1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season

1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football

Conference| Border Conference
Record| 7–3 (4–1 Border)
Head coach|

* Frank Kush (1st season)

Home stadium| Goodwin Stadium, Sun Devil Stadium

Seasons

<- 1957

1959 ->

1958 Border Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Hardin–Simmons $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Arizona State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Arizona | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
New Mexico A&M | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Texas Western | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
West Texas State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Border Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their first season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 7–3 record (4–1 against Border opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 271 to 131.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included John Hangartner with 1,208 passing yards, Leon Burton with 642 rushing yards, and Bill Spanko with 463 receiving yards.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| Hawaii*|

* Goodwin Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 47–6| 19,000|
September 27| at Pacific (CA)*|

* Pacific Memorial Stadium
* Stockton, CA

| L 16–34| |
October 4| West Texas State|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 16–13| |
October 11| Hardin–Simmons|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 6–14| |
October 18| San Jose State*|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 20–21| |
October 25| at Detroit*|

* University of Detroit Stadium
* Detroit, MI

| W 27–6| 14,715| [4]
November 1| New Mexico A&M|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 23–19| |
November 8| Texas Western|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 27–0| |
November 22| at Arizona|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ (rivalry)

| W 47–0| |
November 29| Marquette*|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 42–18| 24,000|

* *Non-conference game

## Game summaries

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### Detroit

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During a flight layover in Kansas City, head coach Frank Kush had the team deplane and practice on field adjacent to the airport. Kush then proceeded to bench the seniors for the first half of the game.[5]

## Personnel

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1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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| `` | Leon Burton
C | `` | Dave Fronner
G | `` | Ken Kerr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Frank Kush

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Chuck Fairbanks

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "1958 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. 121\. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
3. ^ "1958 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
4. ^ "Flint's Burton Rips U-D, 27-6". Detroit Free Press. October 26, 1958. pp. E1, E2 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Helmet Hut. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.

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Arizona State Sun Devils football

Venues|

* Normal Field (1897–1926)
* Irish Field (1927–1935)
* Goodwin Stadium (1936–1957)
* Mountain America Stadium (1958–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arizona

Culture & lore|

* Sparky the Sun Devil
* "Maroon & Gold"
* Marching band
* Stomp the Bus

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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