Tempe – Sun Devil football jointly announced the schedule for the 2024 season with the Big 12 on Monday. The 18-game schedule includes 12 games at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium and the program's first Big 12 game on Sept. 12 at 2023 national semifinalist BYU.
“It's been a particularly difficult year with all the changes and building a schedule,” ASU head coach said. graham winkworth Said. “We're happy to have a quality schedule and we're excited to play in front of our fans more often this year. We're excited to be able to play in front of our fans more often this year. We're excited to be playing in front of our students, local soccer fans, friends, family and alumni. There are plenty of opportunities to watch and participate in the team.”
The 2024 season will expand the number of teams to 16 with Arizona, Arizona State and Utah making their Big 12 debuts and Colorado returning to the league. The Big 12 football lineup will include four new teams in addition to BYU, Baylor and UCF. , Cincinnati, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia.
The 2024 Big 12 season schedule consists of 11 conference matches, with each team playing five to six games at home and away. During the seven weeks of conference play, each team will host only one league game in his three weeks, and each team will host his two games in the remaining four weeks.
Before the 11 regular-season Big 12 games, the Sun Devils will play five of their six nonconference games at home. The games begin with three straight home games, including a game against Northern Arizona on Aug. 15 and a game against Wagner on Aug. 22, as well as two games on the opening weekend. Home play concludes with a game against Little Rock on August 22nd.
ASU will play its first road contest of the season against LSU on August 25th in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Sun Devils then return to Tempe for three straight games, visiting Grambling on Aug. 29 and Penn on Sept. 1. Play will conclude with a home game against Utah Tech on September 8th.
Winkworth added, “I love finding different opponents from around the country. I'm also looking for some teams that have had the opportunity to play in the postseason in recent years. It's exciting to be open with NAU. They've grown a lot,” he added. He has performed well in recent years and even appeared in the NCAA Tournament in 2022. A trip to LSU, which made it to the postseason last year, will be a big challenge, but we're really looking forward to it.”
The Big 12 opener against BYU in Provo, Utah, will be the first of three games to begin conference play. Next week, ASU will visit Houston on September 19th and UCF will visit Houston on September 22nd.
West Virginia visits Tempe on September 26th and Cincinnati on September 29th. The three-game homestand concludes Oct. 4 against Utah. In their final regular season outing, the Sun Devils will face Baylor on October 10th and TCU on October 13th.
The final three games of the regular season will all be played at home. Kansas State is scheduled to play on October 17th and Kansas will play on October 20th. ASU concludes the regular season with a home game against Arizona on October 25th.
“What’s really exciting is the new teams we’re going to play against within the conference,” Winkworth said. “We couldn't have had a tougher start than being on the road for three games in a row across the country. Add to that the fact that we're opening the league game at BYU, which is definitely one of the favorites to win the league, and that's something that we're up to right away.” It means you need to roll it up.”
The top 12 teams in the regular season standings will advance to the Sprouts Farmers Market Big 12 Soccer Championship, which will be held at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri from October 30th to November 9th.
“Perhaps the most exciting thing is that not only will our new conference host a high-quality conference tournament, but it will also be played in the nation's first women's soccer-specific stadium. This is a huge incentive for all teams. It's going to be about giving your best performance week in and week out and ultimately getting into a great football league,” Winkworth said.
Before the start of the regular season, the Sun Devils will play two exhibition contests. They are scheduled to host California Baptist on August 5th and visit the Grand Canyon on August 9th.
Season ticket information for the 2024 season will be announced at a later date. Be sure to follow X and @SunDevilSoccer on Instagram for the latest updates. All game dates are subject to change.
2024 Sun Devil Soccer Schedule
date | Day | Opponent | position |
August 5th | Month | CAL BAPTIST (exhibition) | sun devil soccer stadium |
August 9 | Money | At the Grand Canyon (exhibition) | phoenix |
August 15 | Thr | northern arizona | sun devil soccer stadium |
August 18th | Sun | wagner | sun devil soccer stadium |
August 22nd | Thr | small rock | sun devil soccer stadium |
August 25th | Sun | At LSU | Baton Rouge, Louisiana. |
August 29th | Thr | grambling | sun devil soccer stadium |
September 1st | Sun | pen | sun devil soccer stadium |
September 8th | Sun | Utah Tech University | sun devil soccer stadium |
September 12 | Thr | At BYU* | Provo, Utah |
September 19th | Thr | Houston* | houston, texas |
September 22nd | Sun | At UCF* | Orlando, Florida |
September 26th | Thr | West Virginia* | sun devil soccer stadium |
September 29th | Sun | Cincinnati* | sun devil soccer stadium |
October 4 | Money | Utah* | sun devil soccer stadium |
October 10th | Thr | Baylor* | Waco, Texas |
October 13th | Sun | At TCU* | texas, dallas |
October 17th | Thr | Kansas* | sun devil soccer stadium |
October 20th | Sun | Kansas* | sun devil soccer stadium |
October 25th | Money | Arizona* | sun devil soccer stadium |
October 30th | Married | Big 12 Championship – First Round | Kansas City, Missouri |
November 2 | soil | Big 12 Championship – Quarterfinals | Kansas City, Missouri |
November 6th | Married | Big 12 Championship – Semifinals | Kansas City, Missouri |
November 9th | soil | Big 12 Championship – Championship | Kansas City, Missouri |