SUN DEVIL STADIUM

Sun Devil Stadium, located on the Arizona State University campus at Fifth Street, Tempe, AZ 85287, is the home to the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals and the Arizona State University Sun Devils football team. The Stadium was built in 1958 and only cost $1 million, all of which was publicly financed. Both Arizona teams that played in the now extinct USFL played at Sun Devil Stadium from 1983-1985. Sun Devil Stadium can hold more than 73,500 people with 68 skyboxes and almost 5,000 club level seats. The ticket prices are slightly lower than the league average, but many fans will argue that roasting in the heat of the Arizona sun more than makes up for it. The preseason games are played in temperatures that can exceed 120 degrees in the stands (even hotter on the field itself), and most of the regular season games are played in the early afternoon when the heat is at its peak.

The Cardinals have played in Sun Devil Stadium since they moved to the area in 1988 and they’re the only team that plays their home games at a college campus. Prior to being in Arizona, the Cardinals played in St. Louis in Busch Stadium along with the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball. The team continued to push for a baseball only stadium, but the city of St. Louis wasn’t willing to finance the stadium, so the team moved west. They’ve shared the field with the Sun Devils, but with the college team playing Saturdays, the field is a little torn up when the Cardinals show up on Sunday. Since the Cardinals have moved in, the field has undergone renovations to include the video boards, seating, and private suites that accompany an NFL-style stadium. The team is currently working on a stadium that should be ready by the 2006 season. The new stadium will be for the Cardinals only and will feature a retractable roof along with all the usual amenities.

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