Mountain America Stadium

Mountain America Stadium
"House of Heat"[1][2]
Sun Devil Stadium hosting the 2013 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
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Tempe is located in the United States
Tempe
Tempe
Location in the United States
Tempe is located in Arizona
Tempe
Tempe
Location in Arizona
Former namesSun Devil Stadium (1958–2023)
Address500 East Veterans Way
LocationArizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Coordinates33°25′35″N 111°55′57″W / 33.42639°N 111.93250°W / 33.42639; -111.93250
Public transit Veterans Way/College Ave
OwnerArizona State University
OperatorArizona State University
Capacity53,599 (2018–present)
SurfaceBermuda grass
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 1958
OpenedOctober 4, 1958;
66 years ago (1958-10-04)[6]
Renovated2015–2018
Expanded1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1989
Construction cost$1 million (original stadium)
($10.6 million in 2023[3])
ArchitectEdward L. Varney Associates (original)[4] HNTB/Gould Evans (renovation)
General contractorF. H. Antrim Construction Company (original)[5] Hunt/Sundt JV (renovation)
Tenants
Arizona State Sun Devils (NCAA)
(1958–present)
Fiesta Bowl (NCAA) (1971–2006)
Arizona Wranglers (USFL) (1983–1984)
Arizona Outlaws (USFL) (1985)
Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (NFL) (1988–2005)
Cactus Bowl (NCAA) (2006–2015)
Arizona Hotshots (AAF) (2019)[7]
Website
thesundevils.com/sun-devil-stadium

Mountain America Stadium[8] is an outdoor college football stadium in Tempe, Arizona, located on the campus of Arizona State University (ASU). It is the home of the Arizona State Sun Devils football team of the Big 12 Conference. The stadium opened in 1958. The stadium's seating capacity as of 2018 is 53,599, reduced from a peak of 74,865 in 1989.[notes 1]

The stadium is officially named Mountain America Stadium, Home of the ASU Sun Devils. It was named Sun Devil Stadium until 2023. The natural grass playing surface within the stadium was named Frank Kush Field in 1996 in honor of the former coach of the team.[9] The stadium underwent a five-year, $304-million renovation that was completed in August 2019.[10][11][12][13]

The stadium has hosted two annual college football bowl games: the Fiesta Bowl from 1971 to 2006, and the Cactus Bowl from 2006 to 2015. The stadium was the home of the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1988 through the 2005 season, when the Cardinals moved into their own stadium in Glendale. It was the only major football stadium in the Phoenix metropolitan area until the opening of State Farm Stadium.

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  7. ^ "Arizona awarded new pro football team, will play at Sun Devil Stadium". ABC 15 Arizona. May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
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  9. ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (June 22, 2017). "Legendary ASU Coach Frank Kush Dies at 88". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  10. ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (February 11, 2016). "See What Sun Devil Stadium Will Look Like After Renovation". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  11. ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (October 12, 2016). "ASU Postpones Final Sun Devil Stadium Reconstruction". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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  13. ^ "ASU completes five-year Sun Devil Stadium renovation". azcentral. Retrieved August 29, 2019.


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