Texas Longhorns
University	University of Texas at Austin
Conference	Big 12
NCAA	Division I
Athletics director	DeLoss Dodds
Location	Austin, TX
Varsity teams	18
Football stadium	Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
Basketball arena	Frank Erwin Center
Baseball stadium	Disch-Falk Field
Other arenas	Gregory Gymnasium
Mascot	Bevo
Nickname	Longhorns
Fight song	Texas Fight
Colors	Burnt Orange and White and Black
Homepage	www.texassports.com

Texas Longhorns athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas at Austin. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States DeLoss Dodds is the current men's Athletic director of The University of Texas at Austin. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (formerly just Memorial Stadium and Texas Memorial Stadium) located in Austin Texas, is home to the University The Frank C Erwin Jr Special Events Center — usually just The Erwin Center in common usage — is a multi-purpose Arena on the Campus of UFCU Disch-Falk Field is the Baseball field of the University of Texas at Austin. Gregory Gymnasium is the 4400-seat current home of the University of Texas Longhorn Women's Volleyball team and former home of the Longhorn Basketball Bevo is the name of the mascot of the sports teams at the University of Texas at Austin, a Texas longhorn steer with burnt orange coloring " Texas Fight " is the official Fight song of the University of Texas at Austin and was written by Colonel Walter S These teams are referred to as the Texas Longhorns (or variously as Longhorns, Horns, UT or Texas), taking their name from the Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas, and are now the official "large animal" of the State of Texas. The Texas longhorn is a breed of Cattle known for its Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as simply The University of Texas, Texas, or the abbreviation UT) is the flagship institution of The University of Texas System. The University of Texas System comprises fifteen Educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are for academy universities and six are Health The women's teams are sometimes called the Lady Longhorns, but generally both the men's and women's teams are referred to as the Longhorns.

The Longhorn nickname appeared in Texas newspapers by 1900. ^[1]

The University of Texas at Austin offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs. Due to the breadth of sports offered and the quality of the programs, Texas was selected as "America's Best Sports College" in a 2002 analysis performed by Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Texas was also listed as the number one Collegiate Licensing Company client from 2005–2007 in regards to the amount of annual trademark royalties received from the sales of its fan merchandise. The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC is an American Collegiate trademark licensing and marketing company Royalties (sometimes running royalties) are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee" to another (the "licensor" for ongoing use of an ^[2]

Contents 1 Varsity sports 1.1 Football 1.1.1 Texas Longhorns under Mack Brown 1.1.2 All-time All-Americans 1.1.3 All-time national award winners 1.1.3.1 Players 1.1.3.2 Coaches 1.1.4 All-time University of Texas football team 1.2 Basketball 1.3 Baseball 1.4 Softball 1.5 Men's golf 1.6 Track and field / cross country 1.7 Volleyball 1.8 Swimming and diving 2 Longhorns at the Olympics 3 Championship history 4 Rivalries 4.1 Texas A&M 4.2 University of Oklahoma 4.3 Others 5 Facilities 6 Traditions 7 Merchandise 8 References 9 External links

Varsity sports

A charter member of the Southwest Conference until its dissolution in 1996, the Texas Longhorns now compete in the Big 12 Conference (South Division), as a member institution of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. This page is about the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC For the unrelated and currently still active conference abbreviated as the SWAC see Southwestern Athletic Conference The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The school's colors are officially Orange (Pantone 159) and White, with Burnt Orange — also known as Texas Orange — being the specific shade of orange used. The colour orange occurs White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye The colour orange occurs ^[3][4] The University of Texas Longhorn Band performs the alma mater ("The Eyes of Texas")^[5] as well as the university fight song ("Texas Fight") at various sporting events. The University of Texas Longhorn Band, also known as the Showband of the Southwest or LHB, is the Marching band of The University of Texas at Austin For the long-running Texas travel program of the same name see The Eyes of Texas (TV Series. " Texas Fight " is the official Fight song of the University of Texas at Austin and was written by Colonel Walter S

Over the years, Longhorn sports teams have won 47 total national championships,^[6] 39 of which are NCAA national championships. ^[7] The University of Texas currently fields a varsity team in eight men's sports and 10 women's sports. ^[8] They are:

Men's sports Baseball Basketball Cross country Golf Football Swimming and diving Tennis Track and field

Women's sports Basketball Cross country Golf Rowing Soccer Softball Swimming and diving Tennis Track and field Volleyball

Football

Main article: Texas Longhorns football

Two Texas Longhorn running backs have won college football's most prestigious individual award, the Heisman Trophy: Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998). The Texas Longhorns football team is the interscholastic football team at The University of Texas in Austin Texas. Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (formerly just Memorial Stadium and Texas Memorial Stadium) located in Austin Texas, is home to the University "Godzillatron" is the nickname given to the scoreboard at the University of Texas at Austin 's Darrell K Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29 1955 is a former professional American Football Running back and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the Eleven Longhorns have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame^[9], while four are enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame. The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL ^[10] Other Longhorn players have also received recognition for their performance.

Texas ranks as the third most winning program in college football history, in terms of both total wins and win percentage. As of the end of the 2007 season, the Longhorns' all-time record is 820-315-33 (. 716). Only Notre Dame and the University of Michigan have won more games and a greater percentage of games played than Texas,^[11] which recorded its 800th victory with the Longhorns' 41-38 win over the USC Trojans in the 2006 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, United States The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research The phrase "USC Trojans" also refers to the University of Southern California student body in general The Rose Bowl is an outdoor football Stadium in Pasadena California, near Los Angeles. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the program was somewhat less successful, but the Longhorns have since returned to prominence in college football, finishing in the top six of the AP and coaches' polls in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005.

