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1974 Arizona State

7–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Frank Kush.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1974, game by game: won vs. No. 11 Houston 30–9; won vs. TCU 37–7; lost at Missouri 0–9; won at Wyoming 16–10; won vs. Utah 32–0; won vs. New Mexico 41–7; lost vs. UTEP 27–31; lost at BYU 18–21; lost vs. No. 16 NC State 14–35; won vs. Colorado State 26–21; lost at Arizona 0–10; won at Hawai’i 26–3+34−21Won 30–9 vs. No. 11 Houston+21No. 11 HoustonWon 37–7 vs. TCU+30TCULost 0–9 at Missouri-9MissouriWon 16–10 at Wyoming+6WyomingWon 32–0 vs. Utah+32UtahWon 41–7 vs. New Mexico+34New MexicoLost 27–31 vs. UTEP-4UTEPLost 18–21 at BYU-3BYULost 14–35 vs. No. 16 NC State-21No. 16 NC StateWon 26–21 vs. Colorado State+5Colorado StateLost 0–10 at Arizona-10ArizonaWon 26–3 at Hawai’i+23Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vs11HoustonW 30–⁠960%
Sep 21vsTCUW 37–⁠785%
Sep 28atMissouriL 0–⁠963%
Oct 5atWyomingW 16–⁠1074%
Oct 19vsUtahW 32–⁠088%
Oct 26vsNew MexicoW 41–⁠785%
Nov 2vsUTEPL 27–⁠3192%
Nov 9atBYUL 18–⁠2158%
Nov 16vs16NC StateL 14–⁠3558%
Nov 23vsColorado StateW 26–⁠2179%
Nov 30atArizonaL 0–⁠1047%
Dec 7atHawai’iW 26–⁠380%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 26–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 15
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 18
  6. Wk 6: 18
  7. Wk 7: 15
  8. Wk 8: 14
  9. Wk 9: 14
  10. Wk 10: 16

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 1974.

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 3rd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
267–⁠163
Coach
Frank Kush
Elo
1598 −65 this season
SP+ rating
6.2 No. 50 of 124; offense No. 68, defense No. 36
SRS
6.4 No. 41 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kentera

Drafted in 1975

The 1975 draft
Rd 3Bob Breunig LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Morris Owens WRMiami Dolphins

1974 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU6–⁠0–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Arizona6–⁠19–⁠2
Arizona State4–⁠37–⁠5
New Mexico3–⁠44–⁠6–⁠1
UTEP3–⁠44–⁠7
Colorado State2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Utah1–⁠51–⁠10
Wyoming1–⁠62–⁠9

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