1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 28–7 vs. Pittsburgh
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 9
Record11–1 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kentera (3rd season)
Captains
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 + 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Arizona + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Oregon*No. 13
W 26–2040,100[1]
September 22Washington State*No. 13
W 20–951,252[2]
September 29Colorado StateNo. 13
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 67–1450,984[3]
October 6at New MexicoNo. 12
W 67–2421,139[4]
October 137:30 p.m.San Jose State*No. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 28–350,827[5]
October 20BYUNo. 12
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 52–1247,137[6]
October 27at Oregon State*No. 11
W 44–1420,188[7]
November 3at UtahNo. 8
L 31–3622,135[8]
November 10WyomingNo. 14
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 47–049,880[9]
November 17at UTEPNo. 13
W 54–137,400[10]
November 24ArizonaNo. 13
W 55–1951,383[11]
December 21vs. Pittsburgh*No. 10
W 28–750,878[12]

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Game summaries

Arizona

Team 1 234Total
Arizona 6 1300 19
• Arizona St 16 121314 55
  • Date: November 24
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
  • Game attendance: 51,383
Scoring summary
1ASUHudson 15-yard pass from White (Kush kick)Arizona St 7-0
1ASUKush 24-yard field goalArizona St 10-0
1ARIZUpchurch 2-yard run (kick failed)Arizona St 10-6
1ASUOwens 8-yard pass from White (kick failed)Arizona St 16-6
2ARIZUpchurch 1-yard run (Gorham kick)Arizona St 16-13
2ASUOwens 14-yard pass from White (kick failed)Arizona St 22-13
2ARIZHamilton 4-yard pass from Hill (kick failed)Arizona St 22-20
2ASUOwens 58-yard pass from White (kick failed)Arizona St 28-20
3ASUGreen 11-yard run (run failed)Arizona St 34-20
3ASUOwens 6-yard run (Kush kick)Arizona St 41-20
4ASUMalone 9-yard run (Kush kick)Arizona St 48-20
4ASUHudson 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
Pos. # Name Class
QB 11 Danny White Sr
RB 22 Woody Green Sr
WR 24 Morris Owens Jr
RB 32 Benny Malone Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

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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), NEA
    • All-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)

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    NFL draft

    Four Sun Devils were selected in the 1974 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).

    Player Position Round Pick NFL club
    Woody Green Running back 1st 16 Kansas City Chiefs
    Benny Malone Running back 2nd 47 Miami Dolphins
    Danny White Quarterback 3rd 53 Dallas Cowboys
    Monroe Eley ^ Running back 5th 128 Atlanta Falcons
    ^ Eley last played for ASU in 1971; he was in the Canadian Football League (1972–74) with the BC Lions.

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    References

    1. ^ "Air game beats Oregon". The Columbian. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ^ "WSU loses to Arizona State". The Bellingham Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Explosive again, Devils romp, 67–14". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Arizona State bombs Lobos again, 67–24". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Sun Devils bury SJS". The Daily Breeze. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Devils thump Cougars, 52–12". The Sunday Oregonian. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Beavers fall 44–14". The Sacramento Bee. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Arizona State errors aid 36–31 Utah upset". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Devils ambush Wyoming 47–0". Scottsbluff Star-Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Sun Devil ground game overwhelms UTEP, 54–13". The Arizona Daily Star. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Arizona State takes WAC crown, 55–19". Albuquerque Journal. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Fiesta time a big disappointment". The Pittsburgh Press. December 22, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "1973 NCAA Football Statistics (Arizona State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
    14. ^ "ASU rolls past Arizona." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.
    15. ^ "The lineups: Arizona State - OSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 1973. p. 2B.
    16. ^ 2012 Arizona State football media guide.
    17. ^ "Odom goes in 5th round". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 30, 1974. p. D1.
    18. ^ "Several area stars taken in grid draft". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. January 31, 1974. p. 2D.
    19. ^ "1974 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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