The2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team representedArizona State University in the2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coachTodd Graham and played their home games atSun Devil Stadium. They were a member of the South Division of thePac-12 Conference. The Sun Devils finished the season 10–3 (6–3 in Pac-12 play) with a 36–31 victory overDuke in theSun Bowl. It marked the first time since1973 that Arizona State won ten or more games in back-to-back seasons.
2nd quarter scoring: AS – Jaelen Strong 4-yard pass fromMike Bercovici (Alex Garoutte kick); AS – Strong 77-yard pass from Bercovici (Kody Kohl pass from Bercovici); USC –Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Heidari kick); USC – Heidari 35-yard field goal
3rd quarter scoring: AS – Garoutte 19-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 33-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: USC –Cody Kessler 8-yard run (Heidari kick); AS –D. J. Foster 21-yard pass from Bercovici (Garoutte kick); USC – Allen 53-yard run (Heidari kick); AS – Cameron Smith 73-yard pass from Bercovici (Garoutte kick); AS – Strong 46-yard pass from Bercovici
The Sun Devils played their biggest game in the Todd Graham era against highly ranked Notre Dame, a game that many analysts viewed as an elimination game for a spot in the first-ever College Football Playoff. ASU stormed out of the gates leading 34–3 late in the first half, and although the Irish managed to cut the lead to 3 in the fourth quarter, the Sun Devils pulled away and secured a 55–31 victory. With the win, ASU moved into the top-10 for the first time since the 2007 season.
