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1975 Arizona State

12–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Frank Kush, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1975, game by game: won vs. Washington 35–12; won at TCU 33–10; won vs. BYU 20–0; won vs. Idaho 29–3; won at New Mexico 16–10; won at Colorado State 33–3; won vs. UTEP 24–6; won at Utah 40–14; won vs. Wyoming 21–20; won vs. Pacific 55–14; won vs. No. 12 Arizona 24–21; won vs. No. 6 Nebraska 17–14+41Won 35–12 vs. Washington+23WashingtonWon 33–10 at TCU+23TCUWon 20–0 vs. BYU+20BYUWon 29–3 vs. Idaho+26IdahoWon 16–10 at New Mexico+6New MexicoWon 33–3 at Colorado State+30Colorado StateWon 24–6 vs. UTEP+18UTEPWon 40–14 at Utah+26UtahWon 21–20 vs. Wyoming+1WyomingWon 55–14 vs. Pacific+41PacificWon 24–21 vs. No. 12 Arizona+3No. 12 ArizonaWon 17–14 vs. No. 6 Nebraska+3No. 6 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 13vsWashingtonW 35–⁠1271%
Sep 20atTCUW 33–⁠1076%
Sep 27vsBYUW 20–⁠069%
Oct 4vsIdahoW 29–⁠388%
Oct 11atNew MexicoW 16–⁠1070%
Oct 18atColorado StateW 33–⁠360%
Oct 25vsUTEPW 24–⁠692%
Nov 1atUtahW 40–⁠1486%
Nov 8vsWyomingW 21–⁠2093%
Nov 15vsPacificW 55–⁠1483%
Nov 29vs12ArizonaW 24–⁠2160%
Dec 26Bowls & playoffvs6NebraskaFiesta BowlW 17–⁠1442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 17–⁠14 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Western Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1975.

Western Athletic Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Walter Camp Coach of the YearFrank Kush, coach

Record
12–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
347–⁠127
Coach
Frank Kush
Elo
1710 +145 this season
SP+ rating
18.1 No. 20 of 132; offense No. 24, defense No. 28
SRS
18.2 No. 10 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Larry Kentera
Captains
Mike Haynes and Jim Heilig

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 1Mike Haynes DBNew England Patriots
Rd 1Larry Gordon LBMiami Dolphins

1975 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State7–⁠012–⁠02
Arizona5–⁠29–⁠218
Colorado State4–⁠26–⁠5
BYU4–⁠36–⁠5
New Mexico4–⁠36–⁠5
Utah1–⁠41–⁠10
Wyoming1–⁠62–⁠9
UTEP0–⁠61–⁠10

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