1978 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
American college football season
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The 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 21st season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 9–3 record (4–3 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 347 to 236.[1][2]
| 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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Garden State Bowl champion | |
Garden State Bowl, W 34–18 vs. Rutgers | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 19 |
| Record | 9–3 (4–3 Pac-10) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Larry Kentera (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 UCLA | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Stanford | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Mark Malone with 1,305 passing yards and 705 rushing yards and Chris DeFrance with 617 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | Pacific (CA)* | W 42–7 | 69,527 | [4] | ||
| September 16 | BYU* |
| W 24–17 | 70,311 | [5] | |
| September 23 | at Washington State | L 26–51 | 33,507 | [6] | ||
| September 30 | UTEP* |
| W 27–0 | 69,497 | [7] | |
| October 7 | Northwestern* | W 56–14 | 17,009 | [8] | ||
| October 14 | No. 2 USC |
| W 20–7 | 70,138 | [9] | |
| October 28 | Washington | No. 12 | L 7–41 | 54,866 | [10] | |
| November 4 | California |
| W 35–21 | 70,876 | [11] | |
| November 11 | Stanford |
| L 14–21 | 51,000 | [12] | |
| November 18 | at Oregon State | W 44–22 | 23,500 | [13] | ||
| November 25 | Arizona | W 18–17 | 58,090 | [14] | ||
| December 16 | vs. Rutgers* | W 34–18 | 33,402 | [15] | ||
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Game summaries
USC
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Arizona St | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 20 |
- Date: October 14
- Location: Sun Devil Stadium
- Game attendance: 71,138
| Q2 | ASU | Hicks 40 yard field goal | ASU 3–0 | |
| Q3 | ASU | Malone 1 yard run (Hicks kick) | ASU 10–0 | |
| Q3 | ASU | Mistler 16 yard pass from Malone (Hicks kick) | ASU 17–0 | |
| Q4 | ASU | Hicks 28 yard field goal | ASU 20–0 | |
| Q4 | USC | Garcia 31 yard pass from McDonald (Jordan kick) | ASU 20–7 | |
- Mark Malone 19 Rush, 141 Yds
- Bob Kohrs 3 Fum Rec
Arizona
Mark Malone threw a pair of touchdown passes and Bill Zivic's 45-yard field goal attempt missed wide left in the final seconds to secure the Sun Devil victory.[18]
Garden State Bowl
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Arizona St | 0 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 34 |
| Rutgers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
- Date: December 16
- Game attendance: 33,402
- 2018 Arizona State football media guide
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MVP: John Mistler
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Personnel
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