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: Pac 10-
1978 Season Highlights
Frank Kush enters his 21st season as Head Coach at Arizona State.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs. Pacific
42
7
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Brigham Young
24
17
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Washington State
26
51
L
@ Spokane, WA
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Texas El Paso
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Northwestern
56
14
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Southern California
20
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Washington
7
41
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
California
35
21
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Stanford
14
21
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Oregon State
44
22
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Arizona
18
17
W
Sat., Dec. 16
Rutgers
34
18
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Garden State Bowl
1978 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 347
Scoring Average 28.9
Points Allowed 236
Defense Average 19.7
Opponents Record 63-62
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
19 9-3-0
Coaches
19 9-3-0
UPI
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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