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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: Bruce Snyder
Conference: Pac 10-

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1896 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Bruce Snyder enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Washington	45	42	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. North Texas	52	7	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Nebraska	19	0	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Oregon	48	27	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Boise State	56	7	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ UCLA	42	34	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Southern California	48	35	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Stanford	41	9	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Oregon State	29	14	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. California	35	7	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Arizona	56	14	W
Wed., Jan. 1	Ohio State	17	20	L	@ Pasadena, CA	Rose Bowl

1996 Season Totals
Record	11-1
Points Scored	488
Scoring Average	40.7
Points Allowed	216
Defense Average	18.0
Opponents Record	75-65
Conference Record	8-0
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	4-0

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
4	11-1-0	AP
4	11-1-0	Coaches
4	11-1-0	USA Today/CNN

1996 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Arizona State	11-1	488	216	Lost 17-20	8-0	344	182	Bruce Snyder
Washington	9-3	391	254	Lost 21-33	7-1	268	140	Jim Lambright
Stanford	7-5	247	229	Won 38-0	5-3	174	196	Tyrone Ty Willingham
UCLA	5-6	330	318		4-4	257	245	Bob Toledo
California	6-6	382	407	Lost 38-42	3-5	224	288	Steve Mariucci
Oregon	6-5	378	356		3-5	269	271	Mike Bellotti
Southern California	6-6	325	267		3-5	210	211	John Robinson
Arizona	5-6	310	280		3-5	226	256	Dick Tomey
Washington State	5-6	314	317		3-5	205	230	Mike Price
Oregon State	2-9	216	388		1-7	125	283	Jerry Pettibone

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).