1968 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Appearance
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Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–2 (5–1 WAC) |
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Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State * | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their 11th season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled an 8–2 record (5–1 against WAC opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the WAC, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 414 to 163.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Joe Spagnola with 917 passing yards, Art Malone with 1,431 rushing yards, and Fair Hooker with 665 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | Wisconsin* | W 55–7 | 43,317 | [4] | ||
September 28 | UTEP | No. 19 |
| W 31–19 | 42,073 | [5] |
October 5 | at Wyoming | No. 14 | L 13–27 | 19,408 | [6] | |
October 12 | Washington State* |
| W 41–14 | 36,226 | [7] | |
October 19 | at Oregon State | L 9–28 | 27,507 | [8] | ||
November 2 | New Mexico |
| W 63–28 | 26,342 | [9] | |
November 9 | Utah |
| W 59–21 | 39,713 | [10] | |
November 16 | at BYU | W 47–12 | 13,026 | [11] | ||
November 23 | San Jose State |
| W 66–0 | 23,160 | [12] | |
November 30 | at No. 19 Arizona | No. 20 | W 30–7 | 41,350 | [13] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1968 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 122. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "1968 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Sun Devils scorch Badgers, 55–7". Wisconsin State Journal. September 22, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU upends Miners, 31–19". The Sunday Oregonian. September 29, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes spot Sun Devils 10 points, rally to win 27–13". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. October 6, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State rolls to 41–14 win over Washington State". The Sacramento Bee. October 13, 1968. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cawood, Neil (October 20, 1968). "Beavers rip Devils, 28–9". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- ^ "Sun Devils humiliate Lobos 63–28". The El Paso Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State romps over Utah". The Spokesman-Review. November 10, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sun Devils roll over Cougars by 47–12 margin". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 17, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State clobbers San Jose Spartans 66–0". The Sacramento Bee. November 24, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona State beats Arizona". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1968. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1968 NCAA Football Statistics (Arizona State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 15, 2024.