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2005 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL

#5/6 LSU Tigers (0-0) vs. #20/18 Arizona State Sun Devils (1-0) Saturday, September 10, 2005 • Time TBA Sun Devil (71,706) • Tempe, Ariz. ESPN/Sun Devil Sports Network

Monday, September 5, 2005 Coming off a 63-16 victory over Temple last week, No. 20/18 Arizona State University continues the 93rd season of Sun Devil football this week, playing host to the No. 5/6 2005 ASU SCHEDULE Louisiana State University Tigers on Saturday, Sept. 10. The game was originally Date Opponent (TV) Time scheduled to be played at LSU’s Tiger Stadium but due to the ongoing relief efforts fol- S 1 Temple (FSN AZ) W, 63-16 lowing Hurricane Katrina, the game has been moved to ASU’s Sun Devil Stadium. ASU S 10 #5/6 LSU (ESPN) TBA and LSU officials have announced that the proceeds from the game will be donated to S 17 Northwestern 7 p.m. the hurricane relief effort. S 24 at Oregon State (TBS) 7 p.m. PT O 1 #1/1 USC TBA Game time and television coverage details were still being worked out on Monday O 8 Oregon TBA afternoon. With last week’s victory over Temple, the Sun Devils won their third straight O 22 at Stanford 2 p.m. PT season opener and eighth straight home game. This weekend, ASU looks to start the O 29 Washington 3:30 p.m. season with a 2-0 mark for the third consecutive season. With 48 returning letterwinners N 5 at Washington State TBA and 13 returning starters, fifth-year head coach Dirk Koetter’s Sun Devils were ranked N 12 at UCLA (ABC) 4 p.m. PT N 25 Arizona (FSN) 1 p.m. from 13th to 24th in the various preseason polls, including 18th in the preseason USA Today coaches’ poll and 20th in the preseason Associated Press rankings. Picked to fin- Home Games in Bold ish third in the Pac-10, ASU wraps up the non-conference season at home on Sept. 17 Times listed are local to site & subject to change - with the Northwestern Wildcats before opening Pac-10 Conference play on the road at Arizona is on PT prior to Oct. 31, MT after Oct. 31 . Oregon State on Sept. 24. The Beavers have been picked to finish seventh in the 2005 ASU QUICK FACTS league this year. Location...... Tempe, Ariz. Enrollment ...... 45,693 Exposure Nickname...... Sun Devils ESPN will televise the LSU game to a national television audience with Sean Colors...... Maroon & Gold McDonough (play-by-play), (analyst) and Dave Ryan (sidelines) calling Conference...... Pacific-10 President ...... Dr. Michael Crow the action. It will mark the 14th straight television broadcast for the Sun Devils with all Director of Athletics ...... Lisa Love 12 games being televised last year and last week’s Temple game on Fox Sports Stadium ...... Frank Kush Field/ Arizona. Westwood One is also expected to broadcast the LSU game to a national radio ...... Sun Devil Stadium (71,706) audience with John Tautges and Fran Curci calling the action. Head Coach ...... Dirk Koetter The Sun Devil Sports Network will carry all 11 of ASU’s football games live on its Career Record ...... 53-33 (8th year) 12-station radio network including flagship stations KTAR 620 AM and ESPN Radio 860 At ASU ...... 27-23 (5th year) Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 48/12 AM in Phoenix. Tim Healey (play-by-play), former Sun Devil quarterback Jeff Van Off./Def. Starters Returning ...... 8/5 Raaphorst (color analyst), Mark Lewis (pregame) and Vince Marotta (halftime and postgame) will bring the action to Sun Devil fans. Amy Bender will provide reports from 2004 ASU SNAPSHOT the ASU sidelines during home games. ASU games can also be heard live on the Sun Category Stat Pac-10 Devils’ official web site at www.TheSunDevils.com. Overall Record 9-3 3rd Pac-10 Record 5-3 T3rd Total Offense 435.4 3rd Games at Sun Devil Stadium Scoring Offense 29.8 4th This will mark the second time that Arizona State’s Sun Devil Stadium will play host to Passing Offense 317.3 1st a previously unscheduled game. ASU hosted a NFL game between the San Diego Rushing Offense 118.1 8th Chargers and the Miami Dolphins on Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 after wildfires in San Diego Total Defense 358.9 5th Scoring Defense 24.5 T4th County forced the game from Qualcomm Stadium. Rushing Defense 122.9 5th Passing Defense 236.0 7th In the Series with LSU Saturday will mark the first meeting between ASU and LSU. The Sun Devils have only 2004 ASU RESULTS played one other team from the , holding an 0-2 record Date Opponent Result against Arkansas. This year’s game will be considered its own event with ASU’s sched- S 2 UTEP W, 41-9 S 11 at Northwestern W, 30-21 uled home-and-home series with the Tigers to begin in 2008. LSU will visit Sun Devil S 18 Iowa W, 44-7 Stadium on Sept. 6, 2008, which will mark the first of two home games against SEC S 25 Oregon State W, 27-14 opponents that season as Georgia is scheduled to visit Tempe two weeks later (Sept. O 2 at Oregon W, 28-13 20, 2008). ASU’s return trip to Baton Rouge, La., will be scheduled at a later date. O 16 at USC L, 7-45 No. 5/6 LSU will be playing in its season opener after postponing its Sept. 3 game O 23 UCLA W, 48-42 O 30 at California L, 0-27 with North Texas due to Hurricane Katrina. The Tigers have been picked to win the N 6 Stanford W, 34-31 Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (third overall in the SEC). N 13 Washington State W, 45-28 N 26 at Arizona L, 27-34 D 31 vs. Purdue (Sun Bowl) W, 27-23 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

