1951 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1951 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference Border Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Goodwin Stadium
Seasons
  1950
1952  
1951 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $ 4 0 07 4 0
Arizona State 4 1 06 3 1
Hardin–Simmons 4 1 06 6 0
Arizona 3 3 06 5 0
Texas Western 2 4 03 7 0
New Mexico A&M 1 4 01 9 0
West Texas State 1 5 02 7 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 1 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Siemering, the Sun Devils compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–1 against Border opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 308 to 176. [1] [2] The team was ranked at No. 76 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Utah State *
W 33–27
September 29at Arkansas *L 13–30
October 6 Wayne *W 50–6
October 13 Hardin–Simmons
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 14–39
October 20at San Diego State *T 27–2712,500
October 27 New Mexico A&M
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 46–0
November 38:00 p.m. West Texas State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 34–013,000 [4] [5]
November 10 Arizona
W 61–14
November 17at Texas Western W 23–13
November 24 Wyoming *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 7–20 [6]

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References

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  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. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Blakeslee, Jim (November 3, 1951). "Devils Face Buffs Tonight In Home-Coming Clash". Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona. p. 17. Retrieved February 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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