in the final Bowl Championship rankings. In that case, releases, player bios, statistics and other information can be the champion would play in the BCS National Championship accessed from ASU’s web site. Game broadcasts and live stats Game, which this season is the FedEx Orange Bowl on Jan. 4, are also available on the site. The Pac-10 Conference’s official 2005. Agreements also remain in place with the Pacific Life website is located at www.Pac-10.org. Holiday Bowl, Vitalis , Insight Bowl, Las Vegas Bowl, Emerald Bowl and Silicon Valley Football Classic. Pac-10 Teleconference Regardless of the disposition of the Pac-10 champion, a sec- Dirk Koetter and the other nine Pac-10 head football coaches par- ond Pac-10 team may be selected for an at-large berth in the Bowl ticipate in a teleconference call every Tuesday during the season Championship Series in any given year. Pac-10 agreements with beginning Aug. 31 and continuing through Nov. 16. Each Pac-10 its other bowl partners provide for that occurrence. coach will be available for 10 minutes starting at 10 a.m. PT. Koetter is available from 11-11:10 a.m. PT. A replay of the call can Bowl Date (TV) Matchup also be heard at 3 p.m. PT each Tuesday and will be available until Rose (Pasadena) Jan. 1 (ABC) Pac-10 #1 vs. Big Ten #1 the next call. Media members may call the Pac-10 Conference Holiday (San Diego) Dec. 30 (ESPN) Pac-10 #2 vs. Big XII #3 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. 28 (ESPN) Pac-10 #4 vs. Big East #3 6592) for the media-only phone number. Las Vegas Dec. 23 (ESPN) Pac-10 #5 vs. MWC #2 Emerald (San Francisco) Dec. 30 (ESPN2) Pac-10 #6 vs. MWC #3 Practice/Interview Schedule Silicon Valley (San Jose) Dec. 30 (ESPN2) Pac-10 #7 vs. WAC #2 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 12-station network: office for changes. Players are available for interviews after practice this season. Please note this change from the previ- Station City ous years. Players are not available for interviews on Friday or KTAR 620 AM & KMVP 860 AM Phoenix (Flagship) Saturday until after the game. All interviews must be arranged KTNN-AM 660 Window Rock, Flagstaff and Gallup, N.M. through the ASU Media Relations Office. All practices are closed KIKO-AM 1340 Globe/Miami KYCA-AM 1490 Prescott to the general public, and fans wishing to attend a practice should KATO-AM 1230 Safford call the ASU football office at (480) 965-5053. KAZM-AM 780 Sedona/Flagstaff KASR-FM 92.7 Little Rock, Ark. Post-Game Interviews KZUA-FM 92.1 Holbrook KNTR-AM 980 Lake Havasu City The Sun Devil Theater (located on the third floor of the Carson KJLL-AM 1330 Tucson Center) is utilized for postgame interviews for ASU players and KTHQ-FM 92.5 Show Low coaches. Head coach Dirk Koetter and requested student-ath- letes will be available to the media for as long as necessary fol- Koetter Press Conference lowing a brief “cooling off” period immediately after the final gun ASU head coach Dirk Koetter will hold a weekly press conference sounds. ASU’s locker room is closed. in the Dutson Theater (on the third floor of the Carson Student- Those desiring interviews with the opposing coach and players Athlete Center) at noon Mondays prior to each game, starting should proceed to the north end of Sun Devil Stadium to the visi- Monday, August 30. Every effort will also be made to have the tor’s locker room and check with the school’s media relations per- opposing coach on a conference call at the beginning of the press sonnel on their postgame policies. conference. What Time is It Anyway? Koetter Call-In Show The state of Arizona never changes its clocks remaining on The Dirk Koetter Call-In Show airs from 7-7:30 p.m. every Mountain Standard Time all year. From April to the end of October, Thursday night on ESPN 860 AM during the football season. Sun Arizona State is basically on Pacific Daylight Time, while when the Devil fans can pose their questions to Koetter and host Tim rest of the country changes its clocks on October 31, Arizona State Healey, the voice of the Sun Devils, by calling 602-277-5687. remained the same, matching up again with Mountain Standard Time. Pac-10 Football Satellite Feed 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 a.m. PT (2 p.m ET) starting Sept. 8 and running through Dec. 1. Coordinates for the feed are IA5/14 (formerly Telstar 5/14 c-band). Trouble numbers are Dennis Kirkpatrick (310) 543-1835; Cory Stone (805) 231-3229 or (888) 423-0095 pager; or Michelle Zumalt at the Pac-10 (925) 932-4411. 2004 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (as of August 26, 2004)

SUN DEVIL OFFENSE SUN DEVIL DEFENSE

WR 80 Derek Hagan 6-2 201 Jr. DE 50 Kyle Caldwell 6-3 256 So. 18 Moey Mutz 6-0 181 Jr. 97 Wes Evans 6-3 246 Fr.

