Arizona State Sun Devils football

Arizona State Sun Devils football
2024 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
First season1897; 127 years ago
Athletic directorGraham Rossini
Head coachKenny Dillingham
2nd season, 11–11 (.500)
StadiumMountain America Stadium
(capacity: 53,599)
Field surfaceBermuda Grass
LocationTempe, Arizona
NCAA divisionDivision I FBS
ConferenceBig 12
Past conferencesIndependent (1897–1930)
Border (1931–1961)
WAC (1962–1977)
Pac-12 (1978–2023)
All-time record643–425–24 (.600)
Bowl record15–17–1 (.470)
Unclaimed national titles2 (1970, 1975)
Conference titles17
Division titles1 Pac-12 South (2013)
RivalriesArizona (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans17
Current uniform
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
Fight song"Maroon & Gold"
MascotSparky
Marching bandArizona State University Sun Devil Marching Band
OutfitterAdidas
WebsiteTheSunDevils.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]

  1. ^ "Sun Devil Athletics Brand Identity Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. ^ "Arizona State Football History Database". www.nationalchamps.net. Retrieved March 25, 2017.
  3. ^ "All-Americans". www.thesundevils.com. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  4. ^ Arizona–Arizona State football rivalry