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1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record1–6, 5 wins forfeited (0–4 Pac-10, 3 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
(Capacity: 70,311)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
No. 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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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.[2] 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. The team later vacated five victories.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 pmCaliforniaNo. 18
L 9–1771,005[4]
September 153:30 pmvs. No. 18 Florida State*
L 3–3133,484[5]
September 227:00 pmToledo*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
W 49–068,756[6]
September 296:00 pmat Oregon State
W 45–0 (vacated)20,000[7]
October 137:00 pmWashington
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 12–7 (vacated)70,512[8]
October 207:00 pmWashington State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 28–17 (vacated)70,729[9]
October 272:00 pmUtah State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
KTVKW 28–14 (vacated)67,219[10]
November 32:00 pmat Stanford
ABCL 21–2830,885[11]
November 102:30 pmat UCLA
L 28–3134,763[12]
November 177:00 pmWest Virginia*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 42–768,573[13]
November 247:00 pmArizona
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 24–2770,947[14]
December 18:00 pmat Hawaii*
L 17–2942,040[15]

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Game summaries

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Washington

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Frank Kush, who was coaching in his final collegiate game, was carried onto the field before the game and then off of the field following Arizona State's upset.[17]

Personnel

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1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Steve Bratkowski So
WR Melvin Hoover Jr
QB Mark Malone Sr
WR John Mistler Jr
QB 10 Mike Pagel So
RB 37 Gerald Riggs So
RB Robert Weathers So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Ben Apuna Sr
DE 95 Bob Kohrs (C) Sr
LB Gary Padjen Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1979 team players in the NFL

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The following players were claimed in the 1980 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mark Malone Quarterback 1 28 Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Kohrs Linebacker 2 35 Pittsburgh Steelers
Ben Apuna Linebacker 7 171 St. Louis Cardinals
Joel Peters Defensive tackle 9 234 New York Jets
Gary Padjen Linebacker 11 300 Dallas Cowboys

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Reid, Ron (October 29, 1979). "There's the Devil to Pay". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  4. ^ "California jolts No. 18 Arizona State". The Des Moines Register. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "FSU just too much, 31–3 and 2–0". St. Petersburg Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Arizona State demolishes Toledo, 49–0". The Arizona Republic. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arizona State rolls over Oregon State in Pac-10". The Idaho Statesman. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sun Devils upset sixth-ranked Washington, 12–7". The Arizona Daily Star. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sun Devils whip WSU in new coach's debut". The Columbian. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Malone leads ASU over Utah State 28–14". South Idaho Press. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Stanford beats Arizona State". The Selma Times-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UCLA wins wild one over Arizona State". The Idaho Statesman. November 11, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Arizona State rolls past West Virginia". The Arizona Republic. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Wildcats get extra try, beat Sun Devils 27–24". The Sunday Oregonian. November 25, 1979. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Hawaii cleans up on tormented ASU in finale". The Arizona Republic. December 3, 1979. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "1979 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  17. ^ Jr, Gordon S. White (October 15, 1979). "Kush Dismissal Jolts Arizona State". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  18. ^ "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2012.


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