1955 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1955 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record8–2–1 (4–1 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumGoodwin Stadium
1955 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $3–0–17–3–1
Arizona State4–1–08–2–1
Hardin–Simmons3–2–05–5–0
Texas Western3–2–16–2–2
Arizona1–2–15–4–1
West Texas State1–4–14–4–1
New Mexico A&M0–4–03–7–0
  • $ – 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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Wichita*
T 20–2013,806[3]
September 24Midwestern (TX)*
W 28–710,000[4]
October 1San Diego NAS*
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 42–0[5]
October 8at San Jose State*
L 20–2714,000[6]
October 15at San Diego State*
W 46–014,000[7]
October 29Hardin–Simmons
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 69–14[8]
November 5West Texas State
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 27–7[9]
November 12at Texas Western
W 20–1313,000[10]
November 19New Mexico A&M
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 26–612,000[11]
November 26Arizona
L 6–7[12]
December 2at Hawaii*
W 39–612,000–13,000[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

  • HB Bobby Mulgado

References

  1. ↑ "1955 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  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. ↑ "Arizona State gains 20–20 tie with Wichita". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 18, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Arizona State halts Midwestern, 28–7". Wichita Daily Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "NTC takes 42–0 beating from Tempe". The Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Spartans trip Tempe by 27–20". The San Francisco Examiner. October 9, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ 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 icon
  8. ↑ "Tempe stomps H–SU". The El Paso Times. October 30, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ 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 icon.
  10. ↑ "Rallies dump tough Miners". The Arizona Republic. November 13, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Arizona State rolls to 26–6 victory". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 20, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Inspired Arizona squeezes past Arizona State". The Spokesman-Review. November 27, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Sun Devils powder Rainbows". The Arizona Republic. December 4, 1955. Retrieved April 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Hawaii. 2020. p. 172. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
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