1948 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1948 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference Border Conference
Record5–5 (3–2 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Goodwin Stadium
Seasons
  1947
1949  
1948 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $ 5 0 07 3 0
Texas Mines 4 1 18 2 1
Arizona 3 2 06 5 0
Arizona State 3 2 05 5 0
Hardin–Simmons 3 2 16 2 3
West Texas State 2 3 06 5 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 1 2 04 5 0
New Mexico 1 6 02 0 0
New Mexico A&M 0 4 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their second season under head coach Ed Doherty, the Sun Devils compiled a 5–5 record (3–2 against Border opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 276 to 192. [1] [2]

Arizona State was ranked at No. 168 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Western State (CO) *W 23–0
October 2 Pepperdine *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 33–7
October 9at Utah State *
L 17–22
October 16 Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 40–0
October 30at Arizona L 21–33
November 5at New Mexico A&M
W 52–7
November 12at Loyola (CA) *L 12–164,000 [4]
November 20at Hardin–Simmons Abilene, TX L 25–634,500 [5]
November 26 BYU *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 25–27
December 14 New Mexico
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 28–17
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "1948 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 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ray Silvius (November 13, 1948). "Loyola Eleven Overpowers Arizona State At Tempe, 16-12". Arizona Republic. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Collier Parris (November 21, 1948). "Cowboys Win Offensive Duel Over Tempe 63-25". The Abilene Reporter-News. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.