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{{Short description|Football stadium in Tempe, Arizona}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Mountain America Stadium
| nickname = "House of Heat"<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/devil-of-a-stadium-plan-1384309899 | title=Devil of a Stadium Plan | newspaper=WSJ }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pelton |first=Connor |date=August 22, 2009 |title=A look at the stadiums |url=https://www.buildingthedam.com/2009/8/22/996863/a-look-at-the-stadiums |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Building The Dam |language=en}}</ref>
| logo_image = 
| logo_size = 150
| image = Sun Devil Stadium - Pac12 Championship.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Sun Devil Stadium hosting the [[2013 Pac-12 Football Championship Game]]
| former_names = Sun Devil Stadium {{small|(1958–2023)}}
| address = 500 East Veterans Way
| location = [[Arizona State University]]<br>[[Tempe, Arizona]], U.S.<!-- 85281 -->
| coordinates = {{coord|33|25|35|N|111|55|57|W|type:landmark|display=it}}
| image_map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=250|zoom=15|type=point|marker=stadium}}
| pushpin_map = USA#Arizona
| pushpin_relief = 1
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the [[United States]]##Location in [[Arizona]]
| pushpin_label = Tempe
| broke_ground = January 1958
| opened = {{start date and age|1958|10|4|br=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Sun Devil Stadium|url=http://www.sports-venue.info/NCAAF/Sun_Devil_Stadium.html|publisher=Sports-Venue.info|access-date=September 7, 2011}}</ref>
| expanded = 1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1989
| renovated = 2015–2018
| owner = [[Arizona State University]]
| operator = Arizona State University
| surface = [[Cynodon dactylon|Bermuda grass]]
| architect = [[Edward L. Varney|Edward L. Varney Associates]] (original)<ref>{{cite news |title=Bids for New Sun Devil Stadium to Be Accepted|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z-UKAAAAIBAJ&pg=3560,2293320&dq=en|newspaper=[[The Daily Courier (Arizona)|Prescott Courier]]|date=November 15, 1957|access-date=September 26, 2011}}</ref> 
[[HNTB]]/Gould Evans (renovation)
| general_contractor = F. H. Antrim Construction Company (original)<ref>{{cite web|title=Tempe Post-World War II Context Study|first=Scott|last=Solliday|url=https://www.tempe.gov/Home/ShowDocument?id=5397|publisher=City of Tempe|date=December 1, 2001|access-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref> 
[[Hunt Construction Group|Hunt]]/Sundt JV (renovation)
| tenants = [[Arizona State Sun Devils]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]])<br> (1958–present)<br />[[Fiesta Bowl]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1971–2006)<br />[[Arizona Wranglers]] ([[United States Football League|USFL]]) (1983–1984)<br />[[Arizona Outlaws]] ([[United States Football League|USFL]]) (1985)<br />[[Arizona Cardinals|Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) (1988–2005)<br />[[Cactus Bowl]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (2006–2015)<br />[[Arizona Hotshots]] ([[Alliance of American Football|AAF]]) (2019)<ref>{{cite web|title=Arizona awarded new pro football team, will play at Sun Devil Stadium |date=May 16, 2018|publisher=ABC 15 Arizona|url=https://www.abc15.com/sports/sports-blogs-local/arizona-awarded-new-pro-football-team-with-alliance-of-american-football|access-date=May 16, 2018}}</ref>
| construction_cost = $1 million (original stadium)<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|1000000|1958}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}<!-- dollars-->{{inflation-fn|US}})
| seating_capacity = 53,599 (2018–present)
| publictransit = {{rint|valleymetro|rail}} [[Veterans Way/College Avenue station|Veterans Way/College Ave]]
| website = {{url|https://thesundevils.com/facilities/frank-kush-field-sun-devil-stadium/12|thesundevils.com/sun-devil-stadium}}
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'''Mountain America Stadium'''<ref name="MASHOTASUSD"/> is an outdoor [[college football]] [[stadium]] in [[Tempe, Arizona]], located on the campus of [[Arizona State University]] (ASU).  It&nbsp;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.<ref group="notes">In 2022, the university's website lists the capacity of the stadium at 75,000. See [https://tours.asu.edu/tempe/sun-devil-stadium "ASU Virtual Tour: Sun Devil Stadium"]</ref> 

The stadium is officially named '''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 [[Frank Kush|former coach]] of the team.<ref>{{cite news |last=Metcalfe |first=Jeff |date=June 22, 2017 |title=Legendary ASU Coach Frank Kush Dies at 88 |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2017/06/22/frank-kush-dies-asu-coach/419792001/ |access-date=September 3, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]] |location=Phoenix}}</ref> The stadium underwent a five-year, $304-million renovation that was completed in August 2019.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |title=See What Sun Devil Stadium Will Look Like After Renovation|first=Jeff|last=Metcalfe|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaaf/asu/2016/02/08/see-what-sun-devil-stadium-look-like-after-renovation/80012132/|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|location=Phoenix|date=February 11, 2016|access-date=September 12, 2016}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=ASU Postpones Final Sun Devil Stadium Reconstruction|first=Jeff|last=Metcalfe|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaaf/asu/2016/10/12/asu-postpones-final-sun-devil-stadium-reconstruction/91971746/|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|location=Phoenix|date=October 12, 2016|access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref><ref name="finaltouches" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2019/08/08/asu-completes-five-year-sun-devil-stadium-renovation/1956917001/|title=ASU completes five-year Sun Devil Stadium renovation|website=azcentral|language=en|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref> 

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

==Construction and upgrades==
Built in 1958, the stadium's original capacity was 30,000. The first major renovation, in 1976, substantially raised the capacity to 57,722. Seating was added to the south end zone, 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. During that time the Carson Student Athlete Center was added to the south end. The building is the home of the [[Arizona State University Athletics|ASU Athletic Department]].

{| class="wikitable" style="float:left; margin-right:2em"
|-
! Years
! Capacity
|-
! 2018–present
| style="text-align:center;" |53,599
|-
! 2017
| style="text-align:center;" | 57,078<ref>{{cite news |title=2017 ASU Football Final Guide|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/asu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/8/28/2017_ASU_Football_Guide_Final.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/asu.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/8/28/2017_ASU_Football_Guide_Final.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|publisher=Arizona State University Department of Athletics|date=August 28, 2017|access-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref>
|-
! 2016
| style="text-align:center;" | 56,232<ref>{{cite news |title=Renovated Sun Devil Stadium Ready for Sept. 3 Opener|first=Doug|last=Haller|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaaf/asu/2016/08/23/renovated-sun-devil-stadium-ready-sept-3-opener/89229102/|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|location=Phoenix|date=August 23, 2016|access-date=September 5, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! 2015
| style="text-align:center;" | 64,248<ref>{{cite news |title=ASU Has High Hopes for Splitting Student Section|first=Paola|last=Boivin|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaaf/asu/2015/07/17/asu--football--arizona--state--student--sections--fans--texas--am--ncaa/30272145/|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|location=Phoenix|date=July 17, 2015|access-date=August 31, 2015}}</ref>
|-
! 2014
| style="text-align:center;" | 65,870<ref>{{cite news |title=A Closer Look at the Pac-12's Football Stadiums|url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/2014/08/01/pac-12-football-stadiums-sun-devil-stadium-arizona-stadium/13084089/|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|location=Phoenix|date=August 1, 2014|access-date=August 3, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! 2004–2013
| style="text-align:center;" | 71,706
|-
! 1996–2003
| style="text-align:center;" | 73,379
|-
! 1992–1995
| style="text-align:center;" | 73,473
|-
! 1989–1991
| style="text-align:center;" | 74,865
|-
! 1987–1988
| style="text-align:center;" | 70,491
|-
! 1983–1986
| style="text-align:center;" | 70,021
|-
! 1980–1982
| style="text-align:center;" | 70,330
|-
! 1978–1979
| style="text-align:center;" | 70,311
|-
! 1976–1977
| style="text-align:center;" | 57,722
|-
! 1970–1975
| style="text-align:center;" | 50,300
|-
! 1966–1969
| style="text-align:center;" | 41,000
|-
! 1958–1965
| style="text-align:center;" | 30,450
|}

