Sun Devil Stadium is an outdoor football stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. It is home to the Arizona State Sun Devils college 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 Sun Devil football team.
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 also home to the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1988 through the 2005 season. Following the 2005 season, the Cardinals moved to State Farm Stadium.
List of credited publications
League |
Date/Season |
Team(s) |
Type
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College football
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November 29, 1958
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Marquette Warriors
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Program
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College football
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November 28, 1959
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Arizona Wildcats
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Program
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College football
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November 21, 1964
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Idaho Vandals
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Program
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College football
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September 16, 1967
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. San Jose State Spartans
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Program
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College football
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September 20, 1969
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers
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Program
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College football
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October 4, 1969
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. BYU Cougars
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Program
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College football
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October 30, 1971
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Air Force Falcons
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Program
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College football
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December 27, 1971
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1971 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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College football
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December 23, 1972
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1972 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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College football
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September 7, 1974
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Houston Cougars
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Program
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College football
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December 28, 1974
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1974 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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National Football League
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August 9, 1975
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Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Jets
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Program
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College football
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December 26, 1975
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1975 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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College football
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September 9, 1976
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. UCLA Bruins
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Program
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College football
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October 14, 1978
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. USC Trojans
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Program
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College football
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December 25, 1978
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1978 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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College football
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September 22, 1979
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Toledo Rockets
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Program
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College football
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December 25, 1979
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1979 Fiesta Bowl
|
Program
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College football
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December 26, 1980
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1980 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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College football
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January 1, 1982
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1982 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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College football
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January 1, 1983
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1983 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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United States Football League
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March 6, 1983
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Arizona Wranglers vs. Oakland Invaders
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Program
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United States Football League
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March 12, 1983
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Arizona Wranglers vs. Chicago Blitz
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Program
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United States Football League
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April 17, 1983
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Arizona Wranglers vs. Boston Breakers
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Program
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United States Football League
|
April 23, 1983
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Arizona Wranglers vs. Denver Gold
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Program
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College football
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January 2, 1984
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1984 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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United States Football League
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July 7, 1984
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Arizona Wranglers vs. Los Angeles Express
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Program
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College football
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January 1, 1985
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1985 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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United States Football League
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February 24, 1985
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Arizona Outlaws vs. Portland Breakers
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Program
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United States Football League
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March 11, 1985
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Arizona Outlaws vs. Jacksonville Bulls
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Program
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United States Football League
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March 23, 1985
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Arizona Outlaws vs. Los Angeles Express
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Program
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United States Football League
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April 14, 1985
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Arizona Outlaws vs. Orlando Renegades
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Program
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United States Football League
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April 21, 1985
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Arizona Outlaws vs. Houston Gamblers
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Program
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United States Football League
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June 1, 1985
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Arizona Outlaws vs. San Antonio Gunslingers
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Program
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College football
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September 28, 1985
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. USC Trojans
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Program
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College football
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October 19, 1985
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Utah State Aggies
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Program
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College football
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November 9, 1985
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington Huskies
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Program
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College football
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November 16, 1985
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Stanford Cardinal
|
Program
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College football
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January 1, 1986
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1986 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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College football
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January 2, 1987
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1987 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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College football
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January 1, 1988
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1988 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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National Football League
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August 12, 1988
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Phoenix Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints
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Program
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September 12, 1988
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Phoenix Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys
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Program
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October 23, 1988
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Phoenix Cardinals vs. Cleveland Browns
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Program
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November 6, 1988
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Phoenix Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers
|
Program
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College football
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January 2, 1989
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1989 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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College football
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January 1, 1990
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1990 Fiesta Bowl
|
Program
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College football
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January 1, 1991
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1991 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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National Football League
|
August 23, 1991
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Phoenix Cardinals vs. Denver Broncos
|
Program
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College football
|
September 5, 1992
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington Huskies
|
Program
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National Football League
|
September 13, 1993
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Phoenix Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys
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Program
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College football
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January 1, 1994
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1994 Fiesta Bowl
|
Program
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National Football League
|
October 15, 1995
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Arizona Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins
|
Program
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College football
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January 2, 1996
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1996 Fiesta Bowl
|
Program
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National Football League
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January 28, 1996
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Super Bowl XXX: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys
|
Program
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National Football League
|
August 10, 1996
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Arizona Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Bengals
|
Program
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National Football League
|
October 27, 1996
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Arizona Cardinals vs. New York Jets
|
Program
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National Football League
|
October 5, 1997
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Arizona Cardinals vs. Minnesota Vikings
|
Program
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College football
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December 31, 1997
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1997 Fiesta Bowl
|
Program
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College football
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January 4, 1999
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1999 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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National Football League
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August 20, 1999
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Arizona Cardinals vs. Tennessee Titans
|
Program
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November 21, 1999
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Arizona Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys
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Program
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College football
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January 2, 2000
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2000 Fiesta Bowl
|
Program
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College football
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October 27, 2001
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Washington Huskies
|
Program
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College football
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January 1, 2002
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2002 Fiesta Bowl
|
Program
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College football
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January 3, 2003
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2003 Fiesta Bowl
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Program
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National Football League
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September 19, 2004
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Arizona Cardinals vs. New England Patriots
|
Program
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College football
|
September 25, 2004
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Oregon State Beavers
|
Program
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National Football League
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January 2, 2005
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Arizona Cardinals vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
Program
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College football
|
December 29, 2006
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2006 Insight Bowl
|
Program
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College football
|
November 13, 2010
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Stanford Cardinal
|
Program
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College football
|
December 30, 2011
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2011 Insight Bowl
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Program
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College football
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October 18, 2012
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Oregon Ducks
|
Program
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College football
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December 29, 2012
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2012 Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
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Program
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College football
|
November 16, 2013
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Arizona State Sun Devils vs. Oregon State Beavers
|
Program
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College football
|
January 2, 2015
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2015 Cactus Bowl
|
Program
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See also
List of college football stadiums