1953 Arizona State
4–5–1 (1–3 Border Conference), coached by Clyde Smith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Texas 39–20Oct 17
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vsSan Diego Navy | L 14–19 | 80% |
| Sep 26 | at North Texas | W 14–0 | 72% |
| Oct 3 | at UTEP | L 27–28 | 56% |
| Oct 10 | at San José State | W 35–20 | 38% |
| Oct 17 | vsWest Texas | W 39–20 | 83% |
| Oct 24 | at Houston | L 20–24 | 40% |
| Oct 31 | vsHardin Simmons | L 20–27 | 67% |
| Nov 14 | vs BYU | W 26–18 | 75% |
| Nov 21 | vsMidwestern Texas State | T 12–12 | 90% |
| Nov 28 | vs Arizona | L 0–35 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arizona 35–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 1–3 5th in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 207–203
- Coach
- Clyde Smith
- Elo
- 1436 −72 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −3.7 No. 66 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Dick Curran and Tom Fallon
Drafted in 1954
The 1954 draft| Rd 5 | Earl Putnam OT | New York Giants |
1953 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Texas Tech | 5–0 | 11–1 | 12 |
| Hardin Simmons | 4–1 | 6–5 | |
| UTEP | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
| Arizona | 3–2 | 4–5–1 | |
 Arizona State | 1–3 | 4–5–1 | |
 New Mexico State | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
| West Texas | 0–6 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.