1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
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]
| 1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| 1958 record | 7–3 (4–1 Border) |
| Head coach | Frank Kush (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Personnel
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Season summary
Detroit
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.[4]
References
- "1958 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 121. Archived from the original on 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
- "1958 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- Helmet Hut. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.