Team Captains HEAD COACH DIRK KOETTER Six Sun Devils have been elected team co-captains by their teammates. ASU’s team co-captains for the season are senior tight end/h-back Lee Burghgraef, senior wide Is in his fifth season at the helm of the Arizona State pro- gram…acts as his own offensive coordinator…led ASU receiver Derek Hagan, junior defensive tackle Jordan Hill, junior quarterback Sam to the Vitalis Sun Bowl in 2004, the team’s second bowl Keller, senior center Grayling Love and senior linebacker Jamar Williams. Three of appearance in his four years at ASU and the fourth in his those six captains will represent the Sun Devils at the coin toss each game with one seven career seasons as a head coach…ASU turned in single-game captain being selected by ASU’s coaches each week. The single-game a 9-3 record and was ranked 19th and 20th in the final captain for the LSU game will be senior safety Maurice London. national polls in 2004…led the Pac-10 and ranked fifth in the nation in passing offense last season (317.3 yards per game)…the Sun Devils have averaged 31.1 points Who’s Back per game in Koetter’s four-plus years at ASU (1555 The Sun Devils return 48 letterwinners to the field this season, including 13 starters points, 50 games)…his team has been ranked in the top and three specialists. The eight offensive starters slated to return are WR Derek 20 in the nation in passing offense in each of the last Hagan, OL Grayling Love, OL Chaz White, OL Stephen Berg, OL Andrew Carnahan, three seasons (fifth in 2004, 20th in 2003 and ninth in 2002)…led the Sun Devils to an 8-6 record, a third-place HB Lee Burghgraef, TE Zach Miller and WR Terry Richardson. The Sun Devils also Pac-10 finish and a berth in the 2002 Pacific Life Holiday return three other players with starting experience on offense, including OL Mike Bowl…his 2002 team ranked ninth in the nation in pass- Pollak (four starts at center), OL Zach Krula (five starts at right guard) and TB/WR ing offense and 20th in scoring offense…became Rudy Burgess (three starts at tailback). On defense, the five returning starters include Arizona State’s 21st head coach on Dec. 2, 2000…his DE Kyle Caldwell, DT Jordan Hill, LB Dale Robinson, LB Jamar Williams and CB Josh 2001 ASU offense finished 25th in the country in total offense and tied for 19th in scoring offense…had the Golden. Josh Barrett also returns after starting four games at safety last season. third-longest winning streak in the country with eight con- ASU’s three returning specialists are placekicker Jesse Ainsworth, punter Chris secutive wins (his last seven at Boise State and his sea- MacDonald and snapper Jason Burke. son opener at ASU) before falling at Stanford on 9/2/01…came to ASU after three seasons at Boise State Lighting Up the Scoreboard where he led the Broncos to a 26-10 record, two appear- ances in the Humanitarian Bowl and two Big West ASU’s 63-16 victory over Temple last week marked the fifth time in Dirk Koetter’s ASU Championships…two-time Big West Coach of the career that his team has scored 50 points or more. It also ties for second for the most Year…his 2000 Boise State team led the nation in scor- points scored by Koetter’s ASU squads and was the highest scoring effort since the ing offense, was second in total offense and ranked team’s 65-24 victory over Stanford in 2002. fourth in the country in passing offense…guided BSU to Arizona State has averaged 31.1 points per ASU’s 50-Point Games Under Koetter its first winning season in Division I football…served as game in Dirk Koetter’s four-plus years at the 65 vs. Stanford (W, 65-24), 9/28/02 the honorary chairman of the National Multiple Sclerosis 63 vs. Temple (W, 63-16), 9/1/05 Desert Southwest Chapter “Walk on the Wild Side” in helm. Since coming to ASU, a Koetter-led team 63 vs. La.-Lafayette (W, 63-27), 10/6/01 2002 and 2003…last name is pronounced “Cutter”…born has put at least 40 points on the scoreboard 13 59 vs. Oregon (W, 59-14), 10/11/03 53 vs. San Jose State (W, 53-15), 9/29/01 Feb. 5, 1959 in Pocatello, Idaho. times and 50 or more points on five occasions (11 Koetter Coaching Career times in his career). Last year, the Sun Devils Graduate Assistant, Idaho State ...... 1982 ranked fourth in the Pac-10 at 29.8 points per game with a season high of 48 points Highland HS (Pocatello, Idaho) ...... 1983-84 in a 48-42 victory over UCLA on Oct. 23. The team averaged 24.5 points per game in Offensive Coordinator, San Francisco St...... 1985 2003, 32.3 ppg in 2002 and 34.0 ppg in 2001. ASU set its school record for scoring in Offensive Coordinator & QBs, UTEP...... 1986-88 a Pac-10 game with its 65-24 win over Stanford on Sept. 28, 2002. Offensive Coordinator & QBs, Missouri...... 1989-93 Off. Coordinator & QBs, Boston College ...... 1994-95 Offensive Coordinator & QBs, Oregon ...... 1996-97 ASU in Season Openers Head Coach, Boise State ...... 1998-00 With its victory over Temple last week, Arizona State now holds a 64-27-2 all-time Head Coach, Arizona State ...... 2001-present record (.696) in season openers and a 44-15-1 record (.737) when opening the sea- son at home. The Sun Devils have won their last three season openers, six of their Koetter Head Coaching Record Overall: 53-33 (.616), 8th year last seven and 16 of the last 20, including a 41-9 victory over UTEP on Sept. 2 of last ASU: 27-23 (.540), 5th year year. When opening the season at home, ASU has now won its last five contests and nine of its last 10 dating back to 1993. Fifth-year head coach Dirk Koetter is now 4-1 Koetter’s Record When ...... O’all (ASU) in season openers at ASU. Leading at halftime ...... 44-5 (21-2) Leading after three quarters ...... 44-4 (24-1) Having a 100-yard rusher ...... 21-9 (11-7) Last Time Out Having a 300-yard passer...... 16-9 (10-7) True freshman Keegan Herring rushed 12 times for 134 yards and one touchdown in Scoring 30 points or more ...... 21-7 (20-4) his Sun Devil debut to lead ASU to a 63-16 victory last Thursday night against the Leading in time of possession...... 27-11 (17-4) Temple Owls at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe. Herring set the school record for net Following a loss...... 19-14 (11-12) rushing yards in the first game of a career, passing the mark of 117 yards set by In games decided by four pts or less ...... 8-3 (5-2) Temperature is 32° F or less...... 4-0 (0-0) Woody Green against Houston in 1971. In season openers ...... 6-2 (4-1) Junior quarterback Sam Keller led the Sun Devils on an impressive 14-play, 81- In Pac-10 openers ...... 2-2 (2-2) yard drive that ended with a three-yard run by sophomore Rudy Burgess to give ASU In home games ...... 36-10 (19-7) a 7-0 lead with just under six minutes to play in the first quarter. After forcing Temple In bowl games...... 3-1 (1-1) into a punt, Keller took the Sun Devils to the air, finding junior receiver Jamaal Lewis on a 28-yard pass to cross midfield and then on a 24-yard touchdown pass to take a 14-0 lead as the first quarter ended.

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Temple opened the second quarter by punting away but got Herring - scored ASU’s four rushing touchdowns last week against on the board with a safety after an eight-yard sack of Keller in the the Owls. The four scores on the ground marked the most since end zone. ASU answered with an interception by senior corner- ASU scored four rushing touchdowns in a 59-14 victory over back Mike Davis Jr. that set up a four-yard touchdown reception by Oregon on Oct. 11, 2003. Last year, ASU scored just six rushing sophomore tight end Zach Miller. Halfway through the second, touchdowns all season compared to 35 passing TDs. ASU led 21-2. With the clock winding down in the first half, ASU got a 45- More Notes from the Temple Game yard punt return from junior Terry Richardson to set up senior pre- season All-American Derek Hagan on an 18-yard TD pass from – A total of 71 Sun Devils saw action in the Temple game, includ- Keller to give ASU a 28-2 halftime lead. ing 21 who saw the first action of their ASU careers. Three Sun ASU wasted no time in picking up where they left off in the Devil juniors – DE Will Kofe, S Zach Catanese and CB Keno second half as Herring rushed deep into Temple territory on a 33- Walter-White – made starts in their ASU debuts. Senior DT yard gain before punching it into the end zone on a four-yard run Quency Darley and sophomore LB Robert James also made their to give the Sun Devils a 35-2 lead. first career starts although both played in reserve roles last year. Halfway through the third quarter, Herring got the call again, gaining 30 yards on the ground during a seven-play, 85-yard drive – ASU turned in four drives of 80 or more yards in the victory over that resulted in another ASU touchdown, this time a 31-yard pass the Owls. Backup quarterback Rudy Carpenter engineered the from Keller to Hagan. Temple responded with an 80-yard drive of longest drive of the night in an eight-play, 88-yard drive that culmi- its own, scoring when tailback Josh Bundy found the end zone on nated in a 17-yard touchdown pass to fellow redshirt freshman a one-yard rush. Through three quarters of play, the score was 42- Nate Kimbrough. The team had 14 drives of 80 or yards all of last 9 in favor of the Sun Devils. season with a season-high three in the win over UCLA. In the final quarter of play, the Sun Devils’ No. 2 offense took over and added three touchdowns to the score with a 17-yard – Sophomore Rudy Burgess’ first-quarter touchdown run marked touchdown reception by redshirt freshman Nate Kimbrough, a two- just the second time in Dirk Koetter’s five years at ASU that the yard TD rush by sophomore Antone Saulsberry, and a four-yard Sun Devils have opened the season with a score on the ground. It touchdown rush by sophomore Preston Jones. ASU gave up a also marked just the 10th time since 1982 that ASU’s first TD of the second touchdown to Temple late in the fourth quarter but year was a rushing TD. Burgess scored five receiving touchdowns emerged with a 63-16 win. last season, but Thursday’s rushing TD was the first of his career. In just his second career start, Keller led the Sun Devils with 208 yards on 14-of-24 passing for a career-best four touchdowns. Hagan’s Hijinks Ten different receivers made catches for the Sun Devils with four Preseason All-American Derek Hagan led the Sun Devils with players scoring ASU’s five touchdowns in the victory. ASU’s three receptions for 53 yards and two touchdowns in ASU’s sea- receivers were led by Hagan who caught three passes for 53 yards son-opening victory over Temple. That snapped a four-game and two touchdowns, while Lewis had two catches for 52 yards streak of 100-yard receiving and the fifth TD reception of his career. games for the senior wide ASU Career Receptions receiver, but it marked the fifth 1. 188 John Jefferson, 1974-77 2. 184 Derek Hagan, 2002-pres. Keeping Up With Keegan game in his career that he has 3. 164 Eric Guiliford, 1989-92 With his 134-yard rushing effort last week vs. Temple, tailback caught two or more touch- 4. 156 Shaun McDonald, 2000-02 156 John Mistler, 1977-80 Keegan Herring became the first ASU true freshman to rush for down passes. 6. 143 Lenzie Jackson, 1995-98 more than 100 yards since Mike Williams in 2000. Herring had 12 Hagan has listed as a ASU Career Receiving Yards carries for 134 yards with one touchdown vs. the Owls, while preseason first-team All- 1. 2,993 John Jefferson, 1974-77 Williams carried the ball 33 times for 143 yards and one score in American by Sports 2. 2,867 Shaun McDonald, 2000-02 3. 2,782 Derek Hagan, 2002-pres. ASU’s win over Colorado State in 2000. Illustrated, Playboy, Lindy’s 4. 2,694 Aaron Cox, 1984-87 Herring broke ASU’s 34-year-old record for rushing yards in and Blue Ribbon College 5. 2,691 Keith Poole, 1993-96 6. 2,408 Eric Guliford, 1989-92 the first game of a career. His 134-yard showing shattered the 117 Football Yearbook, while yards Woody Green gained on 21 carries in the 1971 season Lindy’s ranks him the second- ASU Career Receiving TDs 1. 25 Keith Poole, 1993-96 opener vs. Houston. Herring also became just the third true fresh- best receiver in the nation. 25 Doug Allen, 1981-84 man in 14 years (since 1991) to rush for 100 yards in a game. Including the Temple 3. 24 Shaun McDonald, 2000-02 4. 21 Derek Hagan, 2002-pres. ASU is now 242-45-5 (.837) when having a player gain at game, Hagan now needs just least 100 yards on the ground (11-7 under Dirk Koetter). five receptions, 212 yards and five touchdowns to set ASU’s career records in each category. He Gains on the Ground already has 14 career 100-yard games, which is already one more Six Sun Devils carried the ball 44 times for 300 yards in last week’s than any other Sun Devil in school history. In his career, he has victory over Temple, which marked the team’s first 300-yard rush- caught 184 passes for 2,782 yards and 21 touchdowns. Hagan ing game in four years. ASU’s last 300-yard contest came on Oct. has caught at least one pass in 30 consecutive games, which is 20, 2001 when the Sun Devils accumulated 314 yards in a 41-24 the second-longest streak in the nation. victory over Oregon State. Hagan led the Sun Devils in receiving yards in eight of 12 Four different Sun Devils - sophomores Rudy Burgess, games last year en route to second-team All-Pac-10 and Preston Jones and Antone Saulsberry and freshman Keegan Rivals.com All-America honors. Last year, his 83 receptions and

