American college football season
1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football |
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
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Record | 7–5 (4–3 WAC) |
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Head coach | |
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Defensive coordinator | Larry Kentera (4th season) |
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Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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Seasons |
1974 Western Athletic Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
BYU $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 |
Arizona | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Arizona State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
UTEP | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 |
Colorado State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
Utah | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
Wyoming | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 |
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The 1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The offense scored 267 points while the defense allowed 163 points. Led by head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils finished with a 7–5 record.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | No. 11 Houston* | No. 15 | | W 30–9 | 50,227 | |
September 21 | TCU* | No. 11 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 37–7 | | |
September 28 | at Missouri* | No. 7 | | L 0–9 | | |
October 5 | at Wyoming | No. 18 | | W 16–10 | 18,675 | [1] |
October 19 | Utah | No. 15 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 32–0 | | |
October 26 | New Mexico | No. 14 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 41–7 | | |
November 2 | UTEP | No. 14 | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| L 27–31 | | |
November 9 | at BYU | No. 16 | | L 18–21 | | |
November 16 | No. 16 NC State* | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| L 14–35 | 50,000 | [2][3] |
November 23 | Colorado State | | - Sun Devil Stadium
- Tempe, AZ
| W 26–21 | | |
November 30 | at Arizona | | | L 0–10 | | |
December 7 | at Hawaii* | | | W 26–3 | 23,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | OL | | Scott Alden | QB | | Ray Alexander | TE | | Paul Ervin | OL | | Jim Helig | TE | | Charley Hobbs | OL | | John Houser | WR | | Greg Hudson | WR | | John Jefferson | FB | | Mark Lovett | So | RB | | Larry Mucker | OL | | Dave Orzell | RB | | Morris Owens | RB | | Stan Robinson | QB | | Dennis Sproul | Fr | OL | | Rick Torbert | RB | | Freddie Williams | OL | | Billy Joe Winchester | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DL | | Clifton Alapa | LB | | Bob Breunig | LB | | Larry Gordon | CB | | Mike Haynes | DL | | Chris Lorenzen | DB | | Mike Martinez | DL | | Rocky Mataalii | DL | | Randy Moore | DB | | Cory Schuknecht | DL | | Tom Seiper | DB | | Alex Stencel | DL | | Ed Vaughn | DL | | Al Weigandt | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Season summary
Houston
TCU
Mark Lovett rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns while Dennis Sproul engineered two other scoring drives in the 37–7 win.[4]
At Missouri
At Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
UTEP
At BYU
NC State
Colorado State
At Arizona
At Hawaii
1975 NFL draft
The following players were claimed in the 1975 NFL draft.
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References
- ^ Chuck Harkins (October 6, 1974). "Pokes fall to Sun Devil by 16-10". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack mauls Devils, 35–14". The Arizona Republic. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fritts, Buckey propel State by Sun Devils". The Charlotte Observer. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah falls to UTEP; ASU Wins." Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 Sept 22.
- ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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