Arizona State Sun Devils football | |||
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First season | 1897; 127 years ago | ||
Athletic director | Graham Rossini | ||
Head coach | Kenny Dillingham 2nd season, 11–11 (.500) | ||
Stadium | Mountain America Stadium (capacity: 53,599) | ||
Field surface | Bermuda Grass | ||
Location | Tempe, Arizona | ||
NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
Conference | Big 12 | ||
Past conferences | Independent (1897–1930) Border (1931–1961) WAC (1962–1977) Pac-12 (1978–2023) | ||
All-time record | 643–425–24 (.600) | ||
Bowl record | 15–17–1 (.470) | ||
Unclaimed national titles | 2 (1970, 1975) | ||
Conference titles | 17 | ||
Division titles | 1 Pac-12 South (2013) | ||
Rivalries | Arizona (rivalry) | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 17 | ||
Current uniform | |||
Colors | Maroon and gold[1] | ||
Fight song | "Maroon & Gold" | ||
Mascot | Sparky | ||
Marching band | Arizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band | ||
Outfitter | Adidas | ||
Website | TheSunDevils.com |
The Arizona State Sun Devils football team represents Arizona State University (ASU) in the sport of American college football. The Sun Devils team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Big 12 Conference. ASU has fielded a football team since 1897. The Sun Devils are led by head coach Kenny Dillingham and play their home games at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils have won seventeen conference titles.[2]
A number of successful and professional football players once played for ASU. The school has 3 unanimous All-Americans and 16 consensus selections.[3] Among the most lauded players the school has produced are Pat Tillman, Terrell Suggs, Jake Plummer, Mike Haynes, Darren Woodson, Charley Taylor, and John Henry Johnson.
In addition to its players, ASU's football program has had several notable head coaches, including Hall of Famers Dan Devine and John Cooper and national champion Dennis Erickson. The all-time school wins leader is Hall of Fame coach Frank Kush, for whom Frank Kush Field at Mountain America Stadium is named. Kush also consistently led the Sun Devils to victory against the Arizona Wildcats, ASU's traditional rival, losing to the Wildcats only twice between 1963 and 1979.[4]