2026 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2026 Arizona State Sun Devils football
2026 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	2–2 (1–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Kenny Dillingham (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Marcus Arroyo (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pistol
Defensive coordinator	Brian Ward (4th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Mountain America Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2025 2027 →

2026 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 BYU	3	–	0	5	–	0
No. 11 Texas Tech	2	–	0	5	–	0
Baylor	2	–	0	4	–	1
No. 12 Utah	1	–	0	4	–	0
No. 18 Oklahoma State	1	–	0	3	–	1
Arizona	1	–	1	4	–	1
No. 22 Houston	1	–	1	4	–	1
Cincinnati	1	–	1	4	–	1
UCF	1	–	1	3	–	2
Arizona State	1	–	1	2	–	2
Iowa State	1	–	2	3	–	3
Kansas State	0	–	1	3	–	1
Kansas	0	–	1	2	–	2
West Virginia	0	–	2	3	–	2
Colorado	0	–	2	2	–	3
TCU	0	–	2	2	–	3
Championship: December 4, 2026
As of October 10, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represents Arizona State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by Kenny Dillingham in his fourth year as their head coach. The Sun Devils play their home games at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 p.m.	Morgan State*	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN+	W 70–7	54,004
September 12	9:00 a.m.	at No. 10 Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	ABC	L 20–48	107,523
September 19	9:00 a.m.	vs. Kansas	Wembley Stadium London, England (Union Jack Classic / Big Noon Kickoff)	FS1	W 24–17	46,523
October 3	7:30 p.m.	Baylor	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ	ESPN	L 19–55	54,063
October 10	7:30 p.m.	Hawaii*	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ	FS1
October 17	12:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Galaxy Stadium Lubbock, TX	FOX
October 24		Kansas State	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ
October 31		at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
November 7		Colorado	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ
November 14		at UCF	Acrisure Bounce House Orlando, FL
November 21		Oklahoma State	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ
November 28		at Arizona	Casino Del Sol Stadium Tucson, AZ (The Duel in the Desert)
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

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Offseason

Players drafted into the NFL


Round	Pick	NFL team	Player	Position
1	8	New Orleans Saints	Jordyn Tyson	WR
1	21	Pittsburgh Steelers	Max Iheanachor	OT
5	17 (157)	Detroit Lions	Keith Abney II	CB
5	26 (166)	Chicago Bears	Keyshaun Elliott	LB

Game summaries

vs. Morgan State (FCS)

Morgan State Bears (FCS) (1–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears (FCS)	7	0	0	0	7
Sun Devils	28	21	21	0	70

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

Date: September 5
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 99 °F (37 °C) • Wind: NW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 54,004
Referee: Kevin Mar
TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling and Michael Bumpus

Game information

First quarter

ASU – Kyson Brown 46-yard run (Carson Smith kick), 13:26. Sun Devils 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 54 yards, 0:30.
ASU – Omarion Miller 10-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Carson Smith kick), 12:10. Sun Devils 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:16.
ASU – Marquis Gillis 25-yard run (Carson Smith kick), 6:15. Sun Devils 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:17.
MORG – Jordan Barnett 2-yard run (Alex Amaya kick), 4:20. Sun Devils 21–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:55.
ASU – Reed Harris 28-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Carson Smith kick), 2:45. Sun Devils 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:34.

Second quarter

ASU – Grayson Rigdon 54-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Carson Smith kick), 13:28. Sun Devils 35–7. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:18.
ASU – AJ Ia 12-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Carson Smith kick), 9:11. Sun Devils 42–7. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:03.
ASU – Reed Harris 8-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Carson Smith kick), 1:56. Sun Devils 49–7. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:41.

Third quarter

ASU – Grayson Rigdon 56-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Carson Smith kick), 13:14. Sun Devils 56–7. Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 1:39.
ASU – David Avit 1-yard run (Carston Kieffer kick), 7:01. Sun Devils 63–7. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:42.
ASU – Jason Brown Jr. 2-yard run (Carston Kieffer kick), 4:34. Sun Devils 70–7. Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:19.

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays.

