1975 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1975 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC champion Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 17–14 vs. Nebraska
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	12–0 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Kush (18th season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kentera
Captains	Mike Haynes Jim Heilig
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium

1975 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Arizona State $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 18 Arizona	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Colorado State	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
BYU	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Utah	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Wyoming	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
UTEP	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The offense scored 347 points, while the defense allowed 127 points. Led by head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils were undefeated in the regular season (11–0), perfect in Western Athletic Conference play (7–0), and won the Fiesta Bowl. After beating Nebraska, 17–14, Kush said, "From the players' standpoint, this was probably the most important game since I have been here. Not only was the game important for the recognition this team will receive, but it also helps gain recognition for the great teams and players we have had here in the past." They finished the season (12–0) overall and were ranked # 2 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches Poll. This remains the highest ranked finish in Arizona State football history. Arizona State was also selected as National Champions by Sporting news that year giving Arizona State their second national championship.

Regular season

Schedule

The Sun Devils finished the season with a 12–0 record.

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Sun Devils points	Opponents	Record
1	Sept. 13	Washington	W	35	12	1-0-0
2	Sept. 20	@ Texas Christian	W	33	10	2-0-0
3	Sept. 27	Brigham Young	W	20	0	3-0-0
4	Oct. 4	Idaho	W	29	3	4-0-0
5	Oct. 11	@ New Mexico	W	16	10	5-0-0
6	Oct. 18	@ Colorado State	W	33	3	6-0-0
7	Oct. 25	Texas El-Paso	W	24	6	7-0-0
8	Nov. 1	@ Utah	W	40	14	8-0-0
9	Nov. 8	Wyoming	W	21	20	9-0-0
10	Nov. 14	Pacific	W	55	14	10-0-0
11	Nov. 29	Arizona	W	24	21	11-0-0
12	Dec. 26	vs.Nebraska	W	17	14	12-0-0

Roster

1975 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 81 Glenn Crawford So TE 15 Bruce Hardy So WR 84 John Jefferson So QB 12 Fred Mortensen So TE 89 Dan Smith So QB 10 Dennis Sproul So RB 36 Fred Williams Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 53 Larry Gordon Sr DE 82 Al Harris Fr CB 40 Michael Haynes Sr S 30 Dan Paschke So S 43 Alex Stencel Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Frank Kush Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 0 14 7 0 21 • Arizona State 3 7 7 7 24 Date: November 29 Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ

Scoring summary 1 ASU Mortensen 32-yard field goal ASU 3-0 2 ARIZ Piper 10-yard pass from Hill (Pistor kick) ARIZ 7-3 2 ARIZ Hill 10-yard run (Pistor kick) ARIZ 14-3 2 ASU Jefferson 8-yard pass from Sproul (Mortensen kick) ARIZ 14-10 3 ASU Jefferson 7-yard pass from Sproul (Mortensen kick) ASU 17-14 3 ARIZ Randolph 53-yard pass from Hill (Pistor kick) ARIZ 21-17 4 ASU Sproul 1-yard run (Mortensen kick) ASU 24-21

1975 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Mike Haynes	Defensive Back	1	5	New England Patriots
Larry Gordon	Linebacker	1	17	Miami Dolphins
Randy Moore	Defensive Tackle	12	334	Denver Broncos
Chris Lorenzen	Defensive Tackle	16	438	Cleveland Browns