1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The offense scored 267 points while the defense allowed 163 points. Led by head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils finished with a 7–5 record.

1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	7–5 (4–3 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Kush (17th season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kentera (4th season)
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
BYU $	6	–	0	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Arizona	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Arizona State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
New Mexico	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
UTEP	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Utah	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Wyoming	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	No. 11 Houston*	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 30–9	50,227
September 21	TCU*	No. 11	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 37–7
September 28	at Missouri*	No. 7	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	L 0–9
October 5	at Wyoming	No. 18	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 16–10	18,675	^[1]
October 19	Utah	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 32–0
October 26	New Mexico	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 41–7
November 2	UTEP	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 27–31
November 9	at BYU	No. 16	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	L 18–21
November 16	No. 16 NC State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–35
November 23	Colorado State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 26–21
November 30	at Arizona		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup)	L 0–10
December 7	at Hawaii*		Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	W 26–3	23,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1974 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Scott Alden QB Ray Alexander TE Paul Ervin OL Jim Helig TE Charley Hobbs OL John Houser WR Greg Hudson WR John Jefferson FB Mark Lovett So RB Larry Mucker OL Dave Orzell RB Morris Owens RB Stan Robinson QB Dennis Sproul Fr OL Rick Torbert RB Freddie Williams OL Billy Joe Winchester	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Clifton Alapa LB Bob Breunig LB Larry Gordon CB Mike Haynes DL Chris Lorenzen DB Mike Martinez DL Rocky Mataalii DL Randy Moore DB Cory Schuknecht DL Tom Seiper DB Alex Stencel DL Ed Vaughn DL Al Weigandt	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Frank Kush Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

Season summary

Houston

TCU

Mark Lovett rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns while Dennis Sproul engineered two other scoring drives in the 37–7 win.^[2]

At Missouri

At Wyoming

Utah

New Mexico

UTEP

At BYU

NC State

Colorado State

At Arizona

At Hawaii

1975 NFL draft

The following players were claimed in the 1975 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bob Breunig	Linebacker	3	70	Dallas Cowboys
Morris Owens	Wide receiver	5	106	Miami Dolphins

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References

1. Chuck Harkins (October 6, 1974). "Pokes fall to Sun Devil by 16-10". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Utah falls to UTEP; ASU Wins." Eugene Register-Guard. 1974 Sept 22.
3. . Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.