1983 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 1983 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Sun Devils compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 320 to 200.^[1][2]

1983 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–4–1 (3–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Darryl Rogers (4th season)
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons ← 1982 1984 →

1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 UCLA $	6	–	1	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Washington	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
USC	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Oregon	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
California	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
Stanford	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Tod Hons with 2,394 passing yards, Darryl Clack with 932 rushing yards, and Don Kern with 502 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Utah State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 39–12	65,290
September 17	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	T 26–26	47,093
September 24	Wichita State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 44–14	63,585	^[4]
October 1	Stanford	No. 20	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 29–11	53,795
October 15	at USC	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 34–14	58,664
October 22	Washington State	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 21–31	67,516
October 29	Florida State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 26–29	69,986
November 5	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 24–26
November 12	Oregon State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 38–3	65,058
November 19	San Jose State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 24–17
November 26	Arizona		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)	L 15–17
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1983 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 1 Todd Hons Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Luis Zendejas Jr	Head coach Darryl Rogers Coordinators/assistant coaches Mike Martz – Quarterbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

References

1. "1983 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
2. . Arizona State University. 2016. p. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
3. "1983 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
4. "Clark clicks; Sun Devils roll". Arizona Republic. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.