1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 0 1 11 0 1
No. 11 Washington 5 2 0 9 3 0
Arizona 4 3 0 6 5 1
Oregon 4 3 0 6 5 0
California 5 4 0 6 6 0
Stanford 3 3 1 5 5 1
Arizona State 3 4 0 6 6 0
UCLA 3 4 0 5 6 0
Washington State 2 6 0 3 8 0
Oregon State 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10). The team was led by head coach Frank Kush through the first five games and by Bob Owens for the final seven games.[2] They finished with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6, 3–4 Pac-10). The offense scored 306 points while the defense allowed 208 points. The team later vacated five victories.[3]

Schedule

September 87:00 PMCaliforniaNo. 18

L 9–1771,005 September 153:30 PMat No. 18 Florida State*

L 3–3133,484 September 227:00 PMToledo*

  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona

W 49–0 (vacated)68,756 September 296:00 PMat Oregon State

W 45–0 (vacated)20,000 October 137:00 PMWashington

  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona

W 12–7 (vacated)70,512 October 207:00 PMWashington State

  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona

W 28–17 (vacated)70,729 October 272:00 PMUtah State*

  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona

KTVKW 28–14 (vacated)67,219 November 32:00 PMat Stanford

KTVKL 21–2830,885 November 102:30 PMat UCLA

L 28–3134,763 November 177:00 PMWest Virginia*

  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona

W 42–768,573 November 247:00 PMArizona

  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona

L 24–2770,947 December 18:00 PMat Hawaii*

L 17–2942,040

Template:CFB Schedule End

1979 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1980 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Mark Malone Quarterback 1 28 Pittsburgh Steelers

References

  1. ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Reid, Ron (October 29, 1979). "There's the Devil to Pay". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "Arizona State University – 1979". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 21, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2012.