2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team explained
| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Arizona State Sun Devils |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Division: | South Division |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 5–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–7 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | Hybrid attacking |
The 2016 Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Todd Graham and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium. They were a member of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. They started the season 5-1, and needed to win one more game to become bowl eligible. However, they lost each of their last six games and did not qualify to play in a bowl game. The low point came in their season finale against in-state rival Arizona. With bowl eligibility on the line, the Sun Devils gave up 511 rushing yards in their 56-35 loss. They finished the season 5–7, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the South Division.
Schedule
Source:[1]
Game summaries
vs Northern Arizona
See also: 2016 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.
| Statistics | NAU | ASU |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 27 |
| Total yards | 425 | 456 |
| Rushing yards | 34–56 | 46–276 |
| Passing yards | 369 | 180 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–33–0 | 20–27–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:34 | 26:26 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Northern Arizona | Passing | Case Cookus | 23/33, 369 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Kendyl Taylor | 19 carries, 43 yards |
| Receiving | Elijah Marks | 8 receptions, 174 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 20/27, 180 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Manny Wilkins | 14 carries, 89 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Tim White | 9 receptions, 95 yards | |
vs Texas Tech
See also: 2016 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team.
| Statistics | TTU | ASU |
|---|
| First downs | 28 | 34 |
| Total yards | 612 | 652 |
| Rushing yards | 22–72 | 53–301 |
| Passing yards | 540 | 351 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 38–53–2 | 28–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:46 | 36:14 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Texas Tech | Passing | Patrick Mahomes | 38/53, 540 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Patrick Mahomes | 11 carries, 44 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Cameron Batson | 9 receptions, 148 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 28/37, 351 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Kalen Ballage | 13 carries, 137 yards, 7 TD |
| Receiving | N'Keal Harry | 6 receptions, 72 yards, TD | |
at UTSA
See also: 2016 UTSA Roadrunners football team.
| Statistics | ASU | UTSA |
|---|
| First downs | 25 | 16 |
| Total yards | 469 | 322 |
| Rushing yards | 48–205 | 30–93 |
| Passing yards | 264 | 229 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–31–1 | 19–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:07 | 29:53 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 15/31, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Demario Richard | 22 carries, 95 yards |
| Receiving | Cameron Smith | 3 receptions, 88 yards |
| UTSA | Passing | Dalton Strum | 19/37, 229 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Dalton Strum | 15 carries, 82 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Jarveon Williams | 5 receptions, 81 yards | |
vs California
See also: 2016 California Golden Bears football team.
| Statistics | CAL | ASU |
|---|
| First downs | 29 | 23 |
| Total yards | 637 | 454 |
| Rushing yards | 37–159 | 50–164 |
| Passing yards | 478 | 290 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 32–56–2 | 21–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:16 | 30:44 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| California | Passing | Davis Webb | 32/56, 478 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Khalfani Muhammad | 12 carries, 84 yards |
| Receiving | Chad Hansen | 10 receptions, 110 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 21/30, 290 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Manny Wilkins | 23 carries, 72 yards, 3 TD |
| Receiving | Tim White | 6 receptions, 86 yards | |
at USC
See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team.
| Statistics | ASU | USC |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 23 |
| Total yards | 303 | 523 |
| Rushing yards | 33–75 | 33–157 |
| Passing yards | 228 | 366 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–37–1 | 24–36–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:27 | 29:33 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 13/24, 148 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Nick Ralston | 12 carries, 46 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Tim White | 7 receptions, 84 yards |
| USC | Passing | Sam Darnold | 23/33, 352 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Justin Davis | 14 carries, 123 yards, TD |
| Receiving | JuJu Smith-Schuster | 7 receptions, 123 yards, 3 TD | |
vs UCLA
See also: 2016 UCLA Bruins football team.
| Statistics | UCLA | ASU |
|---|
| First downs | 18 | 15 |
| Total yards | 443 | 275 |
| Rushing yards | 23– -1 | 34–79 |
| Passing yards | 444 | 196 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–54–3 | 20–39–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:40 | 29:20 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| UCLA | Passing | Josh Rosen | 24/43, 400 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Nate Starks | 14 carries, 31 yards |
| Receiving | Austin Roberts | 3 receptions, 106 yards |
| Arizona State | Passing | Brady White | 19/36, 179 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Demario Richard | 15 carries, 62 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Tim White | 11 receptions, 123 yards | |
at Colorado
See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team.