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1,248 yards both ranked sec- ASU Season Receptions ASU Picked Third in Preseason Pac-10 Poll ond on the ASU single-season 1. 87 S. McDonald (1405 yds.), 2002 Arizona State has been picked to finish third in the Pac-10 in the 2. 83 Derek Hagan (956), 2004 charts. A 2004 second-team 3. 66 Derek Hagan (1076), 2003 league’s preseason poll of West Coast media members. All-Pac-10 and All-America 5. 64 Ron Fair (1082), 1989 Defending league and national champion USC was the unanimous 5. 62 Skyler Fulton (901), 2003 selection, he finished second 62 Greg Hudson (974), 1973 favorite to win its third consecutive Pac-10 title. in the Pac-10 and seventh in 7. 61 J.D. Hill (1009), 1970 After USC, opinions were mixed as ASU, California, Oregon 8. 58 John Jefferson (968), 1977 the NCAA with 104.0 yards 9. 56 Zach Miller (552), 2004 and UCLA all received multiple second-place votes and were tight- per game. That mark also set 10. 55 Four players with 55 ly bunched in the upper half of the poll. The Sun Devils tied for the school record, passing the ASU Season Receiving Yards third in the league last year after being picked to finish sixth in the 100.4 receiving yards per 1. 1,405 Shaun McDonald (87), 2002 preseason. The media poll has correctly selected the conference 2. 1,248 Derek Hagan (67), 2004 game that Shaun McDonald 3. 1,144 Morris Owens (52), 1973 champion in 22 of 44 previous polls, including the last five years in had in 2001 and 2002. He 4. 1,104 Shaun McDonald (47), 2001 a row. 5. 1,082 Ron Fair (64), 1989 turned in 100 or more receiv- 6. 1,076 Derek Hagan (66), 2003 ing yards in eight games in 7. 1,036 Keith Poole (55), 1995 Pac-10 Preseason Media Poll (first-place votes in parentheses) 2004 to set the school single- 1. USC (41) ...... 410 ASU Season Receiving TDs 2. California ...... 300 season mark. Hagan caught 1. 14 Doug Allen, 1984 2. 13 Shaun McDonald, 2002 3. Arizona State ...... 296 nine passes for 182 yards 3. 12 Steve Holden, 1972 4. Oregon ...... 290 (both season highs) with one 4. 11 Keith Poole, 1996 11 J.D. Hill, 1970 5. UCLA...... 282 TD in the Sun Bowl against 6. 10 Derek Hagan, 2004 6. Washington State ...... 189 Purdue, while he tied his 10 Skyler Fulton, 2003 7. Oregon State...... 159 10 Shaun McDonald, 2001 career best with three TD 9. 9 Derek Hagan, 2003 8. Arizona ...... 131 catches Oct. 23 vs. UCLA. 9 Morris Owens, 1973 9. Stanford...... 106 10. Washington ...... 92 2005 Division I-A Active Consecutive Reception Streak Chris Francies, WR, UTEP 34 Home-Field Advantage Derek Hagan, WR, ASU 30 Including the Sept. 1 season-opening victory over Temple, the Sun Mark Philmore, WR, Northwestern 29 Devils have now won eight consecutive home games, dating back Garrett Mills, TE, Tulsa 28 to the Arizona game in 2003. That marks the longest home winning Steve Odum, WR, Toledo 26 streak since the team won eight consecutive games over the 1996 Vincent Marshall, WR, Houston 25 and 1997 seasons (all seven in 1996 and the season-opener in Cory Rodgers, WR, TCU 25 1997). Last year, Arizona State won all six of its home games to turn Hagan on Biletnikoff Award Watch List in just the second undefeated (and untied) home season in 17 A semifinalist for the award last season, senior Derek Hagan is one years. The previous Sun Devil squad to go unbeaten at home was the of 31 players on the preseason watch list for the 2005 Biletnikoff 1996 Pac-10 Championship team which turned in a 7-0 record at Sun Award. The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc., hands Devil Stadium. ASU's 1986 Rose Bowl team went 6-0-1, while the Sun out the award annually to 's outstanding wide Devils have turned in just 10 undefeated home campaigns in the 46 receiver. seasons since opening Sun Devil Stadium in 1958. Semifinalists will be announced in early November with the three finalists named later in the month. The winner of Teams At Sun Devil Stadium Biletnikoff Award will be announced in December at the annual 2004 (6-0) 1975 (7-0) 1968 (6-0) ESPN College Football Awards Show at Walt Disney World. 1996 (7-0) 1973 (6-0) 1964 (7-0) 1986 (6-0-1) 1971 (6-0) 1959 (7-0) ASU’s Receiving Corps 1981 (7-0) 1970 (6-0) The Sun Devil receiving corps has been ranked as the fifth-best unit in the nation by Lindy’s. ASU returns its top six receivers from Ainsworth a Candidate for Lou Groza Award last season, including preseason All-Americans Derek Hagan and Junior placekicker Jesse Ainsworth is one of 30 players on the pre- Zach Miller. Last year, ASU’s offense also featured three of the top season watch list for the 14th annual Lou Groza Collegiate Place- 10 receivers in the Pac-10. Hagan finished the year ranked second Kicker Award, presented by the FedEx . in the Pac-10 and 12th in the nation with 6.9 catches per game, ASU’s 2004 special teams player of the year, Ainsworth while Miller (4.7) was seventh in the league. Hagan also ranked ranked second in the Pac-10 and 13th in the nation last year with second in the league and seventh in the nation with 104.0 receiv- 1.50 field goals per game. He connected on 18-of-28 field goals ing yards per game, while Terry Richardson ended up ninth in the (64.3 percent) and was one of two kickers in the Pac-10 to connect Pac-10 at 56.6 yards per game last season. on all of his PAT attempts (40-of-40). In last week’s win over Temple, ASU spread the receiving The 20 semifinalists for the Lou Groza Award will be wealth with 10 Sun Devils catching a pass and four different announced on Oct. 31, and the three finalists will be named on receivers scoring a TD. ASU had six players with at least two Nov. 14. The winner of the Lou Groza Award will be announced on catches in the win over the Owls. Dec. 8 during the ESPN Home Depot College Football Award Show in Orlando.

