1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
American college football season
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The 1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their 13th season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled an 11–0 record (7–0 against WAC opponents), won the WAC championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 405 to 151.[1][2] ASU was picked as the overall #1 team for the 1970 College Football season by Poling System. Poling was a mathematic system used to rank college football teams. It was considered a "National Champion Major Selector" by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
| 1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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Peach Bowl, W 48–26 vs. North Carolina | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 11–0 (7–0 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Arizona State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Joe Spagnola with 1,991 passing yards, Bobby Thomas with 900 rushing yards, and J. D. Hill with 908 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Colorado State | No. 20 | W 38–9 | 43,504 | [4] | ||
| September 26 | Kansas State* |
| W 35–13 | 50,255 | [5] | ||
| October 3 | at Wyoming | No. 18 | W 52–3 | 17,170 | [6] | ||
| October 10 | Washington State* | No. 14 |
| W 37–30 | 46,098 | [7] | |
| October 17 | at BYU | No. 12 | W 27–3 | 18,288 | [8] | ||
| October 24 | at UTEP | No. 12 | W 42–13 | 23,035 | [9] | ||
| November 7 | 8:00 p.m. | San Jose State* | No. 12 |
| W 46–10 | 40,009 | [10] |
| November 14 | Utah | No. 11 |
| W 37–14 | 42,000 | [11] | |
| November 21 | New Mexico | No. 9 |
| W 33–21 | 51,283 | [12] | |
| December 5 | at Arizona | No. 9 | W 10–6 | 38,500 | [13] | ||
| December 20 | vs. North Carolina* | No. 8 | W 48–26 | 52,126 | [14] | ||
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Game summaries
Arizona
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Arizona St | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
- Date: December 5
- Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona
| Q3 | ASU | Hill 7 yard pass from Spagnola (Ekstrand kick) | ASU 7–0 | |
| Q4 | ARIZ | McKee 20 yard pass from Demery (kick failed) | ASU 7–6 | |
| Q4 | ASU | Ekstrand 20 yard field goal | ASU 10–6 | |
Roster
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Offense
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Special teams
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1970 team players in the NFL
The following players were claimed in the 1971 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| J. D. Hill | Wide receiver | 1 | 4 | Buffalo Bills |
| Jim McCann | Kicker | 8 | 205 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Mike Fanucci | Defensive end | 9 | 219 | Washington Redskins |
| Bob Thomas | End | 15 | 379 | Cincinnati Bengals |