1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team


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The 1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.

1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football

WAC champion
Fiesta Bowl champion

Fiesta Bowl, W 49–35 vs. Missouri

ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record10–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kentera (2nd season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium

Seasons

← 1971

1973 →

1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Arizona State $ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
BYU 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Utah 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Colorado State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
UTEP 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Houston*No. 13W 33–2824,628[1]
September 23Kansas State*No. 10W 56–1450,682[2]
September 30at WyomingNo. 11L 43–4519,298[3]
October 7Oregon State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 38–750,879[4]
October 14Utah
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 59–4849,168[5]
October 21at BYUNo. 19W 49–1723,561[6]
October 28Air Force*No. 16
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 31–3947,091[7]
November 4at UTEPW 55–147,414[8]
November 11New Mexico No. 19
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 60–744,172[9]
November 18San Jose State*No. 18
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 51–2143,912[10]
November 25at ArizonaNo. 18W 38–2138,500[11]
December 23vs. Missouri*No. 15
W 49–3551,318[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

Captains: Larry Delbridge, Steve Matlock

POS Name
QB Danny White
HB Woody Green
FB Brent McClanahan
SE Ed Beverly
WB Steve Holden
TE Joe Petty
LT Steve Gunther
LG John Houser
C Ron Lou
RG Steve Matlock
RT Ed Kindig
POS Name
LDE Larry Shorty
LDT Deke Ballard
MG Tim Hoban
RDT Neal Skarin
LLB Bob Breunig
RLB Larry Delbridge
LCB Reedy Hall
RCB Prentice McCray
WS Wayne Bradley
SS Ron Lumpkin
K Juan Cruz

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Head coach: Frank Kush

Assistants: Don Baker (offensive backfield), Larry Kentera (DE/LB), Jerry Thompson (DL), Al Luginbill (DB), Joe McDonald (WR), Al Tanara (OL), Bill Kajikawa (freshman) [14]

1 234Total
• Arizona St 20 1003 33
Houston 14 0014 28
Scoring summary
1Arizona StHolden 55-yard pass from White (Cruz kick)Arizona St 7-0
1Arizona StHolden 52-yard pass from White (kick failed)Arizona St 13-0
1Arizona StGreen 9-yard run (Cruz kick)Arizona St 20-0
1HoustonNobles 1-yard run (Terrell kick)Arizona St 20-7
1HoustonEvans 20-yard interception return (Terrell kick)Arizona St 20-14
2Arizona StMcClanahan 2-yard run (Cruz kick)Arizona St 27-14
2Arizona StCruz 44-yard field goalArizona St 30-14
4HoustonWatts 17-yard pass from Nobles (Terrell kick)Arizona St 30-21
4Arizona StCruz 38-yard field goalArizona St 33-21
4HoustonJohnson 46-yard pass from Nobles (Terrell kick)Arizona St 33-28

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
AP12131011——1916—1918181513

1972 team players in the NFL

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The following players were claimed in the 1973 NFL draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Steve Holden Wide receiver 1 16 Cleveland Browns
Brent McClanahan Running back 5 118 Minnesota Vikings
Ed Beverly Wide receiver 5 122 San Francisco 49ers
Prentice McCray Defensive back 8 200 Detroit Lions
Ron Lou Center 14 339 Houston Oilers
Ron Lumpkin Defensive back 12 303 New York Giants

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  1. ^ "Sun Devils nip Cougars by 33–28". San Antonio Express-News. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A-State smothers Kansas State, 56–14". The Arizona Republic. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cowboys nip Sun Devils". The Sacramento Bee. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sun Devils roll past OSU 38–7". Tacoma News Tribune. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furious Utah rally fails as Devils nab 59–48 win". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Slow-starting Devils drub BYU, 49–17". The Arizona Republic. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Falcons upset Arizona State". The Tulsa World. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arizona State hopes flicker". Rapid City Journal. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sun Devils overwhelm New Mexico". The Arizona Daily Star. November 12, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arizona State blasts San Jose". The Spokesman-Review. November 19, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arizona St. wins Fiesta Bowl trip". Lincoln Journal Star. November 26, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Arizona State, Green too much for Tigers". The Kansas City Star. December 24, 1972. Retrieved October 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1972 NCAA Football Statistics (Arizona State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  14. ^ a b 2010 Arizona State football media guide
  15. ^ Palm Beach Post. 1972 September 17
  16. ^ "1973 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.