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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] 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]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 19 Colorado State No. 20 W 38–943,504 September 26 Kansas State * Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 35–1350,255 October 3 at Wyoming No. 18 W 52–3October 10 Washington State * No. 14 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 37–3046,098 October 17 at BYU No. 12 W 27–3October 24 at UTEP No. 12 W 42–13November 7 San Jose State * No. 12 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 46–10November 14 Utah No. 11 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 37–14November 21 New Mexico No. 9 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 33–21December 5 at Arizona No. 9 W 10–6December 20 vs. North Carolina No. 8 W 48–2652,126 [ 4] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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2 3 4 Total
• Arizona St
0
0 7 3
10
Arizona
0
0 0 6
6
Scoring summary Q3 ASU Hill 7 yard pass from Spagnola (Ekstrand kick) ASU 7–0 Q4 ARIZ McKee 20 yard pass from Demery (kick failed) ASU 7–6 Q4 ASU Ekstrand 20 yard field goal ASU 10–6
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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
1970 team players in the NFL [ edit ] The following players were claimed in the 1971 NFL draft .
[ 7]
^ "1970 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016 .^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide" . Arizona State University. 2016. p. 122. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016 .^ "1970 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016 .^ "Arizona State blisters Tar Heels, 48–26" . The Arizona Daily Star . December 31, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .^ 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 . ^ Eugene-Register Guard. 1970 Dec 6.
^ "1971 NFL Draft" . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2013 .
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