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2015 Arizona State

6–⁠7 (4–⁠5 Pac-12), coached by Todd Graham.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 2015, game by game: lost vs. Texas A&M 17–38; won vs. Cal Poly 35–21; won vs. New Mexico 34–10; lost vs. No. 19 USC 14–42; won at No. 7 UCLA 38–23; won vs. Colorado 48–23; lost at No. 4 Utah 18–34; lost vs. Oregon 55–61; lost at Washington State 24–38; won vs. Washington 27–17; won vs. Arizona 52–37; lost at California 46–48; lost vs. West Virginia 42–43+25−28Lost 17–38 vs. Texas A&M-21Texas A&MWon 35–21 vs. Cal Poly+14Cal PolyWon 34–10 vs. New Mexico+24New MexicoLost 14–42 vs. No. 19 USC-28No. 19 USCWon 38–23 at No. 7 UCLA+15No. 7 UCLAWon 48–23 vs. Colorado+25ColoradoLost 18–34 at No. 4 Utah-16No. 4 UtahLost 55–61 vs. Oregon-6OregonLost 24–38 at Washington State-14Washington StateWon 27–17 vs. Washington+10WashingtonWon 52–37 vs. Arizona+15ArizonaLost 46–48 at California-2CaliforniaLost 42–43 vs. West Virginia-1West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsTexas A&ML 17–⁠3855%
Sep 12vsCal PolyW 35–⁠2182%
Sep 18vsNew MexicoW 34–⁠1083%
Sep 26vs19USCL 14–⁠4256%
Oct 3at7UCLAW 38–⁠2325%
Oct 10vsColoradoW 48–⁠2381%
Oct 17at4UtahL 18–⁠3432%
Oct 29vsOregonL 55–⁠6151%
Nov 7atWashington StateL 24–⁠3853%
Nov 14vsWashingtonW 27–⁠1756%
Nov 21vsArizonaW 52–⁠3758%
Nov 28atCaliforniaL 46–⁠4856%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsWest VirginiaCactus BowlL 42–⁠4350%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 43–⁠42 in the Cactus Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
Record
6–⁠7
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 7th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 15
Points
450–⁠435
Coach
Todd Graham
Elo
1580 −41 this season
SP+ rating
10.2 No. 38 of 128; offense No. 36, defense No. 61, special teams No. 4
SRS
4.7 No. 53 of 128 in FBS
Returning
55% of last season’s EPA, No. 72 of 128
Recruiting class
No. 19 roster talent No. 27 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Norvell
Defensive coordinators
Keith Patterson and Chris Ball
Captains
Mike Bercovici, D.J. Foster and Jordan Simone
Offense
Spread
Defense
Hybrid Attacking

How good, play by play

  • Offense49th of 128
  • Defense98th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted39th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted88th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1142%1.2149th of 128
Defense0.1540%1.5098th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.14 off
0.12 def		42% off
38% def		—39th off
88th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 311% allowed
Defense3.5own 272% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsMike Bercovici QB3,860 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Bercovici QB30 TD
Rushing yardsDemario Richard RB1,098 yds
Rushing touchdownsDemario Richard RB7 TD
Receiving yardsDevin Lucien WR1,074 yds
Receiving touchdownsDevin Lucien WR8 TD
InterceptionsKareem Orr DB6 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Brady White PRO★★★★No. 68
JoJo Wicker SDE★★★★No. 84
Stanley Norman ATH★★★★No. 152
Jason Lewis ATH★★★★No. 189
Zach Robertson OG★★★★No. 244
Khaylan Kearse-Thomas OLB★★★★No. 292
Jay Jay Wilson ATH★★★★No. 335
Marshall Wallace OLB★★★★No. 345

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

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.967
Running backs13.00.829
Receivers13.00.885
Offensive line33.30.873
Defensive line23.50.909
Linebackers24.00.896
Athletes and specialists34.00.916
Whole class133.60.897

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 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 5Christian Westerman OGCincinnati Bengals
Rd 7Devin Lucien WRNew England Patriots

Roster 119

The 2015 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2015 line; 31 have a stat line. See the roster

2015 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford8–⁠112–⁠23
Oregon7–⁠29–⁠419
Utah6–⁠310–⁠317
Washington State6–⁠39–⁠4
USC6–⁠38–⁠6
UCLA5–⁠48–⁠5
California4–⁠58–⁠5
Washington4–⁠57–⁠6
Arizona State4–⁠56–⁠7
Arizona3–⁠67–⁠6
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠9
Oregon State0–⁠92–⁠10

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