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1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 32–21 vs. Oklahoma
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Baker (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAl Luginbill (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons← 19811983 →
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 – 1 – 1 10 – 1 – 1
No. 7 Washington 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 15 USC 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Arizona 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
California 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Oregon 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
Oregon State 0 – 7 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Sun Devils compiled a 10–2 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 294 to 145.

The team's statistical leaders included Todd Hons with 2,338 passing yards, Darryl Clack with 606 rushing yards, and Doug Allen with 424 receiving yards.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:00 pmat OregonNo. 19W 34–323,127
September 118:30 pmUtah*No. 15W 23–1059,723
September 18 at Houston*No. 13W 24–1030,103
September 25at CaliforniaNo. 14W 15–035,673
October 2Kansas State*No. 13
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 30–761,824
October 9StanfordNo. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 21–1770,823
October 16UTEP*No. 10
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 37–625,203
October 30No. 12 USCNo. 7
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 17–1071,071
November 6Oregon StateNo. 4
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 30–16
November 13No. 7 WashingtonNo. 3
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 13–1772,021
November 20 at ArizonaNo. 8L 18–28
January 1, 198311:30 amvs. No. 12 Oklahoma*No. 11NBCW 32–2170,553

Rankings

Further information: 1982 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1915131413111087438611116
Coaches Poll—————————————12116

Game summaries

Washington

Washington at Arizona State
1 234Total
• No. 7 Huskies 0 1070 17
No. 3 Sun Devils 0 373 13
Scoring summary
2WASHWilliams 20-yard pass from Cowan (Nelson kick)WASH 7–0
2WASHNelson 24-yard field goalWASH 10–0
21:53ASULuis Zendejas 29-yard field goalWASH 10–3
3WASHRobinson 4-yard run (Nelson kick)WASH 17–3
3ASUClack 50-yard run (Zendejas kick)WASH 17–10
4ASUZendejas 47-yard field goalWASH 17–13
See also: 1982 Washington Huskies football team

Vs. Oklahoma (Fiesta Bowl)

Arizona State vs. Oklahoma
1 234Total
• No. 11 Sun Devils 0 11714 32
No. 12 Sooners 7 680 21
Scoring summary
1OUStanley Wilson 1-yard run (kick)OU 7–0
2ASULuis Zendejas 32-yard field goalOU 7–3
2ASUSafety, Kelly Phelps tackled in end zoneOU 7–5
2ASULuis Zendejas 22-yard field goalASU 8–7
2OUStanley Wilson 1-yard run (run failed)OU 13–8
2ASULuis Zendejas 54-yard field goalOU 13–11
3ASUDarryl Clack 15-yard run (Zendejas kick)ASU 18–13
3OUFred Sims 19-yard run (Fontenette pass from Phelps)OU 21–18
4ASUAlvin Moore 1-yard run (Zendejas kick)ASU 25–21
4ASURon Brown 52-yard pass from Todd Hons (Zendejas kick)ASU 32–21
Main article: 1983 Fiesta Bowl See also: 1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Roster

1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR   Doug Allen So
WR   Ron Brown Sr
RB 42 Darryl Clack Fr
RB   Willie Gittens Sr
QB 1 Todd Hons Jr
TE 85 Ron Wetzel Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 50 Bryan Caldwell Sr
CB 14 Duane Galloway So
DE 93 Jim Jeffcoat Sr
LB 54 Vernon Maxwell Sr
SS 4 Paul Moyer Sr
CB 25 Mike Richardson Sr
DE Walt Bowyer Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
DB/KR Rich Edwards Fr
K 8 Luis Zendejas So
P Mike Black Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1983 NFL draft

Main article: 1983 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Jim Jeffcoat Defensive end 1 23 Dallas Cowboys
Vernon Maxwell Linebacker 2 29 Baltimore Colts
Mike Richardson Cornerback 2 33 Chicago Bears
Ron Brown Wide receiver 2 41 Cleveland Browns
Bryan Caldwell Defensive end 3 70 Dallas Cowboys
Ron Wetzel Tight end 4 92 Kansas City Chiefs
Alvin Moore Running back 7 169 Baltimore Colts
Mike Black Punter 7 181 Detroit Lions
Walt Bowyer Defensive end 10 254 Denver Broncos

References

  1. "1982 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. "1982 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. "Washington Hands Arizona St. First Loss, Nears Rose Bowl". The Washington Post. November 14, 1982. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  5. "Arizona State Triumphs, 32-21". The New York Times. January 2, 1983. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  6. "1983 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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