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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  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 Frank Kush enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Arizona State.
 The Sun Devils won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Oregon  26   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Washington State  20   9   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Colorado State  67   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ New Mexico  67   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. San Jose State  28   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Brigham Young  52   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Oregon State  44   14   W    @ Portland, OR   
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Utah  31   36   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Wyoming  47   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Texas El Paso  54   13   W       
 Sun., Nov. 25  vs. Arizona  55   19   W       
 Fri., Dec. 21   Pittsburgh  28   7   W    @ Tempe, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored519
  Scoring Average43.3
  Points Allowed171
  Defense Average14.3
  Opponents Record53-78
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-1
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9 11-1-0 AP
10 10-1-0 Coaches
10 10-1-0 UPI
  
1973 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 5-6334248 3-4221181  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 4-7257287 3-4196215  Rudy Feldman
Colorado State 5-6250333 2-4127200  Sark Arslanian
Arizona State 11-1519171Won  28-76-1373118  Frank Kush
Arizona 8-3286213 6-1194125  Jim Young
Utah 7-5385344 4-2247176  William M. Bill Meek
Wyoming 4-7248290 3-4151173  Fritz Shurmur
Texas El Paso 0-11142544 0-769390  Tommy Hudspeth

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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