1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1979 record 1–6, 5 wins forfeited (0–4 Pac-10, 3 wins forfeited)
Head coach Frank Kush
Bob Owens
Home stadium Sun Devil Stadium
(Capacity: 70,311)
Seasons
« 1978 1980 »
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions
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.[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 StadiumTempe, AZ L 9–17   71,005
September 15 3:30 PM at #18 Florida State* Tampa StadiumTampa, 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 StadiumCorvallis, 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 StadiumStanford, CA KTVK L 21–28   30,885
November 10 2:30 PM at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos 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 StadiumHonolulu, HI L 17–29   42,040
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.
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1979 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1980 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Mark Malone Quarterback 1 28 Pittsburgh Steelers
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References

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