Monday, August 26, 2002 2002 ASU SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time 2002 ARIZONA STATE FOOTBALL A 24 at #10/8 Nebraska (ESPN) L, 10-48 A 31 Eastern Washington 7 p.m. Ea s t e r m Washington Eagles (0-0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0-1) S 7 Central Florida 7 p.m. Saturday, August 31, 2002 • 7 p.m. Arizona Time (PDT) S 14 at San Diego State 6 p.m. Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Ariz. S 28 Stanford (ABC) 12:30 p.m. Sun Devil Sports Network O 5 North Carolina TBA O 12 Oregon State TBA Following last week’s 48-10 season-opening loss at No. 10/8 Nebraska in the Black O 19 at #15/15 Oregon TBA Coaches Association Classic, the Sun Devils kick off their home schedule with a non- O 26 #9/9 Washington TBA conference game vs. Eastern Washington Saturday night at Sun Devil Stadium. Off to N 2 at #11/14 Washington State TBA N 9 California TBA the earliest start in school history and the beginning of the longest regular season in the N 16 at #20/19 USC TBA university annals, Arizona State is looking to snap a six-game losing streak dating back N 29 at Arizona (Fox Sports Net) 1 p.m. to the last five games of last season. The Sun Devils have won their last three home openers, including last year’s sea- Home Games in Bold son-opening 38-7 victory over San Diego State at Sun Devil Stadium. The Eastern Times listed are Arizona Time (PT prior to Oct. Washington game marks the beginning of a streak that will see Arizona State play five 29, MT after Oct. 29) and subject to change. of six games at Sun Devil Stadium. The matchup with the Eagles replaced Arizona Rankings are AP/USA Today at time of game State’s home game with Oklahoma that was canceled by the Sooners 15 months ago. 2001 ASU SNAPSHOT Category Stat Pac-10 Rank In the Series Overall Record 4-7 9th Saturday night’s game will mark the first meeting between Arizona State and Eastern Pac-10 Record 1-7 9th Washington. ASU holds a 18-14-4 all-time record vs. teams from the Big Sky Total Offense 426.4 4th Conference but has not matched up with a team from that league since 1959. ASU head Scoring Offense 34.0 T3rd coach Dirk Koetter faced Eastern Washington twice while he was at Boise State, com- Rushing Offense 167.1 4th ing up with wins in both games. Passing Offense 259.3 3rd Total Defense 399.4 8th Scoring Defense 32.8 8th Exposure Rushing Defense 138.5 5th The Sun Devil Sports Network will carry all 13 of ASU’s football games, including this Passing Defense 260.9 7th week’s Eastern Washington game, live on its 16-station network including flagship sta- tions KTAR 620 AM and ESPN Radio 860 AM. Tim Healey (play-by-play), Jeff Van 2001 ASU RESULTS Raaphorst (color analyst), Vince Marotta (pre- and postgame) and Dave Burns (side- Date Opponent Result lines) will bring the action to Sun Devil fans. The game can also be heard live on ASU’s S 8 San Diego State W, 38-7 official web site at www.TheSunDevils.com. S 22 at Stanford (Fox AZ on 45) L, 28-51 S 29 San Jose State (Fox AZ) W, 53-15 O 6 Louisiana-Lafayette W, 63-27 Home Openers O 13 at USC (Fox Syndication) L, 17-48 The Sun Devils hold a 41-15-1 (.728) record in home openers including wins in their last O 20 Oregon State W, 41-24 three and six of their last seven home openers. Last year, ASU opened the season and O 27 #13/11 Washington (Fox) L, 31-33 the home slate with a 38-7 victory over San Diego State on Sept. 8. N 3 at #8/9 Oregon (Fox) L, 24-42 N 10 #11/12 WSU (Fox Syn.) L, 16-28 Team Captains N 23 Arizona (Fox) L, 34-21 D 1 at UCLA(Fox AZ/West) L, 42-52 Head coach Dirk Koetter will select single-game captains each week. His selections for the Eastern Washington game are sophomore right guard Drew Hodgdon, sophomore Pac-10 (1996-Present) safety Riccardo Stewart and senior linebacker Mason Unck. School O’all Conf. Bowls Washington 49-23 35-13 6 Youth Movement Oregon 51-20 31-17 5 This year’s Sun Devil team is a young one featuring 20 players who saw the first action UCLA 42-27 28-20 3 of their ASU careers last Saturday at Nebraska. That total included five true freshmen, Arizona State 41-30 27-21 4 Arizona 40-30 24-27 2 eight redshirt freshmen and seven juniors. Redshirt freshman quarterback Chad Stanford 37-32-1 27-21 3 