1969 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season

1969 Arizona State Sun Devils football

WAC champion

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
Record| 8–2 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach|

* Frank Kush (12th season)

Home stadium| Sun Devil Stadium

Seasons

<- 1968

1970 ->

1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Arizona State $  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Utah | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
BYU | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wyoming | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Arizona | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
UTEP | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
New Mexico | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Colorado State | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0

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The 1969 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their 12th season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled an 8–2 record (6–1 against WAC opponents), won the WAC championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 383 to 179.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Joe Spagnola with 1,488 passing yards, Dave Buchanan with 908 rushing yards, and Calvin Demery with 816 receiving yards.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| No. 19 Minnesota*| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 48–26| 50,202| [4]
September 27| Oregon State*| No. 18|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 7–30| 50,025| [5]
October 4| BYU| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 23–7| 34,102| [6]
October 11| at Utah| |

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| L 23–24| 19,428| [7]
October 18| at San Jose State*| |

* Spartan Stadium
* San Jose, CA

| W 45–11| 11,893| [8]
November 1| No. 15 Wyoming| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 30–14| 48,000| [9]
November 8| at New Mexico| |

* University Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM

| W 48–17| 10,903| [10]
November 15| at UTEP| |

* Sun Bowl
* El Paso, TX

| W 42–19| 16,362| [11]
November 22| Colorado State| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 79–7| 34,682| [12]
November 29| Arizona| |

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, AZ (rivalry)

| W 38–24| 49,106| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "1969 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. 122\. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
3. ^ "1969 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
4. ^ "Gophers fall by 48 to 26". Omaha World-Herald. September 21, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Sun Devils lose to Beavers, 30–7". The Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Cougars fall before mighty ASU uprising". The Sunday Herald. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Utah wins close game with ASU". The El Paso Times. October 12, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Arizona St. zips by San Jose State". The San Francisco Examiner. October 19, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Devils' passing overcomes Pokes". The Arizona Daily Star. November 2, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Arizona State wins 48–17 over New Mexico". The Sacramento Bee. November 9, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Sun Devils roll". Independent Press-Telegram. November 16, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Record romp". The News Tribune. November 23, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Devils extended to trip UofA, 38–24". The Arizona Republic. November 30, 1969. Retrieved September 16, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "1969 NCAA Football Statistics (Arizona State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 16, 2024.

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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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Western Athletic Conference football champions

I-A/FBS|

* New Mexico (1962)
* Arizona State (1963)
* Arizona, New Mexico & Utah (1964)
* BYU (1965)
* Wyoming (1966)
* Wyoming (1967)
* Wyoming (1968)
* Arizona State (1969)
* Arizona State (1970)
* Arizona State (1971)
* Arizona State (1972)
* Arizona & Arizona State (1973)
* BYU (1974)
* Arizona State (1975)
* BYU & Wyoming (1976)
* Arizona State & BYU (1977)
* BYU (1978)
* BYU (1979)
* BYU (1980)
* BYU (1981)
* BYU (1982)
* BYU (1983)
* BYU (1984)
* Air Force & BYU (1985)
* San Diego State (1986)
* Wyoming (1987)
* Wyoming (1988)
* BYU (1989)
* BYU (1990)
* BYU (1991)
* BYU, Fresno State & Hawaii (1992)
* BYU, Fresno State & Wyoming (1993)
* Colorado State (1994)
* Air Force, BYU, Colorado State & Utah (1995)
* BYU (1996)
* Colorado State (1997)
* Air Force (1998)
* Fresno State, Hawaii & TCU (1999)
* TCU & UTEP (2000)
* Louisiana Tech (2001)
* Boise State (2002)
* Boise State (2003)
* Boise State (2004)
* Boise State & Nevada (2005)
* Boise State (2006)
* Hawaii (2007)
* Boise State (2008)
* Boise State (2009)
* Boise State, Hawaii & Nevada (2010)
* Louisiana Tech (2011)
* Utah State (2012)

I-AA/FCS|

* Sam Houston (2021)
* Abilene Christian & Stephen F. Austin (2022)

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