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1976 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Larry Kentera (6th season)
Home stadium Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
←  1975
1977 →
1976 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Wyoming + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1976 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their 19th season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 4–7 record (4–3 against WAC opponents), finished in third place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 241 to 223. [1] [2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dennis Sproul with 1,751 passing yards, Freddie Williams with 516 rushing yards, and Larry Mucker with 835 receiving yards. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 9No. 17 UCLA*No. 3
L 10–2850,876
September 25 California*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 22–31
October 2at Wyoming
L 10–13
October 9 Cincinnati*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 0–14
October 16at UTEP
W 23–615,500
October 23 New Mexico
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–15
October 30at BYU
L 21–4329,854
November 6 Air Force*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 30–31
November 13 Utah
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 28–3140,076
November 20 Colorado State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 21–1948,294
November 27at Arizona
W 27–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1976 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Dennis Sproul Jr
RB 36 Fred Williams Sr
WR John Jefferson Jr
WR Chris DeFrance So
TE Bruce Hardy Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE Al Harris So
S John Harris Jr
S Kim Anderson So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1976 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. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1976 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.


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