Christensen and cornerback Josh Golden each started their collegiate debuts Saturday USC 37-35 22-26 2 night at Nebraska. ASU’s current depth chart features a total of 25 underclassmen Washington State 35-34 19-29 2 (freshmen, redshirt freshmen and sophomores), including eight starters. Oregon State 33-35 17-31 2 The five true freshmen who saw action at Nebraska were safety Matt Fawley, wide California 22-45 12-36 1 receiver Derek Hagan, defensive end Nick Johnson, fullback Mike Talbot and linebacker 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 Jamar Williams. That total already surpasses the number of true freshmen who played HEAD COACH DIRK KOETTER last year (four), while ASU’s roster features 17 players who saw action during their true freshman seasons: Daryl Lightfoot, Jason Shivers, Barton Hammit and Lamar Baker Enters his second season at the helm of the (2001); Terrell Suggs, Mike Karney, Mike Williams and Skyler Fulton (2000); Solomon Arizona State program … became Arizona Bates, Josh Amobi and Mike Barth (1999); and Justin Taplin (1998). State’s 21st head coach on Dec. 2, 2000 … acts as his own offensive coordinator … a voter in the USA Today Coaches poll … his Last Time Out 2001 ASU offense finished 25th in the country No. 10/8 Nebraska scored 38 points in the second half to down Arizona State 48-10 in total offense and tied for 19th in scoring last Saturday in the Black Coaches Association Classic at Memorial Stadium in offense … had the third-longest winning streak Lincoln, Neb. in the country with eight consecutive victories The Sun Devils kept the game close in the first half, going into the lockerroom (his last seven at Boise State and his season down just 10-3, thanks in part to a sound defensive effort including eight tackles and opener at ASU) before falling at Stanford on three TFLs from sophomore safety Riccardo Stewart in the first half. Nebraska scored Sept. 22, 2001 … came to ASU after three on their first drive of the game with a 40-yard field goal, while the Sun Devils got on seasons at Boise State where he led the the board in the first quarter with a 33-yarder by junior Mike Barth. Judd Davies put Broncos to a 26-10 record, two appearances in the Cornhuskers up 10-3 with a two-yard TD run in the second quarter. the Humanitarian Bowl and two Big West Conference Championships … two-time Big NU quarterback Jammal Lord threw the first TD pass of his career and the West Conference Coach of the Year … his Huskers returned a blocked punt for touchdown to go up 24-3 in the third quarter. 2000 Boise State team led the nation in scor- Arizona State cut it to 24-10 when junior Mike Williams broke away on a run up the ing offense, was second in total offense and middle, but Nebraska countered with a field goal and Dahrran Diedrick's 2-yard dive ranked fourth in the country in passing offense over the top with 7:12 left in the game, which was set up by NUs second blocked punt … guided Boise State to its first winning sea- of the game, tying an ASU single-game record. Nebraska scored twice more in the son in Division I football … is serving as the final two minutes of the game including a 29-yard interception return by Fabian honorary chairman of the National Multiple Washington for the final TD. Sclerosis Desert Southwest Chapter “Walk on For the Sun Devils, redshirt freshman quarterback Chad Christensen went 6-for- the Wild Side” for the second straight season 16 for 77 yards in his first collegiate game, while Williams had 12 carries for 77 yards …the 2003 walk is scheduled for March 8 at and a touchdown. Stewart finished with a career-best 10 tackles and three TFLs for a the Phoenix Zoo … last name is pronounced loss of nine yards, while sophomore Jason Shivers again led the team in tackles with “Cutter” … born February 5, 1959 in Pocatello, Idaho. 16 (seven unassisted). Koetter Coaching Career Young Gun Graduate Assistant, Idaho State .. .1 9 8 2 Sophomore free safety Jason Shivers led the Sun Devils in tackles with 16 last week Highland HS (Pocatello, Idaho) .. .1 9 8 3 - 8 4 Of fensive Coordinator, San Francisco St. .. .1 9 8 5 at Nebraska, marking the sixth time in his young career that he has paced the team in Of fensive Coordinator & QBs, UTEP .