1959 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1959 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Border champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record10–1 (5–0 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Arizona 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State 2 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Texas Western 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
West Texas State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 Arizona State Sun Devils football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State University in the Border Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their second season under head coach Frank Kush, the Sun Devils compiled a 10–1 record (5–0 against Border opponents), won the conferenceb championship and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 272 to 151.[1][2]

The team's statistical leaders included Frank Urban with 536 passing yards, Nolan Jones with 689 rushing yards, and Bob Rembert with 232 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19West Texas State
W 43–22
September 26Utah State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 34–1225,300
October 3No. 6 Montana State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–14
October 17at Colorado State*
W 24–9
October 24at San Jose State*
L 15–24
October 31New Mexico State
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 35–3121,000[4]
November 7at Texas Western
W 27–9
November 14BYU*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 27–9
November 21Hardin–Simmons
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 14–8
November 28Arizona
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ (rivalry)
W 15–9
December 4at Hawaii*
W 14–68,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1959 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. 121. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "1959 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Devils Outshoot Aggies, 35-31". Arizona Republic. November 1, 1959. p. 3-1 – via Newspapers.com.