1948 Arizona State

5–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Border Conference), coached by Edward Doherty.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1948, game by game: won vs. Western Colorado 23–0; won vs. Pepperdine 33–7; lost at Utah State 17–22; won vs. Northern Arizona 40–0; lost at Arizona 21–33; won at New Mexico State 52–7; lost at Loyola Marymount 12–16; lost at Hardin Simmons 25–63; lost vs. BYU 25–27; won vs. New Mexico 28–17+45−38Won 23–0 vs. Western Colorado+23Western ColoradoWon 33–7 vs. Pepperdine+26PepperdineLost 17–22 at Utah State-5Utah StateWon 40–0 vs. Northern Arizona+40Northern ArizonaLost 21–33 at Arizona-12ArizonaWon 52–7 at New Mexico State+45New Mexico StateLost 12–16 at Loyola Marymount-4Loyola MarymountLost 25–63 at Hardin Simmons-38Hardin SimmonsLost 25–27 vs. BYU-2BYUWon 28–17 vs. New Mexico+11New Mexico
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat New Mexico 28–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1948.

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
276–⁠192
Coach
Edward Doherty
Elo
1355 +17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.8 No. 109 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1948 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech5–⁠07–⁠3
UTEP4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Arizona3–⁠26–⁠5
Arizona State3–⁠25–⁠5
Hardin Simmons3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠3
West Texas2–⁠36–⁠5
Northern Arizona1–⁠24–⁠5
New Mexico1–⁠62–⁠9
New Mexico State0–⁠43–⁠7

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