In 2007, engineers realized the stadium's concrete base was buckling due to rusting of structural steel supporting the foundation. Stadium designers had failed to account for the need to [[waterproofing|waterproof]] the structure when it was built, assuming that a stadium in the desert would not need [[hydrophobic concrete]]. However, they did not take into account that cleaning/maintenance crews for ASU (and later, the Cardinals) would use [[Pressure washing|pressure washers]] with chemicals, to clean the seats and rows of the stadium after every game and event. The 1958 designers had also not foreseen the stadium, designed for limited Saturdays and college events per year in what was then a small market, would become the home of an NFL team, a major college bowl game and multiple concerts by the early 2000s as [[Phoenix metropolitan area|the Valley]]'s growth exploded over the ensuing 50 years. This exposed the stadium to more water and overall structural wear than the designers had envisioned. Engineers estimated $45 million in repairs would be needed to maintain the stadium beyond 2010.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sun Devil Stadium Repairs Planned|url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/0624sundevil-ON.html|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|location=Phoenix|date=June 24, 2007|access-date=December 30, 2007}}</ref>

Legislation allowed the Arizona Board of Regents to set up a district on ASU property to collect revenue from local businesses. Money from the fee would fund renovation of ASU's athletic facilities, including the stadium. It was estimated the fund would accumulate enough money to begin planning renovations within 2–5 years (2012–2015).<ref>{{cite news |title=Business Fee to Fund Sun Devil Stadium Renovation|first=Cale|last=Ottens|url=http://www.statepress.com/2010/09/26/business-fee-to-fund-sun-devil-stadium-renovation/|newspaper=[[State Press]]|location=Arizona State University|date=September 26, 2010|access-date=December 1, 2010}}</ref>

In April 2012, Sun Devil Athletics unveiled an estimated $300-million plan to renovate Sun Devil Stadium that reduced stadium capacity to the 55,000–60,000 seat range, as well as adding field turf and fabric roof shading.<ref>{{cite news|title=ASU Unveils Plans for Renovated Sun Devil Stadium|first=William|last=Boor|url=http://www.statepress.com/2012/04/04/asu-unveils-plans-for-renovated-sun-devil-stadium/|newspaper=[[State Press]]|location=Arizona State University|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=November 8, 2013|archive-date=October 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005004340/http://www.statepress.com/2012/04/04/asu-unveils-plans-for-renovated-sun-devil-stadium/|url-status=dead}}</ref> An initial plan to add a roof was later scrapped to control costs. In October 2013, Sun Devil Athletics announced the removal of approximately 5,700 north endzone upper-deck seats to reduce the stadium capacity to 65,870 for the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite news |title=ASU to Demolish Upper-Deck Seating in North End Zone at Sun Devil Stadium in January|first=Jeff|last=Metcalfe|url=http://www.azcentral.com/sports/asu/articles/20131003asu-sun-devil-stadium-north-end-zone-demolition-january-2014.html|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|location=Phoenix|date=October 3, 2013|access-date=November 6, 2013}}</ref> The Cactus Bowl, which had been played in Sun Devil Stadium, was moved to nearby [[Chase Field]] in 2016 so the renovations could take place.

