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1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 49–35 vs. Missouri
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record10–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Larry Kentera (2nd season)
Home stadium Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
←  1971
1973 →
1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Arizona State $ 5 1 0 10 2 0
BYU 5 2 0 7 4 0
Utah 5 2 0 6 5 0
Arizona 4 3 0 4 7 0
Wyoming 3 4 0 4 7 0
New Mexico 2 4 0 3 8 0
Colorado State 1 4 0 1 10 0
UTEP 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 16at Houston*No. 13W 33–28
September 23 Kansas State*No. 10W 56–14
September 30at WyomingNo. 11L 45–43
October 7 Oregon State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 38–7
October 14 Utah
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 59–48
October 21at BYUNo. 19W 42–1723,561
October 28 Air Force*No. 16
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 39–31
November 4at UTEPW 55–14
November 11 New MexicodaggerNo. 19
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 60–7
November 18 San Jose State*No. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 51–21
November 25at ArizonaNo. 18W 38–21
December 23vs. Missouri*No. 15
W 49–3551,318
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Depth chart

Captains: Larry Delbridge, Steve Matlock

Offense

POS Name
QB Danny White
HB Woody Green
FB Brent McClanahan
SE Ed Beverly
WB Steve Holden
TE Joe Petty
LT Steve Gunther
LG John Houser
C Ron Lou
RG Steve Matlock
RT Ed Kindig

Defense

POS Name
LDE Larry Shorty
LDT Deke Ballard
MG Tim Hoban
RDT Neal Skarin
LLB Bob Breunig
RLB Larry Delbridge
LCB Reedy Hall
RCB Prentice McCray
WS Wayne Bradley
SS Ron Lumpkin
K Juan Cruz

[1]

Coaching staff

Head coach: Frank Kush

Assistants: Don Baker (offensive backfield), Larry Kentera (DE/LB), Jerry Thompson (DL), Al Luginbill (DB), Joe McDonald (WR), Al Tanara (OL), Bill Kajikawa (freshman) [1]

Game summaries

Houston

1 234Total
Arizona St 20 1003 33
Houston 14 0014 28

[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
AP1213101119161918181513

1972 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1973 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Steve Holden Wide receiver 1 16 Cleveland Browns
Brent McClanahan Running back 5 118 Minnesota Vikings
Ed Beverly Wide receiver 5 122 San Francisco 49ers
Prentice McCray Defensive back 8 200 Detroit Lions
Ron Lou Center 14 339 Houston Oilers
Ron Lumpkin Defensive back 12 303 New York Giants

[3]

References

  1. ^ a b 2010 Arizona State football media guide
  2. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1972 September 17
  3. ^ "1973 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.