1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC co-champion Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 28–7 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
1973 record	11–1 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Kush
Captain	Bob Breunig
Captain	Danny White
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium

1973 WAC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Arizona State +	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Arizona +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The offense scored 519 points while the defense allowed 171 points. Led by head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils won the Fiesta Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	at Oregon*	No. 13	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	W 26–20
September 22	Washington State*	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 20–9
September 29	Colorado State	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 67–14
October 6	at New Mexico	No. 12	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	W 67–24
October 13	San Jose State*	No. 11	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 28–3
October 20	BYU	No. 12	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 52–12
October 27	at Oregon State*	No. 11	Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR	W 44–14
November 3	at Utah	No. 8	Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	L 31–36
November 10	Wyoming	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	W 47–0
November 17	at UTEP	No. 13	Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	W 54–13
November 25	Arizona	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)	W 55–19
December 21	vs. Pittsburgh*	No. 10	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	W 28–7	50,878
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Season summary

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	6	13	0	0	19
• Arizona St	16	12	13	14	55

Date: November 24
Location: Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
Game attendance: 51,383

Scoring summary

1	ASU	Hudson 15-yard pass from White (Kush kick)	Arizona St 7-0

1	ASU	Kush 24-yard field goal	Arizona St 10-0

1	ARIZ	Upchurch 2-yard run (kick failed)	Arizona St 10-6

1	ASU	Owens 8-yard pass from White (kick failed)	Arizona St 16-6

2	ARIZ	Upchurch 1-yard run (Gorham kick)	Arizona St 16-13

2	ASU	Owens 14-yard pass from White (kick failed)	Arizona St 22-13

2	ARIZ	Hamilton 4-yard pass from Hill (kick failed)	Arizona St 22-20

2	ASU	Owens 58-yard pass from White (kick failed)	Arizona St 28-20

3	ASU	Green 11-yard run (run failed)	Arizona St 34-20

3	ASU	Owens 6-yard run (Kush kick)	Arizona St 41-20

4	ASU	Malone 9-yard run (Kush kick)	Arizona St 48-20

4	ASU	Hudson recovered fumble in end zone (Kush kick)	Arizona St 55-20

Arizona State clinches a share of WAC title and third straight trip to the Fiesta Bowl. Morris Owens went over 1,000 yards receiving for the season while both Woody Green and Benny Malone surpassed the same mark in rushing yardage.^[1]

1973 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1974 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Woody Green	Running Back	1	16	Kansas City Chiefs
Benny Malone	Running Back	2	47	Miami Dolphins
Danny White	Quarterback	3	53	Dallas Cowboys
Monroe Eley	Running Back	5	128	Atlanta Falcons

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Awards and honors

All-Americans: HB Woody Green - Consensus - Football Coaches of America, Sporting News, Time, UPI (second), AP (second), Walter Camp, QB Danny White - Football Writers, Time, UPI (second), AP (second), NEA
All-WAC: OT Steve Gunther, OG John Houser, QB/P Danny White, HB Woody Green, DE Sam Johnson, DE Larry Shorty, LB Bob Breunig, DB Mike Haynes, K Danny Kush (honorable mention), DB Bo Warren (honorable mention), DB Kory Schuknecht (honorable mention), RS Morris Owens (honorable mention), C Ed Kindig (honorable mention), DT Deke Ballard (honorable mention), DT Neal Skarin (honorable mention), MG Sal Olivo (honorable mention), LB James Baker (honorable mention)

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References

↑ "ASU rolls past Arizona." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1974.htm
↑ 2012 Arizona State football media guide.

Arizona State Sun Devils football
Venues	Normal Field (1897–1926) Irish Field (1927–1935) Goodwin Stadium (1936–1957) Sun Devil Stadium (1958–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona (Territorial Cup)
Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907–1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Western Athletic Conference football champions

New Mexico (1962)
Arizona State (1963)
Arizona & New Mexico & Utah (1964)
BYU (1965)
Wyoming (1966)
Wyoming (1967)
Wyoming (1968)
Arizona State (1969)
Arizona State (1970)
Arizona State (1971)
Arizona State (1972)
Arizona & Arizona State (1973)
BYU (1974)
Arizona State (1975)
BYU & Wyoming (1976)
Arizona State & BYU (1977)
BYU (1978)
BYU (1979)
BYU (1980)
BYU (1981)
BYU (1982)
BYU (1983)
BYU (1984)
Air Force & BYU (1985)
San Diego State (1986)
Wyoming (1987)
Wyoming (1988)
BYU (1989)
BYU (1990)
BYU (1991)
BYU & Fresno State & Hawaii (1992)
BYU & Fresno State & Wyoming (1993)
Colorado State (1994)
Air Force & BYU & Colorado State & Utah (1995)
BYU (1996)
Colorado State (1997)
Air Force (1998)
Hawaii & Fresno State & TCU (1999)
TCU & UTEP (2000)
Louisiana Tech (2001)
Boise State (2002)
Boise State (2003)
Boise State (2004)
Boise State & Nevada (2005)
Boise State (2006)
Hawaii (2007)
Boise State (2008)
Boise State (2009)
Boise State & Hawaii & Nevada (2010)
Louisiana Tech (2011)
Utah State (2012)

National championships in bold

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