This year, Homecoming falls on Halloween and ASU is getting into the 'devilish' spirit.

Sparky starts the sack race, and the fun, at the “Fear the Fork” Homecoming Kickoff at ASU’s West campus.

Students play tug-of-war on Fletcher Lawn at the “Fear the Fork” Homecoming Kickoff.

Fortified with ice cream and seasonally decorated cupcakes, golf management major Roderick Kenny works on a ASU-themed poster at the Polytechnic Kickback event in the Student Union.

ASU senior Sam Tang loses it all at the “Goin Bald for Bucks” fundraiser event, which shows support for cancer patients who have lost their hair as a result of their disease.

Tang, a molecular biosciences/biotechnology major, shows off his final ‘do at the “Goin Bald for Bucks” fundraiser. The event is sponsored by Locks for Love, a non-profit organization that provides wigs for cancer patients to help boost their self esteem. Last year's event raised over $5,000 dollars.

ASU sorority Chi Omega was out in force with several members making donations at the “Goin Bald for Bucks” fundraiser. Abby Marshall, a freshman special education major, has her donation documented by Kim Zuloaga (left) and Julianne Logan.

Ashley Rogers (right), freshman secondary education major, and Irene Arguello, junior history and secondary education major, are dressed with horns appropriate for both Halloween and Homecoming, as they check out the Homecoming Carnival at the West campus.

FestDevil along Taylor Mall brought Homecoming excitement to ASU's Downtown Phoenix campus on Oct. 30.

This year's ASU Homecoming Legends Luncheon was a tribute to football coach Bruce Snyder who passed away on April 13 at the age of 69. He was the head coach at ASU for nine seasons (1992-2000). In 1996, Snyder guided the Sun Devils to one of their best year's in history, as the Sun Devils went 11-0 in the regular season to earn a Pacific-10 Conference title and a berth in the Rose Bowl. Three legendary Sun Devil quarterbacks were in attendance, including Jeff Van Raaphorst (left), who lead the Devils to their 1997 Rose Bowl victory. Jake Plummer, Snyder’s Rose Bowl quarterback and former Arizona Cardinal and Danny White, ASU star, Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Arena League champion coach.

Madison Carmichael, a biochemistry major, prepares to continue the tradition of the Lantern Walk. The Lantern Walk began in 1917 as a symbolic passing of the torch from the senior class to the junior class.

Led by some of the Homecoming Royalty and Sparky, ASU students, faculty and alumni climb "A" Mountain to participate in the Lantern Walk. It is ASU’s longest standing tradition and reveals one of the most beautiful views of all Tempe.

The 2009 Homecoming Parade stepped off down University Drive under sunny skies and enthusiastic crowds.

Since the parade and Homecoming football game were on Halloween, that theme was evident in the floats, decorations and costumes. The Leadership Scholarship Program was on hand with a thriller of a group.

Raedyn James, 2, watches the parade with her grandfather, Edison James, from Window Rock. James’ son, Erickson James is studying civil engineering at ASU.

Dean Bernadette Melnyk of the College of Nursing and Health Innovation, donned roller skates and joined her students and faculty in the parade.

The Alpha Phi and Sigma Alpha Epsilon float heads down the parade route towards the University Bridge.

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The Homecoming Block Party was held around Old Main and attracted students, alumni and community members out to interact and reacquaint themselves with their Alma mater.

Christopher Kane and son Jacob, 7, look at a solar thermal engineering display. The Kanes are the son and grandson of Jim Kane, who was receiving one of the alumni service awards during the halftime ceremonies at the football game.

The Homecoming King and Queen greet the crowd at halftime. Brent Alex is a junior from Naperville, Illinois, majoring in public relations. Brent is active on campus in Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Devils’ Advocates, and as a community assistant at Tempe. Carol Andrade, is a proud Sun Devil and a business management junior at the Tempe campus. She is involved with Devil’s Advocates, the Canon Leadership Program, and the Multicultural Student Ambassadors.

Freshman quarterback Samson Szakacsy's first pass of his college career is to Jovon Williams to score the Sun Devils' first touchdown. In the end, ASU was defeated by the California Golden Bears 23-21.