1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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The 1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Frank Kush through the first five games and by Bob Owens for the final seven games.[2] 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. The team later vacated five victories.[3]

Record1–6, 5 wins vacated (0–4 Pac-10, 3 wins vacated)
Headcoach
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1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record1–6, 5 wins vacated (0–4 Pac-10, 3 wins vacated)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
 1978
1980 
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1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 USC $6011101
No. 11 Washington520930
Arizona430651
Oregon430650
California540660
Stanford331551
Arizona State *340660
UCLA340560
Washington State260380
Oregon State1701100
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 pmCaliforniaNo. 18L 9–1771,005[4]
September 153:30 pmvs. No. 18 Florida State*L 3–3133,484[5]
September 227:00 pmToledo*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
W 49–068,756[6]
September 296:00 pmat Oregon StateW 45–0 (vacated)20,000[7]
October 137:00 pmWashington
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 12–7 (vacated)70,512[8]
October 207:00 pmWashington State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 28–17 (vacated)70,729[9]
October 272:00 pmUtah State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
KTVKW 28–14 (vacated)67,219[10]
November 32:00 pmat StanfordABCL 21–2830,885[11]
November 102:30 pmat UCLAL 28–3134,763[12]
November 177:00 pmWest Virginia*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 42–768,573[13]
November 247:00 pmArizona
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 24–2770,947[14]
December 18:00 pmat Hawaii*L 17–2942,040[15]
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Game summaries

Washington

Frank Kush, who was coaching in his final collegiate game, was carried onto the field before the game and then off of the field following Arizona State's upset.[17]

Personnel

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1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 19 Steve Bratkowski So
WR Melvin Hoover Jr
QB Mark Malone Sr
WR John Mistler Jr
QB 10 Mike Pagel So
RB 37 Gerald Riggs So
RB Robert Weathers So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Ben Apuna Sr
DE 95 Bob Kohrs (C) Sr
LB Gary Padjen Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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1979 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1980 NFL draft.

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mark MaloneQuarterback128Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob KohrsLinebacker235Pittsburgh Steelers
Ben ApunaLinebacker7171St. Louis Cardinals
Joel PetersDefensive tackle9234New York Jets
Gary PadjenLinebacker11300Dallas Cowboys
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