They were led by third-year head coach Todd Graham and played their home games at Sun Devil Stadium.

It marked the first time since 1973 that Arizona State won ten or more games in back-to-back seasons.

The 2013 Sun Devils finished 10–4 (8–1 in the Pac-12) and made an appearance in the Pac-12 Championship Game, where they were defeated by Stanford.

1st quarter scoring: USC – Nelson Agholor 53-yard punt return (Andre Heidari kick) 2nd quarter scoring: AS – Jaelen Strong 4-yard pass from Mike Bercovici (Alex Garoutte kick); AS – Strong 77-yard pass from Bercovici (Kody Kohl pass from Bercovici); USC – Javorius Allen 1-yard run (Heidari kick); USC – Heidari 35-yard field goal 3rd quarter scoring: AS – Garoutte 19-yard field goal; USC – Heidari 33-yard field goal 4th quarter scoring: USC – Cody Kessler 8-yard run (Heidari kick); AS – D. J.

Foster 21-yard pass from Bercovici (Garoutte kick); USC – Allen 53-yard run (Heidari kick); AS – Cameron Smith 73-yard pass from Bercovici (Garoutte kick); AS – Strong 46-yard pass from Bercovici The Sun Devils played their biggest game in the Todd Graham era against highly ranked Notre Dame, a game that many analysts viewed as an elimination game for a spot in the first-ever College Football Playoff.