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Arizona State Football Team History

Arizona State Sun Devils

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Sun Devil Stadium
Capacity: 73,656
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Frank Kush
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1896 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Frank Kush enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Arizona State.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 9	vs. UCLA	10	28	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. California	22	31	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Wyoming	10	13	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Cincinnati	0	14	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Texas El Paso	23	6	W
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. New Mexico	31	15	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Brigham Young	21	43	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Air Force	30	31	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Utah	28	31	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Colorado State	21	19	W
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Arizona	27	10	W

1976 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	223
Scoring Average	20.3
Points Allowed	241
Defense Average	21.9
Opponents Record	62-62
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	2-2

1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1976 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	9-3	372	231	Lost 21-49	6-1	232	136	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	4-7	229	235		3-4	156	152	Bill Mondt
Colorado State	6-5	205	186		2-4	110	142	Sark Arslanian
Wyoming	8-4	278	250	Lost 7-41	6-1	172	137	Fred Akers
Arizona State	4-7	223	241		4-3	161	137	Frank Kush
Arizona	5-6	283	273		3-4	189	150	Jim Young
Utah	3-8	245	361		3-3	172	190	Tom Lovat
Texas El Paso	1-11	172	356		0-7	83	231	Gil Bartosh

1976 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1976 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.