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 .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 15 at Oregon * No. 13 W 26–2040,100 [ 1]
September 22 Washington State * No. 13 W 20–951,252 [ 2]
September 29 Colorado State No. 13 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 67–1450,984 [ 3]
October 6 at New Mexico No. 12 W 67–2421,139 [ 4]
October 13 7:30 p.m. San Jose State * No. 11 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 28–350,827 [ 5]
October 20 BYU No. 12 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 52–1247,137 [ 6]
October 27 at Oregon State * No. 11 W 44–1420,188 [ 7]
November 3 at Utah No. 8 L 31–3622,135 [ 8]
November 10 Wyoming No. 14 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 47–049,880 [ 9]
November 17 at UTEP No. 13 W 54–137,400 [ 10]
November 24 Arizona No. 13 W 55–1951,383 [ 11]
December 21 vs. Pittsburgh * No. 10 W 28–750,878 [ 12]
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2 3 4 Total
Arizona
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13 0 0
19
• Arizona St
16
12 13 14
55
Date: November 24Location: Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, ArizonaGame attendance: 51,383
Scoring summary 1 ASU Hudson 15-yard pass from White (Kush kick) Arizona St 7-0
1 ASU Kush 24-yard field goal Arizona St 10-0
1 ARIZ Upchurch 2-yard run (kick failed) Arizona St 10-6
1 ASU Owens 8-yard pass from White (kick failed) Arizona St 16-6
2 ARIZ Upchurch 1-yard run (Gorham kick) Arizona St 16-13
2 ASU Owens 14-yard pass from White (kick failed) Arizona St 22-13
2 ARIZ Hamilton 4-yard pass from Hill (kick failed) Arizona St 22-20
2 ASU Owens 58-yard pass from White (kick failed) Arizona St 28-20
3 ASU Green 11-yard run (run failed) Arizona St 34-20
3 ASU Owens 6-yard run (Kush kick) Arizona St 41-20
4 ASU Malone 9-yard run (Kush kick) Arizona St 48-20
4 ASU Hudson recovered fumble in end zone (Kush kick) Arizona St 55-20
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.[ 14]
1973 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
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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)
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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 .
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