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-
1971 Season Highlights
Frank Kush enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Arizona State.
The Sun Devils won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Houston
18
17
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Utah
41
21
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Texas El Paso
24
7
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Colorado State
42
0
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Oregon State
18
24
L
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 23 @
New Mexico
60
28
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Air Force
44
28
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Brigham Young
38
13
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Wyoming
52
19
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @
San Jose State
49
6
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Arizona
31
0
W
Mon., Dec. 27
Florida State
45
38
W
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1971 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 462
Scoring Average 38.5
Points Allowed 201
Defense Average 16.8
Opponents Record 65-66
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
8 11-1-0
AP
6 10-1-0
Coaches
6 10-1-0
UPI
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.