The 2021 season's largest margin: Arizona State 41, Southern Utah 14. A 27-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2021 — The Winning Chapter
Arizona State's 2021 season (8-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Jayden DanielsQB2,380 passing yards
- Rachaad WhiteRB1,006 rushing yards
- Chip TrayanumRB402 rushing yards
- Daniyel NgataRB309 rushing yards
- Ricky PearsallWR580 receiving yards
- LV Bunkley-SheltonWR418 receiving yards
- Curtis HodgesTE373 receiving yards
- Kyle SoelleLB88 tackles
- Darien ButlerLB68 tackles
- Merlin RobertsonLB64 tackles
- B.J. Green IIDE5 sacks
- Tyler JohnsonDL4 sacks
- Anthonie CooperDL3.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Arizona State 21, Utah 35. A 14-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Arizona State fell to Wisconsin 13-20 in the postseason.
"Fork up"
2021 is a middle chapter for Arizona State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.