1977 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1977 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC co-champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 30–42 vs. Penn State
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 18
Record	9–3 (6–1 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Kush (20th season)
Defensive coordinator	Larry Kentera (7th season)
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium

1977 Western Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 20 BYU +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 18 Arizona State +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Colorado State	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Wyoming	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Utah	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
UTEP	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. This was Arizona State's final season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Northwestern*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 35–3	57,149
September 24	Oregon State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 33–31	57,535
October 1	Missouri*	No. 20	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 0–15	57,874
October 8	at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM		W 45–24	22,310
October 15	at Air Force*		Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO		W 37–14	25,477
October 22	UTEP		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 66–3	55,446
October 29	at Utah		Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT		W 47–19	16,528
November 5	Wyoming	No. 19	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 45–0	55,232
November 12	No. 13 BYU	No. 17	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		W 24–13	58,295
November 19	at Colorado State	No. 12	Hughes Stadium Fort Collins, CO		L 14–25	16,706
November 26	Arizona	No. 19	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	W 23–7	56,326
December 25	vs. No. 8 Penn State*	No. 15	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	CBS	L 30–42	57,727
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1977 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Dennis Sproul Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 95 Bob Kohrs So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Frank Kush Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt