1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
| 1979 Pacific-10 football standings |
| | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
| #2 USC †
| 6
| – | 0
| – | 1 | | | 11
| – | 0
| – | 1 |
| #11 Washington
| 5
| – | 2
| – | 0 | | | 9
| – | 3
| – | 0 |
| Arizona
| 4
| – | 3
| – | 0 | | | 6
| – | 5
| – | 1 |
| Oregon
| 4
| – | 3
| – | 0 | | | 6
| – | 5
| – | 0 |
| California
| 5
| – | 4
| – | 0 | | | 6
| – | 6
| – | 0 |
| Stanford
| 3
| – | 3
| – | 1 | | | 5
| – | 5
| – | 1 |
| Arizona State
| 3
| – | 4
| – | 0 | | | 6
| – | 6
| – | 0 |
| UCLA
| 3
| – | 4
| – | 0 | | | 5
| – | 6
| – | 0 |
| Washington State
| 2
| – | 6
| – | 0 | | | 3
| – | 8
| – | 0 |
| Oregon State
| 1
| – | 7
| – | 0 | | | 1
| – | 10
| – | 0 |
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† – Conference champion
- Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll
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The 1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10). The team was led by head coach Frank Kush through the first five games and by Bob Owens for the final seven games.[1] They finished with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6, 3–4 Pac-10). The offense scored 306 points while the defense allowed 208 points.
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
|---|
| September 8 |
7:00 PM |
California |
#18 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
|
L 9–17 |
71,005 |
| September 15 |
3:30 PM |
at #18 Florida State* |
|
Tampa Stadium • Tampa, FL |
|
L 3–31 |
33,484 |
| September 22 |
7:00 PM |
Toledo* |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
|
W 49–0 |
68,756 |
| September 29 |
6:00 PM |
at Oregon State |
|
Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
|
W 45–0 (vacated) |
20,000 |
| October 13 |
7:00 PM |
Washington |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
|
W 12–7 (vacated) |
70,512 |
| October 20 |
7:00 PM |
Washington State |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
|
W 28–17 (vacated) |
70,729 |
| October 27 |
2:00 PM |
Utah State* |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
KTVK |
W 28–14 (vacated) |
67,219 |
| November 3 |
2:00 PM |
at Stanford |
|
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
KTVK |
L 21–28 |
30,885 |
| November 10 |
2:30 PM |
at UCLA |
|
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
|
L 28–31 |
34,763 |
| November 17 |
7:00 PM |
West Virginia* |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
|
W 42–7 (vacated) |
68,573 |
| November 24 |
7:00 PM |
Arizona |
|
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
|
L 24–27 |
70,947 |
| December 1 |
8:00 PM |
at Hawaii* |
|
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI |
|
L 17–29 |
42,040 |
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time. |
1979 team players in the NFL
The following players were claimed in the 1980 NFL Draft.
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