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1954 Arizona State

5–⁠5 (3–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Clyde Smith.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1954, game by game: won vs. Hawai’i 28–14; won at BYU 28–19; won vs. UTEP 34–27; lost vs. San José State 12–19; lost at Midwestern Texas State 7–14; won vs. West Texas 21–14; won at Hardin Simmons 14–13; lost vs. No. 13 Cincinnati 7–34; lost vs. North Texas 13–20; lost at Arizona 14–54+14−40Won 28–14 vs. Hawai’i+14Hawai’iWon 28–19 at BYU+9BYUWon 34–27 vs. UTEP+7UTEPLost 12–19 vs. San José State-7San José StateLost 7–14 at Midwestern Texas State-7Midwestern Texa…Won 21–14 vs. West Texas+7West TexasWon 14–13 at Hardin Simmons+1Hardin SimmonsLost 7–34 vs. No. 13 Cincinnati-27No. 13 CincinnatiLost 13–20 vs. North Texas-7North TexasLost 14–54 at Arizona-40Arizona
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsHawai’iW 28–⁠1492%
Sep 24atBYUW 28–⁠1955%
Oct 2vsUTEPW 34–⁠2754%
Oct 9vsSan José StateL 12–⁠1961%
Oct 16atMidwestern Texas StateL 7–⁠1476%
Oct 23vsWest TexasW 21–⁠1477%
Oct 30atHardin SimmonsW 14–⁠1343%
Nov 6vs13CincinnatiL 7–⁠3432%
Nov 13vsNorth TexasL 13–⁠2080%
Nov 20atArizonaL 14–⁠5428%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona 54–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠1 2nd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
178–⁠228
Coach
Clyde Smith
Elo
1379 −78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.3 No. 93 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1954 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech4–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
Arizona State3–⁠15–⁠5
UTEP4–⁠28–⁠3
Arizona3–⁠27–⁠3
Hardin Simmons2–⁠34–⁠6
West Texas1–⁠51–⁠8
New Mexico State0–⁠40–⁠9

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