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1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1972
team	Arizona State Sun Devils
sport	football
conference	Western Athletic Conference
short_conf	WAC
CoachRank	13
APRank	13
record	10–2
conf_record	5–1
head_coach	Frank Kush
hc_year	15th
def_coach	Larry Kentera
dc_year	2nd
captain	Larry Delbridge
captain2	Steve Matlock
stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
champion	WAC champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
bowl	[Fiesta Bowl](1972-fiesta-bowl)
bowl_result	W 49–35 vs. [Missouri](1972-missouri-tigers-football-team)

Fiesta Bowl champion The 1972 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–1, winning the WAC title for the fourth consecutive season. Arizona State earned a berth in the Fiesta Bowl, where the Sun Devils defeated Missouri. The team played home games at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Houston

Personnel

Coaching staff

Head coach: Frank Kush

Assistants: Don Baker (offensive backfield), Larry Kentera (DE/LB), Jerry Thompson (DL), Al Luginbill (DB), Joe McDonald (WR), Al Tanara (OL), Bill Kajikawa (freshman)

Depth chart

Offense

POS	Name
QB	Danny White
HB	Woody Green
FB	Brent McClanahan
SE	Ed Beverly
WB	Steve Holden
TE	Joe Petty
LT	Steve Gunther
LG	John Houser
C	Ron Lou
RG	Steve Matlock
RT	Ed Kindig

Defense

POS	Name
LDE	Larry Shorty
LDT	Deke Ballard
MG	Tim Hoban
RDT	Neal Skarin
LLB	Bob Breunig
RLB	Larry Delbridge
LCB	Reedy Hall
RCB	Prentice McCray
WS	Wayne Bradley
SS	Ron Lumpkin
K	Juan Cruz

1972 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1973 NFL draft.

Ron Lumpkin	Defensive back	12	303	[New York Giants](1973-new-york-giants-season)

References

(September 17, 1972). "Sun Devils nip Cougars by 33–28". San Antonio Express-News.
(September 24, 1972). "A-State smothers Kansas State, 56–14". The Arizona Republic.
(October 1, 1972). "Cowboys nip Sun Devils". The Sacramento Bee.
(October 8, 1972). "Sun Devils roll past OSU 38–7". Tacoma News Tribune.
(October 15, 1972). "Furious Utah rally fails as Devils nab 59–48 win". The Salt Lake Tribune.
(October 15, 1972). "Slow-starting Devils drub BYU, 49–17". The Arizona Republic.
(October 29, 1972). "Falcons upset Arizona State". The Tulsa World.
(November 5, 1972). "Arizona State hopes flicker". Rapid City Journal.
(November 12, 1972). "Sun Devils overwhelm New Mexico". The Arizona Daily Star.
(November 19, 1972). "Arizona State blasts San Jose". The Spokesman-Review.
(November 26, 1972). "Arizona St. wins Fiesta Bowl trip". Lincoln Journal Star.
(December 24, 1972). "Arizona State, Green too much for Tigers". The Kansas City Star.
. ["1972 NCAA Football Statistics (Arizona State)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/251383). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
''Palm Beach Post''. 1972 September 17
2010 Arizona State football media guide

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