1947 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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]

1947 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Border Conference
1947 record	4–7 (3–4 Border)
Head coach	Ed Doherty (1st season)
Home stadium	Goodwin Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Cal Poly*	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 33–6	9,000	[3]
September 27	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	W 25–12		[4]
October 4	Abilene Christian*	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 7–13	10,000	[5]
October 11	at Pepperdine*	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	L 6–27	10,249	[6]
October 18	Arizona State–Flagstaff	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 31–7		[7]
November 1	New Mexico A&M	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 33–12	10,000	[8]
November 8	at Texas Mines	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 0–21	10,000	[9]
November 15	Arizona	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ (rivalry)	L 13–26	15,000	[10]
November 22	at West Texas State	Buffalo Stadium Canyon, TX	L 7–35	2,500	[11]
November 29	vs. Nevada*	Butcher Field Las Vegas, NV	L 13–33	330	[12]
December 6	Hardin-Simmons	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–42		[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

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 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
3. Kearney Egerton (September 21, 1947). "Arizona Sun Devils Drub Cal Poly, 33-6". The Arizona Republic. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Bill McMorris (September 28, 1947). "Wildcats, Sun Devils Chalk Up Grid Wins". The Arizona Republic. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Texans Trips [sic] Tempe: Sun Devils Suffer First Loss of Year". The Arizona Republic. October 5, 1947. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Waves Get Revenge With 27-6 Triumph". Los Angeles Times. October 12, 1947. p. II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Kearney Egerton (October 19, 1947). "Sun Devils Swamp Lumberjacks, 31 To 7". The Arizona Republic. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Kearney Egerton (November 2, 1947). "Sun Devils Rally To Down Aggies, 33-12". The Arizona Republic. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Chuck Whitlock (November 9, 1947). "Miners Subdue Tempe State 21-0". The El Paso Times. pp. 1, 32 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Sun Devils Lead Wildcats At Half, 7-6". The Arizona Republic. November 16, 1947. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "West Texas Romps To 35-7 Victory Over Sun Devils". The Arizona Republic. November 23, 1947. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "North Texas in Salad Bowl; Nevada Tops Tempe 33-13". Nevada State Journal. December 1, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Cowboys Rout Devils: HSU Ground Game Blasts Tempe Line". The Arizona Republic. December 7, 1947. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.