The 1951 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 1951 college football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Siemering, the Sun Devils compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–1 against Border opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 308 to 176.[1][2] The team was ranked at No. 76 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[3]
| 1951 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (4–1 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Goodwin Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State–Flagstaff | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Utah State* |
| W 33–27 | |||
| September 29 | at Arkansas* | L 13–30 | ||||
| October 6 | Wayne* | W 50–6 | ||||
| October 13 | Hardin–Simmons |
| L 14–39 | |||
| October 20 | at San Diego State* | T 27–27 | 12,500 | |||
| October 27 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 46–0 | |||
| November 3 | 8:00 p.m. | West Texas State |
| W 34–0 | 13,000 | [4][5] |
| November 10 | Arizona |
| W 61–14 | |||
| November 17 | at Texas Western | W 23–13 | ||||
| November 24 | Wyoming* |
| L 7–20 | [6] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1951 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 120. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blakeslee, Jim (November 3, 1951). "Devils Face Buffs Tonight In Home-Coming Clash". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 17. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Blakeslee, Jim (November 4, 1951). "Sun Devils Romp Over Buffs , 34-0". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 5. Retrieved February 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wyoming Dumps Sun Devils, 20-7". The Arizona Republic. November 25, 1951. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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