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2016 @FOOTBALLASU GAME NOTES - TEXAS TECH Game #2 Date: September 10, 2016 Time: 7 p.m. PT ARIZONA STATE texas tech Site: Tempe, Ariz. Venue: Sun Devil Stadium (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) Capacity: 56,232 @TheSunDevils @techathletics Surface: Bermuda Grass Series: Tied, 1-1 @FootballASU @Texastechfb TV: Fox Sports 1 103102 SEASONS YEARS | 208 | 243 NFL PRODRAFT DRAFT SELECTIONS PICKS | 191 | 199PAC-12 PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIANS ALL-ACADEMIC | 28 BOWL PICKS APPEARANCES | 18 CONSENSUS | 18 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS ALL-AMERICANS | TWO| 10 ROSECFB BOWLSHALL |OF ONE FAMERS GOAL 29 BOWL APPEARANCES | 406 ALL-PAC-12 SELECTIONS | 2 ROSE BOWLS | ONE GOAL: CHAMPIONS SUN DEVIL MEDIA RELATIONS | PO BOX 872505 | TEMPE, AZ 85287-2505 | OFFICE #: 480-965-6593 | THESUNDEVILS.COM schedule THE GAME - Sun Devil Football continues the 2016 season at home this weekend, AN ASU VICTORY WOULD... Results welcoming the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Sun Devil Stadium in » Move ASU to 10-0 in non-conference home games in the Sept. 3 Tempe. The game is currently slated for a 7 p.m. PT kickoff and will be broadcast live on Todd Graham era. vs. N. Arizona FOX Sports 1 with Joe Davis, Brady Quinn and Jenny Taft on the call. » Mark ASU’s fifth consecutive win over a non-conference Tempe Power Five oppoenent at home (Missouri ‘11, Illinois ‘12, w, 44-13 THE RED RAIDERS - This will mark the third meeting between the two programs Wisconsin ‘13, Notre Dame ‘14) Sept. 10 with the series split at one game each. Texas Tech downed ASU, 37-23, in the 2013 Holi- vs. Texas Tech day Bowl in the last meeting with the Sun Devils taking a 31-13 victory to open the 1999 » Improve ASU to 11-3 in the Todd Graham era in regular 102 YEARS | 208 NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS | 191 PAC-12 ALL-ACADEMIANS | 28 BOWL APPEARANCES | 18 CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICANS | TWO ROSE BOWLS | ONE GOAL Tempe season non-conference games 7 P.M. | FS1 season prior to that. This is just the fourth time in school history that the Red Raiders will start a game at 9 p.m. CT or later and the first time Texas Tech has taken on a Pac-12 » Mark Todd Graham’s fourth 2-0 start with the Sun Devils in Sept. 16 opponent in the regular season since 1999 (also against the Sun Devils). five seasons at the helm. AT UTSA SAN ANTONIO » Move the Devils to 23-6 in games played at Sun Devil 6:30 P.M. | ESPN2 Texas Tech racked up 758 yards of total offense in its 69-17 rout of Stephen F. Austin, Stadium since Todd Graham took the reins in 2012. which ranked second nationally through the first week of the season. It also marked the Sept. 24 » Move Todd Graham to 36-19 as head coach of the Sun vs. CALIFORNIA fourth-highest total in single-season school history. Despite removing most of its starting Devils in his fifth season and 85-48 overall in his 11 sea- Tempe offense early in the third quarter, Texas Tech poured in 69 points against the Lumberjacks, TBD sons as a head coach. marking the 17th-consecutive game where the Red Raiders have scored at least 25 » Improve ASU to 2-1 all-time against the Red Raiders Oct. 1 points, the longest active streak in the country. at USC » Move ASU to 14-5 all-time against teams currently playing Los Angeles in the Big 12 Conference and ensure a winning/even record TBA | TBA Despite playing just over a half in his 2016 debut, Patrick Mahomes II recorded 540 yards of total offense after completing 30-of-43 passes for 483 yards and four touchdowns against all those teams except Texas (0-1). oct. 8 while rushing for another 57 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 carries. Mahomes vs. UCLA ASU STATISTICAL LEADERS Tempe leads the country in total offense through the first week of the season. He led the nation TBA | TBA in the category a year ago after posting over 5,000 yards of total offense. Manny Manny Tim D.J. Wilkins Wilkins White Calhoun Oct. 15 at COLORADO THE BIG 12 - ASU is 13-5-0 all-time against teams currently playing in the Big 12 and 20-of-27 14 rush, 1 TD 9 catches 7 tackles BOULDER holds a winning record against each of the eight teams it has played from the conference 180 yards 89 yards 95 yards 7 solo tackles TBA | TBA with the exception of Texas Tech (tied 1-1) and Texas (0-1). 