1952 Arizona State

6–⁠3 (4–⁠0 Border Conference), coached by Clyde Smith.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1952, game by game: won at Hardin Simmons 26–7; won vs. Colorado State 40–14; lost vs. San José State 14–21; won vs. West Texas 48–14; lost vs. Houston 0–6; won at Arizona 20–18; lost vs. San Diego Navy 13–35; won vs. UTEP 39–0; won vs. BYU 47–6+41−22Won 26–7 at Hardin Simmons+19Hardin SimmonsWon 40–14 vs. Colorado State+26Colorado StateLost 14–21 vs. San José State-7San José StateWon 48–14 vs. West Texas+34West TexasLost 0–6 vs. Houston-6HoustonWon 20–18 at Arizona+2ArizonaLost 13–35 vs. San Diego Navy-22San Diego NavyWon 39–0 vs. UTEP+39UTEPWon 47–6 vs. BYU+41BYU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat BYU 47–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; Border Conference champions.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Border Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠121
Coach
Clyde Smith
Elo
1511 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.4 No. 50 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1952 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State4–⁠06–⁠3
Texas Tech2–⁠1–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Arizona3–⁠26–⁠4
Hardin Simmons2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
New Mexico State1–⁠2–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
West Texas1–⁠43–⁠6
Northern Arizona0–⁠13–⁠4

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