1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season

1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football

Pac-10 champion

Rose Bowl, L 17–20 vs. Ohio State

Conference| Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 4
AP| No. 4
Record| 11–1 (8–0 Pac-10)
Head coach|

* Bruce Snyder (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Dan Cozzetto (5th season)
Defensive coordinator| Phil Snow (2nd as DC, 5th overall season)
Home stadium| Sun Devil Stadium
(Capacity: 73,379)

Seasons

<- 1995

1997 ->

1996 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 4 Arizona State $  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
No. 16 Washington |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Stanford |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
UCLA |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Oregon |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
California |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
USC |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Arizona |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Washington State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Oregon State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented the Arizona State University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A college football season. The team's head coach was Bruce Snyder, who was coaching his fifth season with the Sun Devils and 17th season overall. Home games were played at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. They participated as members of the Pacific-10 Conference.

## Regular season

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In 1996, the Sun Devils went a surprising 11–1, highlighted by a 19–0 shutout of the number-one-ranked, two-time defending national champion, Nebraska Cornhuskers in Tempe, ending Nebraska's 26-game win streak. The upset win also gained a measure of revenge from the previous season, when they went into Lincoln and were not only defeated by a 77–28 margin, but were enraged after the eventual national champions threw a long touchdown pass in the game's final minutes. ASU quarterback Jake Plummer led the Sun Devils, propelling Arizona State into the Rose Bowl against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Had the Sun Devils won, they would have had a very good chance of winning at least a share of the national championship, as they would have been the only undefeated major-college team in the nation. The Sun Devils led 17–14 with 1:47 left in the fourth quarter, but surrendered a late touchdown to Ohio State, falling by a final score of 20–17. As it turned out, Florida State lost in the Sugar Bowl to the Florida Gators; had the Sun Devils won, they would have had a perfect 12–0 record while the Gators would have finished with one regular season loss (to the Seminoles).

### Schedule

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The Sun Devils finished the regular season with an 11–0 record.

Date| Time| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 7| 7:00 pm| Washington| No. 20|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| FSN| W 45–42| 73,379
September 14| 7:00 pm| North Texas*| No. 18|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| | W 52–7| 46,173
September 21| 7:15 pm| No. 1 Nebraska*| No. 17|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| FSN| W 19–0| 74,089
September 28| 3:30 pm| Oregon| No. 6|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| FSN| W 48–27| 54,618
October 5| 7:00 pm| Boise State*| No. 5|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| | W 56–7| 49,018
October 12| 12:30 pm| at UCLA| No. 4|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, California

| ABC| W 42–34| 66,107
October 19| 12:30 pm| USC| No. 4|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| ABC| W 48–35 2OT| 74,947
October 26| 12:30 pm| at Stanford| No. 4|

* Stanford Stadium
* Stanford, California

| ABC| W 41–9| 32,550
November 2| 2:00 pm| at Oregon State| No. 4|

* Parker Stadium
* Corvallis, Oregon

| | W 29–14| 21,946
November 9| 4:30 pm| California| No. 4|

* Sun Devil Stadium
* Tempe, Arizona

| FSN| W 35–7| 74,963
November 23| 4:30 pm| at Arizona| No. 4|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, Arizona (Duel in the Desert)

| FSN| W 56–14| 59,920
January 1, 1997| 1:30 pm| vs. No. 4 Ohio State*| No. 2|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, California (Rose Bowl)

| ABC| L 17–20| 100,635

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Mountain time

Conference opponent not played this season: Washington State

## Roster

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1996 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster

