1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 32–21 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 6
Record	10–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	Darryl Rogers (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Baker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Al Luginbill (1st season)
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons ←  1981 1983  →

1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 UCLA $	5	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 7 Washington	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 15 USC	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
California	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Oregon	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Sun Devils compiled a 10–2 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 294 to 145. ^{[1] [2]}

The team's statistical leaders included Todd Hons with 2,338 passing yards, Darryl Clack with 606 rushing yards, and Doug Allen with 424 receiving yards. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	2:00 pm	at Oregon	No. 19	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR		W 34–3	23,127	[4]
September 11	8:30 pm	Utah *	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 23–10	59,723	[5]
September 18		at Houston *	No. 13	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX		W 24–10	30,103	[6]
September 25		at California	No. 14	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		W 15–0	35,673	[7]
October 2		Kansas State *	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 30–7	61,824	[8]
October 9		Stanford	No. 11	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 21–17	70,823	[9]
October 16		UTEP *	No. 10	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 37–6	25,203	[10]
October 30		No. 12 USC	No. 7	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 17–10	71,071	[11]
November 6		Oregon State	No. 4	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 30–16	62,316	[12]
November 13		No. 7 Washington	No. 3	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 13–17	72,021	[13]
November 27		at Arizona	No. 8	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)		L 18–28	58,515	[14]
January 1, 1983	11:30 am	vs. No. 12 Oklahoma *	No. 11	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	NBC	W 32–21	70,553	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Rankings

Further information: 1982 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	19	15	13	14	13	11	10	8	7	4	3	8	6	11	11	6
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	11	6

Game summaries

Washington

Washington at Arizona State

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 7 Huskies 0 10 7 0 17 No. 3 Sun Devils 0 3 7 3 13 Date: November 13 Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ Game attendance: 72,021

Scoring summary 2 WASH Williams 20-yard pass from Cowan (Nelson kick) WASH 7–0 2 WASH Nelson 24-yard field goal WASH 10–0 2 1:53 ASU Luis Zendejas 29-yard field goal WASH 10–3 3 WASH Robinson 4-yard run (Nelson kick) WASH 17–3 3 ASU Clack 50-yard run (Zendejas kick) WASH 17–10 4 ASU Zendejas 47-yard field goal WASH 17–13

See also: 1982 Washington Huskies football team

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Vs. Oklahoma (Fiesta Bowl)

Arizona State vs. Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 11 Sun Devils 0 11 7 14 32 No. 12 Sooners 7 6 8 0 21 Date: January 1 Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona Game attendance: 70,553 TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones, Len Dawson

Scoring summary 1 OU Stanley Wilson 1-yard run (kick) OU 7–0 2 ASU Luis Zendejas 32-yard field goal OU 7–3 2 ASU Safety, Kelly Phelps tackled in end zone OU 7–5 2 ASU Luis Zendejas 22-yard field goal ASU 8–7 2 OU Stanley Wilson 1-yard run (run failed) OU 13–8 2 ASU Luis Zendejas 54-yard field goal OU 13–11 3 ASU Darryl Clack 15-yard run (Zendejas kick) ASU 18–13 3 OU Fred Sims 19-yard run (Fontenette pass from Phelps) OU 21–18 4 ASU Alvin Moore 1-yard run (Zendejas kick) ASU 25–21 4 ASU Ron Brown 52-yard pass from Todd Hons (Zendejas kick) ASU 32–21

Main article: 1983 Fiesta Bowl

See also: 1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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Roster

1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR   Doug Allen So WR   Ron Brown Sr RB 42 Darryl Clack Fr RB   Willie Gittens Sr QB 1 Todd Hons Jr TE 85 Ron Wetzel Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 50 Bryan Caldwell Sr CB 14 Duane Galloway So DE 93 Jim Jeffcoat Sr LB 54 Vernon Maxwell Sr SS 4 Paul Moyer Sr CB 25 Mike Richardson Sr DE Walt Bowyer Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class DB/KR Rich Edwards Fr K 8 Luis Zendejas So P Mike Black Sr	Head coach Darryl Rogers Coordinators/assistant coaches Al Luginbill –Defensive coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1983 NFL draft

Main article: 1983 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Jim Jeffcoat	Defensive end	1	23	Dallas Cowboys
Vernon Maxwell	Linebacker	2	29	Baltimore Colts
Mike Richardson	Cornerback	2	33	Chicago Bears
Ron Brown	Wide receiver	2	41	Cleveland Browns
Bryan Caldwell	Defensive end	3	70	Dallas Cowboys
Ron Wetzel	Tight end	4	92	Kansas City Chiefs
Alvin Moore	Running back	7	169	Baltimore Colts
Mike Black	Punter	7	181	Detroit Lions
Walt Bowyer	Defensive end	10	254	Denver Broncos

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References

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2. "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
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5. "ASU goes on defensive, beats Utah, 23–10". The Arizona Republic. September 12, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Arizona St. crushes Houston, 24–10". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "ASU defense turns Cal QB into 'fall guy'". Santa Cruz Sentinel. September 26, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sun Devils manhandle Kansas State". The Wichita Eagle. October 3, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Last-second TD beats Stanford". The Modesto Bee. October 10, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Clack clicks for ASU as Devils rip Miners". Arizona Daily Sun. October 17, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Sun Devils withstand USC rallies". The Fresno Bee. October 31, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "ASU survives scare from Oregon State". The Arizona Republic. November 7, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Washington upends Arizona State 17–13". The Charlotte Observer. November 14, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "Arizona knocks ASU out of Rose Bowl". The Sunday Oregonian. November 28, 1982. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Sun Devils rally, trip OU in Fiesta". The Kansas City Star. January 2, 1983. Retrieved February 20, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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