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1975 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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. On January 17, 1976 Sporting News Ranked ASU as the #1 team in College Football for the 1975 season. This was the only poll that recognized ASU as the National Champions.[1] This remains the highest ranked finish in Arizona State football history in both the AP and Coaches Poll.

1975 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 17–14 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record12–0 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kentera (5th season)
Captains
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Washington*
W 35–1250,194
September 13at TCU*No. 18
W 33–10
September 27BYUNo. 13
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 20–050,944
October 4Idaho*No. 14
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 29–344,262
October 11at New MexicoNo. 11
W 16–10
October 18at Colorado StateNo. 11
W 33–328,191
October 25UTEPNo. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–6
November 1at UtahNo. 10
W 40–1415,833
November 8WyomingNo. 10
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 21–2043,038[2]
November 15Pacific (CA)*No. 8
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 55–14
November 29No. 12 ArizonaNo. 8
W 24–21
December 26vs. No. 6 Nebraska*No. 7
W 17–1451,396
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Roster edit

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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries edit

Arizona edit

1 234Total
Arizona 0 1470 21
• Arizona State 3 777 24
Scoring summary
1ASUMortensen 32-yard field goalASU 3-0
2ARIZPiper 10-yard pass from Hill (Pistor kick)ARIZ 7-3
2ARIZHill 10-yard run (Pistor kick)ARIZ 14-3
2ASUJefferson 8-yard pass from Sproul (Mortensen kick)ARIZ 14-10
3ASUJefferson 7-yard pass from Sproul (Mortensen kick)ASU 17-14
3ARIZRandolph 53-yard pass from Hill (Pistor kick)ARIZ 21-17
4ASUSproul 1-yard run (Mortensen kick)ASU 24-21

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1975 team players in the NFL edit

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

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References edit

  1. ^ "azcentral.com – ASU's undefeated 1975 team: No. 2 ranking still stings after 40 years". azcentral.com. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Bob Eger (November 9, 1975). "Sun Devils squeak by Wyoming, 21-20". Arizona Republic. pp. D1, D5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sun Devils go unbeaten, make Fiesta." Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Nov 30.
  4. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


 

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