1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 49–35 vs. Missouri
Conference Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record10–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinator Larry Kentera (2nd season)
Home stadium Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
←  1971
1973  →
1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Arizona State $ 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
BYU 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Utah 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
Arizona 4 –3 –04 –7 –0
Wyoming 3 –4 –04 –7 –0
New Mexico 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Colorado State 1 –4 –01 –10 –0
UTEP 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Houston *No. 13
W 33–2824,628 [1]
September 23 Kansas State *No. 10
W 56–1450,682 [2]
September 30at Wyoming No. 11
L 43–4519,298 [3]
October 7 Oregon State *
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 38–750,879 [4]
October 14 Utah
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 59–4849,168 [5]
October 21at BYU No. 19
W 49–1723,561 [6]
October 28 Air Force *No. 16
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 31–3947,091 [7]
November 4at UTEP
W 55–147,414 [8]
November 11 New Mexico Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 19
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 60–744,172 [9]
November 18 San Jose State *No. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 51–2143,912 [10]
November 25at Arizona No. 18
W 38–2138,500 [11]
December 23vs. Missouri *No. 15
W 49–3551,318 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Depth chart

Captains: Larry Delbridge, Steve Matlock

Offense

POSName
QB Danny White
HB Woody Green
FB Brent McClanahan
SEEd Beverly
WB Steve Holden
TEJoe Petty
LTSteve Gunther
LGJohn Houser
CRon Lou
RGSteve Matlock
RTEd Kindig

Defense

POSName
LDELarry Shorty
LDTDeke Ballard
MGTim Hoban
RDTNeal Skarin
LLB Bob Breunig
RLBLarry Delbridge
LCBReedy Hall
RCBPrentice McCray
WSWayne Bradley
SSRon Lumpkin
KJuan Cruz

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Coaching staff

Head coach: Frank Kush

Assistants: Don Baker (offensive backfield), Larry Kentera (DE/LB), Jerry Thompson (DL), Al Luginbill (DB), Joe McDonald (WR), Al Tanara (OL), Bill Kajikawa (freshman) [14]

Game summaries

Houston

1234Total
•Arizona St20100333
Houston14001428
Scoring summary
1Arizona StHolden 55-yard pass from White (Cruz kick)Arizona St 7-0
1Arizona StHolden 52-yard pass from White (kick failed)Arizona St 13-0
1Arizona StGreen 9-yard run (Cruz kick)Arizona St 20-0
1HoustonNobles 1-yard run (Terrell kick)Arizona St 20-7
1HoustonEvans 20-yard interception return (Terrell kick)Arizona St 20-14
2Arizona StMcClanahan 2-yard run (Cruz kick)Arizona St 27-14
2Arizona StCruz 44-yard field goalArizona St 30-14
4HoustonWatts 17-yard pass from Nobles (Terrell kick)Arizona St 30-21
4Arizona StCruz 38-yard field goalArizona St 33-21
4HoustonJohnson 46-yard pass from Nobles (Terrell kick)Arizona St 33-28

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
AP 12131011——1916—1918181513

1972 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1973 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Steve Holden Wide receiver116 Cleveland Browns
Brent McClanahanRunning back5118 Minnesota Vikings
Ed BeverlyWide receiver5122 San Francisco 49ers
Prentice McCrayDefensive back8200 Detroit Lions
Ron LouCenter14339 Houston Oilers
Ron LumpkinDefensive back12303New York Giants

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  2. ↑ "A-State smothers Kansas State, 56–14". The Arizona Republic. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Cowboys nip Sun Devils". The Sacramento Bee. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sun Devils roll past OSU 38–7". Tacoma News Tribune. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Furious Utah rally fails as Devils nab 59–48 win". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Slow-starting Devils drub BYU, 49–17". The Arizona Republic. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Falcons upset Arizona State". The Tulsa World. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Arizona State hopes flicker". Rapid City Journal. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  10. ↑ "Arizona State blasts San Jose". The Spokesman-Review. November 19, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Arizona St. wins Fiesta Bowl trip". Lincoln Journal Star. November 26, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Arizona State, Green too much for Tigers". The Kansas City Star. December 24, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1972 NCAA Football Statistics (Arizona State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  14. 1 2 2010 Arizona State football media guide
  15. ↑ Palm Beach Post. 1972 September 17
  16. ↑ "1973 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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