Arizona State — Big 12
PPA off / def
0.13 / 0.10
2025
Class rank
#40
class of 2026
Returning PPA
16%
returning production
| 1996 |
OSU W 20–17 | Columbus |
| 1980 |
OSU W 38–21 | Columbus |
2026 schedule
2025 results (8–5)
Statistical comps — 2025 Arizona State's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (24 in / 21 out)
Origins
Kush's brutal practices and 1970 and 1975 undefeated seasons put the desert on the map; the 1975 team beat Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl and finished second. The stadium sat in a butte and the field is named for him.
Founded 1885 · Territorial Normal School, founded to train teachers · first football 1897 · defined by Frank Kush
All-time record
All-time
611–389–18
1931–2025
Win %
60.9%
92 seasons played
Winning seasons
60
65% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 1975 | 12 | 0 | Western Athletic |
| 1970 | 11 | 0 | Western Athletic |
| 1996 | 11 | 1 | Pac-10 |
| 1973 | 11 | 1 | Western Athletic |
| 1971 | 11 | 1 | Western Athletic |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1931 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 390 | 62% |
42% | 86 of 136 | 5.8 | 12% |
| 2nd down | 283 | 45% |
41% | 88 of 136 | 5.6 | 13% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 44 | 68% |
55% | — | 6.5 | 11% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 51 | 37% |
35% | — | 6.4 | 8% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 81 | 28% |
20% | — | 6.5 | 20% |
| 4th down | 35 | 37% |
54% | — | 6.3 | 17% |
166 drives · 33% ended in points · 7.2 plays and 40.1 yards per drive · 0.70 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 10 | Iowa State |
(07:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Sims rush middle for 88 yards gain to the ISU00 TOUCHDOWN, … |
88 | 7.11 |
| 13 | Colorado |
(13:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 R.Brown rush middle for 88 yards gain to the COLO00 TOUCHDOWN… |
88 | 6.73 |
| 13 | Colorado |
(10:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Sims pass complete short middle to #83 D.Eusebio caught at … |
68 | 6.47 |
| 3 | Texas State |
Raleek Brown run for 75 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK) |
75 | 6.08 |
| 5 | TCU |
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Jordyn Tyson for 57 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK) |
57 | 5.56 |
| 1 | Northern Arizona |
Sam Leavitt run for 52 yds for a TD (Jesus Gomez KICK) |
52 | 5.41 |
| 4 | Baylor |
Sam Leavitt pass complete to Derek Eusebio for 61 yds to the BAY 26 for a 1ST down |
61 | 4.60 |
| CFP | Duke |
Shotgun #2 J.Sims pass complete short to #23 D.Robinson caught at ASU28, for 68 yards to t… |
68 | 4.56 |