The University of Texas team plays home games in Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium which has a seating capacity of 85,123. Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (formerly just Memorial Stadium and Texas Memorial Stadium) located in Austin Texas, is home to the University Seating capacity refers to the number ^[12] Renovations began on the stadium November 14, 2005, two days following UT's last home football game of the 2005 season. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The improvements scheduled were completed before the 2006-2007 football season, and included additional seating^[13] and the nation's first high definition video display in a collegiate facility nicknamed "Godzillatron. "Godzillatron" is the nickname given to the scoreboard at the University of Texas at Austin 's Darrell K "^[14] With the new bleacher seating section added behind the south endzone, the stadium's stated capacity for the 2006 season was 85,123. ^[15] This has already been surpassed, with 89,422 viewing the Ohio State game on 9 September 2006. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[16] That attendance figure is the largest crowd ever to watch a football game in the state of Texas. ^[16]

The Longhorns are currently coached by Mack Brown, who came to Texas after being head coach at North Carolina. William Mack Brown (born August 27, 1951) is head coach of the University of Texas Longhorn football team The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research

Texas Longhorns under Mack Brown

Mack Brown has been the head football coach for Texas since 1998. From 1998 through the 2007-2008 season, the Longhorns had a 103-25 (. 804) win-loss record. In his first six years at Texas, Brown had a winning record but he had not managed to win the Big 12 conference or to lead the Longhorn into a Bowl Championship Series game. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national He was often lauded for his recruiting while being criticized for failing to win championships.

That changed with the 2004 Texas Longhorn football team who played in the 2005 Rose Bowl against the Wolverines of the University of Michigan. The 2004 Texas Longhorn football team represented The University of Texas (UT in the College football season of 2004-2005. The 2005 Rose Bowl was a postseason College football Bowl game held on New Year’s Day in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California The Michigan Wolverines comprise 24 varsity sports teams at the University of Michigan which compete in the NCAA 's Division I and in the Big Ten The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research The game was the first meeting between the two storied teams and the Longhorns' first trip to the Rose Bowl. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose In a classic game that featured five lead changes and three tie scores during the course of play, the Longhorns defeated the Wolverines 38-37 on a successful 37-yard field goal by place kicker Dusty Mangum as time expired. Dustin Ross Mangum is a former Placekicker for the University of Texas at Austin 's College football team (The Texas Longhorns) from 2001 to 2004 It was the first time the Rose Bowl had ever been decided on the closing play, and it earned the Longhorns a top 5 finish in the polls. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose Three ex-Longhorns from the 2005 Rose Bowl team — Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife — were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. Cedric Myron Benson (born December 28, 1982 in) is an American football Running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Derrick "DJ" O'Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982 in Waco Texas) is an American football Linebacker for the Oliver Edward "Bo" Scaife III (born January 6, 1981 in Denver Colorado) is an American football Tight end for the The 2005 National Football League Draft took place at the Jacob K

Brown followed up the strong 2004 season on the field with an extremely successful 2005 recruiting season by securing the top-ranked recruiting class (the 2005 recruiting season is for players entering the University in Fall 2006). With the exception of Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife, Texas returned most of their key players from 2004–2005, including red-shirt Junior Quarterback Vince Young. Cedric Myron Benson (born December 28, 1982 in) is an American football Running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Derrick "DJ" O'Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982 in Waco Texas) is an American football Linebacker for the Oliver Edward "Bo" Scaife III (born January 6, 1981 in Denver Colorado) is an American football Tight end for the Vincent Paul Young Jr (born May 18 1983 in Houston Texas) commonly Vince Young, or " VY " is an award-winning American football The 2005 Texas Longhorn football team was given a pre-season #2 ranking (behind defending National Champions University of Southern California) by Sports Illustrated magazine, and was also ranked second in the AP and USA Today coaches pre-season polls. The 2005 Texas Longhorn football team (variously "Texas" "UT" or the "Horns" represented The University of Texas at Austin during the College The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. They maintained those rankings throughout the entire 2005–2006 season.

Texas and USC ended up winning out their seasons and faced each other in the National Championship, which Texas won, 41-38. At the conclusion of the 2005-2006 season, Sports Illustrated issued a special commemorative edition that featured Vince Young shouting in triumph amidst a storm of multi-colored confetti. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Confetti (the singular form is confetto) is a multitude of pieces of Paper or metallic material which is Features in the special edition included a story on Vince Young's Glory Days by author Tim Layden, as well as a story disecting How the Rose Bowl was won by Austin Murphy. The issue was on sale nationwide alongside the regular edition of the magazine, which also featured the Rose Bowl on the cover.

The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team hoped to repeat as national champions. The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team represented the University of Texas in the College football season of 2006-2007. The Texas Longhorns returned several offensive (7) and defensive (7) starters from their National Title team, but quarterback Vince Young elected to go the NFL which left freshman Colt McCoy as the starting quarterback. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Daniel "Colt" McCoy (born September 5 1986 in Hobbs New Mexico and he led the 2007 Texas Longhorn football team.

The Longhorns opened the season with a win at home against North Texas. Their second game, against Ohio State, was one of the most anticipated college football games of the regular season. The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of The Ohio State University. ^[17][18][19] The Longhorns lost that game, but then defeated Rice, Iowa State and Sam Houston State by a combined score of 145-24. William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art The Iowa State Cyclones (commonly referred to as the "'Clones" are the athletic teams of the Iowa State University. Sam Houston State University, (known as SHSU and Sam, for short founded in 1879 is a Public university located in Huntsville, Texas Then they defeated number 14th ranked Oklahoma Sooners 28-10 in the Red River Shootout. The University of Oklahoma features 17 varsity sports teams Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to individuals who participated in the Atmosphere There are three Red River Shootout trophies exchanged based on the outcome of the game The Longhorns lost their last two regular season games to Kansas State (45-42)and Texas A&M (12-7). Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station A victory against A&M would have clinched the Big 12 South Division title for the Longhorns. As a result of the loss, the Oklahoma Sooners won the division and played in the Big 12 Championship game. The Alamo Bowl, with the 5th pick of Big 12 conference teams selected the Longhorns to play against unranked Iowa who had placed 8th in the Big Ten conference. With Colt McCoy at quarterback, the Longhorns narrowly defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes 26-24.

The 2007 Texas Longhorn football team began play on September 1, 2007. The 2007 Texas Longhorn football team (variously "Texas" or "UT" or the "Horns" represented The University of Texas at Austin in the 2007&ndash2008 Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Texas entered the 2007 season ranked third in the all-time list of both total wins and winning percentage. They were ranked in the Top 10 by numerous pre-season polls. Three human polls and one Formulaic ranking make up the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision football rankings, in addition to various publications' preseason For instance, a pre-season ranking by ESPN writer Mark Schlabach had the Longhorns ranked eighth;^[20] Rivals. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to Mark Schlabach is an author and columnist for ESPNcom. Schlabach joined ESPN com has them at ninth. ^[21] College Football News^[22] and Real Football 365^[23] both had the Longhorns ranked third. College Football News is a magazine and website published by College Football News Inc The Longhorns come into the season ranked fourth in both the Coaches Poll^[24] and AP Poll. The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I-A College football and Division I ^[25] The Longhorns failed to make good on that ranking, however, dropping to number 20 in the BCS standings after losing to conference foes Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M.

All-time All-Americans

Main article: Texas Longhorns Football All Americans

The Texas Longhorn football program has produced 120 All-American selections (93 players), with 48 of these being Consensus All-American selections (41 players) and 21 of these being Unanimous All-American selections (18 players). See also Texas Longhorns football, College Football All-America Team * Denotes Consensus All-America Selection ‡ Denotes Unanimous All-America ^[26][27]

All-time national award winners

Players

Heisman Trophy[28] Best player 1977 Earl Campbell - RB 1998 Ricky Williams - RB Maxwell Award[29] Best player 1965 Tommy Nobis - LB/OG 1998 Ricky Williams - RB 2005 Vince Young - QB Outland Trophy[30] Best interior lineman 1963 Scott Appleton 1965 Tommy Nobis 1977 Brad Shearer

Walter Camp Award[31] Best player 1998 Ricky Williams - RB Dick Butkus Award[32] Best linebacker 2004 Derrick Johnson Bronko Nagurski Trophy[33] Best defensive player 2004 Derrick Johnson - LB O'Brien Memorial Trophy**[34] 1977 Earl Campbell Davey O'Brien Award[35] Best quarterback 2005 Vince Young

Lombardi Award[36] Best lineman or linebacker 1981 Kenneth Sims - DT 1984 Tony Degrate - DT Bronko Nagurski Trophy[37] Best quarterback 2005 Vince Young Jim Thorpe Award[38] Best defensive back 2005 Michael Huff - S 2006 Aaron Ross - CB Manning Award Best quarterback 2005 Vince Young

Doak Walker Award[39] Best running back 1997 Ricky Williams 1998 Ricky Williams 2004 Cedric Benson Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award Best player 1998 Ricky Williams Draddy Trophy[40] Academic Heisman 2007 Dallas Griffin[41]

** Renamed the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award in 1981; now honors the nation's best quarterback. Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29 1955 is a former professional American Football Running back and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by a panel of Sportscasters Sportswriters and Thomas Henry Nobis Jr (born September 20, 1943 in San Antonio Texas) is a former American football player Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the Vincent Paul Young Jr (born May 18 1983 in Houston Texas) commonly Vince Young, or " VY " is an award-winning American football The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best United States College football Interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America Gordon Scott Appleton (born February 20, 1942 in Brady Texas) was an American football player who was a Defensive lineman and a Linebacker Thomas Henry Nobis Jr (born September 20, 1943 in San Antonio Texas) is a former American football player Brad Shearer (born August 10, 1955) was an American football player The Walter Camp Award is given annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the The Butkus Award, instituted in 1985 is given annually to the top linebacker in College football. Derrick "DJ" O'Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982 in Waco Texas) is an American football Linebacker for the The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the membership of the Football Derrick "DJ" O'Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982 in Waco Texas) is an American football Linebacker for the Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29 1955 is a former professional American Football Running back and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, is presented annually to the Vincent Paul Young Jr (born May 18 1983 in Houston Texas) commonly Vince Young, or " VY " is an award-winning American football The Rotary Lombardi Award is awarded annually to the best College football lineman or linebacker Kenneth Wayne Sims (born October 31, 1959 in Kosse Texas) is a former American professional football player who was selected by the New Anthony Degrate (born April 25, 1962 in Snyder Texas) is a former American professional football player who was selected The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the membership of the Football Vincent Paul Young Jr (born May 18 1983 in Houston Texas) commonly Vince Young, or " VY " is an award-winning American football The Jim Thorpe Award, named in memory of multi-sport legend Jim Thorpe, has been awarded to the top defensive back in College football since 1986. Michael Wayne Huff II (born March 6, 1983 in Irving Texas) is currently a Free Safety for the Oakland Raiders and played CB/S for Aaron Jermaine Ross (born September 15, 1982 in San Antonio Texas) is an American football Defensive back for the New York Giants The Manning Award has been presented annually since 2004 to the collegiate American football Quarterback adjudged by the Sugar Bowl Committee Vincent Paul Young Jr (born May 18 1983 in Houston Texas) commonly Vince Young, or " VY " is an award-winning American football Named after the SMU and Detroit Lions football player Doak Walker, the Doak Walker Award, first awarded in 1990 Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the Cedric Myron Benson (born December 28, 1982 in) is an American football Running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National The Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award has been awarded annually since 1998 to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the country The Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award has been awarded annually since 1998 to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the country The Associated Press College Football Player of the Year Award has been awarded annually since 1998 to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the country Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy is a trophy awarded by the National Football Foundation that is given to the American College football player with the best

Coaches

Paul "Bear" Bryant Award Coach of the Year 1961 Darrell Royal 1963 Darrell Royal 2005 Mack Brown

All-time University of Texas football team

(As chosen by the Austin American-Statesman on September 9, 2005. The Paul 'Bear' Bryant Award is an award that has been given annually since 1986 to NCAA College football 's national coach Darrell K Royal (born July 6, 1924 in Hollis Oklahoma) is a College Football Hall of Fame member and is the winningest football Darrell K Royal (born July 6, 1924 in Hollis Oklahoma) is a College Football Hall of Fame member and is the winningest football William Mack Brown (born August 27, 1951) is head coach of the University of Texas Longhorn football team The Austin American-Statesman is the major daily Newspaper for Austin, the capital city of Texas. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. )