Statistics	MORG	ASU
First downs	11	32
Plays–yards	49–188	71–681
Rushes–yards	25–102	35–249
Passing yards	86	432
Passing: comp–att–int	11–24–0	26–36–0
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	30:12	29:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morgan State	Passing	Cameron Edge	6/15, 54 yards
	Rushing	Marquez Spells	1 carry, 39 yards
	Receiving	Justin Perry	3 receptions, 21 yards
Arizona State	Passing	Cutter Boley	21/27, 387 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Kyson Brown	6 carries, 80 yards, TD
	Receiving	Reed Harris	6 receptions, 137 yards, 2 TD

at No. 10 Texas A&M

Arizona State Sun Devils (1–0) at No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	7	3	10	0	20
No. 10 Aggies	7	10	7	24	48

at Kyle Field • College Station, Texas

Date: September 12
Game time: 9:00 a.m. MST
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: S at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
Game attendance: 107,523
Referee: Stephen Baron
TV announcers (ABC): Tom Hart, Jesse Palmer and Kris Budden

Game information

First quarter

TA&M – Rueben Owens II 2-yard run (David Olano kick), 4:55. Aggies 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:58.
ASU – Reed Harris 21-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Carson Smith kick), 0:21. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:34.

Second quarter

TA&M – Isaiah Horton 4-yard pass from Marcel Reed (David Olano kick), 9:15. Aggies 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:06.
ASU – Carson Smith 30-yard field goal, 6:15. Aggies 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:00.
TA&M – David Olano 22-yard field goal, 0:03. Aggies 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 2:20.

Third quarter

ASU – Carson Smith 35-yard field goal, 10:19. Aggies 17–13. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:33.
TA&M – Isaiah Horton 13-yard pass from Marcel Reed (David Olano kick), 5:53. Aggies 24–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:26.
ASU – Reed Harris 58-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Carson Smith kick), 3:39. Aggies 24–20. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14.

Fourth quarter

TA&M – Mario Craver 33-yard pass from Marcel Reed (David Olano kick), 14:20. Aggies 31–20. Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 0:59.
TA&M – Marco Jones 55-yard interception return (David Olano kick), 8:38. Aggies 38–20.
TA&M – David Olano 39-yard field goal, 5:58. Aggies 41–20. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:25.
TA&M – Julio Humphrey 45-yard interception return (David Olano kick), 4:25. Aggies 48–20.

Statistics	ASU	TAMU
First downs	16	14
Plays–yards	63–369	60–255
Rushes–yards	29–115	35–92
Passing yards	254	163
Passing: comp–att–int	21–34–2	15–25–1
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	30:04	29:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing	Cutter Boley	21/34, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Kyson Brown	13 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Reed Harris	9 receptions, 189 yards, 2 TD
Texas A&M	Passing	Marcel Reed	15/25, 163 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Rueben Owens II	10 carries, 35 yards, TD
	Receiving	Terry Bussey	4 receptions, 58 yards

vs. Kansas

This was the first-ever game in the Union Jack Classic, broadcast on Big Noon Kickoff.

Arizona State Sun Devils (1–1) vs. Kansas Jayhawks (1–1) – Game summary
Union Jack Classic

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	3	7	7	7	24
Jayhawks	0	7	0	10	17

at Wembley Stadium • London, England

Date: September 19
Game time: 5:10 p.m. BST
Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 46,523
Referee: Kevin Boitman
TV announcers (FS1): Connor Onion, Robert Griffin III and Alexa Landestoy
Report: Official report

Game information

First quarter

ASU – Carson Smith 39-yard field goal, 9:22. Arizona State 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 3:50.

Second quarter

KAN – Tate Nagy 72-yard punt return (Martin Connington kick), 10:27. Kansas 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:54.
ASU – Reed Harris 25-yard pass from Cutter Boley (Carson Smith kick), 0:20. Arizona State 10–7. Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:05.

Third quarter

ASU – Jaren Hamilton 100-yard kick return (Carson Smith kick), 14:46. Arizona State 17–7. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00.

Fourth quarter

ASU – Cutter Boley 1-yard run (Carson Smith kick), 12:30. Arizona State 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 1:04.
KAN – Tate Nagy 38-yard pass from Isaiah Marshall (Martin Connington kick), 6:52. Arizona State 24–14. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yard, 1:15.
KAN – Martin Connington 46-yard field goal, 3:51. Arizona State 24–17. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 1:23.