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

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TE | `` | Kendrick Bates
RB | `8` | Terry Battle | Sr
WR | `24` | Ricky Boyer | So
TE | `82` | Steve Bush | Sr
QB | `11` | Steve Campbell | So
RB | `` | Marlon Farlow
QB | `` | Gus Farwell
OT | `70` | Glen Gable | Jr
RB | `39` | Scott Hansen | Jr
WR | `83` | Lenzie Jackson | So
TE | `87` | Brian Jennings | Fr
TE | `88` | Devin Kendall | Sr
RB | `29` | Michael Martin | Jr
WR | `81` | Kenny Mitchell | So
RB | `` | Mike Morales
G | `56` | Kyle Murphy | Jr
WR | `7` | Isaiah Mustafa
FB | `44` | Jeff Paulk | So
QB | `16` | Jake Plummer | Sr
WR | `3` | Keith Poole | Sr
RB | `21` | J. R. Redmond | Fr
C | `65` | Kirk Robertson | Sr
OL | `` | Zack Romero
OT | `74` | Juan Roque | Sr
G | `51` | Grey Ruegamer | So
OT | `71` | Marvel Smith | Fr
WR | `` | Craig Spenn
OL | `67` | Pat Thompson | Sr
RB | `` | Kevin Tommasini
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `12` | Jeremy Alexander | Sr
DE | `98` | Vincent Amey | Jr
DL | `` | Albrey Battle
DE | `55` | Dave Baumgartner | Sr
DT | `94` | Brent Burnstein | Sr
DE | `93` | Malchi Crawford | Jr
LB | `47` | Chris Finn | Sr
DB | `` | Mitchell Freedman
DB | `` | Courtney Jackson
DB | `39` | Damien Richardson | Jr
LB | `59` | Derrick Rodgers | Sr
DT | `92` | Jeremy Staat | Jr
CB | `10` | Jason Simmons | Sr
S | `9` | Thomas Simmons | Jr
LB | `36` | Derek Smith | Sr
DB | `` | Marcus Soward
DT | `99` | Shawn Swayda | Sr
DB | `42` | Pat Tillman | Jr
DB, RB | `22` | Raenaurd Turpin | Sr
LB | `50` | Scott Von der Ahe | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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P | `17` | Lance Anderson | Jr
K | `41` | Robert Nycz | Jr

Head coach

* Bruce Snyder

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Dan Cozzetto - Offensive coordinator
* Phil Snow - Defensive coordinator
* Kevin Wolthausen - Defensive line

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## Rankings

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Main article: 1996 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes| Week

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Poll| Pre| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| Final
AP| 20| 20| 20| 18| 17| 6 (1)| 5 (1)| 4 (1)| 4 (1)| 4 (1)| 4 (1)| 4 (1)| 4 (2)| 4 (2)| 3 (3)| 2 (5)| 2 (5)| 4
Coaches Poll| —| —| —| 23| 22| 12| 7| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 3 (3)| 2 (6)| 2 (5)| 4

## Game summaries

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### Washington

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See also: 1996 Washington Huskies football team

Washington Huskies (0–0) at #20 Arizona State Sun Devils (0–0)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Washington | 7 | 7 | 7| 21| 42
Arizona St | 7 | 7 | 14| 17| 45

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

* Date: September 21, 1996
* Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,379

Game information

First quarter

* ASU – Michael Martin 35-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 11:45. Arizona St 7–0. Drive:
* WASH – Dave Janoski 67-yard punt return (kick good). Tie 7–7

Second quarter

* WASH – Rashaan Shehee 6-yard run (kick good), 6:19. Washington 14–7. Drive:
* ASU – Ricky Boyer 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 0:48. Tie 14–14. Drive:

Third quarter

* WASH – Cameron Cleeland 36-yard pass from Shane Fortney (kick good). 'Washington 21–14. Drive:
* ASU – Michael Martin 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick). Tie 21–21. Drive:
* ASU – Isaiah Mustafa recovered fumble in end zone (Robert Nycz kick), 3:07. Arizona St 28–21.

Fourth quarter

* ASU – Terry Battle 7-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 14:31. Arizona St 35–21. Drive:
* ASU – Steve Bush 1-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 12:01. Arizona St 42–21. Drive:
* WASH – Brock Huard 10-yard run (kick good), 9:00. Arizona St 42–28. Drive:
* WASH – Gerald Harris 67-yard pass from Brock Huard (kick good), 7:15. Arizona St 42–35. Drive:
* WASH – Corey Dillon 8-yard run (kick good), 5:13. Tie 42–42. Drive:
* ASU – Robert Nycz 38-yard field goal, 0:02. Arizona St 45–42. Drive:

Top passers

* WASH – Brock Huard – 6/11, 143 yards, TD
* ASU – Jake Plummer – 16/30, 186 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

* WASH
* ASU

Top receivers

* WASH
* ASU

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### North Texas

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See also: North Texas Mean Green football

