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1973 Arizona State

11–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Frank Kush, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1973, game by game: won at Oregon 26–20; won vs. Washington State 20–9; won vs. Colorado State 67–14; won at New Mexico 67–24; won vs. San José State 28–3; won vs. BYU 52–12; won at Oregon State 44–14; lost at Utah 31–36; won vs. Wyoming 47–0; won at UTEP 54–13; won vs. Arizona 55–19; won vs. Pittsburgh 28–7+53−5Won 26–20 at Oregon+6OregonWon 20–9 vs. Washington State+11Washington StateWon 67–14 vs. Colorado State+53Colorado StateWon 67–24 at New Mexico+43New MexicoWon 28–3 vs. San José State+25San José StateWon 52–12 vs. BYU+40BYUWon 44–14 at Oregon State+30Oregon StateLost 31–36 at Utah-5UtahWon 47–0 vs. Wyoming+47WyomingWon 54–13 at UTEP+41UTEPWon 55–19 vs. Arizona+36ArizonaWon 28–7 vs. Pittsburgh+21Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atOregonW 26–⁠2066%
Sep 22vsWashington StateW 20–⁠979%
Sep 29vsColorado StateW 67–⁠1489%
Oct 6atNew MexicoW 67–⁠2477%
Oct 13vsSan José StateW 28–⁠383%
Oct 20vsBYUW 52–⁠1285%
Oct 27atOregon StateW 44–⁠1483%
Nov 3atUtahL 31–⁠3672%
Nov 10vsWyomingW 47–⁠086%
Nov 17atUTEPW 54–⁠1394%
Nov 25vsArizonaW 55–⁠1977%
Dec 21Bowls & playoffvsPittsburghFiesta BowlW 28–⁠779%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Pittsburgh 28–⁠7 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1973.

Western Athletic Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Arizona

Led the nationDanny White: passing touchdowns (23 TD), passer rating (157.4)

Consensus All-AmericanWoody Green, RB

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 8
Points
519–⁠171
Coach
Frank Kush
Elo
1746 +88 this season
SP+ rating
24.6 No. 8 of 123; offense No. 3, defense No. 57
SRS
24.9 No. 10 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kentera
Captains
Bob Breunig and Danny White

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 1Woody Green RBKansas City Chiefs
Rd 2Benny Malone RBMiami Dolphins
Rd 3Danny White QBDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Monroe Eley RBAtlanta Falcons

1973 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State6–⁠111–⁠19
Arizona6–⁠18–⁠3
Utah4–⁠27–⁠5
BYU3–⁠45–⁠6
Wyoming3–⁠44–⁠7
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠45–⁠6
UTEP0–⁠70–⁠11

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