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1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football
1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC champion; Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 28–7 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 9
Record	11–1 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Kush (16th season);
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kentera (3rd season)
Captains	Bob Breunig; Danny White;
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 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

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season and outscored its opponents 519 to 171. Led by 16th-year head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils stayed home and won the Fiesta Bowl to finish at 11–1 and ninth in the final AP poll.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Oregon*	No. 13	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 26–20	40,100	^[1]
September 22	Washington State*	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 20–9	51,252	^[2]
September 29	Colorado State	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 67–14	50,984	^[3]
October 6	at New Mexico	No. 12	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 67–24	21,139	^[4]
October 13	San Jose State*	No. 11	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 28–3	50,827	^[5]
October 20	BYU	No. 12	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 52–12	47,137	^[6]
October 27	at Oregon State*	No. 11	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 44–14	20,188	^[7]
November 3	at Utah	No. 8	Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 31–36	22,135	^[8]
November 10	Wyoming	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 47–0	49,880	^[9]
November 17	at UTEP	No. 13	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 54–13	7,400	^[10]
November 24	Arizona	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)	W 55–19	51,383	^[11]
December 21	vs. Pittsburgh*	No. 10	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	W 28–7	50,878	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Arizona

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	6	13	0	0	19
• Arizona St	16	12	13	14	55

Date: November 24
Location: Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
Game attendance: 51,383

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.^[14]

Roster

1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`11`	Danny White	Sr
RB	`22`	Woody Green	Sr
WR	`24`	Morris Owens	Jr
RB	`32`	Benny Malone	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Frank Kush (16th year)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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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)

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NFL draft

Four Sun Devils were selected in the 1974 NFL draft, which lasted seventeen rounds (442 selections).

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Woody Green	Running back	1st	16	Kansas City Chiefs
Benny Malone	Running back	2nd	47	Miami Dolphins
Danny White	Quarterback	3rd	53	Dallas Cowboys
Monroe Eley ^	Running back	5th	128	Atlanta Falcons

^ Eley last played for ASU in 1971; he was in the Canadian Football League (1972–74) with the BC Lions.

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References

^ "Air game beats Oregon". The Columbian. September 16, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "WSU loses to Arizona State". The Bellingham Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Explosive again, Devils romp, 67–14". The Arizona Republic. September 30, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arizona State bombs Lobos again, 67–24". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 7, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sun Devils bury SJS". The Daily Breeze. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Devils thump Cougars, 52–12". The Sunday Oregonian. October 21, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Beavers fall 44–14". The Sacramento Bee. October 28, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arizona State errors aid 36–31 Utah upset". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 4, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Devils ambush Wyoming 47–0". Scottsbluff Star-Herald. November 11, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sun Devil ground game overwhelms UTEP, 54–13". The Arizona Daily Star. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arizona State takes WAC crown, 55–19". Albuquerque Journal. November 25, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fiesta time a big disappointment". The Pittsburgh Press. December 22, 1973. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1973 NCAA Football Statistics (Arizona State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
^ "ASU rolls past Arizona." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25.
^ "The lineups: Arizona State - OSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 27, 1973. p. 2B.
^ 2012 Arizona State football media guide.
^ "Odom goes in 5th round". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. January 30, 1974. p. D1.
^ "Several area stars taken in grid draft". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. January 31, 1974. p. 2D.
^ "1974 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.