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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 1–6, 5 wins vacated (0–4 Pac-10, 3 wins vacated) |
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Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Washington | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State * | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. [2] 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. [3]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | 7:00 pm | California | No. 18 | L 9–17 | 71,005 | [4] | ||
September 15 | 3:30 pm | vs. No. 18 Florida State * | L 3–31 | 33,484 | [5] | |||
September 22 | 7:00 pm | Toledo * |
| W 49–0 | 68,756 | [6] | ||
September 29 | 6:00 pm | at Oregon State | W 45–0 (vacated) | 20,000 | [7] | |||
October 13 | 7:00 pm | Washington |
| W 12–7 (vacated) | 70,512 | [8] | ||
October 20 | 7:00 pm | Washington State |
| W 28–17 (vacated) | 70,729 | [9] | ||
October 27 | 2:00 pm | Utah State * |
| KTVK | W 28–14 (vacated) | 67,219 | [10] | |
November 3 | 2:00 pm | at Stanford | ABC | L 21–28 | 30,885 | [11] | ||
November 10 | 2:30 pm | at UCLA | L 28–31 | 34,763 | [12] | |||
November 17 | 7:00 pm | West Virginia * |
| W 42–7 | 68,573 | [13] | ||
November 24 | 7:00 pm | Arizona |
| L 24–27 | 70,947 | [14] | ||
December 1 | 8:00 pm | at Hawaii * | L 17–29 | 42,040 | [15] | |||
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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. [17]
1979 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The following players were claimed in the 1980 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
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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 Jets |
Gary Padjen | Linebacker | 11 | 300 | Dallas Cowboys |