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1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC champion
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 48–26 vs. North Carolina
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 6
Record11–0 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
←  1969
1971 →
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arizona State $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
UTEP 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arizona 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
BYU 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Colorado StateNo. 20
W 38–943,504
September 26 Kansas State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 35–1350,255
October 3at WyomingNo. 18
W 52–3
October 10 Washington 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 7 San Jose State*No. 12
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 46–10
November 14 UtahNo. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 37–14
November 21 New 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

Arizona

1 234Total
• Arizona St 0 073 10
Arizona 0 006 6
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

1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Dave Buchanan Sr
G 67 Ken Coyle Sr
OT 76 Roger Davis Jr
TE 30 Calvin Demery Jr
FB 40 Oscar Dragon Jr
OT 79 Ed Fisher Jr
WR 20 J. D. Hill Sr
WR 25 Steve Holden So
QB 10 Grady Hurst Jr
C 51 Ron Lou So
FB 43 Brent McClanahan So
G 68 Dave Pentz Sr
TE 88 Joe Petty So
C Gary Shaw So
G 72 Ed Smith Sr
G Rich Smith So
QB 11 Joe Spagnola Sr
RB 23 Bob Thomas Sr
OT 63 Mike Tomco Jr
G 61 Gary Venturo Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 82 Junior Ah You Jr
S 34 Mike Artozqui Sr
DT 78 Dwight Cahill Sr
S 21 Mike Clupper Jr
DE 86 Joe Connolly Sr
DT 53 Bob Davenport Sr
DE 84 Mike Fanucci Sr
LB Nick Ferrara Sr
DT 71 Rich Gray Jr
S Steve Hale So
DB 31 Windlan Hall Jr
DT 64 Tim Hoban Jr
DB Mike Kwiatowski Sr
DB 35 Ron Lumpkin So
S 36 Prentice McCray So
LB 50 Mike Mess Sr
DT 62 Ted Olivo Sr
LB 54 Prentice Williams Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 Don Ekstrand Sr
P 15 Jim McCann Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1970 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1971 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
J. D. Hill Wide receiver 1 4 Buffalo Bills
Jim McCann Kicker 8 205 San Francisco 49ers
Mike Fanucci Defensive end 9 219 Washington Redskins
Bob Thomas End 15 379 Cincinnati Bengals

[7]

References

  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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