1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
American college football season
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The 1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 201 points. Led by head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils won the Fiesta Bowl.
| 1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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WAC champion Fiesta Bowl champion | |
Fiesta Bowl, W 45–38 vs. Florida State | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 11–1 (7–0 WAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Larry Kentera (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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| No. 8 Arizona State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | No. 20 Houston* | No. 16 | W 18–17 | 50,446 | [1] | |||
| September 25 | at Utah | No. 15 | W 41–21 | 24,068 | [2] | |||
| October 2 | UTEP | No. 13 |
| W 24–7 | 50,530 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | at Colorado State | No. 12 | W 42–0 | 25,101 | [4] | |||
| October 16 | at Oregon State* | No. 11 | L 18–24 | 30,233 | [5] | |||
| October 23 | at New Mexico | No. 11 | W 60–28 | 26,020 | [6] | |||
| October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 18 Air Force* | No. 13 |
| W 44–28 | 50,380 | [7] | |
| November 6 | BYU | No. 10 |
| W 38–13 | 50,341 | [8] | ||
| November 13 | Wyoming | No. 9 |
| W 52–19 | 50,347 | [9] | ||
| November 20 | 8:30 p.m. | at San Jose State* | No. 9 | W 49–6 | 23,500 | [10] | ||
| November 27 | Arizona | No. 9 |
| W 31–0 | 50,370 | [11] | ||
| December 27 | vs. Florida State* | No. 8 |
| Mizlou | W 45–38 | 51,098 | [12] | |
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Season summary
Houston
at Utah
UTEP
at Colorado State
at Oregon State
at New Mexico
- Danny White 6 TD passes
| External videos | |
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 1971 Arizona State at New Mexico - Pac-12 highlights |
Air Force
BYU
Wyoming
at San Jose State
Arizona
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona St | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
- Date: November 27
- Game attendance: 50,370
Arizona State allowed Arizona past midfield just twice all game.
The first came late in the second quarter when Arizona S Bob White intercepted a pass at his own 33 and returned it to ASU 47. After being stopped at the 13, Arizona missed the field goal.
Late in the fourth quarter, Arizona drove to into ASU territory but Windlan Hall intercepted a pass in the end zone to preserve the shutout.
Arizona St got on the scoreboard early in the first on a 19-yard touchdown pass from QB Danny White to TE Joe Petty. As the quarter ended, Don Eckstrand kicked a 22-yard field goal to make it 10-0.
Arizona State scored three more touchdowns before halftime.
Fiesta Bowl
Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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1972 NFL draft
The following players were claimed in the 1972 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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| Windlan Hall | Defensive back | 4 | 96 | San Francisco 49ers |
