1976 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1976 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
1976 record4–7 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU + 6 1 0 9 3 0
Wyoming + 6 1 0 8 4 0
Arizona State 4 3 0 4 7 0
Utah 3 3 0 3 8 0
Arizona 3 4 0 5 6 0
New Mexico 3 4 0 4 7 0
Colorado State 2 4 0 6 5 0
UTEP 0 7 0 1 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1976 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their 19th season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 4–7 record (4–3 against WAC opponents), finished in third place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 241 to 223.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dennis Sproul with 1,751 passing yards, Freddie Williams with 516 rushing yards, and Larry Mucker with 835 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 9No. 17 UCLA*No. 3L 10–2850,876
September 25California*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 22–31
October 2at WyomingL 10–13
October 9Cincinnati*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 0–14
October 16at UTEPW 23–6
October 23New Mexico
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–15
October 30at BYUL 21–4329,854
November 6Air Force*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 30–31
November 13Utah
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 28–3140,076
November 13Colorado State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 21–19
November 27at ArizonaW 27–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[]

1976 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Dennis Sproul Jr
RB 36 Fred Williams Sr
WR John Jefferson Jr
WR Chris DeFrance So
TE Bruce Hardy Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE Al Harris So
S John Harris Jr
S Kim Anderson So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1976 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. 123. Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. ^ "1976 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
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