William Dalrymple (historian)

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]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20		Hawaii*	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 47–6	19,000	[4]
September 27		at Pacific (CA)*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 16–34	31,008	[5]
October 4	8:00 p.m.	West Texas State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 16–13	28,200	[6][7][8]
October 11		Hardin–Simmons	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 6–14	26,261	[9]
October 18		San Jose State*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 20–21	29,000	[10]
October 25		at Detroit*	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 27–6	14,715	[11]
November 1		New Mexico A&M	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 23–19	27,300	[12]
November 8		Texas Western	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 27–0	25,400	[13]
November 22		at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	W 47–0	25,000	[14]
November 29		Marquette*	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 42–18	24,000	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

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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.^[17]