1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 45–38 vs. Florida State
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 8
Record11–1 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kentera (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 18No. 20 Houston*No. 16
W 18–1750,446[1]
September 25at UtahNo. 15
W 41–2124,068[2]
October 2UTEPNo. 13
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–750,530[3]
October 9at Colorado StateNo. 12
W 42–025,101[4]
October 16at Oregon State*No. 11
L 18–2430,233[5]
October 23at New MexicoNo. 11
W 60–2826,020[6]
October 307:30 p.m.No. 18 Air Force*No. 13
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 44–2850,380[7]
November 6BYUNo. 10
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 38–1350,341[8]
November 13WyomingNo. 9
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 52–1950,347[9]
November 208:30 p.m.at San Jose State*No. 9
W 49–623,500[10]
November 27ArizonaNo. 9
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)
W 31–050,370[11]
December 27vs. Florida State*No. 8
MizlouW 45–3851,098[12]

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Season summary

Houston

at Utah

UTEP

at Colorado State

at Oregon State

at New Mexico

External videos
1971 Arizona State at New Mexico - Pac-12 highlights

Air Force

BYU

Wyoming

at San Jose State

Arizona

See also: Territorial Cup
Arizona Wildcats (5–5) at #9 Arizona State Sun Devils (9–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Arizona 0 0 000
Arizona St 10 21 0031

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

  • Date: November 27
  • Game attendance: 50,370

Arizona State allowed Arizona past midfield just twice all game.

The first came late in the second quarter when Arizona S Bob White intercepted a pass at his own 33 and returned it to ASU 47. After being stopped at the 13, Arizona missed the field goal.

Late in the fourth quarter, Arizona drove to into ASU territory but Windlan Hall intercepted a pass in the end zone to preserve the shutout.

Arizona St got on the scoreboard early in the first on a 19-yard touchdown pass from QB Danny White to TE Joe Petty. As the quarter ended, Don Eckstrand kicked a 22-yard field goal to make it 10-0.

Arizona State scored three more touchdowns before halftime.

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Fiesta Bowl

Personnel

1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 76 Roger Davis Sr
TE 30 Calvin Demery Sr
FB 40 Oscar Dragon Sr
OT 79 Ed Fisher Sr
RB 22 Woody Green So
WR 25 Steve Holden Jr
C 51 Ron Lou Jr
FB 43 Brent McClanahan Jr
TE 88 Joe Petty Jr
C 63 Mike Tomco Sr
QB 11 Danny White So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 82 Junior Ah You Sr
LB 53 Bob Carter
S 21 Mike Clupper Sr
DE 86 Joe Connolly Sr
DT 71 Rich Gray Sr
DB 31 Windlan Hall Sr
DB 35 Ron Lumpkin Jr
S 36 Prentice McCray Jr
DT 62 Ted Olivo Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 13 Don Ekstrand Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1972 NFL draft

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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References

  1. ^ "Houston beaten 18–17 by ASU on late FG". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "ASU wallops Utah". Albuquerque Journal. September 26, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Arizona State downs Miners, 24–7". The El Paso Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hot Arizona State bedevils CSU, 42–0". The Daily Breeze. October 10, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Beavers dump ASU". The Oregon Statesman. October 17, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "ASU whips Lobos, 60–28". The Sunday Oregonian. October 24, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Arizona State romps, 44–28". The Los Angeles Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arizona State topples BYU 38–12". The Spokesman-Review. November 7, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Devils clout Cowboys, 52–19". Casper Star-Tribune. November 14, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arizona State rolls by Spartans, 49–6". Santa Cruz Sentinel. November 21, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arizona State romps". The Lincoln Star. November 28, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Late TD lifts Arizona St. over FSU, 45–38". The Miami Herald. December 28, 1971. Retrieved September 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1971 NCAA Football Statistics (Arizona State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  14. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 28 Nov 1971.
  15. ^ "1972 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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