The 1973 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season and outscored its opponents 519 to 171. Led by 16th-year head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils stayed home and won the Fiesta Bowl to finish at 11–1 and ninth in the final AP poll.

Schedule

Game summaries

Arizona

Arizona State clinches a share of WAC title and third straight trip to the Fiesta Bowl. Morris Owens went over 1,000 yards receiving for the season while both Woody Green and Benny Malone surpassed the same mark in rushing yardage.

Roster

Awards and honors

  • All-Americans: HB Woody Green - Consensus - Football Coaches of America, Sporting News, Time, UPI (second), AP (second), Walter Camp, QB Danny White - Football Writers, Time, UPI (second), AP (second), NEA
  • All-WAC: OT Steve Gunther, OG John Houser, QB/P Danny White, HB Woody Green, DE Sam Johnson, DE Larry Shorty, LB Bob Breunig, DB Mike Haynes, K Danny Kush (honorable mention), DB Bo Warren (honorable mention), DB Kory Schuknecht (honorable mention), RS Morris Owens (honorable mention), C Ed Kindig (honorable mention), DT Deke Ballard (honorable mention), DT Neal Skarin (honorable mention), MG Sal Olivo (honorable mention), LB James Baker (honorable mention)

NFL draft

Four Sun Devils were selected in the 1974 NFL draft, which lasted 17 rounds (442 selections).

^ Eley last played for ASU in 1971; he was in the Canadian Football League (1972–74) with the BC Lions.

References


Arizona State Sun Devils Logo History

Legends Luncheon to honor 198283 Sun Devil football team ASU News

Arizona State Sun Devils 2003 Roster StatMuse

Sun Devil Science AllDecade Team 1970s ASUDevils

College Football Program New Mexico Lobos vs. Arizona State Sun Devils