Mountain America Stadium
Mountain America Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the southwestern United States, on the campus of Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Arizona. The stadium is officially named Mountain America Stadium, Home of the ASU Sun Devils. It was named Sun Devil Stadium until 2023. It is home to the ASU Sun Devils football team of the Pac-12 Conference. The stadium's seating capacity as of 2018 is 53,599, reduced from a peak of 74,865 in 1989. The natural grass playing surface within the stadium was named Frank Kush Field in 1996 in honor of the former coach of the team. The stadium underwent a five-year, $304-million renovation that was completed in August 2019.
"House of Heat" | |
Sun Devil Stadium hosting the 2013 Pac-12 Football Championship Game | |
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| Former names | Sun Devil Stadium (1958–2023) |
|---|---|
| Address | 500 East Veterans Way |
| Location | Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 33°25′35″N 111°55′57″W |
| Public transit | Valley Metro Rail |
| Owner | Arizona State University |
| Operator | Arizona State University |
| Capacity | 53,599 (2018–present) |
| Surface | Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 1958 |
| Opened | October 4, 1958 |
| Renovated | 2015–2018 |
| Expanded | 1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1989 |
| Construction cost | $1 million (original stadium) ($10.1 million in 2022) |
| Architect | Edward L. Varney Associates (original) HNTB/Gould Evans (renovation) |
| General contractor | F. H. Antrim Construction Company (original) 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) | |
| Website | |
| thesundevils.com/sun-devil-stadium | |
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.
Sun Devil Stadium was the home of the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from the 1988 through the 2005 seasons when the Cardinals moved into their own stadium in Glendale. The stadium was the only major football stadium in the Phoenix metropolitan area until the opening of State Farm Stadium.