1955 Arizona State

8–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠1 Border Conference), coached by Dan Devine.

Schedule and results

Arizona State in 1955, game by game: tied at Wichita State 20–20; won vs. Midwestern Texas State 28–7; won vs. San Diego Navy 42–0; lost at San José State 20–27; won at San Diego State 46–0; won vs. Hardin Simmons 69–14; won vs. West Texas 27–7; won at UTEP 20–13; won vs. New Mexico State 26–6; lost vs. Arizona 6–7; won at Hawai’i 39–6+55−7Tied 20–20 at Wichita State0Wichita StateWon 28–7 vs. Midwestern Texas State+21Midwestern Texa…Won 42–0 vs. San Diego Navy+42San Diego NavyLost 20–27 at San José State-7San José StateWon 46–0 at San Diego State+46San Diego StateWon 69–14 vs. Hardin Simmons+55Hardin SimmonsWon 27–7 vs. West Texas+20West TexasWon 20–13 at UTEP+7UTEPWon 26–6 vs. New Mexico State+20New Mexico StateLost 6–7 vs. Arizona-1ArizonaWon 39–6 at Hawai’i+33Hawai’i
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hawai’i 39–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).

Record
8–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1 2nd in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
343–⁠107
Coach
Dan Devine
Elo
1527 +108 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
4.3 No. 43 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1955 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech3–⁠0–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Arizona State4–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Hardin Simmons3–⁠25–⁠5
UTEP3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Arizona1–⁠2–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
West Texas1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
New Mexico State0–⁠43–⁠7

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