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Caldwell on Hendricks Award Watch List Junior Kyle Caldwell is one of 24 players on the preseason watch list for the 2005 Ted MEDIA INFORMATION Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award. Named the three-time All-American at the Practice Schedule/Interview Policy University of Miami and and NFL Hall of Famer, the award is based on several crite- Arizona State practices every day but Monday ria including on-field performance, leadership abilities and contributions to school and during a normal week. The Sun Devils will prac- community. Former ASU star Terrell Suggs won the inaugural Hendricks Award in tice 6-8:30 p.m. for approximately the first month 2002. of the season, but check with the ASU Media Relations office for specific times. Media mem- Caldwell shared the team lead with seven sacks last season. He started all 12 bers can watch/shoot the first 30 minutes of prac- games and showed his athleticism by hauling in an interception, collecting 26 tackles tice and then must leave the practice facility until and breaking up four passes. A 2003 Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman team selec- interviews at the end of practice. All practices are tion, Caldwell played in 11 games as a true freshman and was co-winner of the Bill closed to the general public, and fans wishing to attend a practice should call the ASU football Kajikawa Freshman of the Year Award. He has also been recognized as a Hard Hat office at (480) 965-5053. Player for his work in ASU's winter strength and conditioning program each of the last two years. Post-Game Interviews The Dutson Theater (located on the third floor of the Carson Center) is utilized for postgame inter- Keller Named to Maxwell Award Watch List views for ASU players and coaches. Head coach Junior quarterback Sam Keller has been named to the watch list for 2005 Maxwell Dirk Koetter and requested student-athletes will Award, which is annually presented to the collegiate player of the year. Keller led the be available to the media for as long as neces- Sun Devils to victory in the 2004 Vitalis Sun Bowl in his first career start. He was sary following a brief “cooling off” period immedi- ately after the final gun sounds. ASU’s locker named the Sun Bowl MVP after recording career bests in touchdowns (3-since bro- room is closed. ken), completions (25-of-45) and yards (370). Those desiring interviews with the opposing Keller opened the 2005 season with a solid performance, completing 14-of-24 coach and players should proceed to the north passes for 208 yards and a career-best four touchdowns Sept. 1 vs. Temple. end of Sun Devil Stadium to the visitor’s locker room and check with the school’s media relations Ten semifinalists for the award will be announced in October, and the field will be personnel on their postgame policies. trimmed to three finalists in November. The winners of the Maxwell Award will be announced at the Home Depot College Football Awards Show that will be broadcast Koetter Press Conference on ESPN in December. The formal presentation Head coach Dirk Koetter will hold a weekly press conference in the Dutson Theater (on the third of the Maxwell Award will take place at the Career Receptions by a Tight End floor of the Carson Student-Athlete Center) at 1. 115 Todd Heap (1685 yds), 1998-00 Maxwell Football Club Awards Banquet in 2. 88 Ken Dyer (1365), 1965-67 noon Mondays prior to each game, starting February 2006. 3. 91 Joe Petty (1352), 1970-72 Monday, August 29. Every effort will also be made 4. 67 Ron Wetzel (861), 1979-82 to have the opposing coach on a conference call 5. 65 Ryan McReynolds (671), 1987-90 at the beginning of the press conference. Miller on Mackey Award Watch List 6. 63 Kendrick Bates (732), 1996-99 7. 59 Zach Miller (552), 2004-pres. The Nassau County Sports Commission has 8. 54 Jeff Gallimore (519), 1983-86 Pac-10 Teleconference announced that sophomore tight end Zach Miller Dirk Koetter and the other nine Pac-10 head foot- has been named to the John Mackey Award Career Receiving Yards by a Tight End ball coaches participate in a teleconference call 1. 1,685 Todd Heap, 1998-00 every Tuesday during the season beginning Aug. Watch List for the 2005 season. Given annually to 2. 1,365 Ken Dyer, 1965-67 30. Each Pac-10 coach will be available for 10 3. 1,352 Joe Petty, 1970-72 the best collegiate tight end, the award recipient 4. 861 Ron Wetzel, 1979-82 minutes starting at 10 a.m. PT. Koetter is avail- is selected by vote of the John Mackey Award 5. 794 Mike Pinkard, 2000-02 able from 11-11:10 a.m. PT. A replay of the call Selection Committee and announced in mid- 6. 753 Herman Harrison, 1961-63 can also be heard at 3 p.m. PT each Tuesday and 578 Zach Miller, 2004-pres. will be available until the next call. Media mem- December. bers may call the Pac-10 (925-932-4411) or ASU career Receiving TDs by a Tight End A preseason first-team All-American, Miller 1. 11 Joe Petty, 1970-72 Media Relations offices (480-965-6592) for the was named the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year last 2. 10 Todd Heap, 1998-00 media-only phone number. 3. 8 Herman Harrison, 1961-63 season after setting ASU’s freshman receiving 8 Ron Wetzel, 1979-82 Pac-10 Football Satellite Feed records and breaking the school mark for catches 5. 7 Zach Miller, 2004-pres. The Pac-10 Conference provides a weekly satel- 7 Ken Dyer, 1965-67 by a tight end in a single season. 7 Ryan McReynolds, 1987-90 lite feed featuring interviews with coaches and Named after NFL Hall of Famer John 7 Jerry Smith, 1963-64 selected players regarding upcoming games Mackey, the award has been awarded every year along with highlight footage. The half-hour feed ASU Season Receptions by a Tight End airs every Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. PT (2:30 p.m since 2000. All-American Todd Heap was one of 1. 56 Zach Miller (552), 2004 ET) starting Sept. 7 and running through Nov. 30. 2. 55 Todd Heap (832 yds.), 1999 three finalists for the inaugural Mackey Award in 3. 49 Don Kern (502), 1983 Coordinates for the feed are Satellite IA5/C14. 2000. 4. 48 Todd Heap (644), 2000 Trouble numbers are Dennis Kirkpatrick (310) 5. 42 Jerry Smith (618), 1964 543-1835; Cory Stone (805) 231-3229 or (888) 6. 39 Ken Dyer (654), 1967 451-5861 pager; or Michelle Zumalt at the Pac-10 Miller Time 7. 36 Joe Petty (577), 1971 (925) 932-4411. Freshman All-America tight end Zach MIller set ASU Season Tight End Receiving Yards both of ASU’s freshman receiving records last 1. 832 Todd Heap (55 rec.), 1999 Koetter Call-In Show 2. 654 Ken Dyer (39), 1967 The Dirk Koetter Call-In Show airs from 7-7:30 season. The 2004 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year 3. 644 Todd Heap (48), 2000 p.m. every Thursday night on ESPN 860 AM dur- and second-team Sporting News and Rivals.com 4. 618 Jerry Smith (42), 1964 ing the football season. Fans can pose their ques- 5. 577 Joe Petty (36), 1971 All-American shattered ASU’s record for recep- 6. 552 Zach Miller (56), 2004 tions to Koetter and host Tim Healey, the voice of tions by a rookie with 56 catches, surpassing the 7. 536 Mike Pinkard (31), 2002 the Sun Devils, by calling 602-277-5687. 32 that Derek Hagan had as a rookie in 2002. 8. 522 Joe Petty (31), 1972

