The 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season and outscored its opponents 519 to 171. Led by 16th-year head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils stayed home and won the Fiesta Bowl to finish at 11–1 and ninth in the final AP poll.
1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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WAC champion Fiesta Bowl champion | |
Fiesta Bowl, W 28–7 vs. Pittsburgh | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 10 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 11–1 (6–1 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Larry Kentera (3rd season) |
Captains | |
Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | at Oregon* | No. 13 | W 26–20 | 40,000 | |
September 22 | Washington State* | No. 13 | W 20–9 | 51,252 | |
September 29 | Colorado State | No. 13 |
| W 67–14 | 50,964 |
October 6 | at New Mexico | No. 12 | W 67–24 | ||
October 13 | San Jose State* | No. 11 |
| W 28–3 | 50,827 |
October 20 | BYU | No. 12 |
| W 52–12 | 47,137 |
October 27 | at Oregon State* | No. 11 | W 44–14 | 20,188 | |
November 3 | at Utah | No. 8 | L 31–36 | 22,135 | |
November 10 | Wyoming | No. 14 |
| W 47–0 | 49,880 |
November 17 | at UTEP | No. 13 | W 54–13 | ||
November 25 | Arizona | No. 13 |
| W 55–19 | 51,383 |
December 21 | vs. Pittsburgh* | No. 10 |
| W 28–7 | 50,878 |
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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.[2]
Four Sun Devils were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Woody Green | Running back | 1st | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs |
Benny Malone | Running back | 2nd | 47 | Miami Dolphins |
Danny White | Quarterback | 3rd | 53 | Dallas Cowboys |
Monroe Eley ^ | Running back | 5th | 128 | Atlanta Falcons |