It has been a tough year for NCAA FBS head coaches in Arizona. The University of Arizona head football coach Mike Stoops was fired about halfway through the season and now Arizona State University has fired head football coach Dennis Erickson. While coach Erickson has been at Arizona State before 2008, that is the earliest that I have all the data for the NCAA FBS model, so that how far I will go back. Let's start with the current season, and then move back in time.
This season (2011), the Arizona State Sun Devils are currently 6-6 playing against a strength of schedule equal to 65.1, which is about average. Arizona State is currently the #66 most productive team in the nation - which is slightly below average. Arizona State has the 21st most productive offense, but also has the #93 ranked defense, which is dragging down their production numbers.
In 2010, ASU had a slightly better record finishing 6-6 against a strength of schedule (SOS) equal to 62.67. ASU's offense was the #63rd most productive in the NCAA football bowl subdivision, their defense ranked #43 and the team's total rank was #61st in the nation.
In 2009, ASU finished 4-8 with a SOS of 62.08. Their offense ranked #93, their defense ranked #34 and the team finished as the #64 ranked team in all of the football bowl subdivision.
In 2008, the Sun Devils went 5-7 with a SOS of 61.00. Their offense was the #80 most productive, their defense was #23 and overall they were the #23 most productive team in the nation.