TEMPE, Ariz. — The Big 12 Conference era has arrived for Arizona State football and on Monday, the conference released ASU's first schedule after moving from the Pac-12.
The Sun Devils' first three non-conference games were already locked in before the conference schedule was released.
ASU will open their season on August 31 when they welcome the Wyoming Cowboys from the Mountain West Conference to Sun Devil Stadium.
The next week, on Sept. 7, the Sun Devils will host SEC foe Mississippi State. ASU's first road trip of the season will be on Sept. 14, when they travel to San Marcos, Texas, to play the Texas State Bobcats out of the Sun Belt Conference.
ASU will start their nine-game conference schedule on Sept. 21 with a road trip to Lubbock, Texas, to take on former ASU tight end Jalin Conyers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
The Sun Devils will have their bye week on Sept. 28 and then play back-to-back home games against the Kansas Jayhawks (Oct. 5) and Utah Utes (on Friday, Oct. 11).
ASU will then take a trip to Ohio to take on the Cincinnati Bearcats (Oct. 19) before their second bye week of the season (Oct. 26).
After the bye week, ASU will travel to Stillwater, Oklahoma, for the second time in the past three seasons to take on the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Nov. 2. ASU and Oklahoma State have played non-conference games the past two seasons, with the Cowboys winning both, and this will be their first conference matchup.
ASU will be back at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe on Nov. 9 to take on the UCF Knights.
The next week, on Nov. 16, ASU will travel to the Little Apple — Manhattan, Kansas — to play the Kansas State Wildcats.
Senior Day will be on Nov. 23 in Tempe when ASU hosts the BYU Cougars and then ASU will wrap up the regular season in Tucson for the first Territorial Cup matchup in the Big XII era against the Arizona Wildcats on Nov. 30.
Here's a look at the full schedule:
- Aug. 31: vs. Wyoming
- Sept. 7: vs. Mississippi State
- Sept. 14: at Texas State
- Sept. 21: at Texas Tech
- Sept. 28: BYE
- Oct. 5: vs. Kansas
- Oct. 11 (Friday): vs. Utah
- Oct. 19: at Cincinnati
- Oct. 26: BYE
- Nov. 2: at Oklahoma State
- Nov. 9: vs. UCF
- Nov. 16: at Kansas State
- Nov. 23: vs. BYU
- Nov. 30: at Arizona
Kickoff times and TV channels will be announced at a later date.
Arizona sports
The city of Phoenix is home to five major professional sports league teams; The NFL's Arizona Cardinals, NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks and NHL's Arizona Coyotes.
The Cardinals have made State Farm Stadium in Glendale their home turf and the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix is home to both the Suns and the Mercury. The Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers play at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale. The Coyotes play at Mullett Arena on ASU's Tempe campus.
Phoenix also has a soccer team with the USL's Phoenix Rising FC, who play at Phoenix Rising FC Stadium in Phoenix.
The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events on a yearly basis, including college football's Fiesta Bowl and Guaranteed Rate Bowl; the PGA Tour’s highest-attended event, the WM Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall, including Championship Weekend in November; and Cactus League Spring Training for 15 Major League Baseball franchises.
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