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The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their 21st season under head coach Frank Kush , the Sun Devils compiled a 9–3 record (4–3 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for fourth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 347 to 236.[ 1] [ 2]
The team's statistical leaders included Mark Malone with 1,305 passing yards and 705 rushing yards and Chris DeFrance with 617 receiving yards.[ 3]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 9 Pacific (CA) * W 42–7
September 16 BYU * Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 24–1770,311
September 23 at Washington State L 26–5133,507
September 30 UTEP * Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 27–069,497
October 7 Northwestern * W 56–14
October 14 No. 2 USC Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 20–770,138
October 28 Washington No. 12 L 7–4154,866
November 4 California Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ W 35–21
November 11 Stanford Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ L 14–2151,000
November 18 at Oregon State W 44–2223,500
November 25 Arizona W 18–1758,090
December 16 vs. Rutgers * W 34–1833,402
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1978 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
1
2 3 4 Total
USC
0
0 0 7
7
• Arizona St
0
3 14 3
20
Date: October 14Location: Sun Devil StadiumGame attendance: 71,138
Scoring summary Q2 ASU Hicks 40 yard field goal ASU 3–0
Q3 ASU Malone 1 yard run (Hicks kick) ASU 10–0
Q3 ASU Mistler 16 yard pass from Malone (Hicks kick) ASU 17–0
Q4 ASU Hicks 28 yard field goal ASU 20–0
Q4 USC Garcia 31 yard pass from McDonald (Jordan kick) ASU 20–7
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Mark Malone threw a pair of touchdown passes and Bill Zivic's 45-yard field goal attempt missed wide left in the final seconds to secure the Sun Devil victory.[ 6]
Garden State Bowl: Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Arizona St
0
7
14 13 34
Rutgers
10
0
0 8 18
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, NJ
MVP: John Mistler
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
ASU
RU
1
Rutgers
Dorn 47-yard touchdown run, Startzell kick good
0
7
1
Rutgers
46-yard field goal by Startzell
0
10
2
Arizona St
Weathers 14-yard touchdown reception from Malone, Hicks kick good
7
10
3
Arizona St
Mistler 26-yard touchdown reception from Malone, Hicks kick good
14
10
3
Arizona St
DeFrance 53-yard touchdown reception from Malone, Hicks kick good
21
10
4
Arizona St
Malone 1-yard touchdown run, Hicks kick good
28
10
4
Rutgers
Blackwell 5-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good
28
18
4
Arizona St
Malone 4-yard touchdown run, kick no good
34
18
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
34
18
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