1977 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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WAC co-champion | |
Fiesta Bowl, L 30–42 vs. Penn State | |
Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 18 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 9–3 (6–1 WAC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Larry Kentera (7th season) |
Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 BYU + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Arizona State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. This was Arizona State's final season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Northwestern * | W 35–3 | 57,149 | ||||
September 24 | Oregon State * |
| W 33–31 | 57,535 | |||
October 1 | Missouri * | No. 20 |
| L 0–15 | 57,874 | ||
October 8 | at New Mexico | W 45–24 | 22,310 | ||||
October 15 | at Air Force * | W 37–14 | 25,477 | ||||
October 22 | UTEP |
| W 66–3 | 55,446 | |||
October 29 | at Utah | W 47–19 | 16,528 | ||||
November 5 | Wyoming | No. 19 |
| W 45–0 | 55,232 | [1] | |
November 12 | No. 13 BYU | No. 17 |
| W 24–13 | 58,295 | ||
November 19 | at Colorado State | No. 12 | L 14–25 | 16,706 | |||
November 26 | Arizona | No. 19 |
| ABC | W 23–7 | 56,326 | |
December 25 | vs. No. 8 Penn State * | No. 15 |
| CBS | L 30–42 | 57,727 | |
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