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
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 UCLA $5111011
No. 7 Washington6201020
No. 6 Arizona State5201020
No. 15 USC520830
Arizona431641
California440740
Stanford350560
Washington State241371
Oregon260281
Oregon State071191
  • $ – 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. 19W 34–323,127
September 118:30 pmUtah*No. 15W 23–1059,723
September 18 at Houston*No. 13W 24–10 
September 25 at CaliforniaNo. 14W 15–035,673
October 2Kansas State*No. 13W 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. 8L 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
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Doug AllenSo
WR Ron BrownSr
RB42Darryl ClackFr
RB Willie GittensSr
QB1Todd HonsJr
TE85Ron WetzelSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL50Bryan CaldwellSr
CB14Duane GallowaySo
DE93Jim JeffcoatSr
LB54Vernon MaxwellSr
SS4Paul MoyerSr
CB25Mike RichardsonSr
DEWalt BowyerSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
DB/KRRich EdwardsFr
K8Luis ZendejasSo
PMike BlackSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP1915131413111087438611116
Coaches Poll12116

Game summaries

Washington

Washington at Arizona State
1234Total
No. 7 Huskies0107017
No. 3 Sun Devils037313

[4]

Vs. Oklahoma (Fiesta Bowl)

Arizona State vs. Oklahoma
1234Total
No. 11 Sun Devils01171432
No. 12 Sooners768021

[5]

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


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