1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record7–3 (4–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumGoodwin Stadium, Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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 NCAA University Division 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[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Hawaii*
W 47–619,000
September 27at Pacific (CA)*
L 16–34
October 4West Texas State
W 16–13
October 11Hardin–Simmons
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 6–14
October 18San Jose State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 20–21
October 25at Detroit*
W 27–614,715[4]
November 1New Mexico A&M
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 23–19
November 8Texas Western
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 27–0
November 22at Arizona
W 47–0
November 29Marquette*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 42–1824,000
  • *Non-conference game

Game summaries[edit]

Detroit[edit]

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[edit]

1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
  Leon Burton
C Dave Fronner
G Ken Kerr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  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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