Offense QB–Vince Young, 2002-05 RB–Earl Campbell, 1974-77 FB–Steve Worster, 1968-70 RB–Ricky Williams, 1995-98 SE–Hub Bechtol, 1944-46 WR–Roy Williams, 2000-03 LT–Bobby Wuensch, 1968-70 LG–Bud McFadin, 1948-50 OC–Bill Wyman, 1971-73 RG–Harley Sewell, 1950-52 RT–Jerry Sisemore, 1970-72 PK–Jeff Ward, 1983-86

Defense DE–Bill Atessis, 1968-70 DT–Scott Appleton, 1961-63 DT–Kenneth Sims, 1978-81 DE–Kiki DeAyala, 1979-82 LB–Derrick Johnson, 2001-04 LB–Tommy Nobis, 1963-65 LB–Johnny Treadwell 1960-62 CB–Nathan Vasher, 2000-03 CB–Raymond Clayborn, 1973-76 FS–Jerry Gray, 1981-84 SS–Johnnie Johnson, 1976-79 P–Russell Erxleben, 1975-78

Coach: Darrell Royal, 1957-76
Honorary captain: Louis Jordan, 1911-14. Vincent Paul Young Jr (born May 18 1983 in Houston Texas) commonly Vince Young, or " VY " is an award-winning American football Earl Christian Campbell (born March 29 1955 is a former professional American Football Running back and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Steve Worster (born 1949 in Rowlings Wyoming) is a former American football player Errick Lynne Williams Jr (born May 21, 1977 in San Diego, California) is an American football Running back for the Hub Bechtol ( April 20, 1926 - October 23, 2004) was a College football player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Roy Eugene Williams Jr (born December 20, 1981) is an American football player who currently plays wide receiver for the Detroit Lions Lewis Pate "Bud" McFadin was an American college and professional football player. Bill Wyman (born William George Perks on 24 October 1936 was the Bass guitarist for the English Rock and roll band The Rolling Harley Edward Sewell (born April 18, 1931 in St Jo Texas) is a former American football guard for the Detroit Lions Jerald Grant Sisemore (born July 16, 1951 in Olton Texas) is a former professional American football Offensive lineman in the William James Atessis was born July 16, 1949, in Houston Texas and is a former American football player who played on two NCAA national Gordon Scott Appleton (born February 20, 1942 in Brady Texas) was an American football player who was a Defensive lineman and a Linebacker Kenneth Wayne Sims (born October 31, 1959 in Kosse Texas) is a former American professional football player who was selected by the New Derrick "DJ" O'Hara Johnson (born November 22, 1982 in Waco Texas) is an American football Linebacker for the Thomas Henry Nobis Jr (born September 20, 1943 in San Antonio Texas) is a former American football player Nathaniel deWayne Vasher (born November 17, 1981 in Wichita Falls Texas) is an American football Cornerback, who plays for the Raymond DeWayne Clayborn (born January 2, 1955 in Fort Worth Texas) is a former American Football Cornerback who played for the Johnnie Johnson could refer to Johnnie Johnson (musician (1924&ndash2005 Johnnie Johnson (pilot (1915&ndash2001 Russell Erxleben (born January 13, 1957 in Seguin Texas) is a former American football player and currency investor Darrell K Royal (born July 6, 1924 in Hollis Oklahoma) is a College Football Hall of Fame member and is the winningest football First Texas player to make the Walter Camp All-American team. Walter Chauncey Camp ( April 7, 1859 &ndash March 14, 1925) was a sports writer and American football coach known as the "Father He was later killed in France in World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Basketball

Main articles: Texas Longhorns men's basketball and Texas Longhorns women's basketball

The Texas men's basketball team has achieved national prominence under head coach Rick Barnes in recent years. The Texas Longhorns men's Basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin in NCAA Division I men's basketball The Texas Longhorns women's Basketball team represents The University of Texas at Austin and competes in the Big 12 Conference. The Frank C Erwin Jr Special Events Center — usually just The Erwin Center in common usage — is a multi-purpose Arena on the Campus of Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Richard Dale Barnes (born July 17, 1954 in Hickory, North Carolina) is the current head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns Barnes has guided Texas to a school-record nine consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and a school-best eight consecutive 20-win seasons as of March 11, 2007. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the

Hired as the twenty-third men's basketball coach in University of Texas history on April 12, 1998, Rick Barnes left Clemson University to take over a Longhorn program coming off of a losing season and "in disarray. Richard Dale Barnes (born July 17, 1954 in Hickory, North Carolina) is the current head coach of the University of Texas Longhorns "^[42] Former head coach Tom Penders had resigned after a scandal involving his unlawful release of player Luke Axtell's grades to the media. Tom Penders is a College basketball Head coach, currently in his fourth season at the University of Houston. Longhorn players Axtell, Chris Mihm, Gabe Muoneke, and Bernard Smith had met with Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds "to say that they had lost faith in Penders and his program. Christopher Steven Mihm (born July 16 1979 is a 7 ft (213 m 265 pound (120 kg American professional Basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers DeLoss Dodds is the current men's Athletic director of The University of Texas at Austin. "^[43][44]

Despite playing with just seven scholarship players for the majority of the 1998-1999 season — and opening the season with a 3-8 record — Barnes engineered one of the greatest midseason turnarounds in school history. The Longhorns won 16 of their final 21 games, posting a 13-3 record in conference play and winning the school's first regular season Big 12 Conference championship by a two-game margin, and finishing the year at 19-13, with a No. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division

In 2002, the Longhorns advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen for the first time since the 1996-97 season, and for only the third time since the expansion of the tournament to 64 participants in 1985. The 2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2003 Longhorn basketball team matched the school record for most basketball victories in a season with their 26-7 mark and advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four round for the first time in 56 years, and for the third time in school history. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division Along the way, Texas earned its highest ranking in both the Associated Press and the ESPN/USA Today polls in school history (No. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio 2 in both polls on Dec. 2, 2002) and received its first No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore point guard T.J. Ford became the first UT male player to earn the Naismith and Wooden Awards as college basketball's Player of the Year in 2003. Point guard ( PG) also called the one or " the ball-handler " is one of the standard positions in a regulation Basketball game The Naismith College Player of the Year award named for Basketball inventor James Naismith, is given annually by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to College The John R Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college Basketball players

