1983 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1983 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–4–1 (3–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 UCLA $ 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Washington 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Washington State 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
USC 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Arizona 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Arizona State 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Oregon 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
California 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
Stanford 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Sun Devils compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 320 to 200.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Tod Hons with 2,394 passing yards, Darryl Clack with 932 rushing yards, and Don Kern with 502 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Utah State*
W 39–1265,290
September 17at UCLA
T 26–2647,093
September 24Wichita State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 44–1463,585[4]
October 1StanfordNo. 20
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 29–1153,795
October 15at USCNo. 18
W 34–1458,664
October 22Washington StateNo. 13
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 21–3167,516
October 29Florida State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 26–2969,986
November 5at California
L 24–26
November 12Oregon State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 38–365,058
November 19San Jose State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 24–17
November 26Arizona
L 15–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[edit]

1983 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Todd Hons Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Luis Zendejas Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1983 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. 123. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1983 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Clark clicks; Sun Devils roll". Arizona Republic. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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