1968 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season

1968 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (5–1 WAC)
Head coach
  • Frank Kush (11th season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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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 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]

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Wisconsin*W 55–743,317
September 28UTEPNo. 19
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–19
October 5at WyomingNo. 14
L 13–27
October 12Washington State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 41–1436,226
October 19at Oregon StateL 9–2827,507[4]
November 2New Mexico
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 63–28
November 9Utah
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 59–21
November 16at BYUW 47–12
November 23San Jose State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 66–0
November 30at No. 19 ArizonaNo. 20W 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. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". 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.
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