Despite the early departure of Ford to the NBA as the eighth overall pick (Milwaukee Bucks), Texas compiled a 25-8 overall record in 2004 and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round for a school-record third consecutive year. The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional Basketball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The four senior starters on the 2004 team graduated as the winningest class in school history (98 wins) to that point. In 2006, the Longhorns recorded the program's first 30-win season (30-7), claimed a share of the Big 12 Conference regular season championship, received a No. The Big 12 Conference is a college athletic conference of twelve schools located mostly in the central United States. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the Elite Eight (Texas fell to LSU in overtime), marking the fourth time in five years that Texas had advanced to at least the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The Louisiana State Tigers Basketball team represents Louisiana State University in NCAA Division I men's College basketball. The 2006 class, which finished with 101 wins in four years, bested the 2004 class' mark of 98 wins to become the winningest class in the history of Longhorn basketball.

The 2005-06 season also marked the 100th anniversary of basketball at UT. Special logos were placed on the uniforms to commemorate this anniversary.

In 2007, the men's basketball team was ranked sixth by the Harris Poll for favorite men's college basketball teams, moving up one spot from the previous year. [1]

The women's basketball team has long been a national power, especially during the late 1980s (winning a National Title in 1986) and through the 1990s. Both teams play home games in the Frank Erwin Special Events Center. The Frank C Erwin Jr Special Events Center — usually just The Erwin Center in common usage — is a multi-purpose Arena on the Campus of

Baseball

Main article: Texas Longhorns baseball

The Texas Longhorns are the winningest team in college baseball history, both in terms of total wins and in terms of win percentage. The Texas Longhorns baseball team represents The University of Texas at Austin and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I The Texas Longhorns baseball team represents The University of Texas at Austin and competes in the Big 12 Conference of NCAA Division I College baseball is Baseball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of Higher education, predominantly in the United States. Texas holds the records for most appearances in the College World Series (32) and most individual CWS games won. The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball The Longhorns have won six NCAA baseball national championships (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, and 2005) — second only to Southern California's total of 12 — and have appeared in the CWS Championship Game or Championship Series on five other occasions (1953, 1984, 1985, 1989, and 2004). The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball

Former Longhorns who have gone on to success in Major League Baseball include Roger Clemens, Calvin Schiraldi, Burt Hooton, Keith Moreland, Spike Owen, Greg Swindell, and Huston Street. William Roger Clemens (born August 4, 1962 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American Right-handed Pitcher in Major Calvin Drew Schiraldi (born June 16, 1962 in Houston Texas) was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Boston Red Sox Burt Carlton Hooton (born February 7 1950 in Greenville Texas) nicknamed "Happy" (by former manager Tommy Lasorda, because he rarely Bobby Keith "Zonk" Moreland (born May 2, 1954 in Dallas Texas) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball who played Spike Dee Owen (born April 19, 1961 in Cleburne Texas) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Seattle Forest Gregory Swindell (born January 2 1965 in Fort Worth Texas) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball who had Huston Lowell Street (ˈçʲustən born August 2, 1983 in Austin, Texas) is a Relief pitcher for the Oakland Athletics

Since 1997, the Longhorns have been led by head coach Augie Garrido, the winningest coach in NCAA baseball history. August Edmun Garrido Jr (born February 6 1939) is a coach in NCAA Division I College baseball. College baseball is Baseball as played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of Higher education, predominantly in the United States. The team plays its home games at Disch-Falk Field. UFCU Disch-Falk Field is the Baseball field of the University of Texas at Austin.

Softball

Texas fields a women's softball team coached by Head Coach Connie Clark and assistants Corrie Hill and Marla Looper. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes Softball is a team Sport popular especially in the United States. ^[45] In 2007 the team posted an overall record of 35 wins and 20 losses. ^[46]

Men's golf

The University of Texas has a strong golf tradition, winning National Titles in 1971 and 1972 and finishing runner-up four other times. The NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships, played in late May or early June is the top annual competition in U Individual National Champions were Ed White (1935), Ben Crenshaw (1971, 1972, and 1973), Tom Kite (1972), and Justin Leonard (1994). Amateur wins (12 1971 NCAA Championship, Eastern Amateur, Southern Amateur 1972 NCAA Championship (tie with Amateur wins (1 1972 NCAA Championship (individual tie with Ben Crenshaw) Professional wins (37 PGA Tour wins Amateur wins (6 1992 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur, US Amateur 1993 Western Amateur, Southern Amateur Several former Longhorn players have gone on to success on the PGA Tour including: Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Phil Blackmar, Mark Brooks, Bob Estes, and Justin Leonard. Philip Arnold Blackmar (born September 22, 1957) is an American professional Golfer He was born in San Diego California. Amateur wins this list may be incomplete 1979 Trans-Mississippi Amateur 1981 Southern Amateur Professional Bob Alan Estes (born February 2, 1966) is an American professional Golfer Estes was born in Graham Texas. Legendary golf instructor Harvey Penick was a long-time coach at Texas. Harvey Morrison Penick ( October 23, 1904 &ndash April 2, 1995) was a well-known Golf pro and instructor The team is currently coached by John Fields and Steve Keasler. [2]

Track and field / cross country

The men's program is coached by Bubba Thornton, who will also be the men's U. S. Olympic coach in 2008; as a team, the Longhorn men placed thirteenth in the 2007 NCAA championships. Other notable coaches of the Texas men's program have included Stan Huntsman (Texas coach, 1986-95), who was also the coach of the 1988 U.S. Olympic team, and Clyde Littlefield (Texas coach, 1920-60), the 1925 co-founder of the annual Texas Relays. The United States competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Clyde Littlefield (October 6 1892 to May 20 1981 was the head track & field coach at The University of Texas from 1920 to 1961 as well as its football coach from 1927 to 1933 The Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays are an annual track and field competition held at Mike A

The Texas Longhorn women placed sixth in the 2007 NCAA championships. The women's program is coached by Beverly Kearney, who has guided the Lady Longhorns to six NCAA Championships: Indoor Championships in 1998, 1999, and 2006, and Outdoor Championships in 1998, 1999, and 2005. Texas Longhorns athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas at Austin. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations NCAA team champions for Women's Indoor Track and Field Division I 1983 Nebraska 1984 Nebraska 1985 NCAA team champions for Women's Outdoor Track and Field Division I By school Division II 1982 Cal Poly Other notable coaches have included Terry Crawford, whose teams won Indoor Championships in 1986, 1988, and 1990, and Outdoor Championships in 1982 and 1986. NCAA team champions for Women's Indoor Track and Field Division I 1983 Nebraska 1984 Nebraska 1985 NCAA team champions for Women's Outdoor Track and Field Division I By school Division II 1982 Cal Poly Crawford's athletes also won the 1986 Women's Cross Country Championship. National Collegiate Athletic Association team and individual champions for Women's Cross Country.

