Sun Devil Stadium

Sun Devil Stadium

Sun Devil Stadium hosting the 2013 Pac-12 Football Championship Game
Location	500 East Veterans Way Tempe, Arizona 85281
Coordinates	33°25′35″N 111°55′57″W / 33.42639°N 111.93250°W / 33.42639; -111.93250Coordinates: 33°25′35″N 111°55′57″W / 33.42639°N 111.93250°W / 33.42639; -111.93250
Owner	Arizona State University
Operator	Arizona State University
Capacity	56,232 (2016–present) 64,248 (2015) 65,870 (2014) 71,706 (2004–2013) 73,379 (1996–2003) 73,473 (1992–1995) 74,865 (1989–1991) 70,491 (1987–1988) 70,021 (1983–1986) 70,330 (1980–1982) 70,311 (1978–1979) 57,722 (1976–1977) 50,300 (1970–1975) 41,000 (1966–1969) 30,450 (1958–1965)
Surface	Bermuda Grass
Construction
Broke ground	December 1957
Opened	October 4, 1958
Expanded	1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1989
Construction cost	$1 million ($8.3 million in 2017 dollars)
Architect	Edward L. Varney Associates
General contractor	F. H. Antrim Construction Company
Tenants
Arizona State Sun Devils (NCAA) (1958–present) Fiesta Bowl (NCAA) (1971–2006) Arizona Wranglers (USFL) (1983–1984) Arizona Outlaws (USFL) (1985) Arizona Cardinals (NFL) (1988–2005) Cactus Bowl (NCAA) (2006–2015)

Sun Devil Stadium is an outdoor football stadium located on the campus of Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, United States. It is home to the Arizona State Sun Devils football team of the Pac-12 Conference. The stadium's current seating capacity is 56,232 and the playing surface is natural grass. The gridiron within the stadium was named Frank Kush Field in honor of the former coach of the ASU football team in 1996. Sun Devil Stadium is currently undergoing a three-phase $256 million renovation set to be completed in time for the 2017 season.

Two annual college football bowl games have been located at Sun Devil Stadium: the Fiesta Bowl from 1971 to 2006, and the Cactus Bowl from 2006-2015.

Sun Devil Stadium was the initial home stadium of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals following the team's arrival to the Phoenix metropolitan area prior to the 1988 season. The Cardinals moved across the Valley to University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale following the 2005 season.

Built in 1958, the stadium's original capacity was 30,000. The first addition in 1976 substantially raised the capacity to 57,722. Seating was added to the south end of the stadium, along with press and sky boxes. A year later, in 1977, the upper tier was completed to bring seating to 70,311. In 1988, 1,700 more seats were added to bring the facility. During that time the Carson Student Athlete Center was added to the south end. The building is the home of the ASU Athletic Department.