1947 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

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]

  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.