TEMPE, Ariz. – Former Arizona State football players David Fulcher and Jake Plummer and former head coaches Darryl Rogers and Dennis Erickson are among the players and coaches on the Football Bowl Subdivision portion of the 2019 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame as announced today by the Hall and The National Football Foundation (NFF).
The 2018 College Football Hall of Fame ballot includes 76 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 100 players and 32 coaches from the divisional ranks.
Fulcher, who was on the ballot last year, was a two-time consensus All-American and three-time All-Pac-10 selection during his ASU career (1983-85). Over three seasons, Fulcher recorded 286 total tackles, including 110 in 1983. Six of his 14 career interceptions took place in 1985, helping ASU to a berth in that year's Holiday Bowl.
Plummer, also on the ballot last year, was the 1996 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, leading the Sun Devils to an undefeated regular season, their second Pac-10 football championship and Rose Bowl berth. He finished his career (1993-96) as the school's career leader in touchdown passes (65), pass attempts (1,142), pass completions (632) and passing yards (8,827).
Darryl Rogers went 37-18-1 with ASU from 1980 through 1984 and defeated Oklahoma, 32-21, in the 1982 Fiesta Bowl. He also coached at Cal State East Bay [formerly Cal State Hayward] (1965), Fresno State (1966-72), San Jose State (1973-75), and Michigan State (1976-79). He took Fresno State to two bowl games while achieving an unprecedented national ranking at San Jose State. He was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1977 and National Coach of the Year by Sporting News in 1978. He won the Big Ten title in 1978.
ASU was one of six schools where Erickson served as head coach. In 2007 he helped guide the Sun Devils to a 10-3 record and share of the Pac-10 title. Ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation in 2007, ASU would go on to earn a berth in the Holiday Bowl. Erickson's legacy was built at Miami (FL), where he led the Hurricanes to two national championships in 1989 and 1991. Erickson went 63-9 during his five-year tenure at Miami from 1989-94. He also coached at Wyoming (1986), Washington State (1987-88), Oregon State (1999-2002), and Idaho (2006). He posted a career record of 147-81-1. Erickson won 1988, 2000 and 2007 Pac-10 Coach of the Year with WSU, OSU and ASU, respectively, and the 1991, 1992, and 1994 Big East Coach of the Year at Miami.
"It's an enormous honor to just be on the ballot when you think that more than 5.26 million people have played college football and only 997 players have been inducted," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "The Hall's requirement of being a First-Team All-American creates a much smaller pool of about 1,500 individuals who are even eligible. Being in today's elite group means an individual is truly among the greatest to have ever played the game, and those actually elected to the Class will be part of a momentous year as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football in 2019."
The ballot was emailed this week to the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers whose votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF's Honors Courts, which will deliberate and select the class. The FBS Honors Court, chaired by NFF Board Member and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Griffin from Ohio State, and the Divisional Honors Court, chaired by former Marshall head coach, longtime athletics director and NFF Board Member Jack Lengyel, include an elite and geographically diverse pool of athletic administrators, Hall of Famers and members of the media.
The announcement of the 2019 Class will be made Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif, host city CFP National Championship, which will be played later that day at Levi's Stadium. The 2019 class will officially be inducted during the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10, 2019, at the New York Hilton Midtown.
The 2018 College Football Hall of Fame ballot includes 76 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 100 players and 32 coaches from the divisional ranks.
Fulcher, who was on the ballot last year, was a two-time consensus All-American and three-time All-Pac-10 selection during his ASU career (1983-85). Over three seasons, Fulcher recorded 286 total tackles, including 110 in 1983. Six of his 14 career interceptions took place in 1985, helping ASU to a berth in that year's Holiday Bowl.
Plummer, also on the ballot last year, was the 1996 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year, leading the Sun Devils to an undefeated regular season, their second Pac-10 football championship and Rose Bowl berth. He finished his career (1993-96) as the school's career leader in touchdown passes (65), pass attempts (1,142), pass completions (632) and passing yards (8,827).
Darryl Rogers went 37-18-1 with ASU from 1980 through 1984 and defeated Oklahoma, 32-21, in the 1982 Fiesta Bowl. He also coached at Cal State East Bay [formerly Cal State Hayward] (1965), Fresno State (1966-72), San Jose State (1973-75), and Michigan State (1976-79). He took Fresno State to two bowl games while achieving an unprecedented national ranking at San Jose State. He was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1977 and National Coach of the Year by Sporting News in 1978. He won the Big Ten title in 1978.
ASU was one of six schools where Erickson served as head coach. In 2007 he helped guide the Sun Devils to a 10-3 record and share of the Pac-10 title. Ranked as high as No. 6 in the nation in 2007, ASU would go on to earn a berth in the Holiday Bowl. Erickson's legacy was built at Miami (FL), where he led the Hurricanes to two national championships in 1989 and 1991. Erickson went 63-9 during his five-year tenure at Miami from 1989-94. He also coached at Wyoming (1986), Washington State (1987-88), Oregon State (1999-2002), and Idaho (2006). He posted a career record of 147-81-1. Erickson won 1988, 2000 and 2007 Pac-10 Coach of the Year with WSU, OSU and ASU, respectively, and the 1991, 1992, and 1994 Big East Coach of the Year at Miami.
"It's an enormous honor to just be on the ballot when you think that more than 5.26 million people have played college football and only 997 players have been inducted," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "The Hall's requirement of being a First-Team All-American creates a much smaller pool of about 1,500 individuals who are even eligible. Being in today's elite group means an individual is truly among the greatest to have ever played the game, and those actually elected to the Class will be part of a momentous year as we celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football in 2019."
The ballot was emailed this week to the more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers whose votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF's Honors Courts, which will deliberate and select the class. The FBS Honors Court, chaired by NFF Board Member and College Football Hall of Famer Archie Griffin from Ohio State, and the Divisional Honors Court, chaired by former Marshall head coach, longtime athletics director and NFF Board Member Jack Lengyel, include an elite and geographically diverse pool of athletic administrators, Hall of Famers and members of the media.
The announcement of the 2019 Class will be made Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Santa Clara, Calif, host city CFP National Championship, which will be played later that day at Levi's Stadium. The 2019 class will officially be inducted during the 62nd NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 10, 2019, at the New York Hilton Midtown.