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Best Moments of ASU's 2025 Regular Season

Originally posted on Arizona State Sun Devils on SI
By Tanner Cappellini | Last updated Dec 11, 2025 2:00 PM ET

While the Arizona State Sun Devils are playing in a Bowl Game this season on Dec 31st, the regular season is finished. It was quite the season for Sun Devil football, to say the least, full of both ups and downs. So, what were some of the positives and great moments that ASU football had this season?

Texas Tech Win

This season, ASU had a lot of big games in terms of storyline, and their game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders might have been the biggest one. The Red Raiders beat ASU in a close game in 2024, so the fact that ASU was not able to get their revenge on Texas Tech, but also the fact that they handed them their first and only loss of the season, was huge for Kenny Dillingham’s squad.

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The game featured many amazing plays, including a huge Sam Leavitt to Jordyn Tyson play on fourth down to help ASU win the game. Even though ASU did not play in the Big 12 game this year, the fact that they beat the team that would eventually be the Big 12 Champions is a huge win for this season.

Having a winning record when Sims played

When Sam Leavitt went down with an injury, many Sun Devils fans thought the season was done for and that ASU would have a tough stretch. However, when Jeff Sims was a starter, ASU went 3-2. This included a huge win against the Cyclones in Iowa and a home win against West Virginia. Overall, Sims, with his great mobility and quick release, gave ASU fans some hope this season.

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Raleek’s Huge Rushing Game

When Cam Skattebo went to the New York Giants in April, many thought that the run game would struggle. However, Raleek Brown had a really great season on the ground for Marcus Arroyo’s offense. Some of Raleek’s best performances were early in the season against Mississippi State and Texas State. However, Brown’s masterpiece game was against Colorado, where he had 255 rushing yards.

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The 27-24 Games

A stretch of ASU football games that do not get discussed as much as they deserve to are ASU wins against the Baylor Bears and TCU Horned Frogs in back-to-back weeks. Both of these games ended in 27-24, where Kenny Dillingham and his squad showed the true power and grit this team has. This easily could have been losses on the season, but the fact that ASU won them is huge for this team.

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Overall, even though this was a season that had some disappointments, there will be plenty of special and great moments for this franchise that speak to how great this Kenny Dillingham-coached team is.

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