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2007 Arizona State

10–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by Dennis Erickson, finished No. 16 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 2007, game by game: won vs. San José State 45–3; won vs. Colorado 33–14; won vs. San Diego State 34–13; won vs. Oregon State 44–32; won at Stanford 41–3; won at Washington State 23–20; won vs. Washington 44–20; won vs. No. 18 California 31–20; lost at No. 4 Oregon 23–35; won at UCLA 24–20; lost vs. No. 11 USC 24–44; won vs. Arizona 20–17; lost vs. No. 17 Texas 34–52+42−20Won 45–3 vs. San José State+42San José StateWon 33–14 vs. Colorado+19ColoradoWon 34–13 vs. San Diego State+21San Diego StateWon 44–32 vs. Oregon State+12Oregon StateWon 41–3 at Stanford+38StanfordWon 23–20 at Washington State+3Washington StateWon 44–20 vs. Washington+24WashingtonWon 31–20 vs. No. 18 California+11No. 18 CaliforniaLost 23–35 at No. 4 Oregon-12No. 4 OregonWon 24–20 at UCLA+4UCLALost 24–44 vs. No. 11 USC-20No. 11 USCWon 20–17 vs. Arizona+3ArizonaLost 34–52 vs. No. 17 Texas-18No. 17 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsSan José StateW 45–⁠361%
Sep 8vsColoradoW 33–⁠1470%
Sep 15vsSan Diego StateW 34–⁠1378%
Sep 22vsOregon StateW 44–⁠3260%
Sep 29atStanfordW 41–⁠371%
Oct 6atWashington StateW 23–⁠2062%
Oct 13vsWashingtonW 44–⁠2077%
Oct 27vs18CaliforniaW 31–⁠2056%
Nov 3at4OregonL 23–⁠3540%
Nov 10atUCLAW 24–⁠2058%
Nov 22vs11USCL 24–⁠4442%
Dec 1vsArizonaW 20–⁠1769%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs17TexasHoliday BowlL 34–⁠5247%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 52–⁠34 in the Holiday Bowl; No. 16 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 23
  2. Wk 6: 18
  3. Wk 7: 14
  4. Wk 8: 12
  5. Wk 9: 7
  6. Wk 10: 6
  7. Wk 11: 9
  8. Wk 12: 9
  9. Wk 13: 7
  10. Wk 14: 13
  11. Final: 16

Pac-10 champions7–⁠2 in the conference, shared with USC

Lou Groza AwardThomas Weber, K

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 shared first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 16 peak No. 6
Points
420–⁠293
Coach
Dennis Erickson
Elo
1621 +91 this season
SP+ rating
12.6 No. 33 of 120; offense No. 50, defense No. 27, special teams No. 31
SRS
12.5 No. 14 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 37
Offensive coordinator
Rich Olson
Defensive coordinator
Craig Bray
Captains
Josh Barrett, Michael Marquardt, Mike Pollak and Ryan Torain
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense73rd of 119
  • Defense20th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0137%0.9773rd of 119
Defense-0.0137%0.9620th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 322% allowed
Defense-0.2own 322% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Chasen Stangel PRO★★★No. 483
James Brooks SDE★★★No. 608
Colin Parker OLB★★★No. 768
Oliver Aaron ILB★★★No. 1080
Jonathan Clark CB★★★No. 1108

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.866
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line13.00.801
Defensive line32.30.796
Linebackers32.70.809
Defensive backs13.00.821
Whole class102.60.807

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 2Mike Pollak CIndianapolis Colts
Rd 4Justin Tryon CBWashington Redskins
Rd 5Robert James OLBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 5Ryan Torain RBDenver Broncos
Rd 7Josh Barrett SDenver Broncos

All-Pac-10

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC7–⁠211–⁠23
Arizona State7–⁠210–⁠316
Oregon State6–⁠39–⁠425
Oregon5–⁠49–⁠423
UCLA5–⁠46–⁠7
Arizona4–⁠55–⁠7
California3–⁠67–⁠6
Washington State3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠64–⁠8
Washington2–⁠74–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.