1955 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1955 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference Border Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadium Goodwin Stadium
Seasons
  1954
1956  
1955 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $ 3 0 17 3 1
Arizona State 4 1 08 2 1
Hardin–Simmons 3 2 05 5 0
Texas Western 3 2 16 2 2
Arizona 1 2 15 4 1
West Texas State 1 4 14 4 1
New Mexico A&M 0 4 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1955 Arizona State Sun Devils football team season was an American football team that represented Arizona State College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their first season under head coach Dan Devine, the Sun Devils compiled an 8–2–1 record (4–1 against Border opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 343 to 107. [1] [2]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Wichita *T 20–20
September 24 Midwestern (TX) *W 28–7
September 28 San Diego NAS *
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 42–0
October 8at San Jose State *L 20–27
October 15at San Diego State *W 46–014,000 [3]
October 29 Hardin–Simmons
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 69–14
November 5 West Texas State
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 27–7 [4]
November 12at Texas Western W 20–13
November 19 New Mexico A&M
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 26–6
November 26 Arizona
L 6–7
December 2at Hawaii *W 39–613,000
  • *Non-conference game

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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. Dean Smith (October 16, 1955). "Sun Devils Slaughter Aztecs; San Diego Easy ASC Prey, 46-0". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. pp. 2–5. Retrieved March 1, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. Smith, Dean (November 6, 1955). "Arizona State Gets Second Border Win". The Arizona Republic . Phoenix, Arizona. p. 25. Retrieved January 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .