Regular season
In 1996, the Sun Devils went a surprising 11–1, highlighted by a 19–0 shutout of the number-one-ranked, two-time defending national champion, Nebraska Cornhuskers in Tempe, ending Nebraska's 26-game win streak. The upset win also gained a measure of revenge from the previous season, when they went into Lincoln and were not only defeated by a 77–28 margin, but were enraged after the eventual national champions threw a long touchdown pass in the game's final minutes. ASU quarterback Jake Plummer led the Sun Devils, propelling Arizona State into the Rose Bowl against the Ohio State Buckeyes . Had the Sun Devils won, they would have had a very good chance of winning at least a share of the national championship, as they would have been the only undefeated major-college team in the nation. The Sun Devils led 17–14 with 1:47 left in the fourth quarter, but surrendered a late touchdown to Ohio State, falling by a final score of 20–17. As it turned out, Florida State lost in the Sugar Bowl to the Florida Gators; had the Sun Devils won, they would have had a perfect 12–0 record while the Gators would have finished with one regular season loss (to the Seminoles).
Schedule The Sun Devils finished the regular season with an 11–0 record.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 7 7:00 pm Washington No. 20 FSN W 45–4273,379 September 14 7:00 pm North Texas * No. 18 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona W 52–746,173 September 21 7:15 pm No. 1 Nebraska * No. 17 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona FSN W 19–074,089 September 28 3:30 pm Oregon No. 6 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona FSN W 48–2754,618 October 5 7:00 pm Boise State * No. 5 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona W 56–749,018 October 12 12:30 pm at UCLA No. 4 ABC W 42–3466,107 October 19 12:30 pm USC No. 4 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona ABC W 48–35 2OT 74,947 October 26 12:30 pm at Stanford No. 4 ABC W 41–932,550 November 2 2:00 pm at Oregon State No. 4 W 29–1421,946 November 9 4:30 pm California No. 4 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona FSN W 35–774,963 November 23 4:30 pm at Arizona No. 4 FSN W 56–1459,920 , 1997 1:30 pm vs. No. 4 Ohio State * No. 2 ABC L 17–20100,635
Conference opponent not played this season: Washington State
Roster
1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 17 Lance Anderson Jr K 41 Robert Nycz Jr
Coordinators/assistant coaches (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final AP 20 20 20 18 17 6 (1) 5 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (2) 4 (2) 3 (3) 2 (5) 2 (5) 4 Coaches Poll — — — 23 22 12 7 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 (3) 2 (6) 2 (5) 4
Game summaries
Washington Washington Huskies (0–0) at #20 Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0)
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona
Date : September 21, 1996Game weather : 95 °F (35 °C)Game attendance : 73,379
Game information First quarter
ASU – Michael Martin 35-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 11:45. Arizona St 7–0. Drive: WASH – Dave Janoski 67-yard punt return (kick good). Tie 7–7 Second quarter
WASH – Rashaan Shehee 6-yard run (kick good), 6:19. Washington 14–7. Drive: ASU – Ricky Boyer 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 0:48. Tie 14–14. Drive: Third quarter
WASH – Cameron Cleeland 36-yard pass from Shane Fortney (kick good). 'Washington 21–14. Drive: ASU – Michael Martin 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick). Tie 21–21. Drive: ASU – Isaiah Mustafa recovered fumble in end zone (Robert Nycz kick), 3:07. Arizona St 28–21. Fourth quarter
ASU – Terry Battle 7-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 14:31. Arizona St 35–21. Drive: ASU – Steve Bush 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 12:01. Arizona St 42–21. Drive: WASH – Brock Huard 10-yard run (kick good), 9:00. Arizona St 42–28. Drive: WASH – Gerald Harris 67-yard pass from Brock Huard (kick good), 7:15. Arizona St 42–35. Drive: WASH – Corey Dillon 8-yard run (kick good), 5:13. Tie 42–42. Drive: ASU – Robert Nycz 38-yard field goal, 0:02. Arizona St 45–42. Drive:
North Texas
Nebraska Nebraska at Arizona State 1 2 3 4 Total No. 1 Cornhuskers 0 0 0 0 0 • No. 17 Sun Devils 9 8 0 2 19
Scoring summary 1 11:38 ASU Keith Poole 22-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick) ASU 7–0 1 10:38 ASU Safety, Ahman Green fumbled out of end zone ASU 9–0 2 8:59 ASU Robert Nycz 27-yard field goal ASU 12–0 2 2:19 ASU Safety, ball snapped out of end zone ASU 14–0 2 0:30 ASU Robert Nycz 44-yard field goal ASU 17–0 4 6:43 ASU Safety, Scott Frost tackled in end zone ASU 19–0
Oregon
Boise State
At UCLA Arizona State at UCLA 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 4 Sun Devils 7 7 7 21 42 Bruins 21 7 6 0 34
USC
At Stanford
At Oregon State Arizona State at Oregon State 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 4 Sun Devils 6 3 13 7 29 Beavers 0 14 0 0 14
California California at Arizona State 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 7 0 0 0 7 • No. 20 Sun Devils 0 14 7 14 35
At Arizona Game information First quarter
ASU – Terry Battle 20-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 0:15. Arizona St 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:59. Second quarter
ASU – Terry Battle 4-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 12:17. Arizona St 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:32. ARIZ – Keith Smith 1-yard run (Matt Peyton kick), 8:20. Arizona St 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:57. ASU – Keith Poole 27-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 7:13. Arizona St 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07. ASU – Terry Battle 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 1:17. Arizona St 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:45. Third quarter
ASU – Keith Poole 40-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 10:22. Arizona St 35–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:30. ASU – Steve Bush 10-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 0:39. Arizona St 42–7. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:24. Fourth quarter
ARIZ – Mikal Smith 98-yard interception return (Matt Peyton kick), 12:18. Arizona St 42–14. ASU – Marlon Farlow 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 10:47. Arizona St 49–14. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:31. ASU – Marlon Farlow 8-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 1:06. Arizona St 56–14. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 7:27. ASU – Jake Plummer – 10/19, 201 yards, 3 TD, 2 int ARIZ – Keith Smith – 6/15, 91 yards, INT ASU – Terry Battle – 23 rushes, 143 yards, 3 TD ARIZ – Leon Callen – 6 rushes, 19 yards ASU – Keith Poole – 4 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD ARIZ – Jeremy McDaniel – 2 receptions, 54 yards
Bruce Snyder's 100th career win Terry Battle passes 1,000 yards rushing for the season (ASU – 450 rush yards) Vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl) Ohio State vs. Arizona State 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 4 Buckeyes 7 0 7 6 20 No. 2 Sun Devils 0 7 3 7 17
Scoring summary 1 5:04 OSU David Boston 9-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Josh Jackson kick) OSU 7–0 2 10:04 ASU Ricky Boyer 25-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick) Tied 7–7 3 9:12 ASU Robert Nycz 37-yard field goal ASU 10–7 3 8:23 OSU Dimitrious Stanley 72-yard pass from Joe Germaine (J. Jackson kick) OSU 14–10 4 1:40 ASU Plummer 11-yard run (Nycz kick) ASU 17–14 4 0:19 OSU Boston 5-yard pass from Germaine (kick blocked) OSU 20–17
Awards and honors
1996 team players in the NFL
The following players were claimed in the 1997 NFL draft .
Player Position Round Pick NFL club Juan Roque Tackle 2 35 Detroit Lions Jake Plummer Quarterback 2 42 Arizona Cardinals Derek M. Smith Outside Linebacker 3 80 Washington Redskins Derrick Rodgers Outside Linebacker 3 92 Miami Dolphins Keith Poole Wide receiver 4 116 New Orleans Saints Scott Von der Ahe Linebacker 6 182 Indianapolis Colts Shawn Swayda Defensive tackle 6 196 Chicago Bears Terry Battle Running back 7 206 Detroit Lions
References
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