2005 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL • PAGE 5 TEAM NOTES

With 552 yards, Miller also broke the mark of 423 yards that mage (including tight ends on offensive) or must be a linebacker College Football Hall of Famer John Jefferson had in 1974. Miller who lines up within five yards of the football. The first round of vot- turned in a career-high 102 receiving yards on eight catches Oct. ing for the award is slated for the end of September, while the 16 vs. top-ranked USC. award will be presented Dec. 7 at an awards dinner in Houston. With his 56 catches, Miller also broke Todd Heap’s single-sea- son record for catches by a tight end (55) and finished seventh on Dynamic Duo ASU’s season chart for receiving yards by a tight end with 552. ASU returns a pair of starters in its linebacking crew of seniors This preseason, Miller has been tabbed a first-team All- Dale Robinson and Jamar Williams. Heading into 2005, Street & American by Street and Smith’s and College Football News, while Smith’s named both Robinson and Williams as preseason honor- Lindy’s has him ranked as the fourth-best tight end in the country. He able-mention All-America selections, while Robinson is listed as continues to climb the ASU career charts and already ranks seventh the 14th-best linebacker in the country by Lindy’s. in career receptions by a tight end (59) and tied for fifth in career Including departed senior Justin Burks (graduation), ASU’s receiving touchdowns by a tight end (seven). starting linebackers accounted for 35.0 percent of ASU’s tackles last year (269 of 769) with each player earning honorable-mention Top Returning Tight Ends in the Nation (2004 Production) All-Pac-10 honors in 2004. Burks led the team and finished eighth Name, School Rec. Yds/YPC TDs in the Pac-10 with 7.9 tackles per game (95 total tackles), while Joe Newton, Oregon State 56 687/12.3 7 Robinson was second on the squad and 10th in the league at 7.8 Zach Miller, Arizona State 56 552/9.9 6 (93 tackles). Williams finished third on the team and 16th in the Clark Harris, Rutgers 53 725/13.7 5 Tony Scheffler, W. Michigan 53 570/10.8 2 Pac-10 with 6.8 stops per game. Dominique Byrd, USC 37 384/10.4 3 Robinson led the team in tackes five times in 2004, including Tim Day, Oregon 35 457/13.1 8 a career-high 14 tackles (10 solo) in ASU’s win at Northwestern, and paced the squad with 13.0 tackles for a loss, including three in Love a Preseason Candidate for the Outland Trophy the Sun Bowl victory over Purdue. Robinson opened the 2005 Senior center Grayling Love is one of 36 preseason candidates for season strong, leading the Sun Devils with eight tackles vs. the 2005 Outland Trophy, which has been given annually to the Temple. He also tied his career high with three tackles for loss nation's top offensive or defensive lineman since 1946. against the Owls. A three-year starter who has played at every spot on the line, Love is the leader of ASU's talented and deep offensive line that Academic Achievements will be one of the strengths of this year's team. Listed as the third- ASU’s 2005 roster features seven student-athletes who have best center in the country by the Sporting News, he started all 12 already earned their undergraduate degrees: Lee Burghgraef games in 2004, including six at left tackle and six at right guard, (business administration), Cornell Canidate (BIS-sociology and and was a key contributor on a passing offense that led the Pac- justice), Chad Christensen (finance), Josh Golden (BIS-justice 10 and ranked fifth in the nation at 317.3 yards per game. He was studies and communication), Grayling Love (finance), Moey Mutz named the Hard Hat Co-Champion for his work in ASU's offseason (kinesiology) and R.J. Oliver (recreation management). strength and conditioning program. A total of 41 football student-athletes were named “Scholar A 2005 graduate with a bachelor's degree in finance, Love Ballers” in 2004-05 for turning in GPA’s of 3.0 or higher. Arizona was one of two players in the Pac-10 to earn first-team all-league State is the first Division I school in the country to honor its stu- honors for his work on the field and in the classroom. He also dent-athletes’ academic success with a Scholar Baller patch on the earned first-team Academic All-District honors and was the recipi- front of their jerseys. ent of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame postgraduate scholarship (Valley of the Sun chapter). Number of Graduates on Fall 2005 Rosters The Outland Trophy winner is selected by the FWAA's All- Miami (Fla.) 11 Auburn 9 America Committee, which selects the association's 25-man team Boston College 9 and picks three Outland Trophy finalists. The 2005 Outland Trophy Louisiana Tech 8 announcement will be on Dec. 8 on the ESPN Home Depot Virginia Tech 8 College Football Awards Show in Orlando, Fla. The Outland Alabama 7 Trophy presentation banquet, sponsored by the Greater Omaha Arizona State 7 Sports Committee and First Data Corporation, is set for Jan. 12, Kentucky 7 2006, in Omaha, Neb. Notre Dame 7 Arkansas 6 Love and Miller on Lombardi Award List Senior center Grayling Love and sophomore tight end Zach Miller are also listed among the 123 players under consideration for the 36th annual Rotary Lombardi Award, which is annually presented to the top lineman in college football. The preliminary watch list is divided up nearly equally with 58 offensive players and 63 defensive players. To be eligible for the Rotary Lombardi Award, a player may play on the line of scrim-

2005 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL • PAGE 6 PRESEASON PROGNOSTICATIONS

Preseason Rankings The Sporting News’ Ranked No. 8 Nationally at Tight End Arizona State is ranked from 13th to 24th nationally and has been Lindy’s Ranked No. 4 Nationally at Tight End picked to finish from second to fifth in the Pac-10 standings in the College Football News Ranked No. 19 Overall in Pac-10 various preseason college football annuals. ASU is ranked 18th in Grayling Love the preseason USA Today Coaches’ poll and 20th in the presea- CollegeSportsReport.com Third Team All-American son Associated Press poll. That marks the first time since 2003 College Football News First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 that ASU has been ranked in the preseason polls (20th by AP and Athlon Sports First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 23rd by coaches that year). Last year, ASU ranked 19th in the final Blue Ribbon First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Associated Press poll and 20th in the final coaches' poll. Lindy’s First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Street & Smith’s First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 ASU IN THE PRESEASON RANKINGS: The Sporting News Ranked No. 3 Nationally at Center Publication National Pac-10 Lindy’s Ranked No. 4 Nationally at Center USA Today Coaches’ 18 -- Associated Press 20 -- Kyle Caldwell Athlon Sports 19 2 Athlon Sports First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Sporting News 24 3 College Football News Second Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Blue Ribbon 20 3 Lindy’s Second Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Street & Smith’s NR 5 The Sporting News Ranked No. 20 Nationally at Defense End Lindy’s 30 4 CBS Sportsline 19 -- Andrew Carnahan College Football News 13 -- College Football News Second Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Ivan Maisel (ESPN) 17 -- Lindy’s Second Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Pat Forde (ESPN) 20 -- Jordan Hill Blue Ribbon First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 UNIT HONORS: College Football News Second Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Lindy’s Receiving Unit Ranked No. 5 Nationally Athlon Sports Defensive Back Unit Ranked No.2 in Pac-10 Dale Robinson Lindy’s Special Teams Ranked No. 2 in Pac-10 Street & Smith’s Preseason All-American Honorable Mention Lindy’s Receiving Unit Ranked No. 2 in Pac-10 College Football News Second Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Lindy’s Offensive Line Unit Ranked No.3 in Pac-10 Athlon Sports Third Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Lindy’s Linebacker Unit Ranked No. 3 in Pac-10 Lindy’s Second Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Lindy’s Ranked No. 14 Nationally at Linebacker INDIVIDUAL HONORS: Terry Richardson Derek Hagan Street & Smith’s Preseason All-American Honorable Mention Playboy Magazine First Team Preseason All-American Sports Illustrated First Team Preseason All-American Sam Keller CBS Sportsline First Team Preseason All-American Athlon Sports Third Team Preseason All-Pac-10 College Football News First Team Preseason All-American Blue Ribbon First Team Preseason All-American R.J. Oliver CollegeSportsReport.com First Team All-American Athlon Sports Third Team Preseason All-Pac-10 SouthernCollegeSports.com First Team All-American Athlon Sports Third Team Preseason All-American Jesse Ainsworth Lindy’s First Team Preseason All-American Athlon Sports Third Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Street & Smith’s Preseason All-American Honorable Mention The Sporting News Ranked No. 17 Nationally at Kicker College Football News First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Athlon Sports Second Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Rudy Burgess Blue Ribbon First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Athlon Sports Third Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Lindy’s First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Street & Smith’s First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 Chris MacDonald The Sporting News’ Ranked No. 19 Nationally at Receiver The Sporting News Ranked No. 17 Nationally at Punter Lindy’s Ranked No. 2 Nationally at Receiver College Football News Ranked No. 10 Overall in Pac-10 Jamar Williams Lindy’s 2006 Ranked as No. 26 NFL Prospect (No. 4 Pac-10) Street & Smith’s Preseason All-American Honorable Mention Lindy’s Pac-10 Most Dangerous Deep Threat Lindy’s Biletnikoff Award Watch List (No. 2) Street & Smith’s Biletnikoff Award Watch List

