1947 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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1947 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumGoodwin Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
West Texas State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Arizona 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Texas Mines 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Arizona State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
New Mexico A&M 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ed Doherty, the team compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against Border opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 234 to 168.[1][2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Arizona State was ranked at No. 158 out of 500 college football teams.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Cal Poly*
W 33–69,000[4]
September 27at New Mexico
W 25–12[5]
October 4Abilene Christian*
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 7–1310,000[6]
October 11at Pepperdine*
L 6–2710,249[7]
October 18Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–7[8]
November 1New Mexico A&Mdagger
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 33–1210,000[9]
November 8at Texas Mines
L 0–2110,000[10]
November 15Arizona
L 13–2615,000[11]
November 22at West Texas State
L 7–352,500[12]
November 29vs. Nevada*
L 13–33330[13]
December 6Hardin-Simmons
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 0–42[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1947 Arizona State Sun Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016 ASU Football Media Guide". Arizona State University. 2016. p. 120. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Kearney Egerton (September 21, 1947). "Arizona Sun Devils Drub Cal Poly, 33-6". The Arizona Republic. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bill McMorris (September 28, 1947). "Wildcats, Sun Devils Chalk Up Grid Wins". The Arizona Republic. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texans Trips [sic] Tempe: Sun Devils Suffer First Loss of Year". The Arizona Republic. October 5, 1947. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Waves Get Revenge With 27-6 Triumph". Los Angeles Times. October 12, 1947. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Kearney Egerton (October 19, 1947). "Sun Devils Swamp Lumberjacks, 31 To 7". The Arizona Republic. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Kearney Egerton (November 2, 1947). "Sun Devils Rally To Down Aggies, 33-12". The Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Chuck Whitlock (November 9, 1947). "Miners Subdue Tempe State 21-0". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sun Devils Lead Wildcats At Half, 7-6". The Arizona Republic. November 16, 1947. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "West Texas Romps To 35-7 Victory Over Sun Devils". The Arizona Republic. November 23, 1947. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "North Texas in Salad Bowl; Nevada Tops Tempe 33-13". Nevada State Journal. December 1, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Cowboys Rout Devils: HSU Ground Game Blasts Tempe Line". The Arizona Republic. December 7, 1947. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
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