1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 1–6 0–4 5 3 Frank Kush 22nd first 5 games Bob Owens interim final 7 games Sun Devil Stadium The 1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Frank Kush through the first five games and by Bob Owens for the final seven games.There's the Devil to Pay Ron Reid http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1095542/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100906022048/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1095542/index.htm dead September 6, 2010 Sports Illustrated October 29, 1979 October 21, 2012 They finished with a record of six wins and six losses (6–6, 3–4 Pac-10). The offense scored 306 points while the defense allowed 208 points. The team later vacated five victories.2017 Media Guide https://thesundevils.com/documents/2017/8/28/2017_ASU_Football_Guide_Final.pdf thesundevils.com ASU Athletics June 15, 2018 127 PDF Schedule 1979 AP Mountain September 8 7:00 pm l 18 California Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 9–17 71,005 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-california-jolts/157812149/ The Des Moines Register California jolts No. 18 Arizona State September 9, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 15 3:30 pm l y y Florida State 18 Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL 3–31 33,484 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-fsu-just-too-much-313/157812270/ St. Petersburg Times FSU just too much, 31–3 and 2–0 September 16, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 22 7:00 pm w y Toledo Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona 49–0 68,756 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-arizona-state-demol/157812359/ The Arizona Republic Arizona State demolishes Toledo, 49–0 September 23, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com September 29 6:00 pm v y Oregon State Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR 45–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-arizona-state-rolls/157803277/ The Idaho Statesman Arizona State rolls over Oregon State in Pac-10 September 30, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 13 7:00 pm v Washington 6 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 12–7 70,512 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-sun-devils-upset-sixt/157812483/ The Arizona Daily Star Sun Devils upset sixth-ranked Washington, 12–7 October 14, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 20 7:00 pm v Washington State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 28–17 70,729 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbian-sun-devils-whip-wsu-in-new/157804596/ The Columbian Sun Devils whip WSU in new coach's debut October 21, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com October 27 2:00 pm v y Utah State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ KTVK 28–14 67,219 https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-idaho-press-malone-leads-asu-over/157812660/ South Idaho Press Malone leads ASU over Utah State 28–14 October 28, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 3 2:00 pm l y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA ABC 21–28 30,885 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-stanford-beats-a/157812764/ The Selma Times-Journal Stanford beats Arizona State November 4, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 10 2:30 pm l y UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 28–31 34,763 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-ucla-wins-wild-one-o/157811553/ The Idaho Statesman UCLA wins wild one over Arizona State November 11, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com November 17 7:00 pm w y West Virginia Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 42–7 68,573 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-republic-arizona-state-rolls-pas/139718447/ The Arizona Republic Arizona State rolls past West Virginia November 18, 1979 January 27, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 7:00 pm l Arizona Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ 24–27 70,947 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sunday-oregonian-wildcats-get-extra/157812887/ The Sunday Oregonian Wildcats get extra try, beat Sun Devils 27–24 November 25, 1979 October 25, 2024 Newspapers.com December 1 8:00 pm l y y Hawaii Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI 17–29 42,040 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-arizona-republic-hawaii-cleans-up-on/157437189/ The Arizona Republic Hawaii cleans up on tormented ASU in finale December 3, 1979 October 19, 2024 Newspapers.com1979 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 25, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arizona-state/1979-schedule.html Game summaries Washington Frank Kush, who was coaching in his final collegiate game, was carried onto the field before the game and then off of the field following Arizona State's upset.Jr Gordon S. White 1979-10-15 Kush Dismissal Jolts Arizona State en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1979/10/15/archives/kush-dismissal-jolts-arizona-state-a-charge-of-punching.html 2023-04-04 0362-4331 Personnel 1979 Arizona State Sun Devils y 19 So Steve Bratkowski QB Jr Melvin Hoover WR y Sr Mark Malone QB y Jr John Mistler WR y 10 So Mike Pagel QB y 37 So Gerald Riggs RB y So Robert Weathers RB y Sr Ben Apuna LB y 95 Sr Bob Kohrs DE y C Sr Gary Padjen LB y Frank Kush Bob Owens Al Luginbill – Linebackers 1979 team players in the NFL The following players were claimed in the 1980 NFL draft. 2 Arizona State Sun Devils Player Position Round Pick NFL club Mark Malone Quarterback 1 28 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Kohrs Linebacker 2 35 Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Apuna Linebacker 7 171 St. Louis Cardinals Joel Peters Defensive tackle 9 234 New York JetsGary Padjen Linebacker 11 300 Dallas Cowboys https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1980/draft.htm?redir 1980 NFL Draft Pro-Football-Reference.com October 21, 2012 References Arizona State Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football seasons Arizona State Sun Devils football Category:Long stubs with short prose