1953 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1953 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	4–5–1 (1–3 Border)
Head coach	Clyde B. Smith (2nd season)
Captain	Dick Curran, Tom Fallon
Home stadium	Goodwin Stadium
Seasons ←  1952 1954  →

1953 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Texas Tech $	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
West Texas State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the sport of football during the 1953 college football season. The team was led by head coach Clyde B. Smith. Home games were played at Goodwin Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Arizona State finished the 1953 football campaign 4–5–1 overall and 1–3 in Border Conference play. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	San Diego NAS *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–19		[3]
September 26	at North Texas State *	Eagle Stadium Denton, TX	W 14–0		[4]
October 3	at Texas Western	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 27–28	7,500	[5]
October 10	at San Jose State *	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	W 35–20	12,500	[6]
October 17	West Texas State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 39–20	13,000	[7]
October 24	at Houston *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 20–24	12,000	[8]
October 31	Hardin–Simmons	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 20–27	14,000	[9]
November 14	BYU *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 26–18		[10]
November 21	Midwestern (TX) *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	T 12–12	9,000	[11]
November 28	Arizona	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)	L 0–35	16,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1953 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
2. "2020 ASU Football Media Guide" (PDF). Arizona State University. 2020. p. 116. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
3. "Sailors trip Tempe, 19–14 in close tilt". The Arizona Daily Star. September 20, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tempe Sun Devils trim North Texas State". Arizona Daily Star. September 27, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. Chuck Whitlock (October 4, 1953). "Texas Western Upsets ASC Sun Devils, 28–27". The El Paso Times. pp. 1A, 1D – via Newspapers.com.
6. "San Jose beaten". The San Francisco Examiner. October 11, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "ASC rally crushes surprising Texans in last half, 39–20". The Arizona Republic. October 18, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Houston Cougars edge Arizona State, 24–20". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 25, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "H–SU overthrows Tempe, 27 to 20". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 1, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Arizona State in victory over B.Y.U." Oakland Tribune. November 15, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Tempe, Midwestern fight to 12–12 tie". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 22, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Wildcats swamp Sun Devils 35–0". The Arizona Daily Star. November 29, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025– via Newspapers.com.