1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
| 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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WAC co-champion Fiesta Bowl champion | |
Fiesta Bowl, W 28–7 vs. Pittsburgh | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 10 |
| AP | No. 9 |
| 1973 record | 11–1 (6–1 WAC) |
| Head coach | Frank Kush |
| Captain | Bob Breunig |
| Captain | Danny White |
| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #9 Arizona State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The offense scored 519 points while the defense allowed 171 points. Led by head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils won the Fiesta Bowl.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 15 | at Oregon* | No. 13 | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | W 26–20 | |||||
| September 22 | Washington State* | No. 13 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 20–9 | |||||
| September 29 | Colorado State | No. 13 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 67–14 | |||||
| October 6 | at New Mexico | No. 12 | University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM | W 67–24 | |||||
| October 13 | San Jose State* | No. 11 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 28–3 | |||||
| October 20 | BYU | No. 12 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 52–12 | |||||
| October 27 | at Oregon State* | No. 11 | Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR | W 44–14 | |||||
| November 3 | at Utah | No. 8 | Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT | L 31–36 | |||||
| November 10 | Wyoming | No. 14 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 47–0 | |||||
| November 17 | at UTEP | No. 13 | Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX | W 54–13 | |||||
| November 25 | Arizona | No. 13 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup) | W 55–19 | |||||
| December 21 | vs. Pittsburgh* | No. 10 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | W 28–7 | 50,878 | ||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
Season summary
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Arizona State clinches a share of WAC title and third straight trip to the Fiesta Bowl. Morris Owens went over 1,000 yards receiving for the season while both Woody Green and Benny Malone surpassed the same mark in rushing yardage.[2]
1973 team players in the NFL
The following players were claimed in the 1974 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Woody Green | Running Back | 1 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Benny Malone | Running Back | 2 | 47 | Miami Dolphins |
| Danny White | Quarterback | 3 | 53 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Monroe Eley | Running Back | 5 | 128 | Atlanta Falcons |
Awards and honors
- All-Americans: HB Woody Green - Consensus - Football Coaches of America, Sporting News, Time, UPI (second), AP (second), Walter Camp, QB Danny White - Football Writers, Time, UPI (second), AP (second), NEA
- All-WAC: OT Steve Gunther, OG John Houser, QB/P Danny White, HB Woody Green, DE Sam Johnson, DE Larry Shorty, LB Bob Breunig, DB Mike Haynes, K Danny Kush (honorable mention), DB Bo Warren (honorable mention), DB Kory Schuknecht (honorable mention), RS Morris Owens (honorable mention), C Ed Kindig (honorable mention), DT Deke Ballard (honorable mention), DT Neal Skarin (honorable mention), MG Sal Olivo (honorable mention), LB James Baker (honorable mention)
References
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