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1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1979 record1–6, 5 wins forfeited (0–4 Pac-10, 3 wins forfeited)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
(Capacity: 70,311)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 USC $6–0–1  11–0–1
No. 11 Washington5–2–0  9–3–0
Arizona4–3–0  6–5–1
Oregon4–3–0  6–5–0
California5–4–0  6–6–0
Stanford3–3–1  5–5–1
Arizona State †3–4–0  6–6–0
UCLA3–4–0  5–6–0
Washington State2–6–0  3–8–0
Oregon State1–7–0  1–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season, and competed as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10). 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]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 87:00 pmCaliforniaNo. 18
L 9–1771,005
September 153:30 pmat No. 18 Florida State*
L 3–3133,484
September 227:00 pmToledo*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
W 49–068,756
September 296:00 pmat Oregon State
W 45–0 (vacated)20,000
October 137:00 pmWashington
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
W 12–7 (vacated)70,512
October 207:00 pmWashington State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
W 28–17 (vacated)70,729
October 272:00 pmUtah State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
KTVKW 28–14 (vacated)67,219
November 32:00 pmat Stanford
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, California
ABCL 21–2830,885
November 102:30 pmat UCLA
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles
L 28–3134,763
November 177:00 pmWest Virginia*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
W 42–768,573
November 247:00 pmArizona
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
L 24–2770,947
December 18:00 pmat Hawaii*
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
L 17–2942,040
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time
  • Reference:[4]

Personnel[edit]

1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE95Bob Kohrs (C)Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
  • Frank Kush
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Bob Owens
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1979 team players in the NFL[edit]

The following players were claimed in the 1980 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Mark MaloneQuarterback128Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob KohrsLinebacker235Pittsburgh Steelers
Ben ApunaLinebacker7171St. Louis Cardinals
Joel PetersDefensive tackle9234New York Jets
Gary PadjenLinebacker11300Dallas Cowboys
  • Reference:[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Reid, Ron (October 29, 1979). "There's the Devil to Pay". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 21, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ^ "Arizona State University – 1979". College Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved October 21, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ^ "1980 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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