Year: | 1958 |
Team: | Arizona State Sun Devils |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Border Conference |
Short Conf: | Border |
Record: | 7–3 |
Conf Record: | 4–1 |
Head Coach: | Frank Kush |
Hc Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Goodwin Stadium, Sun Devil Stadium |
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 college 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]
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]
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]