1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record7–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kentera (4th season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
1974 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
BYU $ 6 0 17 4 1
Arizona 6 1 09 2 0
Arizona State 4 3 07 5 0
New Mexico 3 4 04 6 1
UTEP 3 4 04 7 0
Colorado State 2 3 14 6 1
Utah 1 5 01 10 0
Wyoming 1 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The offense scored 267 points while the defense allowed 163 points. Led by head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils finished with a 7–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7No. 11 Houston*No. 15W 30–950,227
September 21TCU*No. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 37–7
September 28at Missouri*No. 7L 0–9
October 5at WyomingNo. 18W 16–1018,675[1]
October 19UtahNo. 15
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 32–0
October 26New MexicoNo. 14
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 41–7
November 2UTEPNo. 14
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 27–31
November 9at BYUNo. 16L 18–21
November 16No. 16 NC State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 14–35
November 23Colorado State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 26–21
November 30at ArizonaL 0–10
December 7at Hawaii*W 26–323,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OL Scott Alden
QB Ray Alexander
TE Paul Ervin
OL Jim Helig
TE Charley Hobbs
OL John Houser
WR Greg Hudson
WR John Jefferson
FB Mark Lovett So
RB Larry Mucker
OL Dave Orzell
RB Morris Owens
RB Stan Robinson
QB Dennis Sproul Fr
OL Rick Torbert
RB Freddie Williams
OL Billy Joe Winchester
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Clifton Alapa
LB Bob Breunig
LB Larry Gordon
CB Mike Haynes
DL Chris Lorenzen
DB Mike Martinez
DL Rocky Mataalii
DL Randy Moore
DB Cory Schuknecht
DL Tom Seiper
DB Alex Stencel
DL Ed Vaughn
DL Al Weigandt
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    Houston

    TCU

    Mark Lovett rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns while Dennis Sproul engineered two other scoring drives in the 37–7 win.[2]

    At Missouri

    At Wyoming

    Utah

    New Mexico

    UTEP

    At BYU

    NC State

    Colorado State

    At Arizona

    At Hawaii

    1975 NFL draft

    The following players were claimed in the 1975 NFL draft.

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
    Bob BreunigLinebacker370Dallas Cowboys
    Morris OwensWide receiver5106Miami Dolphins

    [3]

    References

    1. Chuck Harkins (October 6, 1974). "Pokes fall to Sun Devil by 16-10". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Utah falls to UTEP; ASU Wins." Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 Sept 22.
    3. "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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