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Arizona State

Sun Devils · Big 12

GIE rank
#72
of 138 FBS
Rating
1539
2026 Week 11
Record
4-4
2026 season
Proj record
6-6
12-game season

Head coach Kenny Dillingham Year 4 with Arizona State

Year-4 HCs (2015-2024) averaged -0.65 W vs. preseason expectation

Season projection

2026 W11 · 10,000 sims
Expected wins
5.8
1.8 more wins in 4 left
Win range (90%)
4 to 7
Final rank (90%)
#73 (57–93)
Make playoff
0%
Win conference
0%

Path to glory

No remaining game changes Arizona State's playoff odds. Make playoff 0%

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

Schedule and results
Week Opponent Result or win prob.Result or win probability
Wk 1 Sep 6 vs Morgan State Non-FBS Win, 70-7 Final
Wk 2 Sep 12 at Texas A&M SEC Loss, 20-48 Final
Wk 3 Sep 19 vs Kansas Big 12 · neutral Win, 24-17 Final
Wk 4 Bye
Wk 5 Oct 4 vs Baylor Big 12 Loss, 19-55 Final
Wk 6 Oct 11 vs Hawai'i Mountain West Win, 30-12 Final
Wk 7 Oct 17 at Texas Tech Big 12 Loss, 25-53 Final
Wk 8 Oct 24 vs Kansas State Big 12 Win, 28-17 Final
Wk 9 Oct 31 at BYU Big 12 Loss, 20-27 Final
Wk 10 Nov 8 vs Colorado Big 12 Win probability: 76%
Wk 11 Nov 14 at UCF Big 12 Win probability: 36%
Wk 12 Nov 21 vs Oklahoma State Big 12 Win probability: 28%
Wk 13 Nov 28 at Arizona Big 12 Win probability: 12%

Latest stories

  • Recap

    Arizona State: 2026 Week 11 recap

    Arizona State sits at 4–4 after dropping a road test to BYU 27–20 in Week 9, a result that left the Sun Devils' rating unchanged at 2.3. The loss underscores a deeper offensive malaise: a red-zone touchdown rate of just 15% means scoring…

  • Recap

    Arizona State: 2026 Week 7 recap

    Arizona State sits at 2–4 after a 55–19 home loss to Baylor in Week 5, a result that crystallized deeper offensive struggles. GIE's rating holds steady at 3, with the Sun Devils projected to win just 5.1 games this season—effectively…

  • Recap

    Arizona State: 2026 Week 3 recap

    Arizona State sits at 51st in the latest GIE ratings with a 1–0 record, though the model hasn't budged since last week—a signal that the Morgan State blowout (70–7) didn't meaningfully shift expectations. That stagnation makes sense: FCS…

In the news

More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.

If QB1 is out

Sam Leavitt

GIE projects a -4.5 rating drop and a -17.9pp shift in playoff probability if Arizona State loses its QB1 for an extended stretch. (n=6 historical samples; pooled across recent seasons.)

Returning production · 2026

31 score

  • Quarterback 0% (2/5)
  • Offensive line 65% (13/20) players
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 30% (14/26)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 32% (18/28)
  • Secondary 35% (9/22)
  • Special teams 71% (3/7)

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

Portal additions · 2026

+1.3 rating

24 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

Arizona State incoming transfers
Player From Impact
Omarion MillerWR From Colorado Colorado 147
Owen LongLB From Colorado State Colorado State 147
Jessiah McGrewDB From Florida International Florida International 145
Lyrik RawlsDB From Kansas Kansas 130
Reed HarrisWR From Boston College Boston College 122
Jalen ThompsonDL From Michigan State Michigan State 106

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 31.6%
    23th — bottom tier
  • Red-zone TD rate 14.8%
    50th — average
  • 4th-down aggression 46.9%
    90th — elite
  • Late & close 4.4 yds/play
    28th — below avg

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.