1949 Arizona State
7–3 (4–1 Border Conference), coached by Edward Doherty. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Northern Arizona 62–6Oct 8
By 56 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | atPepperdine | W 33–13 | 64% |
| Oct 1 | atHardin Simmons | L 13–34 | 27% |
| Oct 8 | vs Northern Arizona | W 62–6 | 88% |
| Oct 15 | vs BYU | W 49–21 | 77% |
| Oct 29 | at New Mexico | W 28–19 | 60% |
| Nov 5 | vs New Mexico State | W 68–32 | 77% |
| Nov 12 | vs Arizona | W 34–7 | 66% |
| Nov 26 | vsLoyola Marymount | L 7–27 | 81% |
| Dec 3 | vs Utah State | W 27–12 | 70% |
| Jan 1Bowls & playoff | vsXavierSalad Bowl | L 21–33 | 81% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Xavier 33–21 in the Salad Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 80th-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 1949.
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 342–204
- Coach
- Edward Doherty
- Elo
- 1398 −5 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −12.5 No. 98 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Cecil Coleman
1949 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 5–0 | 7–5 | |
 Arizona State | 4–1 | 7–3 | |
 UTEP | 4–2 | 8–2–1 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 4–2 | 6–4–1 | |
| West Texas | 3–2 | 5–4 | |
| Arizona | 2–4 | 2–7–1 | |
| New Mexico State | 1–4 | 4–6 | |
| New Mexico | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Northern Arizona | 0–3 | 1–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.