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
ConferenceBorder Conference
1958 record7–3 (4–1 Border)
Head coachFrank Kush (1st season)
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
1958 Border Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 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
1958 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
  Leon Burton
C Dave Fronner
G Ken Kerr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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]

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References
  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 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. "1958 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. Helmet Hut. Retrieved 2018-Dec-25.
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