1953 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1953 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–3 Border)
Head coach
CaptainDick Curran, Tom Fallon
Home stadiumGoodwin Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Border Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19
San Diego NAS*
L 14–19
September 26at North Texas State*W 14–0[3]
October 3at Texas WesternL 27–28
October 10at San Jose State*W 35–20
October 17
West Texas State
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 39–20
October 24at Houston*L 20–2412,000
October 31Hardin–Simmons
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 20–27
November 14BYU*
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 26–18
November 21
Midwestern (TX)
*
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
T 12–12
November 28Arizona
L 0–35
  • *Non-conference game

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. Newspapers.com
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