Roster
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| 1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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WAC champion Fiesta Bowl champion | |
Fiesta Bowl, W 45–38 vs. Florida State | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 11–1 (7–0 WAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Larry Kentera (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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| No. 8 Arizona State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 201 points. Led by head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils won the Fiesta Bowl.
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| September 18 | No. 20 Houston * | No. 18 | W 18–17 | ||
| September 25 | at Utah | No. 15 | W 41–21 | ||
| October 2 | UTEP | No. 13 |
| W 24–7 | |
| October 9 | at Colorado State | No. 12 | W 42–0 | ||
| October 16 | at Oregon State | No. 11 | L 18–24 | 30,233 | |
| October 23 | at New Mexico | No. 11 | W 60–28 | ||
| October 30 | No. 18 Air Force * | No. 13 |
| W 44–28 | |
| November 6 | BYU | No. 10 |
| W 38–13 | |
| November 13 | Wyoming | No. 9 |
| W 52–19 | |
| November 20 | at San Jose State * | No. 9 | W 49–6 | ||
| November 27 | at Arizona | No. 9 | W 31–0 | ||
| December 27 | vs. Florida State * | No. 8 |
| W 45–38 | 51,098 |
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The following players were claimed in the 1972 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Windlan Hall | Defensive Back | 4 | 96 | San Francisco 49ers |
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