2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record5–7 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChip Lindsey (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorKeith Patterson (3rd season)
Base defenseHybrid attacking
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Washington xy$^  8 –1   12 –2  
Washington State  7 –2   8 –5  
No. 12 Stanford  6 –3   10 –3  
California  3 –6   5 –7  
Oregon State  3 –6   4 –8  
Oregon  2 –7   4 –8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado xy  8 –1   10 –4  
No. 3 USC  7 –2   10 –3  
No. 23 Utah  5 –4   9 –4  
Arizona State  2 –7   5 –7  
UCLA  2 –7   4 –8  
Arizona  1 –8   3 –9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Arizona State 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.

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