1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1974
Sun Devil Stadium
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 11 Houston*No. 15
W 30–950,227
September 21TCU*No. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 37–7
September 28at Missouri*No. 7
L 0–9
October 5at WyomingNo. 18
W 16–1018,675[1]
October 19UtahNo. 15
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 32–0
October 26New MexicoNo. 14
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 41–7
November 2UTEPNo. 14
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 27–31
November 9at BYUNo. 16
L 18–21
November 16No. 16 NC State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 14–3550,000[2][3]
November 23Colorado State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 26–21
November 30at Arizona
L 0–10
December 7at Hawaii*
W 26–323,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bob Breunig Linebacker 3 70 Dallas Cowboys
Morris Owens Wide receiver 5 106 Miami Dolphins

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References

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  4. ^ "Utah falls to UTEP; ASU Wins." Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 Sept 22.
  5. ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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