1952 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Border champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–3 (4–0 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumGoodwin Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Arizona 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Texas Western 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
New Mexico A&M 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
West Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 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 1952 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clyde B. Smith, the Sun Devils compiled a 6–3 record (4–0 against Border opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 247 to 121.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 207:00 p.m.at Hardin–Simmons
W 26–7[3][4]
September 27Colorado A&M*
W 40–14
October 4San Jose State*
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 14–21
October 188:00 p.m.West Texas State
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 48–1413,000[5][6]
October 25Houston*
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 0–615,000
November 8at Arizona
W 20–18
November 15San Diego NAS*
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 13–35
November 22Texas Western
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 39–0
November 29BYU*
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 47–6

References

  1. ^ "1952 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. ^ Parris, Collier (September 20, 1952). "H-SU, Tempe Battle For Border Lead". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 7A. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Parris, Collier (September 21, 1952). "Temple, Johnson Flay H-SU For 26-7 Win". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. p. 3D. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Smith, Dean (October 18, 1952). "Lighter Devils, Buffs Go Tonight". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 21. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Smith, Dean (October 19, 1952). "Devils Rout Buffs". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 4. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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