American college football season
The1975 Arizona State Sun Devils football team representedArizona State University in the1975 NCAA Division I football season . The offense scored 347 points, while the defense allowed 127 points. Led by head coachFrank Kush , the Sun Devils were undefeated in the regular season (11–0), perfect inWestern Athletic Conference play (7–0), and won theFiesta Bowl . After beatingNebraska , 17–14, Kush said, "From the players' standpoint, this was probably the most important game since I have been here. Not only was the game important for the recognition this team will receive, but it also helps gain recognition for the great teams and players we have had here in the past." They finished the season (12–0) overall and were ranked # 2 in both theAP Poll and theCoaches Poll . This remains the highest ranked finish in Arizona State football history in both the AP and Coaches Poll. Despite the AP and Coaches polls ranking ASU as #2, theSporting News and TheNational Championship Foundation (both of which were major selection polls at the time) ranked ASU as the #1 team of the nation.
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 13 Washington * W 35–1250,194 [ 1] September 20 atTCU * No. 18 W 33–1013,122 [ 2] September 27 BYU No. 13 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 20–050,944 [ 3] October 4 Idaho * No. 14 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 29–344,262 [ 4] October 11 atNew Mexico No. 11 W 16–1020,045 [ 5] October 18 atColorado State No. 11 W 33–328,191 [ 6] October 25 UTEP No. 11 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 24–646,257 [ 7] November 1 atUtah No. 10 W 40–1415,833 [ 8] November 8 Wyoming No. 10 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 21–2043,038 [ 9] November 15 Pacific (CA) * No. 8 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 55–1443,511 [ 10] November 29 No. 12Arizona No. 8 W 24–2151,388 [ 11] December 26 vs. No. 6Nebraska * No. 7 W 17–1451,396 [ 12] *Non-conference game Rankings fromCoaches' Poll released prior to the game
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 0 14 7 0 21 •Arizona State 3 7 7 7 24
Scoring summary 1 ASU Mortensen 32-yard field goal ASU 3-0 2 ARIZ Piper 10-yard pass from Hill (Pistor kick) ARIZ 7-3 2 ARIZ Hill 10-yard run (Pistor kick) ARIZ 14-3 2 ASU Jefferson 8-yard pass from Sproul (Mortensen kick) ARIZ 14-10 3 ASU Jefferson 7-yard pass from Sproul (Mortensen kick) ASU 17-14 3 ARIZ Randolph 53-yard pass from Hill (Pistor kick) ARIZ 21-17 4 ASU Sproul 1-yard run (Mortensen kick) ASU 24-21
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1975 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
1975 team players in the NFL [ edit ] The following players were claimed in the1976 NFL draft .
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^ "Huskies crunched by 35–12" .The Columbian . September 14, 1975. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Sun Devils slug Frogs" .The Austin American-Statesman . September 21, 1975. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Devils pound BYU 20–0" .The El Paso Times . September 28, 1975. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Kush's kicks lead Arizona St., 29–3" .Press-Telegram . October 5, 1975. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Sun Devils struggle to 16–10 victory" .The Arizona Republic . October 12, 1975. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Devils rip Rams" .Casper Star-Tribune . October 19, 1975. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Devils' 'snafu offense' enough to beat UTEP" .Arizona Daily Star . October 26, 1975. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Sun Devils clobber Utah" .Fort Collins Coloradoan . November 2, 1975. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Bob Eger (November 9, 1975)."Sun Devils squeak by Wyoming, 21–20" .The Arizona Republic . pp. D1, D5. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Arizona St. pulverizes Pacific" .Oakland Tribune . November 16, 1975. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Arizona State comes from behind to win" .The Daily Breeze . November 30, 1975. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "ASU downs Nebraska, 17–14" .Albuquerque Journal . December 27, 1975. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "1975 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedOctober 17, 2024 .^ "Sun Devils go unbeaten, make Fiesta." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 30. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived fromthe original on December 21, 2007.
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