Yesterday, Arizona State University fired their head football coach, Herm Edwards. Edwards was 26-19 in slightly over four seasons at the helm of the Sun Devils. Here is a look
at the Arizona State
football program since 2008 (the
first year that of complete data I have).
This time period only covers the last four seasons of head football
coach Dennis Erickson (2008-2011), Todd Graham (2012-2017), and Herm Edwards (2018-2022*).
After
the figure below is a more
detailed look at
the Arizona State Sun Devils football program during head coach Edwards'
tenure based on the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model using data provided by www.cfbstats.com. (The vertical school color bars represent seasons where head coaches changed).
Herm Edwards (2018-2022*) [contract]
2018
Arizona State finished the regular season at 7-5, and were defeated by #4 ranked Fresno State in their post-season bowl game by a score of (20-31). The Sun Devils played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). An average SOS means that the Sun Devils's SOS
was within plus
or minus one standard deviation of the "league" SOS. Arizona State's best
regular season victory was against #30 ranked Utah (38-20) and
their worst
loss was to #70 ranked Colorado (21-28).
Arizona State was the #55 ranked team overall, with the #49 ranked
offense and the #66 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2019
The Sun Devils finished the regular season at 8-4, and defeated #60 ranked Florida State (20-14) in their post-season bowl game. Arizona State played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Arizona State's best win was against #5 ranked Oregon by a
score of (31-28) and their worst loss was to #111 Colorado by a score of (24-17).
Arizona State was the #48 ranked team overall, with the #59 ranked
offense and the #47 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2020 Arizona State finished the COVID-19 shortened regular season at 2-2, playing against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Arizona State's best regular season victory was against #85 ranked Oregon State by a score of (46-33) and their worst
loss was to #51 ranked USC by a score of (27-28).
Arizona State was the #55 ranked team overall, with the #104 ranked
offense and the #7 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2021
The Sun Devils finished the regular season at 8-4, and were defeated (13-20) by #17 ranked Wisconsin in their post-season bowl game. Arizona State played against an “easier”
strength
of schedule (SOS); meaning that the Sun Devils' SOS was between one and
two standard deviations above the "leagues" SOS. Arizona State's best win
was against #53 ranked UCLA by a
score of (42-23) and their worst loss was to #65 ranked Oregon State by a
score of (10-24).
Arizona State was the #47 ranked team overall, with the #66 ranked
offense and the #24 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2022*
After the Sun Devils started at 1-2, Edwards was fired. Arizona State currently has played against an “average”
strength
of schedule (SOS). Arizona State's only win was against FCS Northern Arizona by a
score of (40-3) and their current worst loss was #100 Eastern Michigan by a score of (21-30).
Arizona State is currently the #71 ranked team overall, with the #74 ranked
offense and the #59 ranked defense using the
Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from
www.cfbstats.com.
2022 NCAA FBS Head Coaching Changes
Scott Frost and Nebraska