The renovations were originally intended to consist of three phases that would take place between football seasons, thus removing the need for the team to play one or more years at a temporary home venue. Initial plans called for the entire project to be completed in time for the 2017 season, but modifications to the renovation schedule postponed the completion date to 2019.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name="finaltouches"/> Designers for the renovation were [[HNTB|HNTB Corp.]] and Gould Evans. The construction work was handled jointley by [[Hunt Construction Group]] and Sundt Construction, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metcalfe |first=Jeff |title=ASU completes five-year Sun Devil Stadium renovation |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/college/asu/2019/08/08/asu-completes-five-year-sun-devil-stadium-renovation/1956917001/ |access-date=2024-01-29 |website=The Arizona Republic |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Phase 1 (2015): Sections of the upper deck were removed. The bleachers behind the south end zone were replaced with a steel and concrete structure.
* Phase 2 (2016): The west side of the lower bowl and loge level was demolished and rebuilt. Construction began on an athletic facility at the north end of the stadium.
* Phase 3 (2017): Completion of the athletic facility and installation of a new video board above the north end zone.
* Phase 4 (2018): The east side of the lower bowl was rebuilt.<ref name="finaltouches">{{cite news |title=Here's What You Need to Know About Sun Devil Stadium's $307M Renovation Before Game Day|first=Rachel|last=Leingang|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/ncaaf/asu/2018/08/31/asu-sun-devil-stadium-renovation-whats-new-2018/1114168002/|newspaper=[[The Arizona Republic]]|location=Phoenix|date=August 31, 2018|access-date=September 3, 2018}}</ref>
* Phase 5 (2019): Club areas were completed.<ref name=":2" />

The new scoreboard was the eighth largest in college football at the time of its installation, slightly wider than that of [[Arizona Stadium]], the home of the rival [[Arizona Wildcats football|University of Arizona Wildcats football team]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.statepress.com/article/2017/06/spsports-asu-football-new-video-board|title = A new main video board is the latest in several recent renovations to Sun Devil Stadium}}</ref> The Coca-Cola Sun Deck, a small standing-only concert venue, is located on the north side of the stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://asu365communityunion.com/|title=ASU 365 Community Union|website=asu365communityunion.com}}</ref> The 365 ASU Community Union was created for non-football events, including concerts, movie nights, yoga, and community events.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.asu365communityunion.com/experience |title=Experience — ASU 365 Community Union |access-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827215931/https://www.asu365communityunion.com/experience |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On August 2, 2023, the university announced that [[Mountain America Credit Union]] had secured a 15-year naming rights deal for the stadium, which would be renamed "Mountain America Stadium, Home of the ASU Sun Devils".<ref name="MASHOTASUSD">{{cite press release |date=August 2, 2023 |title=ASU, Mountain America Credit Union reach one of most significant naming-rights deals in college sports |url=https://news.asu.edu/20230802-university-news-asu-mountain-america-credit-union-naming-rights-deal-football-stadium |publisher=Arizona State University |access-date=August 6, 2023 |quote=Football stadium in Tempe to be called 'Mountain America Stadium, Home of the ASU Sun Devils'}}</ref>

==College football==
The first game played at the stadium was on October 4, 1958. Arizona State defeated [[West Texas A&M University|West Texas State]] 16–13.

On September 21, 1996, the playing surface was named "Frank Kush Field" in honor of notable former ASU football coach [[Frank Kush]]. That night ASU shut out #1 Nebraska 19–0. Kush became head coach in the same year Sun Devil Stadium opened; reflecting the Sun Devils' rise to prominence under his watch, the stadium's capacity more than doubled during his 21-year tenure.  The largest crowd ever seated for a college football game at the stadium was 80,470 for the [[1999 Fiesta Bowl]], where the [[Tennessee Volunteers]] beat the [[Florida State Seminoles]], 23–16  on January 4, 1999, to win the National Championship.

Sun Devil Stadium hosted the [[Fiesta Bowl]] from 1971 to 2006. During the [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]] and [[2002 NCAA Division I-A football season|2002 season]]s, the Fiesta Bowl doubled as the [[BCS National Championship Game]].

The [[Cactus Bowl]] (formerly called the Buffalo Wild Wings, Insight and Copper Bowl) moved to Sun Devil Stadium from [[Chase Field]] in 2006, after the Fiesta Bowl relocated to the newly opened [[State Farm Stadium]] in Glendale.

==Professional football==
The first professional football game played in the stadium was a [[National Football League]] (NFL) preseason game between the [[New York Jets]] and the [[Minnesota Vikings]] in 1975. The NFL returned to the stadium in 1987 when the [[Green Bay Packers]] played the [[Denver Broncos]] in a preseason game.

Sun Devil Stadium was the home stadium of the [[Arizona Wranglers]]/[[Arizona Outlaws|Outlaws]] of the [[USFL]] from 1983 to 1985.

The facility became an NFL stadium in 1988 when the [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] moved west to Arizona and became the Phoenix Cardinals, renamed the [[Arizona Cardinals]] in 1994. The Cardinals' first regular season game in the stadium was a 17–14 loss to the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in a ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game on September 12, 1988. The Cardinals won their next home game, defeating the defending [[Super Bowl XXII|Super Bowl]] champion [[Washington Redskins]] 30–21. The Cardinals intended to only play in Sun Devil Stadium temporarily until a new stadium could be built in Phoenix. However, the [[savings and loan crisis]] derailed plans for a permanent home, and the Cardinals remained in Tempe for 18 years. In the latter part of that time, the Cardinals began chafing at being merely a tenant in a college-owned stadium; they felt it denied them access to revenue streams that other NFL teams took for granted. The 18 seasons the Cardinals spent at ASU are by far the longest a professional football team has been a tenant in a college stadium since the formation of the [[American Football League]] in 1960.

The stadium hosted [[Super Bowl XXX]] in 1996 as the Cowboys won their fifth [[Vince Lombardi Trophy]], defeating the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], 27–17 in front of 76,347 spectators.

[[File:2021 Sun Devil Stadium (pano).jpg|525px|thumb|left|A panoramic view of the interior of the stadium before a rare Sun Devil day game from the east seats, looking towards the press box]]

On October 27, 2003, the ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game between the [[San Diego Chargers]] and [[Miami Dolphins]] was moved to Sun Devil Stadium because the [[Cedar Fire (2003)|Cedar Fire]] in the [[San Diego, California|San Diego]] area forced the teams to vacate [[Qualcomm Stadium]], which was being used as an evacuation site. [[Ticket (admission)|Tickets]] for the game were free and the capacity crowd saw the Dolphins win 26–10. It was the first ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' game in the stadium in four years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dolphins 26, Chargers 10|first=Bob|last=Baum|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/recap?gid=20031027024|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|agency=Associated Press|date=October 28, 2003|access-date=April 28, 2010}}</ref>

The Cardinals ended their tenancy at Sun Devil Stadium with a 27–21 victory over the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] on [[Christmas Eve]] 2005. In 18 seasons, the Cardinals compiled a 64–80 (.444) record at the facility, their best home record being 5–3 which they achieved four times: 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2004.

Whenever the Cardinals struggled, Sun Devil Stadium was frequently one of the quietest stadiums in the league. Cardinals home games often did not sell out in time for them to be aired locally, in compliance with [[National Football League television blackout policies|NFL blackout policy]] at the time. The few fans who did show up for games were most often rooting for the visiting team, creating what amounted to "home games" on the road for many opposing teams, a situation most prevalent with the fans of the [[Dallas Cowboys]], who were in the same division with the Cardinals (the [[NFC East]], an artifact of their former St. Louis home) until the Cardinals moved to the [[NFC West]] in the 2002 season and often ''de facto'' had a home-field advantage for their yearly road game in Tempe. A percentage of the state's residents only [[Snowbird (people)|live there during the winter]] and live elsewhere for the rest of the year, and many of Arizona's permanent residents either grew up in other states or have roots outside the state.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cardinals Feel the Heat|first=Greg|last=Boeck|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/cards/2003-10-23-cardinals_x.htm|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=October 23, 2003|access-date=January 28, 2013}}</ref>  In 2005, for instance, all home games (except for the 49ers game which was held at [[Estadio Azteca]] in [[Mexico City]]) failed to sell out and could not be broadcast on local television. 

