1952 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

American college football season

1952 Arizona State Sun Devils football

Border champion

Conference| Border Conference
Record| 6–3 (4–0 Border)
Head coach|

* Clyde B. Smith (1st season)

Home stadium| Goodwin Stadium

Seasons

<- 1951

1953 ->

1952 Border Conference football standings

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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[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| 7:00 p.m.| at Hardin–Simmons|

* Parramore Field
* Abilene, TX

| W 26–7| | [3][4]
September 27| | Colorado A&M*|

* Goodwin Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 40–14| |
October 4| | San Jose State*|

* Goodwin Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 14–21| |
October 18| 8:00 p.m.| West Texas State|

* Goodwin Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 48–14| 13,000| [5][6]
October 25| | Houston*|

* Goodwin Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 0–6| 15,000|
November 8| | at Arizona|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ (rivalry)

| W 20–18| |
November 15| | San Diego NAS*|

* Goodwin Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| L 13–35| |
November 22| | Texas Western|

* Goodwin Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 39–0| |
November 29| | BYU*|

* Goodwin Stadium
* Tempe, AZ

| W 47–6| |

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Mountain time

## References[edit]

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 .
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 .
5. ^ Smith, Dean (October 18, 1952). "Lighter Devils, Buffs Go Tonight". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 21. Retrieved February 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Smith, Dean (October 19, 1952). "Devils Rout Buffs". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. p. 4. Retrieved February 8, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .

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Arizona State Sun Devils football

Venues|

* Normal Field (1897–1926)
* Irish Field (1927–1935)
* Goodwin Stadium (1936–1957)
* Sun Devil Stadium (1958–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arizona

Culture & lore|

* Sparky the Sun Devil
* "Maroon & Gold"
* Marching band
* Stomp the Bus

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Border Conference football champions

* Arizona State (1931)
* No champion (1932)
* No champion (1933)
* No champion (1934)
* Arizona (1935)
* Arizona (1936)
* Texas Tech (1937)
* New Mexico & New Mexico A&M (1938)
* Arizona State (1939)
* Arizona State (1940)
* Arizona (1941)
* Hardin–Simmons & Texas Tech (1942)
* No champion (1943)
* No champion (1944)
* No champion (1945)
* Hardin–Simmons (1946)
* Texas Tech (1947)
* Texas Tech (1948)
* Texas Tech (1949)
* West Texas State (1950)
* Texas Tech (1951)
* Arizona State (1952)
* Texas Tech (1953)
* Texas Tech (1954)
* Texas Tech (1955)
* Texas Western (1956)
* Arizona State (1957)
* Hardin–Simmons (1958)
* Arizona State (1959)
* New Mexico State (1960)
* Arizona State (1961)

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