The 1960 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Border Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their third season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 7–3 record (3–2 against Border opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 223 to 120.[1][2]
| 1960 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–2 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 New Mexico State $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Ron Cosner with 422 passing yards, Nolan Jones with 582 rushing yards, and Bob Rembert with 178 receiving yards.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Colorado State* | W 39–0 | 28,000 | [4] | ||
| September 24 | at West Texas State | W 14–3 | ||||
| October 1 | Washington State* |
| W 24–21 | 29,600 | ||
| October 8 | at Hardin–Simmons | W 28–0 | ||||
| October 15 | at BYU* | No. 18 |
| W 31–0 | 8,890 | [5] |
| October 22 | San Jose State* |
| L 7–12 | |||
| October 29 | No. 18 New Mexico State |
| L 24–27 | |||
| November 5 | Texas Western |
| W 24–0 | |||
| November 12 | NC State* |
| W 25–22 | 27,400 | [6] | |
| November 26 | at Arizona | L 7–35 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1960 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. 121. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "1960 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "Sun Devils Demolish Colorado State, 39-0: 28,000 See Jones Pace Win". The Arizona Republic. September 18, 1960. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ray Schwartz (October 16, 1960). "Jones Sparks ASU Eleven To 31-0 Win Over Cougars". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU upsets Wolfpack, 25–22". The Arizona Daily Star. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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