### Nebraska

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Nebraska at Arizona State |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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No. 1 Cornhuskers | 0 | 0| 0| 0 | 0
• No. 17 Sun Devils | 9 | 8| 0| 2 | 19

* Date: September 21
* Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Game attendance: 74,089

| Scoring summary

1| 11:38| ASU| Keith Poole 22-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick)| ASU 7–0
1| 10:38| ASU| Safety, Ahman Green fumbled out of end zone| ASU 9–0
2| 8:59| ASU| Robert Nycz 27-yard field goal| ASU 12–0
2| 2:19| ASU| Safety, ball snapped out of end zone| ASU 14–0
2| 0:30| ASU| Robert Nycz 44-yard field goal| ASU 17–0
4| 6:43| ASU| Safety, Scott Frost tackled in end zone| ASU 19–0

See also: 1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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### Oregon

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See also: 1996 Oregon Ducks football team

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### Boise State

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See also: 1996 Boise State Broncos football team

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### At UCLA

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Arizona State at UCLA |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 4 Sun Devils | 7 | 7| 7| 21 | 42
Bruins | 21 | 7| 6| 0 | 34

* Date: October 12
* Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
* Game attendance: 66,107

See also: 1996 UCLA Bruins football team

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### USC

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See also: 1996 USC Trojans football team

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### At Stanford

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See also: 1996 Stanford Cardinal football team

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### At Oregon State

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Arizona State at Oregon State |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 4 Sun Devils | 6 | 3| 13| 7 | 29
Beavers | 0 | 14| 0| 0 | 14

* Date: November 2
* Location: Parker Stadium, Corvallis, Oregon
* Game attendance: 21,946

See also: 1996 Oregon State Beavers football team

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### California

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California at Arizona State |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Golden Bears | 7 | 0| 0| 0 | 7
• No. 20 Sun Devils | 0 | 14| 7| 14 | 35

* Date: November 9
* Location: Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Game attendance: 74,963

See also: 1996 California Golden Bears football team

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### At Arizona

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See also: 1996 Arizona Wildcats football team and Duel in the Desert

#4 Arizona State Sun Devils (10–0) at Arizona Wildcats (5–5)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Arizona St | 7 | 21 | 14| 14| 56
Arizona | 0 | 7 | 0| 7| 14

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

* Date: November 23, 1996
* Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,920
* Recap/Box Score

Game information

First quarter

* ASU – Terry Battle 20-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 0:15. Arizona St 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 0:59.

Second quarter

* ASU – Terry Battle 4-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 12:17. Arizona St 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:32.
* ARIZ – Keith Smith 1-yard run (Matt Peyton kick), 8:20. Arizona St 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:57.
* ASU – Keith Poole 27-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 7:13. Arizona St 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07.
* ASU – Terry Battle 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 1:17. Arizona St 28–7. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:45.

Third quarter

* ASU – Keith Poole 40-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 10:22. Arizona St 35–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 2:30.
* ASU – Steve Bush 10-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick), 0:39. Arizona St 42–7. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:24.

Fourth quarter

* ARIZ – Mikal Smith 98-yard interception return (Matt Peyton kick), 12:18. Arizona St 42–14.
* ASU – Marlon Farlow 1-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 10:47. Arizona St 49–14. Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:31.
* ASU – Marlon Farlow 8-yard run (Robert Nycz kick), 1:06. Arizona St 56–14. Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 7:27.

Top passers

* ASU – Jake Plummer – 10/19, 201 yards, 3 TD, 2 int
* ARIZ – Keith Smith – 6/15, 91 yards, INT

Top rushers

* ASU – Terry Battle – 23 rushes, 143 yards, 3 TD
* ARIZ – Leon Callen – 6 rushes, 19 yards

Top receivers

* ASU – Keith Poole – 4 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD
* ARIZ – Jeremy McDaniel – 2 receptions, 54 yards

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* Bruce Snyder's 100th career win
* Terry Battle passes 1,000 yards rushing for the season (ASU – 450 rush yards)

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### Vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl)

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Ohio State vs. Arizona State  |  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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• No. 4 Buckeyes | 7 | 0| 7| 6 | 20
No. 2 Sun Devils | 0 | 7| 3| 7 | 17

