Sun Devil Athletics celebrates landmark season as attendance records tumble
Phoenix, Arizona: Sun Devil Athletics had an amazing 2023-24 seasons, seeing record attendances across all its sports and its athletes excelling on the fields, pools and greens across the country and at home. Here's a breakdown of all the stunning things the Devils and their 860,000 fans did.
Football
First-year football head coach Kenny Dillingham recorded his first win when the Sun Devils defeated Southern Utah in front of 47,773 fans at Mountain America Stadium.
Football had an eight-game home schedule for just the third time this century (also in 2007 and 2013). ASU also had eight-game home schedules from 1982-84 and in 1989. Those eight games saw an average of 49,220 fans marking the highest average attendance since 2017.
The football opener with Southern Utah saw 11,680 students in attendance, marking the seventh-highest number of students at a football game since 2011.
Golf
Sun Devil Women's Golf took advantage of a pair of events at Papago Golf Club by defeating Denver in a match-play event and placing second at the PING/ASU Invitational.
Men's Golf hosted the Pac-12 Championship and came home with its record 13th title since joining the league in 1978-79, which is five more than any other school.
Men's Golf shot 38-under 814 to win the Thunderbird Collegiate by 28 strokes. It was the largest margin of victory by any team at the Thunderbird Collegiate since at least 2000, and it was the 22nd time ASU had kept the Thunderbird Collegiate trophy home.
Wrestling
Sun Devil Wrestling held three of its five home meets in Mullet Arena, including an 18-17 win over Stanford when Cohlton Schultz pinned his opponent for a six-point victory in the meet's final bout.
Gymnastics
Sun Devil Gymnastics secured four home wins, including an upset of #10 UCLA for a second straight home victory over the Bruins.
Basketball
Sun Devil Women's Basketball won its first five home games of the season on the way to more than doubling its number of home wins from the 2022-23 season.
Men's Basketball took the court in DFA 15 times during its final Pac-12 season and started by winning the first seven and eight of nine.
Swimming & Diving
Sun Devil Men's Swim & Dive sparked its run to winning the 2024 NCAA National Championship by going 6-0 in front of crowds at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.
Sun Devil Women's Swim & Dive had six home meets that included a 175-125 win over #23 UCLA.
Triathlon
Sun Devil Triathlon won its seventh consecutive national championship at Tempe Town Lake in November. ASU also hosted the Duel in the Desert to begin the season in September.
Lacrosse
Sun Devil Lacrosse hosted nine games in Tempe and came away with six wins. The nine home contests are the most since they played 10 home games during the 2019 season.
Tennis
On its way to a second straight appearance at the NCAA Tournament, Sun Devil men's tennis went 7-3 in 10 matches played at home.
Women's Tennis played 13 contests at the Whiteman Tennis Center, during which time they recorded 10 wins and a pair of four-match winning streaks.
Water Polo
Sun Devil Water Polo posted 11 wins in 13 home games on its way to the third-most wins in program history (23). That includes five wins at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center over ranked opponents.
Volleyball & Beach Volleyball
Volleyball set a new program record and finished #12 in the NCAA with an average of 3,146 fans per match. They went 9-1 at home – including 5-0 at Mullet Arena – to spark the team's run to the Regional Semifinals.
Volleyball advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history behind a 9-1 home record
Beach Volleyball hosted a pair of Pac-12 events – Pac-12 South and Pac-12 Tournament – as part of their record-tying 21-win season and first trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Baseball
Baseball won 21 of the 33 games they played at Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Those wins came in front of an average of 2,882 fans per game.
Hockey
Sun Devil Hockey played 28 games in Mullet Arena and finished with a 19-5-4 record in those games. That includes wins over eventual national champion Denver, then-No. 9 Providence, and a sweep of then-No. 15 Merrimack.
ASU Hockey finished in the country's top 10 in attendance percentage and ranked No. 5 in total attendance at Mullet Arena. The 5,000-seat Mullet Arena hosted 124,503 fans in 2023-24.
Soccer
Sun Devil soccer earned a trip to the NCAA National Championship for the third time in four seasons after welcoming over 7,000 fans during the team's 10 home matches.