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1950 Arizona State

9–⁠2 (4–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Edward Doherty.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1950, game by game: won at BYU 41–13; won vs. New Mexico 41–6; won vs. Northern Arizona 63–0; lost at Hardin Simmons 14–41; won vs. Utah State 28–0; won vs. New Mexico State 49–0; won vs. San Diego State 31–13; won at Arizona 47–13; won vs. Colorado State 21–13; won vs. Idaho 48–21; lost vs. Miami (OH) 21–34+63−27Won 41–13 at BYU+28BYUWon 41–6 vs. New Mexico+35New MexicoWon 63–0 vs. Northern Arizona+63Northern ArizonaLost 14–41 at Hardin Simmons-27Hardin SimmonsWon 28–0 vs. Utah State+28Utah StateWon 49–0 vs. New Mexico State+49New Mexico StateWon 31–13 vs. San Diego State+18San Diego StateWon 47–13 at Arizona+34ArizonaWon 21–13 vs. Colorado State+8Colorado StateWon 48–21 vs. Idaho+27IdahoLost 21–34 vs. Miami (OH)-13Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atBYUW 41–⁠1364%
Sep 30vsNew MexicoW 41–⁠673%
Oct 7vsNorthern ArizonaW 63–⁠092%
Oct 14atHardin SimmonsL 14–⁠4139%
Oct 21vsUtah StateW 28–⁠073%
Oct 28vsNew Mexico StateW 49–⁠081%
Nov 4vsSan Diego StateW 31–⁠1390%
Nov 11atArizonaW 47–⁠1353%
Nov 18vsColorado StateW 21–⁠1349%
Nov 25vsIdahoW 48–⁠2171%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsMiami (OH)Salad BowlL 21–⁠3457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 34–⁠21 in the Salad Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-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 1950.

Led the nationWilford White: rushing yards (1,502 yds), yards per carry (7.5)

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
404–⁠154
Coach
Edward Doherty
Elo
1531 +99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.6 No. 47 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 3Wilford White BChicago Bears

1950 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Texas6–⁠010–⁠1
Arizona State4–⁠19–⁠2
UTEP4–⁠27–⁠3
Texas Tech3–⁠23–⁠8
Hardin Simmons3–⁠35–⁠5
Arizona2–⁠44–⁠6
New Mexico2–⁠52–⁠8
New Mexico State1–⁠42–⁠7
Northern Arizona0–⁠42–⁠7

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