Arizona State Sun Devils football

The Arizona State Sun Devils' football program competes in NCAA Division I FBS as part of the Pacific-10 Conference.

The Sun Devils had their greatest success in the 1960s and 1970s under head coach Frank Kush. In that 22-year stretch, they compiled a 176–54–1 record, putting Arizona State on the college football map. From 1969 to 1971, the team put together a school-record 21-game winning streak. In 1996, the Sun Devils came within a matter of seconds of pulling out a win in the Rose Bowl against Ohio State that would have given them an undefeated season and (potentially) a share of the national championship.

The team plays its home games at Sun Devil Stadium, which currently has a capacity of 72,955.

Conference championships

 * Co-champ(s)

All-time bowl record
Arizona State has played in 24 bowls in its history and owns a 12-11-1 record in those games. Among the most common bowls its played in are the Fiesta Bowl (six times) and the Sun Bowl (four times). The team had gone to four consecutive bowl games, and nine in the last 12 seasons.

Stadiums

 * 1897-1926 Normal Field
 * 1927-1935 Irish Field
 * 1936-1957 Goodwin Stadium
 * 1958–present Sun Devil Stadium

Bill Kajikawa Practice Fields
Bill Kajikawa Practice Fields located on Sixth Street and Rural Road is normally where Sun Devil football team practices when weather permits.

Camp Tontozona
An Arizona State University property, is a 36 acre camp just outside of Payson, Arizona created by former legendary coach Frank Kush was used as a bonding place for his players. Tontozona has marked the unofficial start of the Sun Devils’ seasons from 1960-2008. Due to the knack of losing practices to rainouts, short and torn up fields leading to excessive injuries, and travel costs, the team decided to move camp back to Tempe campus with the arrival of the Devil Dome.

Verde Dickey Center
Formerly opened as Devil Dome and nicknamed,"The Bubble", $8.4 million practice facility broke ground on May 15, 2008 to provide a climate controlled space for the Sun Devil football team, Sun Devil Marching Band, ASU Intramurals and for other athletic department events. Before its full completion and turn over from the contractor to the university on the night of August 28, 2008 a powerful storm brought it down. The Bubble was re-inflated early October and was fully repaired for use in July 2009. During the 2009 season the facility was renamed and dedicated to generous donor Dr. Verde Dickey as the Verde Dickey Center, to not only commemorate his donation for the facility but also his donations to Sun Devil Marching Band and projects such as renovation of locker rooms in Wells Fargo Arena and Sun Devil Stadium, Weatherup Basketball Center, The Athletes Performance Center, John Spini Gymnastics Center, and wrestling practice facility.

Rivalry
Arizona State's primary rival is Arizona. The football rivalry game between the schools is known as "The Duel in the Desert" and is played for the Territorial Cup. The University of Arizona has the all-time series lead with a record of 46-37-1. This record dates back to 1899 before Arizona State was recognized as a University; however ASU was an NCAA participating university/college as an independent member and member of the Border Conference prior to 1958. All games played prior to the establishment of ASU as a university in 1958 are officially counted by the NCAA and are official games against all opponents in every NCAA recognized sport. Tempe Normal (ASU) won the first matchup in 1899, 11-2.

Since becoming an official university in 1958, Arizona State has the overall lead in the rivalry series with a record of 29 wins, 21 losses, and one tie, though they went 0–8–1 during a nine-year stretch from 1982-90. Since ASU and Arizona have become major conference members of the Pacific 10 Conference in 1978, the University of Arizona leads the series 18-14-1. ASU has recently enjoyed more success in the series, winning three out of the past five meetings and six of the last ten. They won the most recent contest on December 2, 2010, 30-29 (double overtime) in Tucson.