The Longhorn track and field programs have produced numerous Olympians for various nations. Female Olympic medalists have included Sanya Richards and Moushami Robinson (USA, gold, 4x400 meter relay, 2004), Sandie Richards (Jamaica, silver, 4x400m relay, 2000 and 2004), Merlene Frazer (Jamaica, silver, 4x100m relay, 2000), Nanceen Perry (USA, bronze, 4x100m relay, 2000), Carlette Guidry (USA, gold, 4x100m relay, 1992 and 1996), Juliet Cuthbert (Jamaica, silver, 100m and 200m, 1992 and bronze, 4x100m relay, 1996), and Nikole Mitchell (Jamaica, bronze, 4x100m relay, 1996). Sanya Richards (born February 26, 1985 in Kingston Jamaica) is a Track and field athlete who competes internationally for the United The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sandie Richards (born November 6, 1968 in Clarendon Park) is a Jamaican Track and field athlete Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Merlene Frazer (born 27 December 1973 in Trelawny) is a Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. Nanceen Perry (born April 19, 1977) is a former sprinter from the United States. Carlette D Guidry-White (born September 4, 1968 in Houston Texas, United States) is a former sprinter who won the Olympic Juliet Cuthbert (born 6 April 1964) is a Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the sprints (100 and 200 metres Nicole Mitchell (also spelled Nikole, born 5 June 1974) is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. Male medalists include Winthrop Graham (Jamaica, silver, 400m hurdles, 1992 and 4x400m relay, 1988), Patrick Sang (Kenya, silver, 3000m steeplechase, 1992), Du’aine Ladejo (Great Britain, bronze, 4x400m relay, 1992), Johnny Lam Jones (USA, gold, 4x100m relay, 1976), Eddie Southern (USA, silver, 400m hurdles, 1956), and Dean Smith (athlete) (USA, gold, 4x100m relay, 1952). Winthrop Graham (born November 17, 1965 in Westmoreland, Jamaica is a retired athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres hurdles. Patrick Sang (born April 11 1964 in Kapsisiywa, Nandi District) is a retired Kenyan runner The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands John Wesley "Johnny Lam" Jones (born April 4, 1958 in Lawton Oklahoma) is a former American sprinter and former Eddie Southern (born 4 January, 1938) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles Finis Dean Smith (born January 15, 1932) is a former American athlete and stuntman, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m

Volleyball

Texas has finished among the top 25 in the nation 19 out of the last 23 years, with a 1988 NCAA National Championship, as well as a runner-up finish in 1995. The NCAA has contested Team Championships in Women 's Volleyball since 1981. They also won an AIAW national championship in 1981. The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women’s athletics and to administer national championships. The team is currently coached by Jerritt Elliott and plays home games in Gregory Gymnasium. Gregory Gymnasium is the 4400-seat current home of the University of Texas Longhorn Women's Volleyball team and former home of the Longhorn Basketball

Texas has finished the Big 12 conference in third place or higher every year since 1996 (except 2000-2003 when they finished 8^th, 6^th, 4^th and 7^th, respectively) finishing 1^st in 1997 & 2007(co), 2^nd in 1996, 1998, 2004, 2005 and 3^rd in 1999 & 2006.

Texas volleyball has produced many All-Americans, and in 2007, they won the program's first Big 12 title since 1997, sharing the title with Nebraska, breaking Nebraska's 3 year streak of winning the title outright. The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. They also earned the programs first AVCA National Freshman of the Year for 2007, Juliann Faucette. The American Volleyball Coaches Association aka AVCA is an organization of nearly 5000 members incorporated as a private non-profit educational corporation in 1981

Though they have not been back to the NCAA final four since their 1995 National Runner up finish to Nebraska, they finished the 2007 season well, by earning a national ranking as high as number 3 throughout the season, and making it to the Elite Eight (Regional Finals) while earning the 4^th overall seed in the NCAA tournament, before falling 3-0 to 5^th seeded Southern California.

Swimming and diving

In addition, Texas has won nine National Titles in men's swimming and diving (1981, 1988-1991, 1996, 2000-2002) and nine in Women's Swimming and Diving (1981-82, 1984-88, 1990-91). Texas women's cross country won a National Title in 1986. Women's tennis claimed the title in 1993 and 1995. Women's track and field achieved national indoor titles in 1986, 1988, 1990, 1998-99, and outdoor titles in 1982, 1986, 1998-99, 2005. Volleyball achieved titles in 1981 and 1988.

	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2004	9	4	6
2000	9	9	2
1996	7	2	3
1992	5	3	3
1988	5	4	1
1984	5	1	0
1980	0	1	0
1976	2	0	0
1968	1	0	0
1960	1	0	0
1956	1	1	0
1952	2	0	0
1984	1	0	0
Total	48	24	15

Longhorns at the Olympics

Several Longhorn athletes have had success at the Olympics over the years. Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games, For the New York City civilian award go to Bronze Medallion - New York City Award A Bronze medal is a Medal awarded The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Barcelona, The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event staged in 1988 in The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games The table at right shows Longhorn medals won in the Summer Olympics.