Zach Miller College Football News First Team Preseason All-American Street & Smith’s First Team Preseason All-American CollegeSportsReport.com Fourth Team All-American Street & Smith’s First Team Preseason All-Pac-10 College Football News Second Team Preseason All-Pac-10

2005 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL • PAGE 7 2005 Arizona State Sun Devil Football Arizona State Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2005) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (1-0-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE...... (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (1-0-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS ASU OPP ------Sep 01, 2005 TEMPLE W 63-16 50049 FIRST DOWNS...... 27 18 * denotes conference game Rushing...... 13 4 Passing...... 14 9 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Penalty...... 0 5 ------RUSHING YARDAGE...... 300 62 Herring, Keegan 1 12 138 4 134 11.2 1 33 134.0 Yards gained rushing... 315 80 Jones, Preston 1 10 76 3 73 7.3 1 36 73.0 Yards lost rushing..... 15 18 Burgess, Rudy 1 10 60 0 60 6.0 1 12 60.0 Rushing Attempts...... 44 35 Saulsberry, A. 1 8 31 0 31 3.9 1 7 31.0 Average Per Rush...... 6.8 1.8 Hill, Randy 1 3 10 0 10 3.3 0 4 10.0 Average Per Game...... 300.0 62.0 Keller, Sam 1 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 0 -8.0 TDs Rushing...... 4 1 Total...... 1 44 315 15 300 6.8 4 36 300.0 PASSING YARDAGE...... 259 203 Opponents...... 1 35 80 18 62 1.8 1 14 62.0 Att-Comp-Int...... 31-19-2 37-18-2 Average Per Pass...... 8.4 5.5 PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Average Per Catch...... 13.6 11.3 ------Average Per Game...... 259.0 203.0 Keller, Sam 1 169.47 24-14-2 58.3 208 4 31 208.0 TDs Passing...... 5 1 Carpenter, Rudy 1 179.77 7-5-0 71.4 51 1 17 51.0 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 559 265 Total...... 1 171.79 31-19-2 61.3 259 5 31 259.0 Total Plays...... 75 72 Opponents...... 1 92.84 37-18-2 48.6 203 1 55 203.0 Average Per Play...... 7.5 3.7 Average Per Game...... 559.0 265.0 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 1-38 3-70 ------PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 5-58 2-1 Hagan, Derek 1 3 53 17.7 2 31 53.0 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 2-27 2-0 Burgess, Rudy 1 3 27 9.0 0 14 27.0 FUMBLES-LOST...... 3-1 2-1 Miller, Zach 1 3 26 8.7 1 13 26.0 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 11-101 0-0 Lewis, Jamaal 1 2 52 26.0 1 28 52.0 PUNTS-AVG...... 2-46.5 8-36.4 Mutz, Moey 1 2 35 17.5 0 24 35.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 29:58 30:02 Kimbrough, Nate 1 2 28 14.0 1 17 28.0 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 7/11 7/16 Miller, Brent 1 1 15 15.0 0 15 15.0 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 1/1 0/1 Bisnett,Stephen 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 14.0 Jones, Michael 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Christensen, C. 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 ------Total...... 1 19 259 13.6 5 31 259.0 Davis Jr., Mike 1 7 7.0 0 7 Opponents...... 1 18 203 11.3 1 55 203.0 Ware, Derron 1 20 20.0 0 20 Total...... 2 27 13.5 0 20 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Opponents...... 2 0 0.0 0 0 ------PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd |------PATs ------| ------SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points MacDonald,Chris 2 93 46.5 48 0 0 0 0 ------Total...... 2 93 46.5 48 0 0 0 0 Hagan, Derek 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Opponents...... 8 291 36.4 44 0 3 4 0 Ainsworth, J. 0 0-0 9-9 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 9 Saulsberry, A. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Jones, Preston 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ------Lewis, Jamaal 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Richardson, T. 5 58 11.6 0 45 Miller, Zach 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 5 58 11.6 0 45 Kimbrough, Nate 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 2 1 0.5 0 2 Herring, Keegan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Burgess, Rudy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 9 0-0 9-9 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 63 ------Opponents...... 2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 16 Kimbrough, Nate 1 38 38.0 0 38 Total...... 1 38 38.0 0 38 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Opponents...... 3 70 23.3 0 24 ------Arizona State...... 14 14 14 21 - 63 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Opponents...... 0 2 7 7 - 16 ------Herring, Keegan 1 134 0 0 0 0 134 134.0 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Burgess, Rudy 1 60 27 0 0 0 87 87.0 ------Jones, Preston 1 73 0 0 0 0 73 73.0 Keller, Sam 1 25 -8 208 200 200.0 Kimbrough, Nate 1 0 28 0 38 0 66 66.0 Herring, Keegan 1 12 134 0 134 134.0 Total...... 1 300 259 58 38 27 682 682.0 Jones, Preston 1 10 73 0 73 73.0 Opponents...... 1 62 203 1 70 0 336 336.0 Burgess, Rudy 1 10 60 0 60 60.0 Total...... 1 75 300 259 559 559.0 Opponents...... 1 72 62 203 265 265.0

2005 Arizona State Sun Devil Football Arizona State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2005) All games

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------44 Robinson, Dale 1 4 4 8 2.5-8 ...... 51 Manutai, Beau 1 2 4 6 1.0-2 ...... 47 Clapp, Nick 1 3 2 5 ...... 2 London, Maurice 1 4 1 5 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 5 Catanese, Zach 1 2 2 4 ...... 91 Kofe, Will 1 1 3 4 ...... 21 Green, Chad 1 4 . 4 . . . 1 . . . . . 23 Golden, Josh 1 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . . 31 Davis Jr., Mike 1 . 3 3 . . 1-7 ...... 1 Hill, Jordan 1 . 3 3 0.5-1 ...... 8 Walter-White, Keno 1 2 . 2 ...... 99 Darley, Quency 1 1 1 2 ...... 25 Bisnett,Stephen 1 2 . 2 ...... 54 Vincent, Adam 1 1 1 2 ...... 29 James, Robert 1 . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 85 Mills, Kellen 1 2 . 2 ...... 4 Williams, Jamar 1 1 1 2 ...... 7 Payton, Jeremy 1 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . 2 . . 18 Mutz, Moey 1 1 . 1 ...... 0F Crunkleton, Grant 1 . 1 1 ...... 14 Ware, Derron 1 1 . 1 . . 1-20 ...... 3G Jones, Preston 1 1 . 1 ...... 30 Marshall, Uriah 1 . 1 1 ...... 19 Barrett, Josh 1 1 . 1 ...... 90 Smith, David 1 1 . 1 1.0-2 ...... 94 Thompson, Michael 1 1 . 1 1.0-4 ...... 45 Talbot, Mike 1 ...... 1-0 . . . Total...... 1 39 30 69 7-19 0-0 2-27 5 . 1-0 2 . . Opponents...... 1 - - - - 1-8 2-0 3 . 1-3 2 . 1