Individual award winners

 * '''Bronko Nagurski Trophy
 * Terrell Suggs - 2002


 * Lombardi Award
 * Terrell Suggs - 2002


 * Lou Groza Award
 * Thomas Weber - 2007


 * Ted Hendricks Award
 * Terrell Suggs - 2002

Current NFL players

 * Rudy Carpenter - Quarterback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
 * Adam Archuleta - Safety, free agent, broadcaster with Fox Sports Arizona
 * Josh Barrett - Safety, Denver Broncos
 * Andrew Carnahan - Offensive Tackle, New York Giants
 * Derek Hagan - Wide Receiver, New York Giants
 * Rudy Burgess - Defensive Back, free agent, with Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League
 * Paul Fanaika - Offensive Lineman, Philadelphia Eagles
 * Todd Heap - Tight End, Arizona Cardinals
 * Robert James - Linebacker, Atlanta Falcons
 * Brian Jennings - Long snapper, San Francisco 49ers
 * Levi Jones - Offensive Lineman, free agent
 * Mike Karney - Fullback, St. Louis Rams
 * Kyle Kosier - Offensive Lineman, Dallas Cowboys
 * Jason Kyle - Long snapper, New Orleans Saints
 * Michael Marquardt - Defensive Lineman, free agent
 * Shaun McDonald - Wide Receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers
 * Zach Miller - Tight End, Seattle Seahawks
 * Dimitri Nance - Running Back, Green Bay Packers
 * Scott Peters - Center, free agent
 * Mike Pollak - Guard, Indianapolis Colts
 * Brandon Rodd - Offensive Lineman, Buffalo Bills
 * Grey Ruegamer - Center, free agent
 * Derek M. Smith - Linebacker, free agent
 * Terrelle Smith - Fullback, Detroit Lions
 * Terrell Suggs - Linebacker, Baltimore Ravens
 * Ryan Torain - Running Back, Washington Redskins
 * Justin Tryon - Cornerback, Indianapolis Colts
 * Andrew Walter - Quarterback, free agent
 * Jamar Williams - Linebacker, Carolina Panthers

Other famous players

 * Pat Tillman - Former NFL Safety, killed in action while serving in Operation Enduring Freedom
 * Isaiah Mustafa - Former NFL Wide Receiver, best known for his appearance on Ugly Betty and the Old Spice Advertisements
 * John F. Goodman - Retired United States Marine Corps Lieutenant General; Former NFL Quarterback
 * Jeremy Staat - Former NFL Defensive Lineman, currently serving in the Iraq War
 * J.R. Redmond - Retired NFL Running Back
 * Jake Plummer - Retired NFL Quarterback
 * Derrick Rodgers - Retired NFL Linebacker
 * Danny White - Retired NFL Quarterback
 * Phillipi Sparks - Retired NFL Defensive Back
 * David Fulcher - Retired NFL Defensive Back
 * Mark Gastineau - Retired NFL Defensive End
 * John Jefferson - Retired NFL Wide Receiver
 * Gerald Riggs - Retired NFL Running Back
 * Charley Taylor - Retired NFL Hall of Fame Wide Receiver
 * Darren Woodson - Retired NFL Safety
 * Junior Ah You - Retired CFL Hall of Fame Defensive End
 * Eric Allen - Retired NFL Cornerback
 * Randall McDaniel - Retired NFL Hall of Fame Offensive Lineman
 * Marvel Smith - Retired NFL Offensive Lineman
 * Bruce Hardy - Retired NFL Tight End
 * Larry Gordon - Retired NFL Linebacker
 * Art Malone - Retired NFL Running Back
 * Benny Malone - Retired NFL Running Back
 * Mark Malone - Retired NFL Quarterback
 * Mike Pagel - Retired NFL Quarterback
 * Paul Justin - Retired NFL Quarterback
 * Aaron Cox - Retired NFL Wide Receiver
 * Jim Jeffcoat - Retired NFL Defensive Tackle
 * Mike Richardson - Retired NFL Safety
 * Ron Brown - Retired NFL Wide Receiver
 * Mike Haynes - Retired NFL Hall of Fame Defensive Back
 * Jeff Van Raaphorst - Retired NFL Quarterback, Rose Bowl Hall of Fame
 * John Henry Johnson - Retired, Hall of Fame Running Back, best known for being apart of the "Million Dollar Backfield"