LT 72 Chaz White 6-4 306 Jr. DT 91 Jimmy Verdon 6-4 280 Sr. -OR- 62 Brandon Rodd 6-4 291 RS-Fr. 1 Jordan Hill 6-2 274 So.

LG 71 Grayling Love 6-3 290 Jr. DT 95 Gabe Reininger 6-3 301 Sr. 62 Brandon Rodd 6-4 291 RS-Fr. 99 Quency Darley 6-2 273 Jr. -OR- 66 Stephen Berg 6-6 319 So. DE 49 Ishmael Thrower 6-1 245 Sr. C76Mike Pollak 6-4 285 RS-Fr. 45 Mike Talbot 6-2 254 Jr. 73 Robert Gustavis 6-3 293 RS-Fr. INJ 53 Drew Hodgdon 6-3 285 Grad. SAM 44 Dale Robinson 6-1 236 Jr. 29 Robert James 5-11 209 RS-Fr. RG 78 Zach Krula 6-7 283 So. 55 Mark Washington 6-2 245 So. 66 Stephen Berg 6-6 319 So. MIKE 5 Justin Burks 6-1 237 Sr. RT 52 Andrew Carnahan 6-8 297 So. 56 DeAndre Johnson 6-2 232 RS-Fr. 71 Grayling Love 6-3 290 Jr. DVL 4 Jamar Williams 6-1 243 Jr. TE 83 Lee Burghgraef 6-5 261 Jr. 24 Lamar Baker 5-11 201 Jr. 87 Brent Miller 6-5 240 RS-Fr. 29 Robert James 5-11 209 RS-Fr. 84 Aaron Austin 6-5 253 Sr. CB 23 Josh Golden 5-10 176 Jr. HB 86 Zach Miller 6-4 250 Fr. 21 Chad Green 5-10 173 RS-Fr. 82 Jamaal Lewis 6-4 246 So. 31 Mike Davis Jr. 6-3 178 Jr. 85 Kellen Mills 6-3 233 RS-Fr. 81 Tyrice Thompson 6-4 214 RS-Fr. S7Riccardo Stewart 5-10 215 Sr. 30 Daniel Varvel 6-3 210 So. QB 16 Andrew Walter 6-5 235 Grad. -OR- 2 Maurice London 6-0 179 Jr. 9 Sam Keller 6-4 228 So. 10 Chad Christensen 6-3 208 Jr. S13Emmanuel Franklin 5-11 196 Sr. 19 Josh Barrett 6-2 206 RS-Fr. TB 34 Loren Wade 6-0 212 So. 6 Randy Hill 6-2 208 So. CB 8 Chris McKenzie 5-9 176 Sr. 22 Hakim Hill 6-0 219 Jr. 23 Josh Golden 5-10 176 Jr. 21 Chad Green 5-10 183 RS-Fr. WR 17 Terry Richardson 6-1 185 So. -OR- 89 Matt Miller 6-2 173 Jr. Grad. indicates players who have earned their undergraduate degrees -OR- 3 Rudy Burgess 5-11 175 RS-Fr. and are enrolled in graduate work.

SUN DEVIL SPECIALISTS P37Chris MacDonald 6-2 220 RS-Fr. PR 17 Terry Richardson 6-1 185 So. -OR- 3 Rudy Burgess 5-11 175 RS-Fr. PK 20 Jesse Ainsworth 6-3 219 So. -OR- 23 Josh Golden 5-10 176 Jr.

KO 20 Jesse Ainsworth 6-3 219 So. SN 43 Jason Burke 6-1 256 So. 50 Kyle Caldwell 6-3 256 So. KR 17 Terry Richardson 6-1 185 So. -OR- 3 Rudy Burgess 5-11 175 RS-Fr. H10Chad Christensen 6-3 208 Jr. -OR- 23 Josh Golden 5-10 176 Jr.