1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Sun Devils compiled a 10–2 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 294 to 145.[1][2]

1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 32–21 vs. Oklahoma
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 UCLA $ 5 –1 –110 –1 –1
No. 7 Washington 6 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 6 Arizona State 5 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 15 USC 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Arizona 4 –3 –16 –4 –1
California 4 –4 –07 –4 –0
Stanford 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –4 –13 –7 –1
Oregon 2 –6 –02 –8 –1
Oregon State 0 –7 –11 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Todd Hons with 2,338 passing yards, Darryl Clack with 606 rushing yards, and Doug Allen with 424 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:00 pmat OregonNo. 19
W 34–323,127
September 118:30 pmUtah*No. 15
W 23–1059,723
September 18 at Houston*No. 13
W 24–10 
September 25 at CaliforniaNo. 14
W 15–035,673
October 2Kansas State*No. 13
W 30–761,824
October 9StanfordNo. 11
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
W 21–1770,823
October 16 UTEP*No. 10
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
W 37–6 
October 30No. 12 USCNo. 7
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
W 17–1071,071
November 6 Oregon StateNo. 4
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
W 30–16 
November 13No. 7 WashingtonNo. 3
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, Arizona
L 13–1772,021
November 20 at ArizonaNo. 8
L 18–28 
January 1, 198311:30 amvs. No. 12 Oklahoma*No. 11
NBCW 32–2170,553

Roster
1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR   Doug Allen So
WR   Ron Brown Sr
RB 42 Darryl Clack Fr
RB   Willie Gittens Sr
QB 1 Todd Hons Jr
TE 85 Ron Wetzel Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 50 Bryan Caldwell Sr
CB 14 Duane Galloway So
DE 93 Jim Jeffcoat Sr
LB 54 Vernon Maxwell Sr
SS 4 Paul Moyer Sr
CB 25 Mike Richardson Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
DB/KR Rich Edwards Fr
K 8 Luis Zendejas So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Rankings
    Further information: 1982 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    — = Not ranked.
    Week
    PollPre1234567891011121314Final
    AP1915131413111087438611116
    Coaches Poll—————————————12116

    Game summaries

    Washington
    Washington at Arizona State
    1 234Total
    • No. 7 Huskies 0 1070 17
    No. 3 Sun Devils 0 373 13
    Scoring summary
    2WASHWilliams 20-yard pass from Cowan (Nelson kick)WASH 7–0
    2WASHNelson 24-yard field goalWASH 10–0
    21:53ASULuis Zendejas 29-yard field goalWASH 10–3
    3WASHRobinson 4-yard run (Nelson kick)WASH 17–3
    3ASUClack 50-yard run (Zendejas kick)WASH 17–10
    4ASUZendejas 47-yard field goalWASH 17–13
    See also: 1982 Washington Huskies football team

    [4]

    Vs. Oklahoma (Fiesta Bowl)
    Arizona State vs. Oklahoma
    1 234Total
    • No. 11 Sun Devils 0 11714 32
    No. 12 Sooners 7 680 21
    Scoring summary
    1OUStanley Wilson 1-yard run (kick)OU 7–0
    2ASULuis Zendejas 32-yard field goalOU 7–3
    2ASUSafety, Kelly Phelps tackled in end zoneOU 7–5
    2ASULuis Zendejas 22-yard field goalASU 8–7
    2OUStanley Wilson 1-yard run (run failed)OU 13–8
    2ASULuis Zendejas 54-yard field goalOU 13–11
    3ASUDarryl Clack 15-yard run (Zendejas kick)ASU 18–13
    3OUFred Sims 19-yard run (Fontenette pass from Phelps)OU 21–18
    4ASUAlvin Moore 1-yard run (Zendejas kick)ASU 25–21
    4ASURon Brown 52-yard pass from Todd Hons (Zendejas kick)ASU 32–21
    Main article: 1983 Fiesta Bowl
    See also: 1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team

    [5]

    1983 NFL draft
    Main article: 1983 NFL draft
    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
    Jim JeffcoatDefensive end123Dallas Cowboys
    Vernon MaxwellLinebacker229Baltimore Colts
    Mike RichardsonCornerback233Chicago Bears
    Ron BrownWide receiver241Cleveland Browns
    Bryan CaldwellDefensive end370Dallas Cowboys
    Ron WetzelTight end492Kansas City Chiefs
    Alvin MooreRunning back7169Baltimore Colts
    Mike BlackPunter7181Detroit Lions
    Walt BowyerDefensive end10254Denver Broncos

    [6]

    References
    1. "1982 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. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
    3. "1982 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
    4. "Washington Hands Arizona St. First Loss, Nears Rose Bowl". The Washington Post. November 14, 1982. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
    5. "Arizona State Triumphs, 32-21". The New York Times. January 2, 1983. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
    6. "1983 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved October 25, 2019.


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