1956 Arizona State
9–1 (3–1 Border Conference), coached by Dan Devine. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat San Diego State 61–0Nov 3
By 61 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsWichita State | W 37–9 | 52% |
| Sep 29 | vs North Texas | W 27–7 | 89% |
| Oct 6 | at New Mexico State | W 28–7 | 83% |
| Oct 13 | at Idaho | W 41–0 | 72% |
| Oct 20 | atHardin Simmons | W 26–13 | 59% |
| Oct 27 | vs San José State | W 47–13 | 78% |
| Nov 3 | vs San Diego State | W 61–0 | 96% |
| Nov 10 | vs UTEP | L 0–28 | 62% |
| Nov 17 | at Arizona | W 20–0 | 59% |
| Nov 24 | vsPacific | W 19–6 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Pacific 19–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Border Conference.
In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 93 on file).
- Record
- 9–1
- Conference
- 3–1 2nd in Border Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 306–83
- Coach
- Dan Devine
- Elo
- 1623 +105 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.0 No. 32 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Pacific Coast
1 second teamSecond team
Bobby MulgadoBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Border Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| UTEP | 6–0 | 9–2 | |
| Arizona State | 3–1 | 9–1 | |
| West Texas | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| Hardin Simmons | 2–3 | 4–6 | |
| Arizona | 1–3 | 4–6 | |
 Texas Tech | 1–3 | 2–7–1 | |
| New Mexico State | 0–4 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.