1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC champion
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 48–26 vs. North Carolina
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 6
1970 record 11–0 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach Frank Kush
Home stadium Sun Devil Stadium
1970 WAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Arizona State $ 7 0 0     11 0 0
New Mexico 5 1 0     7 3 0
Utah 4 2 0     6 4 0
UTEP 4 3 0     6 4 0
Arizona 2 4 0     4 6 0
Colorado State 1 3 0     4 7 0
BYU 1 6 0     3 8 0
Wyoming 1 6 0     1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1970 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled an 11–0 record (7–0 against WAC opponents), won the WAC championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 405 to 148.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Joe Spagnola with 1,991 passing yards, Bobby Thomas with 900 rushing yards, and J. D. Hill with 908 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 19 Colorado State No. 20 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ W 38–9  
September 26 Kansas State* Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 34–13  
October 3 at Wyoming No. 18 War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY W 52–3  
October 10 Washington State* No. 14 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 37–30  
October 17 at BYU No. 12 Cougar StadiumProvo, UT W 27–3  
October 24 at UTEP No. 12 Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX W 42–13  
November 7 San Jose State* No. 12 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 46–10  
November 14 Utah No. 11 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 37–14  
November 21 New Mexico No. 9 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 33–21  
December 5 at Arizona No. 9 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (Rivalry) W 10–6  
December 20 vs. North Carolina No. 8 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) W 48–26  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain.

Game summaries

Arizona

1 234Total
Arizona St 0 073 10
Arizona 0 006 6

[5]

1970 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1971 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
J. D. Hill Wide Receiver 1 4 Buffalo Bills
Jim McCann Kicker 8 205 San Francisco 49ers
Mike Fanucci Defensive End 9 219 Washington Redskins
Bob Thomas End 15 379 Cincinnati Bengals

References

  1. "1970 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 122.
  3. "1970 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Frank Kush, 1970". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  5. Eugene-Register Guard. 1970 Dec 6.
  6. "1971 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
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