1953 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

1953 Arizona State Sun Devils football
Conference	Border Conference
1953 record	4–5–1 (2–3 Border)
Head coach	Clyde B. Smith
Home stadium	Goodwin Stadium

The 1953 Arizona State Sun Devils football team represented Arizona State University in the sport of football during the 1953 college football season. The team was led by head coach Clyde B. Smith. His Assistant Coaches were Bob White & Tom Fletcher. Home games were played at Goodwin Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. Arizona State finished the 1953 football campaign (4-5-1) overall, (2-3) in Border Conference play, (2-3-1) at home, and (2-2) on the road. The Sun Devils' team captains were Dick Curran & Tom Fallon.

Season summary

In the regular season home opener on September 19, 1953, Arizona State lost to San Diego Navy 19-14. In the team's first ever meeting on September 26, 1953, Arizona State defeated North Texas State 14-0 on the road. In week 3 in El Paso, Texas, Texas-El Paso edged the Sun Devils 28-27 on October 3, 1953. Playing their 3rd straight road game during week 4, Arizona State College bounced back with a 35-20 victory over San Jose State on October 10, 1953. Returning home to Goodwin Stadium on October 17, 1953, ASC defeated West Texas State 39-20. Danny Seivert had an 85 yd punt return TD to push the Sun Devils to (3-2) overall. After back-to-back wins, the Devils lost at Houston 24-20 on October 24, 1953. With a Halloween home game on October 31, 1953, Arizona State lost to Hardin-Simmons 27-20. Following consecutive losses and a bye week, the Sun Devils beat BYU during Homecoming 26-18 on November 14, 1953 in Tempe. Arizona State extended their series winning streak to four straight games against BYU. Standing at (4-4) overall, Arizona State's November 21, 1953 home game against Midwestern State ended in a 12-12 tie. It marked the first ever meeting in school history between Arizona State & Midwestern State. In the season finale on November 28, 1953, Arizona State dropped their rivalry matchup against Arizona 35-0 in Tempe. The Sun Devils gave up a school record (491 Rushing Yds) to the Wildcats in the shutout loss, which ended Arizona State's 4-game winning streak against Arizona.

The usual Arizona State College offensive lineup included: (WR John Allen, LT Lou Iani, LG John Jankans, C Nick Maucieri, RG John Hickman, RT Robert Lutcke, TE Jack Stovall, QB Bob Hendricks, HB Dick Curran, FB Bob Sedlar, and WB Danny Seivert).

Postseason

Arizona State's leading rusher was Danny Seivert (86 Carries, 469 Gross Yards, 44 Lost Yards, 425 Net Yards, & 4.8 Yd Avg).

The Sun Devils' leading passer was Bob Hendricks (32-65, 461 Yds, 49.2% Completion Pct.,6 TD, & 4 INT). Hendricks also led Arizona State with 463 Yds of Total Offense ( 97 Total Plays, 461 Passing Yds & 2 Rushing Yds). The 1953 Arizona State team held the record for fewest passing yards in school history (765 Yds) and fewest passing yards per game in school history (76.5 Yds). The Devils also own the school record for fewest plays per game in school history (56.4).

Arizona State College's leader in scoring was John Allen (8 TD & 48 Total Pts). Allen also was the leading receiver for the Sun Devils (30 Receptions, 505 Yds, & 8 TD).

The Sun Devils' leader in interceptions was Dick Mackey (3 INT & 67 Yds).

The 1953 Arizona State defense held the school record for most rushing attempts allowed per game (52.9), most net rushing yards allowed (2,553 Yds), and most rushing yards allowed per game (253.3 Yds).

WR John Allen and LG John Jankans each received All-Border Conference honors for the 1953 football season. Jankans was also the recipient of Arizona State's Sun Angel Award. "Presented annually to the varsity Arizona State football player who, in the estimation of his teammates, has contributed the most in leadership, team spirit, and athletic ability during the season. The honor, an engraved wrist watch, is presented to both the 'most valuable' lineman and back."

Sources

2007 Arizona State Football Media Guide.

Arizona State Sun Devils football

Venues	Normal Field (1897–1926) Irish Field (1927–1935) Goodwin Stadium (1936–1957) Sun Devil Stadium (1958–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona (Territorial Cup)

Culture & lore	Sparky the Sun Devil "Maroon & Gold" Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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