Championship history

National championships^[47] (48)

• Men's
  • Baseball - 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005
  • Football - 1963, 1969, 1970, 2005
  • Golf - 1971, 1972
  • Swimming & Diving - 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002

• Women's
  • Basketball - 1986
  • Cross Country - 1986
  • Swimming & Diving - 1981†, 1982†, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
  • Tennis - 1993, 1995
  • Indoor Track & Field - 1986, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2006
  • Outdoor Track & Field - 1982†, 1986, 1998, 1999, 2005
  • Volleyball - 1981†, 1988

Conference championships^[48]

Baseball (74 regular season titles; 14 tournament titles)

• Regular season: 1899, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943*, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951*, 1952, 1953*, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963*, 1965, 1966*, 1967*, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972*, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986*, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
• Tournament: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2008
  
  

Basketball (24 regular season titles; 2 tournament titles)

• Regular season: 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1924, 1933, 1939, 1943*, 1947, 1951*, 1954*, 1960, 1963, 1965*, 1972*, 1974, 1978*, 1979*, 1986*, 1992*, 1994, 1995*, 1999, 2006*
• Tournament: 1994, 1995
  
  

Men's Cross Country (38)

• 1920, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1933*, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1978*, 1979*, 1986*, 1991, 1992*, 1993, 1994, 1995*
  
  

Fencing (5)

• 1942, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949 (discontinued in 1957)
  
  

Football (27)

• 1920, 1928, 1930, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1950, 1952, 1953*, 1959*, 1961*, 1962, 1963, 1968*, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975*, 1977, 1983, 1990, 1994*, 1995, 1996, 2005
  
  

Men's Golf (42)

• 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974*, 1975*, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004
  
  

Men's Swimming & Diving (49)

• 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944*, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  
  

Men's Tennis (23)

• 1915, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1963, 1967, 1977, 1990, 1993, 1994*, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2006
  
  

Men's Indoor Track & Field (9)

• 1974, 1975, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 1999, 2006, 2007*
  
  

Men's Outdoor Track & Field (49)

• 1915, 1916, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2006
  
  

Women's Basketball (12 regular season titles; 10 tournament titles)

• Regular season: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2003, 2004
• Tournament: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003
  
  

Women's Cross Country (4)

• 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
  
  

Women's Golf (12)

• 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2004
  
  

Women's Soccer (1 regular season title; 2 tournament titles)

• Regular season: 2001
• Tournament: 2006, 2007
  
  

Softball (4 regular season titles; 4 tournament titles)

• Regular season: 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006
• Tournament: 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005
  
  

Women's Swimming and Diving (22)

• 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  
  

Women's Tennis (17)

• 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005
  
  

Women's Indoor Track & Field (17)

• 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006
  
  

Women's Outdoor Track & Field (17)

• 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2006
  
  

Volleyball (15)

• 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2007*

* Denotes shared conference title
† Denotes an AIAW Championship. The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women was founded in 1971 to govern collegiate women’s athletics and to administer national championships. The University of Texas began NCAA and Southwest Conference competition in women's sports for the 1982-83 season. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations This page is about the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC For the unrelated and currently still active conference abbreviated as the SWAC see Southwestern Athletic Conference

Rivalries

The university's biggest in-state rival is Texas A&M University,^[49][50] although UT considers the Oklahoma Sooners to also be important rivals in football, especially in recent years due to the prominence of both programs. Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station The University of Oklahoma features 17 varsity sports teams Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to individuals who participated in the ^[51] Other teams have also been considered to be rivals of the Longhorns in various sports. ^{[52][53][54][55]}

Texas A&M

The Texas/Texas A&M rivalry has given rise to several stereotypes on both sides: Aggies are generally portrayed as ignorant and dumb farmers, while Longhorns are portrayed as highbrow and arrogant city-slickers. ^[56] The annual football game with Texas A&M takes place the day after Thanksgiving each year. Thanksgiving, or Thanksgiving Day, is a traditional North American Holiday, which is a form of harvest festival. In an attempt to generate more attention for the rivalry in sports other than football, in 2004 the two schools started the Lone Star Showdown,^[57] a trial two-year program. The State Farm Lone Star Showdown is the official moniker (trademarked in 1996 for all varsity men's and women's athletics competitions between Texas A&M University Essentially, each time the two schools meet in a sport, the winner of the matchup gets a point. At the end of the year, the school with the most points wins the series and receives a trophy.

Aspects of the rivalry include:

• Each school mentions the other in their fight song (Texas with "and it's goodbye to A&M" in Texas Fight,^[58] and the Aggies singing about Texas for essentially the entire second verse of the Aggie War Hymn^[59])
• The football series between the two universities is the third longest running rivalry in all of college football. " Texas Fight " is the official Fight song of the University of Texas at Austin and was written by Colonel Walter S ^[60] Since 1900, the last regular season football game is usually reserved for their matchup. ^[61]
• Each school has elaborate pre-game preparations for the annual football clash, including the Aggie Bonfire^[62] and the Hex Rally^[63]
• Texas has a unique lighting scheme for the UT Tower after wins over Texas A&M. Aggie Bonfire was a long-standing tradition at Texas A&M University as part of the College rivalry with the University of Texas at Austin. Hex Rally (sometimes Texas Hex) is a Pep rally at The University of Texas at Austin that occurs in the week prior to the annual football game ^[64]
• In the past, mischief has preceded the annual game, such as "kidnapping" each other's mascots. ^[65][66]

University of Oklahoma

Texas has a long-standing, bitter rivalry with the University of Oklahoma. University of Oklahoma, abbreviated OU, is a Coeducational public Research university located in the U The football game between the University of Texas and Oklahoma is commonly known as the "Red River Shootout" and is held annually in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl. Atmosphere There are three Red River Shootout trophies exchanged based on the outcome of the game The Cotton Bowl is a Stadium which opened in 1932 and became known as "The House that Doak Built" due to the immense crowds that former SMU running back Doak Walker This name has come to refer to the two schools' contests in other major team sports as well. Since 2005, the football game has received sponsorship dollars in return for being referred to as the "SBC Red River Rivalry"^[67] (changed to AT&T Red River Rivalry in 2006 when SBC changed its corporate name to AT&T), a move which has been criticized both for its commercialism^[68] and its political correctness. Commercialism, in its original meaning is the practices methods aims and spirit of Commerce or Business. Political correctness (adjectivally politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term applied to Language, ideas policies or behavior ^[69]

