The 2013 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year 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. The Sun Devils had their best season since 2007, finishing 10–4 and earning a spot in the Pac–12 Championship Game. They also increased their win total and played in a bowl game for the third consecutive season. During the season, the team was featured on The Drive, a weekly documentary series on the Pac-12 Network.[1]
1st quarter scoring: ASU – De'Marieya Nelson 16 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Kevin Ozier 41 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick).
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 6 yard run (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Jaelen Strong 24 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Chris Coyle 33 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Marion Grice 26 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick).
3rd quarter scoring: ASU – Zane Gonzalez 40 yard kick; ASU – Michael Eubank 4 yard run (Gonzalez kick).
2nd quarter scoring: WIS – Jacob Pedersen 2 yard pass from Joel Stave (French kick); WIS – Beau Allen 0 yard fumble recovery (French kick); ASU – Marion Grice 1 yard run (Gonzalez kick); Zane Gonzalez 19 yard kick.
3rd quarter scoring: WIS – Melvin Gordon 80 yard run (French kick); ASU – Marion Grice 1 yard run.
4th quarter scoring: WIS – Kyle French 34 yard kick; ASU – Marion Grice 2 yard run; ASU – Marion Grice 12 yard run (Gonzalez kick); WIS – Melvin Gordon 1 yard run.
Controversial last play
After a couple more completions, the Badgers had the ball at the Sun Devil 13-yard line for 1st and 10. The Badgers were in possession of the football with 18 seconds left, hoping to kick a game-winning field goal.[4] Upon the hike Quarterback Joel Stave knelt in the middle of the field to center the ball for their kicker.[5] Stave then placed the ball quickly on the ground after the play was blown dead by the referee.[5] Replays showed that Stave did get his knee down for a brief second, however Arizona State believed that it was a fumble, and ASU Anthony Jones dove on top of the ball, with the game clock running.[4][5] At this point Badgers players signalled to the officials, pointing out the delay of game penalty by ASU due to Anthony being top of the football.[5] Umpire Jack Folliard motioned to Stave acknowledging his knee, however the rest of the officiating crew allegedly did not see this signal.[5] The umpire then spotted the ball after a significant delay, but told the Wisconsin offensive line to wait to line up, even though the clock continued to run. Finally, with approximately 2 seconds remaining, the umpire rushed behind the defensive line as Wisconsin tried to run a play to spike the ball and stop the clock but the clock reached zero before the ball was snapped and the game was over.[5]
Initially after the game ASU coach Todd Graham stated "The quarterback put the ball on the ground while he was still standing up, he hadn't been tackled," and "So that should have been a turnover. That should have ended the game."[4] And after watching the footage after the game he acknowledged the officiating error when he stated "You win or you lose. We won and let's move onto the next deal. Obviously, that was a very unusual deal."
The next day saw sports commentators and articles who reported on the "bizarre end" of the game in Tempe.[6][7][8] Some even stated that Stave's knee did not touch the ground or that he crouched.[6] This was later countered by other sports commentators, notably columnist Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports that the NCAA handbook states that one simply has to assimilate a kneeling motion.[9]
Ultimately the Pac-12 reprimanded the officiating crew two days after the game ended, deeming that the officials had not acted with enough urgency during the end of the game.[10][11][12] Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott made a statement when announcing the reprimand; "After a thorough review, we have determined that the officials fell short of the high standard in which the Pac-12 games should be managed. We will continue to work with all our officials to ensure this type of situation never occurs again."[12]
2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Anthony Wilkerson 12 yard run (Williamson kick); STAN – Ty Montgomery 30 yard pass from Kevin Hogan (Williamson kick); STAN – Luke Kaumatule punt block for safety.
3rd quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 2 yard run (Gonzalez kick); STAN – Jordan Williamson 20 yard kick; STAN – Tyler Gaffney 16 yard run (Williamson kick).
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Chris Coyle 45 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Jaelen Strong 27 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Marion Grice 6 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); STAN – Jordan Williamson 24 yard kick.
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Michael Eubank 1 yard run (Gonzalez kick); USC – Justin Davis 26 yard run (Heidari kick).
2nd quarter scoring: USC – Tre Madden 10 yard pass from Cody Kessler (Heidari kick); ASU – Marion Grice 11 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Zane Gonzalez 28 yard kick; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 21 yard kick.
3rd quarter scoring: USC – Tre Madden 24 yard run (Heidari kick); ASU – D. J. Foster 74 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Alden Darby 46 yard interception return (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Marion Grice 8 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Marion Grice 9 yard run (Gonzalez kick).
4th quarter scoring: USC – Tre Madden 48 yard pass from Cody Kessler; USC – Justin Davis 15 yard run (Heidari kick); ASU – Marion Grice 28 yard run (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Deantre Lewis 1 yard run (Gonzalez kick); USC – Justin Davis 58 yard run (Heidari kick).
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Jaelen Strong 69 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Marion Grice 8 yard run (Jaelen Strong pass from Mike Bercovici); ASU – Zane Gonzalez 26 yard kick; ASU – Marion Grice 1 yard run (Gonzalez kick).
2nd quarter scoring: COL – Nelson Spruce 10 yard pass from Sefo Liufau; ASU – Davon Coleman 1 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Davon Coleman sack for safety; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 41 yard kick; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 27 yard kick; ASU – Taylor Kelly 17 yard run (Gonzalez kick).
2nd quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 15 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Zane Gonzalez 22 yard kick; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 36 yard kick; ASU – Taylor Kelly 1 yard run (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Chris Coyle 14 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick).
3rd quarter scoring: WASH – Kevin Smith 70 yard pass from Keith Price (Coons kick); ASU – Taylor Kelly 1 yard run (Gonzalez kick); WASH – Travis Coons 27 yard kick; ASU – Zane Gonzalez 21 yard kick.
4th quarter scoring: ASU – Marion Grice 1 yard run (Gonzalez kick); WASH – Austin Seferian-Jenkins 20 yard pass from Keith Price (Coons kick); ASU – Marion Grice 14 yard run (Gonzalez kick).
1st quarter scoring: ASU – Taylor Kelly 7 yard run (Gonzalez kick); Taylor Kelly 6 yard run (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Jaelen Strong 11 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick).
2nd quarter scoring: WSU – Gabe Marks 34 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Furney kick); ASU – D.J. Foster 7 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Richard Smith 51 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); ASU – Chris Coyle 8 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick); WSU – Rickey Galvin 15 yard pass from Connor Halliday (Furney kick).
3rd quarter scoring: WSU – Jeremiah Laufasa 4 yard run (Furney kick); ASU – D.J. Foster 23 yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick).
1st quarter scoring: STAN – Tyler Gaffney 69-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick); ASU – D. J. Foster 51-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick); STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run (Williamson kick)
2nd quarter scoring: STAN – Ty Montgomery 22-yard run (Williamson kick); STAN – Gaffney 1-yard run (Williamson kick); ASU – Foster 65-yard pass from Taylor Kelly (Gonzalez kick)
3rd quarter scoring: STAN – Williamson 30-yard field goal
4th quarter scoring: STAN – Montgomery 24-yard pass from Kevin Hogan (Williamson kick)
