# 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

The 1982 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Darryl Rogers, the Sun Devils compiled a 10–2 record (5–2 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 294 to 145.
The team's statistical leaders included Todd Hons with 2,338 passing yards, Darryl Clack with 606 rushing yards, and Doug Allen with 424 receiving yards.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 2:00 pm | at Oregon | No. 19 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | | W 34–3 | 23,127 |
| September 11 | 8:30 pm | Utah* | No. 15 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | | W 23–10 | 59,723 |
| September 18 | | at Houston* | No. 13 | Houston AstrodomeHouston, TX | | W 24–10 | 30,103 |
| September 25 | | at California | No. 14 | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | | W 15–0 | 35,673 |
| October 2 | | Kansas State* | No. 13 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | | W 30–7 | 61,824 |
| October 9 | | Stanford | No. 11 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | | W 21–17 | 70,823 |
| October 16 | | UTEP* | No. 10 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | | W 37–6 | 25,203 |
| October 30 | | No. 12 USC | No. 7 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | | W 17–10 | 71,071 |
| November 6 | | Oregon State | No. 4 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | | W 30–16 | 62,316 |
| November 13 | | No. 7 Washington | No. 3 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | | L 13–17 | 72,021 |
| November 27 | | at Arizona | No. 8 | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (rivalry) | | L 18–28 | 58,515 |
| January 1, 1983 | 11:30 am | vs. No. 12 Oklahoma* | No. 11 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) | NBC | W 32–21 | 70,553 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Coaches Poll | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 6 |

## Game summaries
### Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 7 Huskies | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 3 Sun Devils | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |

### Vs. Oklahoma (Fiesta Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 11 Sun Devils | 0 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 32 |
| No. 12 Sooners | 7 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 21 |

## 1983 NFL draft

| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Jim Jeffcoat | Defensive end | 1 | 23 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Vernon Maxwell | Linebacker | 2 | 29 | Baltimore Colts |
| Mike Richardson | Cornerback | 2 | 33 | Chicago Bears |
| Ron Brown | Wide receiver | 2 | 41 | Cleveland Browns |
| Bryan Caldwell | Defensive end | 3 | 70 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Ron Wetzel | Tight end | 4 | 92 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Alvin Moore | Running back | 7 | 169 | Baltimore Colts |
| Mike Black | Punter | 7 | 181 | Detroit Lions |
| Walt Bowyer | Defensive end | 10 | 254 | Denver Broncos |