1950 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1950 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Salad Bowl, L 21–34 vs. Miami (OH)
Conference Border Conference
Record9–2 (4–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Goodwin Stadium
Seasons
←  1949
1951  →
1950 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
West Texas State $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
Arizona State 4 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Western 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Texas Tech 3 –2 –03 –8 –0
Hardin–Simmons 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Arizona 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
New Mexico 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
New Mexico A&M 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1950 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1950 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Ed Doherty, the Sun Devils compiled a 9–2 record (4–1 against Border opponents), lost to Miami (OH) in the Salad Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 404 to 154. [1] [2]

Halfback Wilford White led the country with 1,501 rushing yards on 199 carries (7.55 yard average); he also ranked second in scoring with 130 points scored (22 touchdowns, one point after touchdown, and one field goal). [3]

As a team, the Sun Devils led all major college football teams in both total offense (470.4 yards per game) and rushing defense (347.0 yards per game). [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at BYU *
W 41–139,000 [5]
September 30 New Mexico
W 41–6 [6]
October 7 Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 63–0 [7]
October 14at Hardin–Simmons
L 14–41 [8]
October 21 Utah State *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 28–0 [9]
October 28 New Mexico A&M
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 49–0 [10]
November 4 San Diego State *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–1314,000–17,000 [11] [12]
November 11at Arizona
W 47–1326,500 [13]
November 18 Colorado A&M *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 21–13 [14]
November 25 Idaho *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 48–21 [15] [16]
January 1, 1951vs. Miami (OH) *
L 21–3424,000 [17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1950 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 120. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 29.
  4. ↑ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. pp. 35–36.
  5. ↑ "Arizona State tips BYU". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 24, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Arizona State of Tempe smashes over New Mexico, 41–6, in conference clash". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 1, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Devils roll to easy victory over Lumberjacks at Tempe". The Arizona Daily Sun. October 9, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Ford passes H–SU, 41–14, over Tempe". The El Paso Times. October 15, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Utah Aggies Sun Devils trim by score of 28–0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 22, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "White paces Tempe to 49–0 triumph". The San Francisco Examiner. October 29, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Aztecs lose to Tempe, 31 to 13". The Fresno Bee. November 5, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Howard Hagen (November 5, 1950). "Tempe Tacks 31-13 Loss On Aztecs". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. B-3.
  13. ↑ "Tempe Sun Devils overwhelm Arizona's Wildcats 47 to 13". The Arizona Daily Star. November 12, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Tempe dumps Coloags in 21–13 battle". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 19, 1950. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "48-21 loss to Arizona State ends Idaho grid season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 26, 1950. p. 8.
  16. ↑ "White top star in Idaho defeat". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1950. p. 17.
  17. ↑ Abe Chanin (January 2, 1951). "Miami Redskins Belt Sun Devils By 34 to 21 Score in Salad Bowl". Arizona Daily Star. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
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