1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football
1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football
WAC champion; Peach Bowl champion; National champion; (Poling System)
Peach Bowl, W 48–26 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 6
Record	11–0 (7–0 WAC)
Head coach	Frank Kush (13th season);
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
	Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

The 1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their 13th season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled an 11–0 record (7–0 against WAC opponents), won the WAC championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 405 to 151.^[1]^[2] ASU was picked as the overall #1 team for the 1970 College Football season by Poling System. Poling was a mathematic system used to rank college football teams. It was considered a "National Champion Major Selector" by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Colorado State	No. 20	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 38–9	43,504	^[4]
September 26	Kansas State*		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 35–13	50,255	^[5]
October 3	at Wyoming	No. 18	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	W 52–3	17,170	^[6]
October 10	Washington State*	No. 14	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 37–30	46,098	^[7]
October 17	at BYU	No. 12	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 27–3	18,288	^[8]
October 24	at UTEP	No. 12	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	W 42–13	23,035	^[9]
November 7	San Jose State*	No. 12	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 46–10	40,009	^[10]
November 14	Utah	No. 11	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 37–14	42,000	^[11]
November 21	New Mexico	No. 9	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 33–21	51,283	^[12]
December 5	at Arizona	No. 9	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	W 10–6	38,500	^[13]
December 20	vs. North Carolina*	No. 8	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	W 48–26	52,126	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Schedule

1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Arizona State $	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
New Mexico	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
UTEP	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Arizona	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
BYU	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Wyoming	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll