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1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
American college football season
The 1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.
Quick Facts Arizona State Sun Devils football, WAC championFiesta Bowl champion ...
1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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WAC champion Fiesta Bowl champion | |
Fiesta Bowl, W 49–35 vs. Missouri | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 13 |
Record | 10–2 (5–1 WAC) |
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Defensive coordinator | Larry Kentera (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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No. 13 Arizona State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 16 | at Houston* | No. 13 | W 33–28 | ||
September 23 | Kansas State* | No. 10 | W 56–14 | ||
September 30 | at Wyoming | No. 11 | L 45–43 | ||
October 7 | Oregon State* |
| W 38–7 | ||
October 14 | Utah |
| W 59–48 | ||
October 21 | at BYU | No. 19 | W 42–17 | 23,561 | |
October 28 | Air Force* | No. 16 |
| L 39–31 | |
November 4 | at UTEP | W 55–14 | |||
November 11 | New Mexico | No. 19 |
| W 60–7 | |
November 18 | San Jose State* | No. 18 |
| W 51–21 | |
November 25 | at Arizona | No. 18 | W 38–21 | ||
December 23 | vs. Missouri* | No. 15 |
| W 49–35 | 51,318 |
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Captains: Larry Delbridge, Steve Matlock
Offense
More information POS, Name ...
POS | Name |
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QB | Danny White |
HB | Woody Green |
FB | Brent McClanahan |
SE | Ed Beverly |
WB | Steve Holden |
TE | Joe Petty |
LT | Steve Gunther |
LG | John Houser |
C | Ron Lou |
RG | Steve Matlock |
RT | Ed Kindig |
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Defense
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POS | Name |
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LDE | Larry Shorty |
LDT | Deke Ballard |
MG | Tim Hoban |
RDT | Neal Skarin |
LLB | Bob Breunig |
RLB | Larry Delbridge |
LCB | Reedy Hall |
RCB | Prentice McCray |
WS | Wayne Bradley |
SS | Ron Lumpkin |
K | Juan Cruz |
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Head coach: Frank Kush
Assistants: Don Baker (offensive backfield), Larry Kentera (DE/LB), Jerry Thompson (DL), Al Luginbill (DB), Joe McDonald (WR), Al Tanara (OL), Bill Kajikawa (freshman) [1]
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More information Week, Poll ...
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
AP | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 19 | 16 | — | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
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The following players were claimed in the 1973 NFL Draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
Steve Holden | Wide receiver | 1 | 16 | Cleveland Browns |
Brent McClanahan | Running back | 5 | 118 | Minnesota Vikings |
Ed Beverly | Wide receiver | 5 | 122 | San Francisco 49ers |
Prentice McCray | Defensive back | 8 | 200 | Detroit Lions |
Ron Lou | Center | 14 | 339 | Houston Oilers |
Ron Lumpkin | Defensive back | 12 | 303 | New York Giants |
- 2010 Arizona State football media guide
- Palm Beach Post. 1972 September 17
- "1973 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.