TEMPE, Ariz. – Any slim chance that still remained of making it into the college playoff at the end of the season for the Notre Dame football team wilted in the desert Saturday.

The Irish, done in by their own mistakes, were manhandled 55-31 at Arizona State.

The No. 11 ranked Sun Devils turned five Notre Dame turnovers by quarterback Everett Golson into 28 points.

The Irish, ranked No. 8 in the AP poll, rallied from a 34-10 halftime deficit to pull within 34-31 with 6:37 to play on a 25-yard touchdown toss from Golson to Amir Carlisle.

Arizona State, now 8-1, then rattled off the final 21 points of the contest. The Sun Devils got a touchdown pass from quarterback Taylor Kelly, followed by a 58-yard interception return for a score on a pass that bounced right off the chest of Irish receiver Corey Robinson and a two-yard run by Kelly to close out the whipping.

The Sun Devils turned an early 3-0 deficit into a 24-3 lead by early in the second quarter by taking advantage of Golson mistakes. The Irish trailed 34-10 at halftime before scoring the next 21 points on two one-yard touchdown runs by Cam McDaniel and the Golson to Carlisle touchdown pass.

Golson finished the game 22-41 passing for a career-high 446 yards. He had four interceptions, including a pair returned for touchdowns, and was also sacked seven times by the blitzing approach of the Sun Devils.  Golson’s 446 yards passing with the fifth most in school history and the most for an Irish quarterback since Jimmy Clausen threw for 452 yards versus Navy in 2009.

Golson now has 17 turnovers in the last six games this season after having zero in the first three games this year.

Notre Dame, which beat ASU 37-34 last season, lost despite having a 487-412 edge in total yards.

The 55 points allowed by Notre Dame, the majority of which was due to its turnover-prone offense, is the most given up by the Irish since Miami scored 58 points versus them in 1985.

The Sun Devils, whose lone loss was a 62-27 blowout to UCLA, was ranked No. 9 in this week’s college football playoff poll. The Irish were No. 10 in the committee’s poll, which will be used to determine the four teams for the first playoff at the end of the season.

The Irish return home next Saturday to host Northwestern at 3:30 p.m. Notre Dame then hosts Louisville Nov. 22 and plays at USC Nov. 29 to finish out the regular season.

ASU plays at Oregon State next Saturday.