* Date: January 1
* Location: Rose Bowl
* Game attendance: 100,635
* Referee: Terry Monk
* TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (Play-by-play), Dick Vermeil (Analyst), and Jack Arute (Sideline)

| Scoring summary

1| 5:04| OSU| David Boston 9-yard pass from Stanley Jackson (Josh Jackson kick)| OSU 7–0
2| 10:04| ASU| Ricky Boyer 25-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Robert Nycz kick)| Tied 7–7
3| 9:12| ASU| Robert Nycz 37-yard field goal| ASU 10–7
3| 8:23| OSU| Dimitrious Stanley 72-yard pass from Joe Germaine (J. Jackson kick)| OSU 14–10
4| 1:40| ASU| Plummer 11-yard run (Nycz kick)| ASU 17–14
4| 0:19| OSU| Boston 5-yard pass from Germaine (kick blocked)| OSU 20–17

Main article: 1997 Rose Bowl

See also: 1996 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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## Awards and honors

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* Jake Plummer – Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, Third in Heisman Trophy balloting
* Bruce Snyder – Paul "Bear" Bryant Award[14]

## 1996 team players in the NFL

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The following players were claimed in the 1997 NFL draft.

Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Juan Roque | Tackle | 2 | 35 | Detroit Lions
Jake Plummer | Quarterback | 2 | 42 | Arizona Cardinals
Derek M. Smith | Outside Linebacker | 3 | 80 | Washington Redskins
Derrick Rodgers | Outside Linebacker | 3 | 92 | Miami Dolphins
Keith Poole | Wide receiver | 4 | 116 | New Orleans Saints
Scott Von der Ahe | Linebacker | 6 | 182 | Indianapolis Colts
Shawn Swayda | Defensive tackle | 6 | 196 | Chicago Bears
Terry Battle | Running back | 7 | 206 | Detroit Lions

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## References

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1. ^ "Arizona St. 45, Washington 42". The Washington Post. September 8, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
2. ^ "Sun Devils Become Cornshockers: Arizona State Ends Nebraska's 26-Game Winning Streak, 19-0". The Spokesman-Review. September 22, 1996. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
3. ^ "ARIZONA STATE SHOCKS NO. 1 NEBRASKA, 19-0". The Buffalo News. September 21, 1996. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
4. ^ "DEVIL OF AN UPSET". Sports Illustrated. September 30, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
5. ^ "No Letdown for Arizona State". Los Angeles Times. September 29, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
6. ^ "Arizona State Is Still Running in High Gear, 56-7". Los Angeles Times. October 6, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
7. ^ "Sun Devils Survive UCLA Scare: Plummer Spearheads Late Rally To Keep Arizona State Unbeaten". The Spokesman-Review. October 13, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
8. ^ "ARIZONA ST. 48, USC 35". Chicago Tribune. October 20, 1996. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
9. ^ "Arizona State Routs Stanford, 41-9". Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
10. ^ "Arizona St. 29, Oregon St. 14". The Washington Post. November 2, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
11. ^ "Sun Devils Clinch Title: Easy Win Puts Asu In Rose Bowl". The Spokesman-Review. November 10, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
12. ^ "Arizona State Flattens Arizona". The Spokesman-Review. November 24, 1996. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
13. ^ "Time Runs Out on Sun Devils' National Title Bid". The New York Times. January 2, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
14. ^ "Bear Bryant Award Past Winners -". Archived from the original on December 27, 2007.
15. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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Pac-12 Conference football champions

Pacific Coast|

* Washington (1916)
* Washington State (1917)
* California (1918)
* Oregon & Washington (1919)
* California (1920)
* California (1921)
* California (1922)
* California (1923)
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* Oregon State (1956)
* Oregon & Oregon State (1957)
* California (1958)

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* UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959)
* Washington (1960)
* UCLA (1961)
* USC (1962)
* Washington (1963)
* Oregon State & USC (1964)
* UCLA (1965)
* USC (1966)
* USC (1967)

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* USC (1968)
* USC (1969)
* Stanford (1970)
* Stanford (1971)
* USC (1972)
* USC (1973)
* USC (1974)
* California & UCLA (1975)
* USC (1976)
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* UCLA (1982)
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* Stanford (2013)
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* Washington (2016)
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* Washington (2018)
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