0 TDs 89.0 ypg 0 TD 1.0 TFL Oct. 22 1 INT 6.4 ypc 10.6 ypc 1 QBH vs. WASHINGTON ST. Tempe TBD | TBD STACKING THEM UP (2016 Rankings) OCT. 29 at OREGON FBS RANK PAC-12 AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE BIG 12 FCS RANK EUGENE 39 4 44.0 Scoring Offense 69.0 1 4 TBA | TBA 30 3 13.0 Scoring Defense 17.0 4 53 Nov. 10 22 1 276.0 Rushing Offense 125.0 6 86 vs. UTAH Tempe 15 1 56.0 Rushing Defense 58.0 2 16 7:30 P.M. | FS1 93 10 180.0 Passing Offense 633.0 1 1 Nov. 19 115 11 369.0 Passing Defense 312.0 7 105 vs. WASHINGTON 55 6 456.0 Total Offense 758.0 1 2 SEATTLE 92 8 425.0 Total Defense 370.0 5 74 TBA | TBA 21 4 28.0 Kickoff Returns 21.0 5 67 Nov. 25 61 4 20.0 Kickoff Return Defense 20.86 8 68 at ARIZONA TUCSON 50 8 7.75 Punt Returns 18.75 2 13 7:30 P.M. | ESPN 11 1 0.0 Punt Return Defense 36.0 9 123 *All Times Arizona TIME 38 6 40.0 Penalty Yards Per Game 42.0 2 46 598 11 -2.00 Turnover Margin 2.00 1 8 1 SUN DEVIL FOOTBALL GAME WEEK SCHEDULE • TEXAS TECH 2016 SUN DEVIL FOOTBALL MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 • 12 p.m. - Coach Graham • 8:35-10:45 a.m. - Practice • 8:35-11 a.m. - Practice • 8:35-10:05 a.m. - Practice -No Practice Game Day • TBD Press Conference -Coach Graham available -RBs available -Interviews after practice -No Interviews vs. Texas Tech -Quarterbacks available -Coordinators available -All available Sun Devil Stadium -No Coach Graham Tempe, Ariz. -No quarterbacks 7 p.m. AZT/FOX Sports 1 General Weekly Press Conferences Pac-12 (925-932-4411) for the media-only phone GAME CAPSULE The Sun Devil Athletics media relations staff Head coach Todd Graham will resume his number for the teleconference. understands the importance of assisting the weekly press conferences each Monday prior to media in providing coverage of the institution, its game week. The press conference is tentatively Media Highlights Policy SUN DEVILS vs. TEXAS TECH athletics programs, administrators, coaches and scheduled for 12 p.m. (Noon) Arizona Time each Highlights include Pac-12 Networks/ESPN/FOX Location: Tempe, Ariz. student-athletes. We pride ourselves in being able week. When the team practices on Mondays, broadcasts and all home hosted non-televised Stadium: Sun Devil Stadium to disseminate information as widely, uniformly Coach Graham will not be available following competitions, including those that are live Date: September 10 and fairly as possible using normally accepted practice. streamed. Kick-off: 7 p.m. PT media standards. To this end, the best attempt will Television: FOX Sports 1 be made to fill reasonable requests by recognized Following home contests, Arizona State will bring Live Broadcasts Radio: Sun Devils Sports Radio Network, media outlets. Members of the media are several student-athletes to the Dutson Theater for It is not permissible for any non-rightsholder to Presented by MidFirst Bank encouraged to work with the Sun Devil Football a post-game press conference. Head Coach Todd broadcast over the air, stream over the internet media relations staff to assist in that endeavor. It Graham will follow the student-athletes. (audio or video), or transmit in any other way, TEXAS TECH & SERIES INFORMATION is not permissible for media members to contact any live event without the consent of the Sun 2016 Record: 1-0 (0-0 Big 12) any athletics department administrator, associate, All press conference will be streamed live via Devil Athletics Department. Live events include 2016 Ranking: N/R coach or student-athlete directly without working the Pac-12 website at http://pac-12.com/ varsity contests, press conferences (including Last Game: defeated Sam Houston St., 69-17 through the media relations department. live/arizona-state-university. Additionally, ASAP but not limited to weekly scheduled and Transcription Services will provide a transcript postgame press conferences) and any other Coach: Kliff Kingsbury Practice Policies following each press conference throughout the group media availability. Exceptions may be Career: 20-19 (4th season) Due to the nature of Arizona State game dates year that will be made available via TheSunDevils. made for any major news-breaking event and at Texas Tech: 20-19 (4th season) this season, practices schedules each week com and will also be sent to members of the will be communicated in the media advisory for Series: Tied, 1-1 will vary dependent upon that week’s game. media following each press conference. the event. at ASU: ASU leads, 1-0 The ASU media relations office will provide a at TTU: 0-0 practice schedule prior to each game week for Credentials Third-Party Website Highlight Policy Neutral: TTU leads, 1-0 the media.