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1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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
WAC champion
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 48–26 vs. North Carolina
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 6
Record11–0 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Arizona State $7–0–011–0–0
New Mexico5–1–07–3–0
Utah4–2–06–4–0
UTEP4–3–06–4–0
Arizona2–4–04–6–0
Colorado State1–3–04–7–0
BYU1–6–03–8–0
Wyoming1–6–01–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Colorado StateNo. 20
W 38–943,504
September 26Kansas State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 35–1350,255
October 3at WyomingNo. 18
W 52–3
October 10Washington State*No. 14
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 37–3046,098
October 17at BYUNo. 12
W 27–3
October 24at UTEPNo. 12
W 42–13
November 7San Jose State*No. 12
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 46–10
November 14UtahNo. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 37–14
November 21New MexicoNo. 9
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 33–21
December 5at ArizonaNo. 9
W 10–6
December 20vs. North CarolinaNo. 8
W 48–2652,126[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[5]

Game summaries

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Arizona

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1234Total
• Arizona St007310
Arizona00066
Scoring summary
Q3ASUHill 7 yard pass from Spagnola (Ekstrand kick)ASU 7–0
Q4ARIZMcKee 20 yard pass from Demery (kick failed)ASU 7–6
Q4ASUEkstrand 20 yard field goalASU 10–6

[6]

Roster

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1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RBDave BuchananSr
G67Ken CoyleSr
OT76Roger DavisJr
TE30Calvin DemeryJr
FB40Oscar DragonJr
OT79Ed FisherJr
WR20J. D. HillSr
WR25Steve HoldenSo
QB10Grady HurstJr
C51Ron LouSo
FB43Brent McClanahanSo
G68Dave PentzSr
TE88Joe PettySo
CGary ShawSo
G72Ed SmithSr
GRich SmithSo
QB11Joe SpagnolaSr
RB23Bob ThomasSr
OT63Mike TomcoJr
G61Gary VenturoSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE82Junior Ah YouJr
S34Mike ArtozquiSr
DT78Dwight CahillSr
S21Mike ClupperJr
DE86Joe ConnollySr
DT53Bob DavenportSr
DE84Mike FanucciSr
LBNick FerraraSr
DT71Rich GrayJr
SSteve HaleSo
DB31Windlan HallJr
DT64Tim HobanJr
DBMike KwiatowskiSr
DB35Ron LumpkinSo
S36Prentice McCraySo
LB50Mike MessSr
DT62Ted OlivoSr
LB54Prentice WilliamsSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K13Don EkstrandSr
P15Jim McCannSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1970 team players in the NFL

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The following players were claimed in the 1971 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
J. D. HillWide receiver14Buffalo Bills
Jim McCannKicker8205San Francisco 49ers
Mike FanucciDefensive end9219Washington Redskins
Bob ThomasEnd15379Cincinnati Bengals

[7]

References

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  1. ^ "1970 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 122. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1970 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Arizona State blisters Tar Heels, 48–26". The Arizona Daily Star. December 31, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Frank Kush, 1970". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  6. ^ Eugene-Register Guard. 1970 Dec 6.
  7. ^ "1971 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
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