While the logo of the Arizona State Sun Devils has not remained the same over the previous half a century, it has been consistent in the palette and the main theme.
Arizona State Sun Devils is an athletic program of Arizona State University, a public research educational institution, founded in 1885. Today ASU is one of the largest American universities, and its athletic program is considered very strong and successful.
Arizona State Sun Devils are composed of 24 sports clubs, which all compete in the first division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The men’s and women’s clubs take part in tournaments in a varsity of disciplines, which includes Football, Basketball, Tennis, Wrestling, and Cross Country among others.
What are Arizona State Sun Devils?
Arizona State Sun Devils are the name of an athletic program of Arizona State University, which is composed of 24 men’s and women’s teams, competing in various sports disciplines, including Baseball, Basketball, Track and Field, Swimming and Diving, and many others.
If you take a look at the old Arizona State Sun Devils logo, which was introduced in 1980, you’ll see a cartoonish devil holding a pitchfork. It’s Sparky the Sun Devil, the official mascot of Arizona State University. The devil himself is maroon, while his face and the pitchfork are gold. You can also see white elements on the logo.
The following logo, which was unveiled in 2011, still referred to the Sparky Sun Devil theme, but the devil himself was no longer seen. Instead, there was only his pitchfork left. Like on the previous Arizona State Sun Devils logo, the pitchfork was gold with maroon trim. The white was now left for the background.
The Sun Devils’ first season was in 1897. Probably the most successful period for the football team has been between 1970 and 1975 when the Sun Devils posted a 64–9 record. They have won 17 conference titles, including three Pac-12 titles
ASU is proud of its baseball team considering it one of the most successful ones in the US. It has won five national championships and boasts the third most College World Series victories with 61. They have competed in the NCAA tournament 40 times.
Both Helmet design versions of the Arizona State Sun Devils football team look very stylish and sharp. The logo of the athletic program is placed on the helms horizontally, facing to the right, which creates a sense of speed and motion.
The primary version of the Arizona State Sun Devils helmet design has a deep shade of yellow as the main color. On the yellow background, there is a burgundy trident emblem, which is supported by the burgundy grille with black accents.
Another version of the Arizona State Sun Devils helmet is the black one. Here the trident emblem is drawn in yellow and outlined in burgundy. The grille on the helmet is also black. When playing in these helmets, the sportsmen look very powerful and unbeatable.
All of the Arizona State Sun Devils athletes wear uniforms with recognizable identities and official colors of the university and its athletic program. The uniforms unite and strengthen the spirit of the sportsmen, giving them a better reason to compete, fight, and win.
There are three versions of the football uniform for Arizona State Devils: color, white, and alternate. The color version features yellow pants and a burgundy jersey with yellow details, such as logos and numbers. The gaiters are burgundy, while the helm is yellow. The white uniform has burgundy detailing and burgundy pants, with the burgundy players’ numbers drawn on white helmets. The alternate uniform of the Sun Devils is all black with yellow details and burgundy outlines.
The basketball uniform of Arizona State Sun Devils also has three options: the home one is all white, with the burgundy stripes on the sides of the shorts and t-shirts; the one used for the games away is burgundy, with the yellow stripes; and the alternate basketball uniform is black, with yellow details.
Arizona State Sun Devils athletic program is composed of 26 men’s and women’s teams in 18 sports disciplines, and for each of them, the university has a ground to train and compete on.
The Mullet Arena is the home of the Arizona State Sun Devils ice hockey team. It is a modern facility, which opened its doors in 2022. Located in Tempe, Arizona, Mullett Arena has a capacity of 5 thousand seats, and apart from ice hockey teams, it serves as a home for gymnastics, wrestling, and volleyball sportsmen.
The Desert Financial Arena is a home for basketball teams of the Arizona State Sun Devils program. This multi-purpose arena, which was built in Tempe in 1974, also serves for various ceremonies and official events, as has quite a large capacity — almost 15 thousand seats.
The home for the Arizona State Sun Devils football team is the outdoor Mountain America Stadium. Opened in 1958, initially, the stadium had a capacity of almost 75 thousand seats, but in 2018 it was reduced to a bit more than 53 thousand.
The home for the Sun Devils baseball team is the Phoenix Municipal Stadium, the only facility from the list, which is not located in Tempe. The stadium opened its doors in Phoenix in 1964 and has a capacity of almost 9 thousand seats.
MAROON
HEX COLOR: #8C1D40;
RGB: (140, 29, 64)
CMYK: (10, 97, 37, 43)
PANTONE: ASU MAROON 208 C
GOLD
HEX COLOR: #FFC627;
RGB: (255, 198, 39)
CMYK: (0, 21, 88, 0)
PANTONE: ASU GOLD 123 C