The curtain officially came down on the first year of the Herm Edwards era Saturday night as the Sun Devils lost to No. 21 Fresno State 31-20 in the Las Vegas Bowl at Sam Boyd Stadium.
The Sun Devils finished the season 7-6.
It was a learning year for Edwards and his new staff after they assumed control of the program last December.
Nine of ASU's games were determined by a touchdown or less, and before the loss on Saturday, their five losses had come by a total of 30 points. They also closed out the regular season with wins in four of their last five games, highlighted by a 41-40 victory over rival Arizona to maintain control of the Territorial Cup.