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-
1972 Season Highlights
Frank Kush enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Arizona State.
The Sun Devils won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Houston
33
28
W
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Kansas State
56
14
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Wyoming
43
45
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Oregon State
38
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Utah
59
48
W
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Brigham Young
49
17
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Air Force
31
39
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Texas El Paso
55
14
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
New Mexico
60
7
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
San Jose State
51
21
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Arizona
38
21
W
Sat., Dec. 23
Missouri
49
35
W
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1972 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 562
Scoring Average 46.8
Points Allowed 296
Defense Average 24.7
Opponents Record 53-77
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-1
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
13 10-2-0
AP
13 9-2-0
Coaches
13 9-2-0
UPI
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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