1980 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season

1980 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	7–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Darryl Rogers (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Bob Baker (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	George Dyer (1st season)
Captain	John Mistler
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 Washington $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 11 USC	4	–	2	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Arizona State	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Oregon	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	2
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Arizona	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
California	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pac-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Darryl Rogers, the Sun Devils compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the Pac-10.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	7:30 pm	No. 9 Houston *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 29–13	64,868	^[1]
September 20	7:30 pm	Oregon State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 42–14	64,831	^[2]
September 27	10:30 am	at No. 2 Ohio State *	No. 20	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 21–38	88,097	^[3]
October 4	1:30 pm	at No. 4 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 21–23	69,052	^[4]
October 11	7:30 pm	Washington State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 27–21	64,333	^[5]
October 25	7:30 pm	Pacific (CA) *	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 37–9	57,579	^[6]
November 1	2:30 pm	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–25	32,738	^[7]
November 8	7:30 pm	California	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 34–6	62,228	^[8]
November 15	7:30 pm	No. 17 UCLA ^dagger	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–23	65,640	^[9]
November 22	7:30 pm	Oregon	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 42–37	61,623	^[10]
November 29	10:00 am	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	ABC	W 44–7	53,108	^[11]
*Non-conference game ^daggerHomecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Roster

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1980 Arizona State Sun Devils football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`19`	Steve Bratkowski	Jr
QB	`11`	Sandy Osiecki	So
QB	`10`	Mike Pagel	Jr
RB	`37`	Gerald Riggs	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
SS	`25`	Mike Richardson	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`7`	Mike Black	So

Head coach

Darryl Rogers

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Al Luginbill – Linebackers

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured Injured
Redshirt Redshirt

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References

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^ "No. 9 Houston falls to ASU in 29–13 upset". The Arizona Daily Star. September 14, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "OSU outgains ASU, loses 42–14". The Columbian. September 21, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "No. 2 Buckeyes roll on". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Streaking Trojans cool off Sun Devils". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 5, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Late ASU pass holds off WSU". Statesman Journal. October 12, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pagel's 2 TD passes spark ASU". Oakland Tribune. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Washington blanks Arizona State". The Springfield Leader-News. November 2, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sun Devils grind up Bears". The San Francisco Examiner. November 9, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Sophomore QB leads Bruins past Sun Devils". The Sunday Oregonian. November 16, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Withers, Bud (November 23, 1980). "Ducks finally go down for count, 42–37". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Devils' 44–7 rout leaves Cats in mourning". The Arizona Republic. November 30, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1980 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "1980 Arizona State Sun Devils Roster". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

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