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1978 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Garden State Bowl champion
Garden State Bowl, W 34–18 vs. Rutgers
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record9–3 (4–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLarry Kentera (8th season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons← 19771979 →
1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 – 1 – 0 12 – 1 – 0
No. 14 UCLA 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Washington 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Stanford 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
California 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Arizona 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Washington State 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 21st season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 9–3 record (4–3 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 347 to 236.

The team's statistical leaders included Mark Malone with 1,305 passing yards and 705 rushing yards and Chris DeFrance with 617 receiving yards.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Pacific (CA)*W 42–769,527
September 16BYU*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–1770,311
September 23at Washington StateL 26–5133,507
September 30UTEP*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 27–069,497
October 7Northwestern*W 56–1417,009
October 14No. 2 USC
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 20–770,138
October 28WashingtonNo. 12L 7–4154,866
November 4California
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 35–2170,876
November 11Stanford
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 14–2151,000
November 18at Oregon StateW 44–2223,500
November 25ArizonaW 18–1758,090
December 16vs. Rutgers*W 34–1833,402
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

USC

1 234Total
USC 0 007 7
• Arizona St 0 3143 20
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Sun Devil Stadium
  • Game attendance: 71,138
Scoring summary
Q2ASUHicks 40 yard field goalASU 3–0
Q3ASUMalone 1 yard run (Hicks kick)ASU 10–0
Q3ASUMistler 16 yard pass from Malone (Hicks kick)ASU 17–0
Q4ASUHicks 28 yard field goalASU 20–0
Q4USCGarcia 31 yard pass from McDonald (Jordan kick)ASU 20–7

Arizona

Mark Malone threw a pair of touchdown passes and Bill Zivic's 45-yard field goal attempt missed wide left in the final seconds to secure the Sun Devil victory.

Garden State Bowl

Garden State Bowl: Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Arizona St 0 7 141334
Rutgers 10 0 0818

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ

Game information
Arizona St
Rutgers

MVP: John Mistler

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP ASU RU
1 Rutgers Dorn 47-yard touchdown run, Startzell kick good 0 7
1 Rutgers 46-yard field goal by Startzell 0 10
2 Arizona St Weathers 14-yard touchdown reception from Malone, Hicks kick good 7 10
3 Arizona St Mistler 26-yard touchdown reception from Malone, Hicks kick good 14 10
3 Arizona St DeFrance 53-yard touchdown reception from Malone, Hicks kick good 21 10
4 Arizona St Malone 1-yard touchdown run, Hicks kick good 28 10
4 Rutgers Blackwell 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good 28 18
4 Arizona St Malone 4-yard touchdown run, kick no good 34 18
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 18

Personnel

1978 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Chris DeFrance
QB Mark Malone
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE Al Harris (C)
DE 95 Bob Kohrs Jr
LB Jeff McIntyre Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1978 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. "1978 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. "Malone spearheads ASU". The Oregonian. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sun Devils stop BYU". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Throwin' Samoan drills Devils, 51–26". The Arizona Republic. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "A-State blanks Miners". The Arizona Daily Star. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sun Devils hammer winless Northwestern". The Sioux City Journal. October 8, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Arizona State shocks USC, 20–7". The Blade-Tribune. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tyler scores 2 TDs as tough Huskie defense buries Wildcats". The Fresno Bee. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Arizona State stymies Bears". The Modesto Bee. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Nelson injured as Cards beat ASU". Oakland Tribune. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Devils bury Beavers 44–22". The Spokesman-Review. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Arizona St. nips Arizona". The Patriot-News. November 26, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Arizona State stymies Rutgers". The Star-Ledger. December 17, 1978. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "1978 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  17. "Devils' first Pacific-10 win shocks USC." Eugene Register-Guard. 1978 Oct 15. Retrieved 2017-Oct-09.
  18. 10 Memorable Sun Devil Performances in the Territorial Cup Rivalry. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.

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