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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]

Record4–7 (3–4 Border)
Headcoach
HomestadiumGoodwin Stadium
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1947 Arizona State Sun Devils football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumGoodwin Stadium
Seasons
 1946
1948 
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1947 Border Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas Tech $400650
Hardin–Simmons510830
West Texas State520740
Arizona320541
Texas Mines331531
Arizona State340470
New Mexico151451
New Mexico A&M140360
Arizona State–Flagstaff040170
  • $ Conference champion
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Arizona State was ranked at No. 158 out of 500 college football teams.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Cal Poly*W 33–69,000[4]
September 27at New MexicoW 25–12[5]
October 4Abilene Christian*
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 7–1310,000[6]
October 11at Pepperdine*L 6–2710,249[7]
October 18Arizona State–Flagstaff
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 31–7[8]
November 1New Mexico A&Mdagger
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
W 33–1210,000[9]
November 8at Texas MinesL 0–2110,000[10]
November 15Arizona
L 13–2615,000[11]
November 22at West Texas State
L 7–352,500[12]
November 29vs. Nevada*L 13–33330[13]
December 6Hardin-Simmons
  • Goodwin Stadium
  • Tempe, AZ
L 0–42[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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