1954 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1954 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	5–5 (3–1 Border)
Head coach	Clyde B. Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	Goodwin Stadium
Seasons ←  1953 1955  →

1954 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Arizona State	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas Western	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
West Texas State	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
New Mexico A&M	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Clyde B. Smith, the Sun Devils compiled an 5–5 record (3–1 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 178 to 228. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Hawaii *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 28–14	12,000
September 24	at BYU *	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 28–19
October 2	Texas Western	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 34–27
October 9	San Jose State *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 12–19
October 16	at Midwestern (TX) *	Wichita Falls, TX	L 7–14
October 23	West Texas State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 21–14		[3]
October 30	at Hardin–Simmons	Parramore Stadium Abilene, TX	W 14–13
November 6	No. 13 Cincinnati *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 7–34	13,000	[4]
November 13	North Texas State *	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 13–20	13,000	[5]
November 20	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	L 14–54
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1954 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. "Sun Devils shade Buffs in thriller". Arizona Daily Star. October 24, 1954. Retrieved February 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Bearcats Blast Tempe, 34–7". Arizona Daily Star. November 7, 1954. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Eagles edge Devils, 20–13". The Arizona Republic. November 14, 1954. Retrieved November 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.