1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC champion Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 45–38 vs. Florida State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 8
Record	11–1 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Kush (14th season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kentera (1st season)
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Arizona State $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
New Mexico	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	2
Arizona	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
BYU	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Wyoming	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Utah	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
UTEP	1	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The offense scored 462 points while the defense allowed 201 points. Led by head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils won the Fiesta Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 18	No. 20 Houston*	No. 18	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 18–17	50,446
September 25	at Utah	No. 15	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 41–21
October 2	UTEP	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 24–7
October 9	at Colorado State	No. 12	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		W 42–0
October 16	at Oregon State	No. 11	Civic Stadium Portland, OR		L 18–24	30,233
October 23	at New Mexico	No. 11	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 60–28
October 30	No. 18 Air Force*	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 44–28
November 6	BYU	No. 10	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 38–13
November 13	Wyoming	No. 9	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 52–19
November 20	at San Jose State*	No. 9	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA		W 49–6
November 27	at Arizona	No. 9	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)		W 31–0
December 27	vs. Florida State*	No. 8	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	Mizlou	W 45–38	51,098
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1971 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`76`	Roger Davis	Sr
TE	`30`	Calvin Demery	Sr
FB	`40`	Oscar Dragon	Sr
OT	`79`	Ed Fisher	Sr
RB	`22`	Woody Green	So
WR	`25`	Steve Holden	Jr
C	`51`	Ron Lou	Jr
FB	`43`	Brent McClanahan	Jr
TE	`88`	Joe Petty	Jr
C	`63`	Mike Tomco	Sr
QB	`11`	Danny White	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`82`	Junior Ah You	Sr
LB	`53`	Bob Carter
S	`21`	Mike Clupper	Sr
DE	`86`	Joe Connolly	Sr
DT	`71`	Rich Gray	Sr
DB	`31`	Windlan Hall	Sr
DB	`35`	Ron Lumpkin	Jr
S	`36`	Prentice McCray	Jr
DT	`62`	Ted Olivo	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`13`	Don Ekstrand	Sr

The following players were claimed in the 1972 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Windlan Hall	Defensive back	4	96	San Francisco 49ers

v t e 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
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907–1913 1914 1915 1916 1917–1918 1919 1920–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

v t e 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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