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1953 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–3 Border)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dick 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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19San Diego NAS*
L 14–19[3]
September 26at North Texas State*
W 14–0[4]
October 3at Texas Western
L 27–287,500[5]
October 10at San Jose State*
W 35–2012,500[6]
October 17West Texas State
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 39–2013,000–14,000[7]
October 24at Houston*
L 20–2412,000[8]
October 31Hardin–Simmons
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 20–2714,000[9]
November 14BYU*dagger
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 26–18[10]
November 21Midwestern (TX)*
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
T 12–129,000[11]
November 28Arizona
L 0–3516,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  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. ^ "Sailors trip Tempe, 19–14 in close tilt". The Arizona Daily Star. September 20, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tempe Sun Devils trim North Texas State". Arizona Daily Star. September 27, 1953. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Chuck Whitlock (October 4, 1953). "Texas Western Upsets ASC Sun Devils, 28–27". The El Paso Times. pp. 1A, 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "San Jose beaten". The San Francisco Examiner. October 11, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ASC rally crushes surprising Texans in last half, 39–20". The Arizona Republic. October 18, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Houston Cougars edge Arizona State, 24–20". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 25, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "H–SU overthrows Tempe, 27 to 20". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 1, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arizona State in victory over B.Y.U." Oakland Tribune. November 15, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tempe, Midwestern fight to 12–12 tie". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 22, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wildcats swamp Sun Devils 35–0". The Arizona Daily Star. November 29, 1953. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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