1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team American college football season
The 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season and outscored its opponents 519 to 171. Led by 16th-year head coach Frank Kush , the Sun Devils stayed home and won the Fiesta Bowl to finish at 11–1 and ninth in the final AP poll .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 15 at Oregon * No. 13 W 26–2040,100 [ 1] September 22 Washington State * No. 13 W 20–951,252 [ 2] September 29 Colorado State No. 13 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 67–1450,984 [ 3] October 6 at New Mexico No. 12 W 67–2421,139 [ 4] October 13 San Jose State * No. 11 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 28–350,827 [ 5] October 20 BYU No. 12 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 52–1247,137 [ 6] October 27 at Oregon State * No. 11 W 44–1420,188 [ 7] November 3 at Utah No. 8 L 31–3622,135 [ 8] November 10 Wyoming No. 14 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 47–049,880 [ 9] November 17 at UTEP No. 13 W 54–137,400 [ 10] November 24 Arizona No. 13 W 55–1951,383 [ 11] December 21 vs. Pittsburgh * No. 10 W 28–750,878 [ 12] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Game summaries
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Date: November 24Location: Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, ArizonaGame attendance: 51,383 Scoring summary 1 ASU Hudson 15-yard pass from White (Kush kick) Arizona St 7-0 1 ASU Kush 24-yard field goal Arizona St 10-0 1 ARIZ Upchurch 2-yard run (kick failed) Arizona St 10-6 1 ASU Owens 8-yard pass from White (kick failed) Arizona St 16-6 2 ARIZ Upchurch 1-yard run (Gorham kick) Arizona St 16-13 2 ASU Owens 14-yard pass from White (kick failed) Arizona St 22-13 2 ARIZ Hamilton 4-yard pass from Hill (kick failed) Arizona St 22-20 2 ASU Owens 58-yard pass from White (kick failed) Arizona St 28-20 3 ASU Green 11-yard run (run failed) Arizona St 34-20 3 ASU Owens 6-yard run (Kush kick) Arizona St 41-20 4 ASU Malone 9-yard run (Kush kick) Arizona St 48-20 4 ASU Hudson recovered fumble in end zone (Kush kick) Arizona St 55-20
Arizona State clinches a share of WAC title and third straight trip to the Fiesta Bowl . Morris Owens went over 1,000 yards receiving for the season while both Woody Green and Benny Malone surpassed the same mark in rushing yardage.[ 14]
Roster
1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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Awards and honors
All-Americans : HB Woody Green - Consensus - Football Coaches of America, Sporting News, Time, UPI (second), AP (second), Walter Camp, QB Danny White - Football Writers, Time, UPI (second), AP (second), NEAAll-WAC: OT Steve Gunther, OG John Houser, QB/P Danny White, HB Woody Green, DE Sam Johnson, DE Larry Shorty, LB Bob Breunig , DB Mike Haynes , K Danny Kush (honorable mention), DB Bo Warren (honorable mention), DB Kory Schuknecht (honorable mention), RS Morris Owens (honorable mention), C Ed Kindig (honorable mention), DT Deke Ballard (honorable mention), DT Neal Skarin (honorable mention), MG Sal Olivo (honorable mention), LB James Baker (honorable mention) [ 16]
NFL draft
Four Sun Devils were selected in the 1974 NFL draft , which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).
^ Eley last played for ASU in 1971 ; he was in the Canadian Football League (1972–74) with the BC Lions . [ 17] [ 18] [ 19]
References
^ "Air game beats Oregon" . The Columbian . September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "WSU loses to Arizona State" . The Bellingham Herald . September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Explosive again, Devils romp, 67–14" . The Arizona Republic . September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Arizona State bombs Lobos again, 67–24" . Honolulu Star-Bulletin . October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Sun Devils bury SJS" . The Daily Breeze . October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Devils thump Cougars, 52–12" . The Sunday Oregonian . October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Beavers fall 44–14" . The Sacramento Bee . October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Arizona State errors aid 36–31 Utah upset" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Devils ambush Wyoming 47–0" . Scottsbluff Star-Herald . November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Sun Devil ground game overwhelms UTEP, 54–13" . The Arizona Daily Star . November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Arizona State takes WAC crown, 55–19" . Albuquerque Journal . November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Fiesta time a big disappointment" . The Pittsburgh Press . December 22, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ "1973 NCAA Football Statistics (Arizona State)" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 8, 2024 .^ "ASU rolls past Arizona." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.
^ "The lineups: Arizona State - OSU" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). October 27, 1973. p. 2B.^ 2012 Arizona State football media guide.
^ "Odom goes in 5th round" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 30, 1974. p. D1.^ "Several area stars taken in grid draft" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. January 31, 1974. p. 2D.^ "1974 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com" . Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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