1954 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1954 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference Border Conference
Record5–5 (3–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Goodwin Stadium
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $ 4 –0 –07 –2 –1
Arizona State 3 –1 –05 –5 –0
Texas Western 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Arizona 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Hardin–Simmons 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
West Texas State 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
New Mexico A&M 0 –4 –00 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Hawaii *
W 28–1412,000
September 24at BYU *
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 16at Midwestern (TX) * Wichita Falls, TX L 7–14
October 23 West Texas State
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 21–14 [3]
October 30at Hardin–Simmons
W 14–13
November 6No. 13 Cincinnati *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 7–3413,000 [4]
November 13 North Texas State *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 13–2013,000 [5]
November 20at Arizona
L 14–54
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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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 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  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.
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