Here are a few of the highlights:
1: 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.
Pac-12 AFTER AFTER dark ?? ?? #ForksUp /// #ActivateTheValley pic.twitter.com/OldbSv4EVq
— Sun Devil Football (@ASUFootball) September 1, 2023
2: 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.
CLOSED IT OUT ??@SunDevilWGolf defeats Denver in Match Play at the Dual in the Desert ?? pic.twitter.com/PX0XoeFrCR
— Sun Devil W. Golf (@SunDevilWGolf) February 25, 2024
3: 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.
SEND US HOME, COHLTON SCHULTZ ??
— Sun Devil Wrestling (@ASUWrestling) February 17, 2024
?? @Pac12Network | #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/1kLCZ5wQSy
4: Sun Devil Gymnastics secured four home wins, including an upset of No. 10 UCLA for a second straight home victory over the Bruins.
Meet-winning routine deserves some celebration ????#GymDevils /// #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/63BCx8YohC
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) March 9, 2024
4: 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.
5: 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.
2023-24 SUN DEVIL ATTENDANCE BREAKDOWN
Baseball: 33 events -- 95,094 total attendance (2,882 average)
Men's Basketball: 15 events -- 124,752 total attendance (8,317 average)
Women's Basketball: 16 events -- 30,949 total attendance (1,934 average)
Football: 8 events -- 393,756 total attendance (49,220 average)
Gymnastics: 5 events -- 10,431 total attendance (2,086 average)
Hockey: 26 events -- 124,503 total attendance (4,789 average)
Women's Lacrosse: 9 events -- 3,347 total attendance (372 average)
Soccer: 10 events -- 7,013 total attendance (701 average)
Softball: 33 events -- 36,273 total attendance (1,099 average)
Volleyball: 10 events -- 31,458 total attendance (3,146 average)
Wrestling: 4 events -- 6,107 total attendance (1,527 average)
6: Sun Devil Men's Swim & Dive sparked its run to winning the 2024 NCAA National Championship by going 6-0 in front of energized crowds at the Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.
HISTORY MADE IN INDY ????????
— Sun Devil Swim/Dive (@ASUSwimDive) March 31, 2024
Congratulations to the Sun Devil men on their first NCAA championship title in program history! ??#ForksUp /// #NCAASwimDive pic.twitter.com/896aQHLQCc
7: 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.
Can't stop thinking about yesterday! #ForksUp /// #O2V pic.twitter.com/F7FY5fisWi
— Sun Devil Triathlon (@sundeviltri) November 12, 2023
8: 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.
2023 Football Attendance
Southern Utah -- 47,773
Oklahoma State -- 42,570
Fresno State -- 46,723
USC -- 54,166
Colorado -- 54,086
Washington State -- 47,284
Oregon -- 47,742
Arizona -- 53,414
8 games -- 393,756 total -- 49,220 average
9: 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.
This one's for the seniors ?? pic.twitter.com/RQhtL93SyP
— Sun Devil Lacrosse (@SunDevilWLax) April 27, 2024
10: 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.
GO TIME. ??
— Sun Devil Men's Tennis (@SunDevilMTennis) April 29, 2024
We'll see you in the @NCAA tournament ?? pic.twitter.com/cpxKKWDs0f
11: 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.
A Senior class we'll always remember ??#ForksUp /// #SunDevils4Life pic.twitter.com/ZPdnSMTVhC
— Sun Devil Water Polo (@SunDevilWP) April 14, 2024
12: Volleyball set a new program record and finished No. 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.
We couldn't do this without you, Sun Devil fans ??
— Sun Devil Volleyball (@SunDevilVB) December 14, 2023
Not only were we ranked 12th in the nation in average attendance, but this season we also had the highest average and total attendance in program history! #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/QffaLp34GH
13: 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.
15: 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.
16: Volleyball advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in program history behind a 9-1 home record
21: 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.
Going out with a bang ??#ForksUp /// #O2V pic.twitter.com/Q8AAWPMfzL
— Sun Devil Baseball (@ASU_Baseball) May 19, 2024
23: Sun Devil Women's Swim & Dive had six home meets that included a 175-125 win over No. 23 UCLA.
24: Pac-12 x 2! 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.
28: 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.
Another year of Mullett Magic ??
— Sun Devil Hockey (@SunDevilHockey) March 28, 2024
With 124,503 fans through Mullett Arena gates this season, we finished No. 5 in total attendance in all @NCAAIceHockey #BeTheTradition pic.twitter.com/nMBhADDHow
50: The NCAA tracks attendance totals in nine ASU sports, and six of those (baseball, football, hockey, women's lacrosse, softball, and volleyball) finished the season in the top 50 in average attendance for their respective sports.
56: Club Farrington was busy in the spring with 56 games, including 43 over the season's first 24 days. In total, 42,400 fans attended games at Farrington Stadium during the 2024 softball season.
Thank you to all that visited Club Farrington during these past few weeks. Your support is what makes our home a premier venue in the country. #ForksUp /// #O2V pic.twitter.com/DncfSu6Bgu
— Sun Devil Softball (@ASUSoftball) March 4, 2024
814: 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.
Back-to-Back Champions ??
— Sun Devil Men's Golf (@sundevilmgolf) April 14, 2024
Preston Summerhays ??? joins @JonRahmOfficial (2014-16), @PhilMickelson (1991-92), and @JJSpaun (2010-11) as the only players to win the Thunderbird Collegiate multiple times.
ASU shot 38-under as a team, 28-strokes better than the rest of the field.… pic.twitter.com/OJQQIOhRAl
7,013: 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.
POSITIVE VIBES ONLY ??#ForksUp /// #O2V pic.twitter.com/ZoaknkcelB
— Sun Devil Soccer (@SunDevilSoccer) November 6, 2023
11,680: 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.
124,503: 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.
149,143: ASU and State Farm Stadium hosted the Men's Final Four in April and welcomed 149,143 fans over the two days. That is the fifth-most in Final Four history, and the 74,423 that attended the Championship Game was the third-most all-time.
Tonight's #NationalChampionship attendance is 74,423 – the third highest in championship game history.
— NCAA Men's Final Four (@MFinalFour) April 9, 2024
The two-day #MFinalFour attendance is 149,143 is the fifth-highest ever. pic.twitter.com/iazUbXvAKD
863,683: Across the 11 sports ASU tracks attendance, 863,363 fans attended Sun Devil competitions during the 2023-24 year.