American college football season
The 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their 21st season under head coach Frank Kush , the Sun Devils compiled a 9–3 record (4–3 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 347 to 236.[1] [2]
The team's statistical leaders included Mark Malone with 1,305 passing yards and 705 rushing yards and Chris DeFrance with 617 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 9 Pacific (CA) * W 42–7 September 16 BYU * Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 24–1770,311 September 23 at Washington State L 26–5133,507 September 30 UTEP * Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 27–069,497 October 7 Northwestern * W 56–14 October 14 No. 2 USC Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 20–770,138 October 28 Washington No. 12 L 7–4154,866 November 4 California Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 35–21 November 11 Stanford Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ L 14–2151,000 November 18 at Oregon State W 44–2223,500 November 25 Arizona W 18–1758,090 December 16 vs. Rutgers * W 34–1833,402 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
[4]
Personnel [ edit ] 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Season summary [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total USC 0 0 0 7 7 • Arizona St 0 3 14 3 20
Date: October 14Location: Sun Devil StadiumGame attendance: 71,138 Scoring summary Q2 ASU Hicks 40 yard field goal ASU 3–0 Q3 ASU Malone 1 yard run (Hicks kick) ASU 10–0 Q3 ASU Mistler 16 yard pass from Malone (Hicks kick) ASU 17–0 Q4 ASU Hicks 28 yard field goal ASU 20–0 Q4 USC Garcia 31 yard pass from McDonald (Jordan kick) ASU 20–7
[5]
Arizona [ edit ] Mark Malone threw a pair of touchdown passes and Bill Zivic's 45-yard field goal attempt missed wide left in the final seconds to secure the Sun Devil victory.[6]
Garden State Bowl [ edit ] Garden State Bowl: Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Arizona St 0 7 14 13 34 Rutgers 10 0 0 8 18
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, NJ
MVP: John Mistler
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ASU RU 1 Rutgers Dorn 47-yard touchdown run, Startzell kick good 0 7 1 Rutgers 46-yard field goal by Startzell 0 10 2 Arizona St Weathers 14-yard touchdown reception from Malone, Hicks kick good 7 10 3 Arizona St Mistler 26-yard touchdown reception from Malone, Hicks kick good 14 10 3 Arizona St DeFrance 53-yard touchdown reception from Malone, Hicks kick good 21 10 4 Arizona St Malone 1-yard touchdown run, Hicks kick good 28 10 4 Rutgers Blackwell 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good 28 18 4 Arizona St Malone 4-yard touchdown run, kick no good 34 18 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 34 18
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons