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 41–13
September 30 New Mexico W 41–6
October 7 Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 63–0
October 14at Hardin–Simmons Abilene, TX L 14–41
October 21 Utah State *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 28–0
October 28 New Mexico A&M
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 49–0
November 4 San Diego State *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–1317,000
November 11at Arizona W 47–13
November 18 Colorado A&M *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 21–13
November 25 Idaho *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 48–21 [5] [6]
January 1, 1951vs. Miami (OH) *L 21–3424,000 [7]
  • *Non-conference game

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. "48-21 loss to Arizona State ends Idaho grid season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 26, 1950. p. 8.
  6. "White top star in Idaho defeat". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. November 27, 1950. p. 17.
  7. 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.