The stadium was subject to the Arizona Board of Regents and Tempe's guidelines regarding alcohol sales, as the stadium could not sell beer outside of the skyboxes and occasional test sells in certain stadium sections, and it remained a long-term source of friction between the school and the Cardinals, including disputes over alcohol revenue and advertising as sales were relaxed.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/08/26/style/campus-life-arizona-state-debating-drinking-on-a-campus-that-restricts-it.html|title=Campus Life: Arizona State; Debating Drinking On a Campus That Restricts It|date=August 26, 1990|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref>

In 2006, the Cardinals moved from Sun Devil Stadium to [[State Farm Stadium|Cardinals Stadium]] in another Phoenix suburb, [[Glendale, Arizona|Glendale]], located on the opposite side of the metro area from Tempe (although the Cardinals' training facility is in Tempe). The new stadium also hosts the [[Fiesta Bowl]], and hosted the first stand-alone [[BCS National Championship Game]] in January 2007.

The stadium was also home to a new professional football team, the [[Arizona Hotshots]]. The team began play in February 2019 and was a part of the [[Alliance of American Football]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aaf.com/|title=Alliance of American Football|website=aaf.com|access-date=February 21, 2019|archive-date=February 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190211010901/https://aaf.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> but the league folded in April 2019.

==Papal appearance==
[[Pope John Paul II]] visited Phoenix on September 14, 1987, as a part of his whirlwind tour of the United States. In Tempe, he held Mass for 75,000 at Sun Devil Stadium, which had all images and textual mentions of the Sun Devil mascot and nickname removed or covered for the occasion.<ref>{{cite news |title=Only Pope to Ever Visit AZ Held Mass at Sun Devil Stadium|first=Emi|last=Komiya|url=http://www.12news.com/life/faith/pope-coverage/only-pope-to-ever-visit-az-held-mass-at-sun-devil-stadium/184076888|work=[[KPNX-TV|KPNX]]|location=Phoenix|date=September 23, 2015|access-date=September 4, 2016}}</ref>

==In popular cultures==
Sun Devil Stadium has been the setting for a number of films:

*[[1976 in film|1976]]: ''[[A Star Is Born (1976 film)|A Star is Born]]'', with [[Barbra Streisand]] and [[Kris Kristofferson]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe Arizona 1976|url=http://barbra-archives.com/live/70s/sun_devil_tempe_streisand.html|publisher=Barbra Streisand Archives|access-date=October 3, 2013}}</ref>
*[[1980 in film|1980]]: ''[[Used Cars]]''
*[[1982 in film|1982]]: [[The Rolling Stones]]' ''[[Let's Spend the Night Together (film)|Let's Spend the Night Together]]'' (December 13, 1981)
*[[1987 in film|1987]]: The [[Coen Brothers]]' ''[[Raising Arizona]]''<ref>{{cite web |title=Raising Arizona Movie Filming Locations|url=http://www.fast-rewind.com/locations_raisingarizona.htm|work=The 80s Movies Rewind|access-date=October 3, 2012}}</ref>
*[[1988 in film|1988]]: [[U2]]'s [[rockumentary]] ''[[Rattle and Hum]]'' (December 19–20, 1987)
*[[1996 in film|1996]]: [[Cameron Crowe]]'s ''[[Jerry Maguire]]''.

On television, the stadium was featured on the finale episode of ''[[The Amazing Race 4]]'' (2003), and in ''[[The U (film)|The U]]'' on [[ESPN]]'s ''[[30 for 30]]'' series (2009).

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums]]

==References==
'''Informational notes'''
{{reflist|group=notes}}

'''Citations'''
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==External links==
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* {{official website}}
* [http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/ArizonaCardinals/index.htm Ballparks.com: Sun Devil Stadium]
* [http://www.stadiumsofprofootball.com/past/SunDevilStadium.htm Stadiums of Pro Football: Sun Devil Stadium]

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[[Category:Arizona Cardinals stadiums]]
[[Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football venues]]
[[Category:Fiesta Bowl]]
[[Category:NCAA bowl game venues]]
[[Category:United States Football League venues]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Tempe, Arizona]]
[[Category:American football venues in Arizona]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1958]]
[[Category:1958 establishments in Arizona]]
[[Category:Arizona State University buildings and structures]]
[[Category:Arizona Outlaws stadiums]]
[[Category:Arizona Wranglers stadiums]]
[[Category:Arizona Hotshots]]
[[Category:Culture of Tempe, Arizona]]