1989 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 1989 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Larry Marmie, the Sun Devils compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 258 to 241.[1][2]

1989 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–4–1 (3–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 USC $ 6 0 1 9 2 1
No. 23 Washington 5 3 0 8 4 0
Oregon 5 3 0 8 4 0
No. 25 Arizona 5 3 0 8 4 0
Arizona State 3 3 1 6 4 1
Oregon State 3 4 1 4 7 1
Washington State 3 5 0 6 5 0
Stanford 3 5 0 3 8 0
UCLA 2 5 1 3 7 1
California 2 6 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Paul Justin with 2,591 passing yards, David Winsley with 470 rushing yards, and Ron Fair with 1,082 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9Kansas State*W 31–068,606
September 16San Jose State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 28–2163,849
September 16No. 17 Houston*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 7–3667,357
September 30Missouri*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 19–3
October 7at No. 25 UCLAL 14–3353,188
October 14at Oregon StateT 17–1723,833
October 21Oregon
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 7–2767,350
October 28Washington State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 44–3962,416
November 4at WashingtonW 34–3264,695
November 11Stanford
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 30–2265,312
November 25Arizona
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)
L 10–2874,926
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel edit

1989 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Leland Adams
RB Victor Cahoon
RB Jeff Cowan
WR Ron Fair
RB Kelvin Fisher
OL Eddie Grant
WR Eric Guliford
RB Tom Harkrader
OL Mark Hayes
WR Lynn James
QB Paul Justin
OL Tim Kirby
QB Kurt Lasher
TE Ryan McReynolds
RB Bruce Perkins
OL Mike Ritter
OL Tony Sherman
RB Jeff Simoneau
WR Kevin Snyder
OL Fedel Underwood
QB Bobby Valdez
TE Scott Veach
RB David Winsley
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Shane Collins
DL Richard Davis
DB Floyd Fields
DB Lawrence Hubley
LB Terence Johnson
S 29 Nathan LaDuke Jr
DL Tim Landers
LB Drew Metcalf
DB Eddie Stokes
LB Mark Tingstad
LB Darren Woodson
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Mike Richey
P Brad Williams
K Alan Zendejas
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  1. ^ "1989 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. 124. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1989 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.