Although most of the lime light is now taken away by the major league sports, but it shouldn’t be forgotten that college sports are the ones that paved way for the major league sports to get so much popularity and fame. As of the moment, College sports are once again enjoying massive number of fan following, and most of the major college teams attract significant numbers of fans to their games each year. Among some of those famous teams is the name of Arizona State Sun Devils. Arizona State Sun Devils play for the Arizona State University and keep fierce rivalry with University of Arizona Wildcats. Arizona State Sun Devils compete in the Pacific 12 Conference of the NCAA Div I. Arizona State University fields 20 varsity teams, which play their home games at three facilities that are Packard Stadium, Wells Fargo Arena and Sun Devil Stadium. Over the years, Arizona State Sun Devils have taken home a total of twenty three national championships.
Arizona State University maintains strong athletic as well as academic rivalry with University of Arizona. Although University of Arizona leads the overall record when it comes to Men’s Basketball, but ASU leads the count on baseball field with five College World Series titles. The history of rivalry between the two universities goes back a hundred years when it comes to baseball. ASU and University of Arizona went toe to toe with each other for the first time in 1907, and since then the two have faced each other at more than 432 occasions as of 2010. After the varsity baseball competitions started being held from 1959, Arizona State Sun Devils currently lead the series with the score of 179-115 over Wildcats.
The two schools also have fierce rivalry between its football teams. The rivalry that is carried on the football field is named The Duel in the Dessert. When it comes to some of the most heated football rivalries in college history, the rivalry between the Wildcats and Arizona State Sun Devils is one of them. Prior to being known as the Sun Devils since November 20, 1946, ASU’s football team was initially known as the Teacher’s College Bulldogs and the Tempe Normal Owls. The rivalry between the two schools dates back to the Normal Owls and College Bulldogs days, and currently Wildcats lead the series with the score of 46-37-1.
It was in 1958 when Arizona State University attained the privileges of a university. And after attaining the university status, Arizona State Sun Devils are leading the series with the score of 29-23-1. The winner of the each of the game is awarded with a trophy that is called the Territorial Cup. Since the rivalry between the two schools is known to one of the oldest one, the trophy awarded is also one of the oldest rivalry trophies of the country. The title of the cup was changed to State Farm Territorial Cup ever since State Farm sponsored the event in 2009. Before the University of Arizona’s wrestling program was folded, the two schools also competed with each other in the sport of wrestling. For all the time that they competed, Arizona State Sun Devils led the series with the record of 28-8.
Arizona State Sun Devils’ baseball team plays its home games at the Packard Stadium. They’ve been playing there since 1974, while Sun Devil Stadium has been hosting their football games for more than four decades now. As far as the basketball matches are concerned, they are played at the Wells Fargo Arena.
So if you’re looking to attend any of the upcoming attractions, it’s the right time to be getting your Arizona State Sun Devil tickets. Grab your Arizona State SunDevil Tickets today to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the upcoming fixtures.
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