| 1961 Arizona State Sun Devils football | |
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Border champion | |
| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–0 Border) |
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| Home stadium | Sun Devil Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State § | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Western | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hardin–Simmons | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1961 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Border Conference during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 7–3 record (3–0 against Border opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 287 to 163.[1][2]
The team's statistical leaders included Joe Zuger with 879 passing yards, Nolan Jones with 411 rushing yards, and Charley Taylor with 235 receiving yards.[3]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 23 | Wichita* | W 21–7 | |||
| September 30 | at Colorado State* | W 14–6 | |||
| October 7 | Utah* |
| L 26–28 | ||
| October 14 | at West Texas State | W 28–11 | |||
| October 21 | Oregon State* |
| W 24–23 | 32,231 | |
| October 28 | Hardin–Simmons |
| W 47–0 | ||
| November 4 | at San Jose State* | L 26–32 | |||
| November 11 | at Texas Western | W 28–20 | |||
| November 18 | Detroit* |
| W 40–6 | 23,508 | [4] |
| November 25 | Arizona* |
| L 13–22 | ||
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