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Arizona State Football Team History


Arizona State Sun Devils
Arizona State University
 Tempe, AZ
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Sun Devil Stadium
Capacity: 73,656
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Frank Kush
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Frank Kush enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Arizona State.
 The Sun Devils won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Northwestern  35   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Oregon State  33   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Missouri  0   15   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ New Mexico  45   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Air Force  37   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Texas El Paso  66   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Utah  47   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Wyoming  45   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Brigham Young  24   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Colorado State  14   25   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Arizona  23   7   W       
 Sun., Dec. 25   Penn State  30   42   L    @ Tempe, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored399
  Scoring Average33.3
  Points Allowed196
  Defense Average16.3
  Opponents Record57-76
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record3-1
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 9-3-0 AP
18 9-3-0 Coaches
18 9-3-0 UPI
  
1977 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 9-2433165 6-1280108  Lavell Edwards
Colorado State 9-2-1301206 5-2179146  Sark Arslanian
New Mexico 5-7273319 2-5160192  Bill Mondt
Arizona State 9-3399196Lost  30-426-126491  Frank Kush
Wyoming 4-6-1166273 4-3112141  Bill Lewis
Arizona 5-7256250 3-4148159  Tony Mason
Utah 3-8212379 2-5123245  Wayne Howard
Texas El Paso 1-10151460 0-7111295  Bill Michael

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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