2005 Arizona State Sun Devil Football Arizona State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2005) All games

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------Herring, Keegan 1 12 138 4 134 11.2 1 33 134.0 Richardson, Terry 5 58 11.6 0 45 Jones, Preston 1 10 76 3 73 7.3 1 36 73.0 Total...... 5 58 11.6 0 45 Burgess, Rudy 1 10 60 0 60 6.0 1 12 60.0 Opponents...... 2 1 0.5 0 2 Saulsberry, Antone 1 8 31 0 31 3.9 1 7 31.0 Hill, Randy 1 3 10 0 10 3.3 0 4 10.0 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Keller, Sam 1 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 0 -8.0 ------Total...... 1 44 315 15 300 6.8 4 36 300.0 Ware, Derron 1 20 20.0 0 20 Opponents...... 1 35 80 18 62 1.8 1 14 62.0 Davis Jr., Mike 1 7 7.0 0 7 Total...... 2 27 13.5 0 20 PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Opponents...... 2 0 0.0 0 0 ------Keller, Sam 1 169.47 24-14-2 58.3 208 4 31 208.0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Carpenter, Rudy 1 179.77 7-5-0 71.4 51 1 17 51.0 ------Total...... 1 171.79 31-19-2 61.3 259 5 31 259.0 Kimbrough, Nate 1 38 38.0 0 38 Opponents...... 1 92.84 37-18-2 48.6 203 1 55 203.0 Total...... 1 38 38.0 0 38 Opponents...... 3 70 23.3 0 24 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ------FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Hagan, Derek 1 3 53 17.7 2 31 53.0 ------Burgess, Rudy 1 3 27 9.0 0 14 27.0 Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Miller, Zach 1 3 26 8.7 1 13 26.0 Opponents...... 1 3 3.0 0 3 Lewis, Jamaal 1 2 52 26.0 1 28 52.0 Mutz, Moey 1 2 35 17.5 0 24 35.0 Kimbrough, Nate 1 2 28 14.0 1 17 28.0 Miller, Brent 1 1 15 15.0 0 15 15.0 Bisnett,Stephen 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 14.0 Jones, Michael 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 Christensen, Chad 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0 Total...... 1 19 259 13.6 5 31 259.0 Opponents...... 1 18 203 11.3 1 55 203.0

2005 Arizona State Sun Devil Football Arizona State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2005) All games

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------Hagan, Derek 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Keller, Sam 1 25 -8 208 200 200.0 Ainsworth, Jesse 0 0-0 9-9 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 9 Herring, Keegan 1 12 134 0 134 134.0 Miller, Zach 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jones, Preston 1 10 73 0 73 73.0 Lewis, Jamaal 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Burgess, Rudy 1 10 60 0 60 60.0 Saulsberry, Antone 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Carpenter, Rudy 1 7 0 51 51 51.0 Herring, Keegan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Saulsberry, Antone 1 8 31 0 31 31.0 Jones, Preston 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Hill, Randy 1 3 10 0 10 10.0 Burgess, Rudy 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 1 75 300 259 559 559.0 Kimbrough, Nate 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 1 72 62 203 265 265.0 Total...... 9 0-0 9-9 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 63 Opponents...... 2 0-0 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 16

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------MacDonald,Chris 2 93 46.5 48 0 0 0 0 Total...... 2 93 46.5 48 0 0 0 0 FG SEQUENCE Arizona State OPPONENTS Opponents...... 8 291 36.4 44 0 3 4 0 ------Temple - - KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn ------Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Ainsworth, Jesse 10 731 73.1 8 0 Merrill, Mark 1 65 65.0 0 0 Total...... 11 796 72.4 8 0 70 51.5 13 Opponents...... 3 198 66.0 2 0 38 40.0 25

2005 Arizona State Sun Devil Football Arizona State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 02, 2005) All games

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ------Herring, Keegan 1 134 0 0 0 0 134 134.0 Burgess, Rudy 1 60 27 0 0 0 87 87.0 Jones, Preston 1 73 0 0 0 0 73 73.0 Kimbrough, Nate 1 0 28 0 38 0 66 66.0 Richardson, Terry 1 0 0 58 0 0 58 58.0 Hagan, Derek 1 0 53 0 0 0 53 53.0 Lewis, Jamaal 1 0 52 0 0 0 52 52.0 Mutz, Moey 1 0 35 0 0 0 35 35.0 Saulsberry, Antone 1 31 0 0 0 0 31 31.0 Miller, Zach 1 0 26 0 0 0 26 26.0 Ware, Derron 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 20.0 Miller, Brent 1 0 15 0 0 0 15 15.0 Bisnett,Stephen 1 0 14 0 0 0 14 14.0 Hill, Randy 1 10 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 Davis Jr., Mike 1 0 0 0 0 7 7 7.0 Jones, Michael 1 0 6 0 0 0 6 6.0 Christensen, Chad 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 3.0 Keller, Sam 1 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -8.0 Total...... 1 300 259 58 38 27 682 682.0 Opponents...... 1 62 203 1 70 0 336 336.0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

RUSHING (Attempts-Yards-TDs-Long) Burgess Herring R. Hill P. Jones Saulsberry Keller Temple 10-60-1-12 12-134-1-33 3-10-0-4 10-73-1-36 8-31-1-7 1-(-8)-0-0 at LSU Northwestern at Oregon State USC Oregon at Stanford Washington at Washington State at UCLA Arizona

PASSING (Attempts-Completions-Interceptions-Yards-Touchdowns-Long) PUNTING (Attempts-Yards-Avg.-Long-I20) Keller Carpenter MacDonald Temple 24-14-2-208-4-31 7-5-0-51-1-17 Temple 2-93-46.5-48-0 at LSU at LSU Northwestern Northwestern at Oregon State at Oregon State USC Oregon USC at Stanford Oregon Washington at Stanford at Washington State Washington at UCLA Washington State Arizona at UCLA Arizona

RECEIVING (Receptions-Yards-TDs-Long) Hagan Burgess Z. Miller Lewis Mutz Kimbrough Temple 3-53-2-31 3-27-0-14 3-26-1-13 2-52-1-28 2-35-0-24 2-28-1-17 at LSU Northwestern at Oregon State USC Oregon at Stanford Washington at Washington State at UCLA Arizona

B. Miller Bisnett M. Jones Christensen Temple 1-15-0-15 1-14-0-14 1-6-0-6 1-3-0-3 at LSU Northwestern at Oregon State USC Oregon at Stanford Washington at Washington State at UCLA Arizona GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

ARIZONA STATE TOTALS Total First Downs Poss. TOs Rushing Passing Offense To (R-Pa-Pn) Time (Fum.-Lost) Penalties Points Temple 44-300-4 31-19-2-259-5 75-559 27 (13-14-0) 29:58 3 (3-1) 11-101 63 at LSU Northwestern at Oregon State USC Oregon at Stanford Washington at Washington State at UCLA Arizona

OPPONENT TOTALS Total First Downs Poss. TOs Rushing Passing Offense To (R-Pa-Pn) Time (Fum.-Lost) Penalties Points Temple 35-62-1 37-18-2-203-1 72-265 18 (4-9-5) 30:02 3 (2-1) 0-0 16 at LSU Northwestern at Oregon State USC Oregon at Stanford Washington at Washington State at UCLA Arizona

INSIDE THE RED ZONE ASU Opponent Inside 20 TDs FGs Score Pct. Inside 20 TDs FGs Score Pct. Temple 8 7 0 7 .875 3 2 0 2 .667 at LSU Northwestern at Oregon State USC Oregon at Stanford Washington at Washington State at UCLA Arizona Totals