| Statistics | ASU | COLO |
|---|
| First downs | 7 | 27 |
| Total yards | 199 | 580 |
| Rushing yards | 28–50 | 52–315 |
| Passing yards | 149 | 265 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–35–1 | 23–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:24 | 33:36 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 13/35, 149 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Demario Richard | 10 carries, 59 yards |
| Receiving | Tim White | 5 receptions, 97 yards |
| Colorado | Passing | Sefo Liuafau | 23/31, 265 yards |
| Rushing | Phillip Lindsay | 26 carries, 219 yards, 3 TD |
| Receiving | Bobo Bryce | 6 receptions, 110 yards | |
vs Washington State
See also: 2016 Washington State Cougars football team.
| Statistics | WSU | ASU |
|---|
| First downs | 24 | 12 |
| Total yards | 346 | 280 |
| Rushing yards | 19– -52 | 35–113 |
| Passing yards | 398 | 167 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 42–53–0 | 14–24–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:28 | 25:32 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Washington State | Passing | Luke Falk | 42/53, 398 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Jamal Morrow | 4 carries, 17 yards |
| Receiving | Gabe Marks | 8 receptions, 107 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Dillon Sterling-Cole | 7/16, 86 yards |
| Rushing | Kalen Ballage | 12 carries, 82 yards, TD |
| Receiving | N'Keal Harry | 6 receptions, 76 yards | |
at Oregon
See also: 2016 Oregon Ducks football team.
| Statistics | ASU | ORE |
|---|
| First downs | 22 | 30 |
| Total yards | 468 | 734 |
| Rushing yards | 36–139 | 46–245 |
| Passing yards | 329 | 489 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–40–3 | 31–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:08 | 32:52 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Arizona State | Passing | Dillon Sterling-Cole | 21/38, 302 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Kalen Ballage | 18 carries, 62 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Kalen Ballage | 6 receptions, 105 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Justin Herbert | 31/42, 489 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Tony Brooks-James | 9 carries, 132 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Pharaoh Brown | 7 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD | |
vs No. 13 Utah
See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team.
| Statistics | UTAH | ASU |
|---|
| First downs | 22 | 18 |
| Total yards | 497 | 396 |
| Rushing yards | 22–201 | 47–41 |
| Passing yards | 296 | 355 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–37–0 | 20–32–2 |
| Time of possession | 23:54 | 36:06 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Utah | Passing | Troy Williams | 21/37, 296 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | Joe Williams | 15 carries, 181 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Raelon Singleton | 4 receptions, 116 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 19/31, 309 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Kalen Ballage | 15 carries, 46 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Kalen Ballage | 7 receptions, 118 yards | |
at No. 7 Washington
See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team.
| Statistics | ASU | WASH |
|---|
| First downs | 14 | 26 |
| Total yards | 245 | 539 |
| Rushing yards | 27–15 | 33–201 |
| Passing yards | 167 | 269 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–33–1 | 27–44–2 |
| Time of possession | 27:50 | 32:10 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 20/32, 227 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Demario Richard | 8 carries, 25 yards |
| Receiving | N'Keal Harry | 6 receptions, 114 yards |
| Washington | Passing | Jake Browning | 27/44, 338 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Myles Gaskin | 16 carries, 127 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Dante Pettis | 7 receptions, 105 yards, TD | |
at Arizona
See also: 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team.
| Statistics | ASU | ARIZ |
|---|
| First downs | 31 | 19 |
| Total yards | 492 | 588 |
| Rushing yards | 38–120 | 48–511 |
| Passing yards | 372 | 77 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 43–60–1 | 3–8–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:56 | 24:04 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 43/58, 372 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Manny Wilkins | 23 carries, 79 yards |
| Receiving | Fred Gammage | 12 receptions, 116 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 3/8, 77 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 12 carries, 183 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | Nate Phillips | 2 receptions, 68 yards, TD | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2016 Arizona State Sun Devils Football Schedule. FB Schedules. January 20, 2016.