Statistics	ASU	KU
First downs	13	22
Plays–yards	66–228	74–414
Rushes–yards	43–133	41–179
Passing yards	95	235
Passing: comp–att–int	11–23–0	17–33–1
Time of possession	30:42	29:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing	Cutter Boley	11/23, 95 yards, TD
	Rushing	Kyson Brown	24 carries, 81 yards
	Receiving	Reed Harris	4 receptions, 48 yards, TD
Kansas	Passing	Isaiah Marshall	17/33, 235 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Dylan Edwards	18 carries, 89 yards
	Receiving	Nik McMillan	4 receptions, 44 yards

vs. Baylor

Baylor Bears (3–1) at Arizona State Sun Devils (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	10	21	10	55
Sun Devils	3	10	3	3	19

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

Date: October 3
Game time: 9:30 p.m
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: E at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
Game attendance: 54,063
Referee: Luke Richmond
TV announcers (ESPN): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) and Sherree Burruss (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

ASU – Carson Smith 46-yard field goal, 9:47. Arizona State 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:02.
BAY – Ryelan Morris 63-yard run (Rhett Armstrong kick), 9:13. Baylor 7–3. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35.
BAY – Tony Livingston 3-yard pass from DJ Lagway (Rhett Armstrong kick), 3:01. Baylor 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 3:10.

Second quarter

BAY – Louis Brown IV 10-yard pass from DJ Lagway (Rhett Armstrong kick), 14:10. Baylor 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 1:39.
ASU – Carson Smith 32-yard field goal, 9:59. Baylor 21–6. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:11.
ASU – Omarion Miller 30-yard pass (Carson Smith kick), 1:51. Baylor 21–13. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 0:58.
BAY – Rhett Armstrong 36-yard field goal, 0:00. Baylor 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 1:51.

Third quarter

BAY – Hawkins Polley 3-yard pass from DJ Lagway (Rhett Armstrong kick), 11:38. Baylor 31–13. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:16.
BAY – Jadon Porter 8-yard pass from DJ Lagway (Rhett Armstrong kick), 9:29. Baylor 38–13. Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 0:59.
ASU – Carson Smith 36-yard field goal, 4:54. Baylor 38–16. Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, 4:40.
BAY – Caden Knighten 75-yard run (Rhett Armstrong kick), 4:31. Baylor 45–16. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, 0:13.

Fourth quarter

ASU – Carson Smith 40-yard field goal, 11:36. Baylor 45–19. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:05.
BAY – DJ Lagway 11-yard run (Rhett Armstrong kick), 5:58. Baylor 52–16. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:36.
BAY – Rhett Armstrong 23-yard field goal, 3:50. Baylor 55–19. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 2:04.

Statistics	BAY	ASU
First downs	26	23
Plays–yards	79–564	74–409
Rushes–yards	36–244	30–99
Passing yards	320	310
Passing: comp–att–int	27–43–0	26–44–1
Time of possession	31:05	28:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Baylor	Passing	DJ Lagway	25/40, 306 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Caden Knighten	6 carries, 84 yards, TD
	Receiving	Gavin Freeman	7 receptions, 115 yards
Arizona State	Passing	Cutter Boley	25/43, 304 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Cardae Mack	5 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Reed Harris	7 receptions, 125 yards

vs. Hawaii

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–4) at Arizona State Sun Devils (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Rainbow Warriors			0
Sun Devils			0

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

Date: October 10
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
TV announcers (FS1): Dan Hellie (play-by-play) and Robert Smith (analyst)

Statistics	HAW	ASU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hawaii	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Texas Tech

Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) at Texas Tech Red Raiders (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Sun Devils			0
Red Raiders			0

at Jones Stadium • Lubbock, Texas

Date: October 17
Game time: 12:30 p.m.
TV: FOX

Statistics	ASU	TTU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Kansas State

Kansas State Wildcats (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wildcats			0
Sun Devils			0

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

Date: October 24
TV: ESPN Networks

Statistics	KSU	ASU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at BYU

Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Sun Devils			0
Cougars			0

at LaVell Edwards Stadium • Provo, Utah

Date: October 31

Statistics	ASU	BYU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Colorado

Colorado Buffaloes (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Buffaloes			0
Sun Devils			0

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

Date: November 7

Statistics	COLO	ASU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UCF

Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) at UCF Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Sun Devils			0
Knights			0

at Acrisure Bounce House • Orlando, Florida

Date: November 14

Statistics	ASU	UCF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Oklahoma State

Oklahoma State Cowboys (0–0) at Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cowboys			0
Sun Devils			0

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona

Date: November 21

Statistics	OKST	ASU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oklahoma State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Arizona

Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0) at Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Sun Devils			0
Wildcats			0

at Casino Del Sol Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

Date: November 28

Statistics	ASU	ARIZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arizona	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

↑ "2026 Football Schedule". Sun Devil Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
↑ "2026 Arizona State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

[1] "2026 Football Schedule". Sun Devil Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

[2] "2026 Arizona State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 1 March 2026.

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