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1951 Arizona State

6–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Larry Siemering.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1951, game by game: won at Utah State 33–27; lost at Arkansas 13–30; won vs. Wayne State 50–6; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 14–39; tied at San Diego State 27–27; won vs. New Mexico State 46–0; won vs. West Texas 34–0; won vs. Arizona 61–14; won at UTEP 23–13; lost vs. Wyoming 7–20+47−25Won 33–27 at Utah State+6Utah StateLost 13–30 at Arkansas-17ArkansasWon 50–6 vs. Wayne State+44Wayne StateLost 14–39 vs. Hardin Simmons-25Hardin SimmonsTied 27–27 at San Diego State0San Diego StateWon 46–0 vs. New Mexico State+46New Mexico StateWon 34–0 vs. West Texas+34West TexasWon 61–14 vs. Arizona+47ArizonaWon 23–13 at UTEP+10UTEPLost 7–20 vs. Wyoming-13Wyoming
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atUtah StateW 33–⁠2772%
Sep 29atArkansasL 13–⁠3047%
Oct 6vsWayne StateW 50–⁠691%
Oct 13vsHardin SimmonsL 14–⁠3960%
Oct 20atSan Diego StateT 27–⁠2782%
Oct 27vsNew Mexico StateW 46–⁠088%
Nov 3vsWest TexasW 34–⁠072%
Nov 10vsArizonaW 61–⁠1469%
Nov 17atUTEPW 23–⁠1365%
Nov 24vsWyomingL 7–⁠2043%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wyoming 20–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
308–⁠176
Coach
Larry Siemering
Elo
1507 −14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.0 No. 86 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1951 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech4–⁠07–⁠4
Arizona State4–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Hardin Simmons4–⁠16–⁠6
Arizona3–⁠36–⁠5
UTEP2–⁠43–⁠7
New Mexico State1–⁠41–⁠9
West Texas1–⁠52–⁠7
Northern Arizona0–⁠11–⁠7

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