1968 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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]

1968 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	8–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Kush (11th season)
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion * Games against Texas Tech and Air Force counted in the conference standings.

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Wisconsin*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 55–7	43,317
September 28	UTEP	No. 19	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 31–19
October 5	at Wyoming	No. 14	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 13–27
October 12	Washington State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 41–14	36,226
October 19	at Oregon State		Civic Stadium Portland, OR	L 9–28	27,507	^[4]
November 2	New Mexico		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 63–28
November 9	Utah		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 59–21
November 16	at BYU		Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 47–12
November 23	San Jose State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 66–0
November 30	at No. 19 Arizona	No. 20	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	W 30–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1968 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
2. . Arizona State University. 2016. p. 122. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
3. "1968 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
4. Cawood, Neil (October 20, 1968). "Beavers rip Devils, 28-9". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.