1959 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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 NCAA University Division 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]

1959 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Border champion
ConferenceBorder Conference
1959 record10–1 (5–0 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumSun Devil Stadium
1959 Border Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Arizona State $ 5 0 0  10 1 0
Arizona 2 1 0  4 6 0
New Mexico A&M Aggies 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 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19West Texas StateW 43–22
September 26Utah State*
  • Sun Devil Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 34–12
October 3Montana 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 35–31
November 7at Texas WesternW 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
W 15–9
December 4at Hawaii*W 14–6
  • *Non-conference 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 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-27.
  3. "1959 Arizona State Sun Devils Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
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