On December 27, 2014 - exactly 11 years ago today - Arizona State football won its first major non-New Year's Six bowl game since 2004. The then-No. 15 Sun Devils topped Duke 36-31 in the Hyundai Sun Bowl held in El Paso, Texas.
Then-ASU head coach Todd Graham led the team to its second bowl win and back-to-back 10-win seasons in his third year at the helm, giving many Sun Devil fans hope for an upswing in the program's prospects. That was especially true considering ASU climbed as high as No. 6 in the College Football Playoff rankings as late as Nov.