1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
American college football season
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The 1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Border Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their first season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 7–3 record (4–1 against Border opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 271 to 131.[1][2]
| 1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–1 Border) |
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| MVP | John Hangartner |
| Home stadium | Goodwin Stadium, Sun Devil Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included John Hangartner with 1,208 passing yards, Leon Burton with 642 rushing yards, and Bill Spanko with 463 receiving yards.[3] Hangartner was selected as the most valuable player of both the 1957 and 1958 Arizona State teams.[4][5]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Hawaii* | W 47–6 | 19,000 | [6] | ||
| September 27 | at Pacific (CA)* | L 16–34 | 31,008 | [7] | ||
| October 4 | 8:00 p.m. | West Texas State |
| W 16–13 | 28,200 | [8][9][10] |
| October 11 | Hardin–Simmons |
| L 6–14 | 26,261 | [11] | |
| October 18 | San Jose State* |
| L 20–21 | 29,000 | [12] | |
| October 25 | at Detroit* | W 27–6 | 14,715 | [13] | ||
| November 1 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 23–19 | 27,300 | [14] | |
| November 8 | Texas Western |
| W 27–0 | 25,400 | [15] | |
| November 22 | at Arizona | W 47–0 | 25,000 | [16] | ||
| November 29 | Marquette* |
| W 42–18 | 24,000 | [17] | |
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Game summaries
Detroit
During a flight layover in Kansas City, head coach Frank Kush had the team deplane and practice on field adjacent to the airport. Kush then proceeded to bench the seniors for the first half of the game.[19]
