1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1974 record7–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Western Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Arizona 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
UTEP 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Utah 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The offense scored 267 points while the defense allowed 163 points. Led by head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils finished with a 7–5 record.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 7No. 11 Houston*No. 15
W 30–950,227
September 21TCU*No. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 37–7
September 28at Missouri*No. 7
L 0–9
October 5at WyomingNo. 18
W 16–10
October 19UtahNo. 15
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 32–0
October 26New MexicoNo. 14
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 41–7
November 2UTEPNo. 14
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 27–31
November 9at BYUNo. 16
L 18–21
November 16No. 16 NC State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 14–35
November 23Colorado State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 26–21
November 30at Arizona
L 0–10
December 7at Hawaii*
W 26–323,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[]

1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Dennis Sproul Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary[]

TCU[]

Sophomore fullback Mark Lovett rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns while quarterback Dennis Sproul engineered two other scoring drives in the 37–7 win.[1]

1975 NFL Draft[]

The following players were claimed in the 1975 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Bob Breunig Linebacker 3 70 Dallas Cowboys
Morris Owens Wide Receiver 5 106 Miami Dolphins

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Utah falls to UTEP; ASU Wins." Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 Sept 22.
  2. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
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