1977 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1977 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 30–42 vs. Penn State
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record9–3 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kentera (7th season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
1977 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 20 BYU + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Arizona State + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Wyoming 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Utah 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
UTEP 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. This was Arizona State's final season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17Northwestern*
W 35–357,149
September 24Oregon State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 33–3157,535
October 1Missouri*No. 20
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 0–1557,874
October 8at New Mexico
W 45–2422,310
October 15at Air Force*
W 37–1425,477
October 22UTEP
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 66–355,446
October 29at Utah
W 47–1916,528
November 5WyomingNo. 19
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 45–055,232[1]
November 12No. 13 BYUNo. 17
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–1358,295
November 19at Colorado StateNo. 12
L 14–2516,706
November 26ArizonaNo. 19
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
ABCW 23–756,326
December 25vs. No. 8 Penn State*No. 15
CBSL 30–4257,727
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1977 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Dennis Sproul Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 95 Bob Kohrs So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Sun Devils overwhelm Wyoming, 45-0". Arizona Republic. November 6, 1977. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com


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