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Arizona State Sun Devils Football
First season1897
Head coach
1st season, 10–3 (.769)
StadiumSun Devil Stadium
(capacity: 73,379)
Field surfaceGrass
All-time record527–329–24 (.613)
Bowl record12–10–1 (.543)
Conference titles16
ColorsMaroon and Gold
   
Fight songMaroon and Gold
MascotSparky
Marching bandArizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band
RivalsArizona Wildcats
WebsiteArizona State Sun Devils Official Site

The Arizona State Sun Devils are a major college football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Pacific Ten Conference.

The Sun Devils had their greatest success in the 1960's and 1970's under head coach Frank Kush. In that 21-year stretch, they compiled a 176-54-1 record, putting Arizona State on the college football map. From 1969 to 1971, the team put together a school-record 21-game winning streak. In 1996, however, the Sun Devils came within a matter of seconds of pulling out a win in the Rose Bowl against Ohio State that would have given them an undefeated season, and possibly a national championship.[citation needed]

The team plays its home games at Sun Devil Stadium, which currently has a capacity of 73,656.

Head Coaches

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1897-1906 Fred Irish 8 12-8 .600
1914-16 George Schaeffer 3 7-8 .467
1919 George Cooper 1 0-2 .000
1922 Ernest Wills 1 0-3-1 .125
1923-29 Aaron McReary 7 25-17-4 .587
1930-32 Ted Shipkey 3 12-10-2 .542
1933-37 Rudy Lavik 5 13-26-3 .345
1938-41 Dixie Howell 4 23-15-4 .595
1942 Hilman Walker 1 2-8 .200
1946 Steve Coutchie 1 2-7-2 .273
1947-50 Ed Doherty 4 25-17 .595
1951 Larry Siemering 1 6-3-1 .650
1952-54 Clyde Smith 3 15-13-1 .534
1955-57 Dan Devine 3 27-3-1 .887
1958-78 Frank Kush 21 176-54-1 .764
1979 Bob Owens 1 6-6 .500
1980-84 Darryl Rogers 5 37-18-1 .670
1985-87 John Cooper 3 25-9-2 .722
1988-91 Larry Marmie 4 22-21-1 .511
1992-2000 Bruce Snyder 9 58-45 .563
2001-06 Dirk Koetter 6 41-33 .554
2007- Dennis Erickson 1 10-3 .769
1897-2007 22 coaches 108 544-329-24 .606

Championships

Conference Championships

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record
1969 WAC 8-2 6-1
1970 WAC 11-0 7-0
1971 WAC 11-1 7-0
1972 WAC 10-2 5-1
1973 WAC 11-1 6-1
1975 WAC 12-0 7-0
1977 WAC 9-3 6-1
1986 Pac Ten 10-1-1 5-1-1
1996 Pac Ten 11-1 8-0
2007 Pac Ten 10-3 7-2
Total conference championships 9

Records

All-time bowl record

Arizona State has played in 24 bowls in its history and owns a 12-11-1 record in those games. Among the most common bowls its played in are the Fiesta Bowl (six times) and the Sun Bowls (four times). The team has currently gone to four consecutive bowl games, and nine in the last 12 seasons.

Date Bowl W/L Opponent PF PA
January 1, 1939 Sun Bowl T Catholic 0 0
January 1, 1940 Sun Bowl L Western Reserve 13 26
January 1, 1949 Salad Bowl L Xavier 21 33
January 1, 1950 Salad Bowl L Miami (OH) 21 34
December 30, 1970 Peach Bowl W North Carolina 48 26
December 27, 1971 Fiesta Bowl W Florida State 45 38
December 23, 1972 Fiesta Bowl W Missouri 49 35
December 21, 1973 Fiesta Bowl W Pittsburgh 28 7
December 26, 1975 Fiesta Bowl W Nebraska 17 14
December 25, 1977 Fiesta Bowl L Penn State 30 42
December 16, 1978 Garden State Bowl W Rutgers 34 16
January 1, 1983 Fiesta Bowl W Oklahoma 32 21
December 22, 1985 Holiday Bowl L Arkansas 17 18
January 1, 1987 Rose Bowl W Michigan 22 15
December 30, 1987 Freedom Bowl W Air Force 33 28
January 1, 1997 Rose Bowl L Ohio State 17 20
December 31, 1997 Sun Bowl W Iowa 17 7
December 25, 1999 Aloha Bowl L Wake Forest 3 23
December 25,2000 Aloha Bowl L Boston College 17 31
December 27, 2002 Holiday Bowl L Kansas State 27 34
December 31, 2004 Sun Bowl W Purdue 27 23
December 27, 2005 Insight Bowl W Rutgers 45 40
December 24, 2006 Hawaii Bowl L Hawaii 24 41
December 27, 2007 Holiday Bowl L Texas 52 34
Total 24 bowl games 12-11-1

Stadiums

Rivalry

Arizona State's primary rival is Arizona. The football rivalry game between the schools is known as "The Duel in the Desert", and it is arguably one of the most heated sports rivalry series in college football.[1] The University of Arizona has the all-time series lead with a record of 44-36-1. This record dates back to 1899 before Arizona State was recognized as a University. However, since becoming an official university in 1958,[2] Arizona State has the overall lead in the rivalry series with a record of 28 wins, 21 losses, and one tie.[3] ASU has recently been dominant in the series, winning the last three meetings and 7 of the last 9.

Current NFL Players

Other Famous Players

References

  1. ^ Knauer, Tom (2006-11-22). "What is the Territorial Cup?". The Wildcat Online. Retrieved 2007-04-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authorTom Knauer= (help)
  2. ^ "Brief History of ASU". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  3. ^ "ASU's all time record versus other teams(football)". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)

See also

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