Arizona State students set attendance record in season opener

Arizona State students heeded the call from head football coach Kenny Dillingham, showing up in record numbers for the team's home opener against NAU.

BY TOM KUEBEL

Aug 30, 2025, 9:47 PM Updated: Aug 31, 2025, 11:17 pm

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Arizona State students heeded the call from head coach Kenny Dillingham, showing up in record numbers for the football team’s home opener against NAU on Saturday.

According to Arizona State, 14,280 students packed into Mountain America Stadium to set a new record for a student crowd.

Dillingham has been calling to get more fans into the stadium basically since he took over the program.

In his first season in 2023, Dillingham recruited fans for a game against Colorado, which led to back-to-back home sellouts for the first time since 2007.

He has also been working toward fundraising for an indoor facility that would double as a tailgate area, modeled after the 16th hole at the Waste Management Open.

Setting new attendance records should help that cause.

As for the game, ASU took a 17-6 lead into halftime in front of their raucous student section.