1946 Arizona State

2–⁠7–⁠2 (1–⁠4–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Steve Coutchie.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1946, game by game: tied vs. Williams Field 6–6; lost at Arizona 0–67; won vs. Pepperdine 13–12; lost at Nevada 2–74; lost vs. Portland 0–13; lost at Hardin Simmons 6–46; won at New Mexico State 14–7; lost vs. UTEP 20–34; tied vs. Northern Arizona 13–13; lost vs. West Texas 0–7; lost at Wichita State 19–34+7−72Tied 6–6 vs. Williams Field0Williams FieldLost 0–67 at Arizona-67ArizonaWon 13–12 vs. Pepperdine+1PepperdineLost 2–74 at Nevada-72NevadaLost 0–13 vs. Portland-13PortlandLost 6–46 at Hardin Simmons-40Hardin SimmonsWon 14–7 at New Mexico State+7New Mexico StateLost 20–34 vs. UTEP-14UTEPTied 13–13 vs. Northern Arizona0Northern ArizonaLost 0–7 vs. West Texas-7West TexasLost 19–34 at Wichita State-15Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wichita State 34–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Led the nationNeill Armstrong: receptions (32 catches)

Record
2–⁠7–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠4–⁠1 8th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
93–⁠313
Coach
Steve Coutchie
Elo
1210 −113 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.9 No. 119 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1946 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Hardin Simmons6–⁠011–⁠0
Texas Tech3–⁠18–⁠3
New Mexico4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠5–⁠2
Arizona2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
West Texas3–⁠45–⁠5
Northern Arizona1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠43–⁠6
Arizona State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠2
New Mexico State1–⁠45–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.