Field Goal Attempts (Made field goals in parentheses) ASU Opponents TURNOVER TALE Temple – – ASU finished third in the Pac-10 in turnover margin last season (0.42). In its at LSU last 79 games, if ASU wins or breaks even in the turnover battle, the Sun Northwestern Devils are 43-5. In that same span, ASU is 4-27 when it loses the turnover battle. During that stretch, the unexpected has happened nine times: in 1999 at Oregon State against Washington State (win) and Oregon (loss); in 2001 vs. Oregon State USC (win); 2002 vs. Eastern Washington (win) and Kansas State (loss); and in Oregon 2003 vs. Utah State (win), at Iowa (loss), USC (loss) and at UCLA (loss). at Stanford Washington ASU 2005 Opp at Washington State 3 Turnovers 3 at UCLA Result for Opponent... Arizona 0 Points 21 0 TD 3 All of ASU’s field goals kicked by Jesse Ainsworth. 0 FG 0 2 Punt 0 0 Turnover 0 0 Missed FG 0 1 TO on Downs 0 0 Safety 0 0 End of Half/Game 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

TOP DEFENSIVE & SPECIAL TEAMS PERFORMANCES at UCLA

Temple Dale Robinson led team with 8 tackles and tied his career best with 3.0 tackles for loss (-8 yards). Arizona Jeremy Payton forced two fumbles. Mike Davis Jr. and Derron Ware each had an interception. Terry Richardson finished with five punt returns for a total of 58 yards, tying his career long with a 45-yarder. at LSU

Northwestern

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USC

Oregon Arizona State Sacks - Game-by-Game Game Sacks By ASU Sacks vs. ASU Temple 0.0-0 1.0-8 at LSU at Stanford Northwestern at Oregon State USC Oregon Washington at Stanford Washington at Washington State at UCLA at Washington State Arizona Totals 0.0-0 1.0-8

ARIZONA STATE STARTERS

OFFENSE WR LT LG C RG RT TE HB QB TB WR Temple Hagan Rodd Berg Love Krula Carnahan Z.Miller Burghgraef Keller Burgess Richardson at LSU Northwestern at Oregon State USC Oregon at Stanford Washington at Washington State at UCLA Arizona

DEFENSE DE DT DT DE SLB MLB WLB CB S S CB Temple Caldwell J.Hill Darley Kofe J.Williams Robinson James Golden London Catanese Walter-White at LSU Northwestern at Oregon State USC Oregon at Stanford Washington at Washington State at UCLA Arizona

* started due to formation GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

ARIZONA STATE SCORING DRIVES Washington Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score Temple Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 114814:59 Burgess 3yd run (Ainsworth PAT) 17 85 2:33 Lewis 24yd pass from Keller (Ainsworth PAT) at Washington State 25 36 1:13 Z.Miller 4yd pass from Keller (Ainsworth PAT) Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 21 18 0:06 Hagan 18yd pass from Keller (Ainsworth PAT) 36 60 2:43 Herring 4yd run (Ainsworth PAT) 37 85 3:06 Hagan 31yd pass from Keller (Ainsworth PAT) 48 88 4:15 Kimbrough 17yd pass from Carpenter at UCLA (Ainsworth PAT) Qtr. Plays Yds. TOP Score 46 16 2:38 Saulsberry 2yd run (Ainsworth PAT) 45 28 2:21 P.Jones 4yd run (Ainsworth PAT)

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DRIVE SUPERLATIVES Longest Drive Arizona State Opponents By No. of Plays 14 (81yds, 4:59) vs. Temple 10 (80yds, 3:47) by Temple By No. of Yards 88 (8p, 4:15) vs. Temple 80 twice by Temple By Time of Possession 4:59 (14p, 81yds) vs. Temple 3:47 (10p, 80yds) by Temple

SCORING BY QUARTER

Arizona State Opponent Game 1 2 3 4 Total Game 1 2 3 4 Total Temple 14 14 14 21 63 Temple 0 2 7 7 16 at LSU at LSU Northwestern Northwestern at Oregon State at Oregon State USC USC Oregon Oregon at Stanford at Stanford Washington Washington at Washington State at Washington State at UCLA at UCLA Arizona Arizona 2005 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART (as of September 5, 2005)

SUN DEVIL OFFENSE SUN DEVIL DEFENSE

WR 80 Derek Hagan 6-2 202 Sr. DE 50 Kyle Caldwell 6-3 270 Jr. 18 Moey Mutz 6-2 177 Grad. 99 Quency Darley 6-2 265 Sr. 16 Nate Kimbrough 6-1 180 RS-Fr. -OR- 45 Mike Talbot 6-2 244 Sr.

LT 62 Brandon Rodd 6-4 300 So. DT 1 Jordan Hill 6-2 282 Jr. 72 Chaz White 6-5 341 Sr. 92 Brett Palmer 6-2 290 So. -OR- 99 Quency Darley 6-2 265 Sr. LG 66 Stephen Berg 6-6 309 Jr. 70 Leo Talavou 6-4 362 RS-Fr. DT 96 DeWayne Hollyfield 6-4 275 Sr. 98 Shannon Jones 6-2 321 Jr. C71Grayling Love 6-3 296 Grad. 90 David Smith 6-3 261 RS-Fr. 76 Mike Pollak 6-4 285 So. DE 91 Will Kofe 6-2 283 Jr. RG 78 Zach Krula 6-7 310 Jr. 85 Kellen Mills 6-3 236 So. 73 Robert Gustavis 6-4 292 So. -OR- 45 Mike Talbot 6-2 244 Sr.

RT 52 Andrew Carnahan 6-8 287 Jr. SAM 4 Jamar Williams 6-1 236 Sr. 79 Julius Orieukwu 6-7 317 So. 54 Adam Vincent 6-2 239 RS-Fr.

TE 86 Zach Miller 6-5 262 So. MIKE 44 Dale Robinson 6-1 232 Sr. 82 Jamaal Lewis 6-4 221 Jr. 51 Beau Manutai 6-2 265 Jr.

HB 83 Lee Burghgraef 6-5 250 Grad. WILL 29 Robert James 6-0 220 So. 87 Brent Miller 6-5 235 So. 47 Nick Clapp 6-0 220 Sr. 88 Andrew Pettes 6-4 235 RS-Fr. 48 Chad Lindsey 6-0 212 Fr.

QB 9 Sam Keller 6-4 230 Jr. CB 8 Keno Walter-White 6-0 174 Jr. 12 Rudy Carpenter 6-2 200 RS-Fr. 31 Mike Davis Jr. 6-3 180 Sr. 10 Chad Christensen 6-3 215 Grad. (INJ) 26 R.J. Oliver 5-9 178 Grad.

TB 3 Rudy Burgess 5-11 181 So. S2Maurice London 6-0 182 Sr. 24 Keegan Herring 5-10 179 Fr. 19 Josh Barrett 6-2 214 So. -OR- 6 Randy Hill 6-2 206 Jr. S5Zach Catanese 6-2 226 Jr. WR 17 Terry Richardson 6-1 187 Jr. 7 Jeremy Payton 6-1 198 RS-Fr. 89 Matt Miller 6-2 176 Sr. 14 Derron Ware 6-4 211 Jr. 1 Michael Jones 6-3 194 RS-Fr. CB 23 Josh Golden 5-10 184 Grad. 21 Chad Green 5-10 179 So.

SUN DEVIL SPECIALISTS

P37Chris MacDonald 6-4 222 So. PR 17 Terry Richardson 6-1 187 Jr. 20 Jesse Ainsworth 6-3 215 Jr. -OR- 3 Rudy Burgess 5-11 181 So. -OR- 21 Nate Kimbrough 6-1 180 RS-Fr. PK 20 Jesse Ainsworth 6-3 215 Jr. -OR- 23 Josh Golden 5-10 184 Sr. 28 Mark Merrill 5-11 177 Jr. SN 43 Jason Burke 6-2 254 Jr. KR 17 Terry Richardson 6-1 187 Jr. 87 Brent Miller 6-5 235 So. -OR- 3 Rudy Burgess 5-11 181 So. 71 Grayling Love 6-3 296 Grad. -OR- 23 Josh Golden 5-10 184 Grad. -OR- 16 Nate Kimbrough 6-1 180 RS-Fr. H10Chad Christensen 6-3 215 Grad. 9 Sam Keller 6-4 230 Jr. 37 Chris MacDonald 6-4 222 So.