In recent years, this rivalry has taken on added significance, since both football programs have been highly ranked and compete in the same division of the Big 12 conference. In 2005, the Dallas Morning News did an opinion poll of the 119 Division 1A football coaches as to the nations top rivalry game in college football. The Dallas Morning News is the major daily Newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas ( USA) area with a circulation of around a half-million A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes The Texas/OU game was ranked third. ^[70]

Others

Many other schools consider UT among their biggest rivals. This list includes several other colleges in Texas, but especially Baylor^[71] (located just up Interstate 35 from UT), Texas Tech,^[72] and Houston. Baylor University is a private, Baptist -affiliated Research University located in Waco Texas. Interstate 35 (I-35 is a north–south Interstate highway in the central United States. Texas Tech University is a public, coeducational research university in Lubbock Texas. The University of Houston (often referred to as " U of H," " UH," or " Houston " is a public doctoral/research ^[73] Texas is also the biggest rival of the University of Arkansas^[74] which may be attributed to their long tenure as the two eponymous state schools of the former Southwest Conference, or to the 1969 game between the two, which decided the national championship in favor of the Longhorns. The University of Arkansas, often shortened to U of A or just UA, is a public Co-educational Land-grant university This page is about the now defunct Southwest Conference (SWC For the unrelated and currently still active conference abbreviated as the SWAC see Southwestern Athletic Conference ^[75][76]

Facilities

Major sporting facilities and their main use include:

• Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium — football
• Frank Erwin Special Events Center — basketball
• Disch-Falk Field — baseball
• Mike A. Myers Stadium — soccer; track and field
• Red and Charline McCombs Field — softball
• Gregory Gymnasium — volleyball
• Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center — swimming and diving
• Penick-Allison Tennis Center — tennis
• Texas Rowing Center — rowing

In addition, The University of Texas has numerous practice, training, and intramural facilities. Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (formerly just Memorial Stadium and Texas Memorial Stadium) located in Austin Texas, is home to the University The Frank C Erwin Jr Special Events Center — usually just The Erwin Center in common usage — is a multi-purpose Arena on the Campus of UFCU Disch-Falk Field is the Baseball field of the University of Texas at Austin. Mike A Myers Stadium is the home of The University of Texas Longhorn track and field and soccer teams and also home to the USATF The Red and Charline McCombs Field is the current home of the University of Texas Longhorn Women's Softball team Gregory Gymnasium is the 4400-seat current home of the University of Texas Longhorn Women's Volleyball team and former home of the Longhorn Basketball The Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center is an Aquatics facility at the University of Texas at Austin.

Traditions

The University of Texas is a tradition-rich school, and many of those traditions are associated with athletics events, especially football. Some UT traditions include:

• Bevo - the school mascot, a live Texas longhorn steer present for football games and other special events
• Big Bertha - At one time, this was the world's largest drum
• "The Eyes of Texas" - the school song, traditionally led by the Orange Jackets on the football field
• Hook 'em Horns - the school hand signal, was introduced at a pep rally in 1955. Bevo is the name of the mascot of the sports teams at the University of Texas at Austin, a Texas longhorn steer with burnt orange coloring Big Bertha is a Bass drum used by the Longhorn Band of The University of Texas at Austin. For the long-running Texas travel program of the same name see The Eyes of Texas (TV Series. Hook 'em Horns is the slogan and hand signal of The University of Texas at Austin. A gesture is a form of Non-verbal communication made with a part of the body used instead of or in combination with verbal communication. ^[77] Sports Illustrated featured the Hook 'em Horns symbol in front of a Texas pennant on the cover of their 10 September 1973 issue (pictured). Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ^[78]
• "Texas Fight" - the school fight song
• Texas - Fight! cheer - one side of the stadium yells "Texas!" and then the other side yells "Fight" - this is usually repeated several times
• Script Texas - half-time routine by the Longhorn Band
• Smokey the Cannon - fired in celebration on game day at the moment of kickoff and after UT scores
• The University of Texas Longhorn Band, nicknamed The Showband of the Southwest
• The World's Largest Texas Flag is unfurled before football games and at pep rallies. " Texas Fight " is the official Fight song of the University of Texas at Austin and was written by Colonel Walter S Smokey the Cannon is an Artillery piece used as part of the pageantry of College football games of The University of Texas Longhorns. The University of Texas Longhorn Band, also known as the Showband of the Southwest or LHB, is the Marching band of The University of Texas at Austin The World's Largest Texas Flag is a Texas flag used by the Alpha Rho chapter of Alpha Phi Omega (ΑΦΩ or APO at the University of Texas at Austin in
• Lighting the UT Tower (also known as the Main Building) in different colors for various types of sporting victories
• Read the rest - Students from primarily Texas A&M University usually taunt Texas students by threatening to "saw off" the horns of Bevo, citing the Bible verse Psalms 75:10, "I shall cut off the horns of the wicked. Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station " As it turns out, that's not the entire verse, and as a response, Texas students tell Aggies to "read the rest. " The rest of the verse is "but the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up. " This appears on shirts, usually with "Hook 'Em" written underneath. Their other primary rivals, the Oklahoma Sooners, generally prefer to show their disdain by inverting the "Hook 'Em" hand sign or Longhorn logo. The University of Oklahoma features 17 varsity sports teams Both men's and women's teams are called the Sooners, a nickname given to individuals who participated in the

Merchandise

For the two fiscal years 2005–2007, Texas was listed as the number one Collegiate Licensing Company client in regards to the amount of annual trademark royalties received from the sales of its fan merchandise. The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC is an American Collegiate trademark licensing and marketing company Royalties (sometimes running royalties) are usage-based payments made by one party (the "licensee" to another (the "licensor" for ongoing use of an ^[2] Schools that are not members of Collegiate Licensing Company however are not ranked in the listing. ^[79] Money from merchandising sales goes to the university, as opposed to being earmarked specifically for athletics programs. ^[2]

References

External links

• Texas Longhorn Athletics

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