2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 2009 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Sun Devils were coached by third-year coach Dennis Erickson and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils finished the season 4–8 (2–7 Pac-10). == Schedule == == Game summaries == === Idaho State === at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Broadcast: FSN Arizona. Junior placekicker Thomas Weber ties school record for 5 made field goals in a game and Senior Linebacker Mike Nixon earned Pac-10 Conference Defensive Player of Week for his 3 interceptions one of which returned for a touchdown and blocked punt. === Louisiana-Monroe === at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Broadcast: FSN Arizona. === Georgia === at Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia Broadcast: ESPNU === Oregon State === at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Broadcast: Versus === Washington State === at Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington === Washington === Broadcast: FSN at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Though it appeared the game would be heading into overtime, ASU quarterback Danny Sullivan threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to receiver Chris McGaha in the last five seconds of the game to give ASU the win. === Stanford === at Stanford Stadium, Stanford, California Broadcast: FSN === California === at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Both teams were 2-2 in the conference. The Bears fumbled in their first possession, but scored in the second possession on a Kevin Riley pass to Jahvid Best for 11 yards for a touchdown. Another touchdown pass, from Riley to Marvin Jones, gave Cal a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. For the Sun Devils, Samson Szakacsy, in his first collegiate snap, completed a touchdown pass to Jovon Williams (3 yards) and Danny Sullivan passed to Kyle Williams (80 yards) for touchdowns to tie the game in the second quarter. Then Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 25-yard field goal for Cal before the half. In the third quarter, Giorgio Tavecchio kicked a 51-yard field goal to increase Cal's lead to 6. But Arizona State answered in the fourth quarter with a Cameron Marshall rush touchdown for 6 yards. Giorgio Tavecchio missed a 39-yard field goal with 5:46 left in the game, but kicked a 24-yard field goal to win the game. === USC === at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona === Oregon === at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Oregon === UCLA === at Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, California === Arizona === at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona == References ==