1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumGoodwin Stadium, Sun Devil Stadium
1958 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hardin–Simmons $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Arizona 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
New Mexico A&M 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas Western 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Border Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their first season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 7–3 record (4–1 against Border opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 271 to 131.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included John Hangartner with 1,208 passing yards, Leon Burton with 642 rushing yards, and Bill Spanko with 463 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Hawaii*
W 47–619,000[4]
September 27at Pacific (CA)*
L 16–3431,008[5]
October 48:00 p.m.West Texas State
W 16–1328,200[6][7][8]
October 11Hardin–Simmons
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 6–1426,261[9]
October 18San Jose State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 20–2129,000[10]
October 25at Detroit*
W 27–614,715[11]
November 1New Mexico A&M
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 23–1927,300[12]
November 8Texas Western
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 27–025,400[13]
November 22at Arizona
W 47–025,000[14]
November 29Marquette*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 42–1824,000[15]

[16]

Game summaries

Detroit

During a flight layover in Kansas City, head coach Frank Kush had the team deplane and practice on field adjacent to the airport. Kush then proceeded to bench the seniors for the first half of the game.[17]

Personnel

1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Leon Burton
C Dave Fronner
G Ken Kerr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1958 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. 121. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1958 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Sun Devils rip Rainbows". The Oregon Daily Journal. September 21, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bass runs wild as C.O.P. wins". Oakland Tribune. September 28, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Kranz, Dick (October 1, 1958). "Buffs To Help Devils Open New Grid Bowl". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Amarillo, Texas. p. 19. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ Smith, Dean (October 4, 1958). "A-State Comes Off Canvas Vs. W. Texas In New Stadium". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 32. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "Desperate Sun Devils storm 75 yards to beat Buffaloes". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 5, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "H–SU nips Tempe BC supremacy". The El Paso Times. October 12, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "San Jose rebounds to upset Tempe". The San Francisco Examiner. October 19, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Flint's Burton Rips U-D, 27–6". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1958. pp. E1, E2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tempe clips A&M, 23–19". The Arizona Daily Star. November 2, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Sun Devils blank Miners, 27–0 in homecoming win". The Arizona Republic. November 9, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Devils crush Arizona, 47–0". The Arizona Republic. November 23, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Arizona State spoils finale for Druze with 42–18 win". The Racine Journal-Times. November 30, 1958. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Arizona State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  17. ^ Helmet Hut. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
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