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1970 Arizona State

11–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Frank Kush, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1970, game by game: won vs. Colorado State 38–9; won vs. Kansas State 35–13; won at Wyoming 52–3; won vs. Washington State 37–30; won at BYU 27–3; won at UTEP 42–13; won vs. San José State 46–10; won vs. Utah 37–14; won vs. New Mexico 33–21; won at Arizona 10–6; won vs. North Carolina 48–26+49Won 38–9 vs. Colorado State+29Colorado StateWon 35–13 vs. Kansas State+22Kansas StateWon 52–3 at Wyoming+49WyomingWon 37–30 vs. Washington State+7Washington StateWon 27–3 at BYU+24BYUWon 42–13 at UTEP+29UTEPWon 46–10 vs. San José State+36San José StateWon 37–14 vs. Utah+23UtahWon 33–21 vs. New Mexico+12New MexicoWon 10–6 at Arizona+4ArizonaWon 48–26 vs. North Carolina+22North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsColorado StateW 38–⁠975%
Sep 26vsKansas StateW 35–⁠1373%
Oct 3atWyomingW 52–⁠369%
Oct 10vsWashington StateW 37–⁠3090%
Oct 17atBYUW 27–⁠377%
Oct 24atUTEPW 42–⁠1371%
Nov 7vsSan José StateW 46–⁠1091%
Nov 14vsUtahW 37–⁠1474%
Nov 21vsNew MexicoW 33–⁠2181%
Dec 5atArizonaW 10–⁠681%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvsNorth CarolinaPeach BowlW 48–⁠2673%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 48–⁠26 in the Peach Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 19
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 4: 18
  4. Wk 5: 14
  5. Wk 6: 12
  6. Wk 7: 12
  7. Wk 8: 11
  8. Wk 9: 12
  9. Wk 10: 11
  10. Wk 11: 9
  11. Wk 12: 9
  12. Wk 13: 9
  13. Wk 14: 8
  14. Final: 6

Western Athletic Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationSteve Holden: punt return average (19.2)

Record
11–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
405–⁠148
Coach
Frank Kush
Elo
1759 +139 this season
SP+ rating
21.8 No. 13 of 117; offense No. 6, defense No. 36
SRS
21.0 No. 13 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 1J.D. Hill WRBuffalo Bills

1970 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State7–⁠011–⁠06
New Mexico5–⁠17–⁠3
Utah4–⁠26–⁠4
UTEP4–⁠36–⁠4
Arizona2–⁠44–⁠6
Colorado State1–⁠34–⁠7
BYU1–⁠63–⁠8
Wyoming1–⁠61–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.