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'''Texas Longhorns''' athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of [[University of Texas at Austin|The University of Texas at Austin]]. These teams are referred to as the '''Texas Longhorns''', taking their name from the [[Texas longhorn (cattle)|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 University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as simply The University of |
'''Texas Longhorns''' athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of [[University of Texas at Austin|The University of Texas at Austin]]. These teams are referred to as the '''Texas Longhorns''', taking their name from the [[Texas longhorn (cattle)|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 University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as simply The University of Texas, or the abbreviation UT) is the flagship institution of [[University of Texas System|The University of Texas System]]. 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. |
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The '''Longhorn''' nickname appeared in Texas newspapers by 1900.<ref>[http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/entry/longhorn_university_of_texas_nickname/ Barry Popik's archives] ''Longhorn (University of Texas nickname)'' Accessed September 9, 2006.</ref> |
The '''Longhorn''' nickname appeared in Texas newspapers by 1900.<ref>[http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/texas/entry/longhorn_university_of_texas_nickname/ Barry Popik's archives] ''Longhorn (University of Texas nickname)'' Accessed September 9, 2006.</ref> |
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The University of Texas offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs. Due to the breadth of sports offered and the quality of the programs, |
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, the university was selected as "America's Best Sports College" in a 2002 analysis performed by [[Sports Illustrated]]. |
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==Varsity sports== |
==Varsity sports== |
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[[Image:UT_Tower_83400355_68b7a5eeb9_o.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The UT Tower lit in a special configuration in honor of a National Championship team]] |
[[Image:UT_Tower_83400355_68b7a5eeb9_o.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The UT Tower lit in a special configuration in honor of a National Championship team]] |
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A charter member of the [[Southwest Conference]] until its dissolution in 1996, Texas now |
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]]. The school's colors are officially [[Orange (colour)|Orange]] and [[White]], with [[orange (colour)#Burnt orange|Burnt Orange]] — also known as Texas Orange — being the specific shade of orange used.<ref>[http://www.utsystem.edu/borminutes/1970-1999/7-70meeting681.pdf Board of Regents Meeting Minutes, p.43-44 - July 31, 1970] ''The University of Texas System.'' Accessed February 27, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://fpdi.setasign.de/examples/fpditest.php?f=19 The University of Texas Style Guidelines] - signed by UT president [[Larry Faulkner]]. Accessed February 27, 2006.</ref> [[The University of Texas Longhorn Band]] performs the alma matter - "[[The Eyes of Texas]]"<ref>Berry, Margaret C. {{Handbook of Texas|id=EE/xee1|name=The University of Texas at Austin}}. Accessed December 1, 2005.</ref>, as well as the university fight song - "[[Texas Fight]]" at various sporting events. |
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Over the years, |
Over the years, the Longhorns have won 47 total national championships<ref> [http://www.texassports.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=101 Texas Longhorns Championships History: National Champions] ''TexasSports.com''. [[March 20]], [[2007]]</ref>, 39 of which are NCAA national championships.<ref> [http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/champs_listing1.html Schools with the Most National Championships] ''NCAA.org''. [[Fall]] [[2006]]</ref> The University of Texas at Austin currently fields a varsity team in eight men's sports and 10 women's sports.<ref>http://www.texassports.com/</ref> They are: |
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[[Image:Memorial Stadium Pregame.JPG|right|275px|thumb|[[Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium]] with a view of the [[Godzillatron]]]] |
[[Image:Memorial Stadium Pregame.JPG|right|275px|thumb|[[Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium]] with a view of the [[Godzillatron]]]] |
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[[The University of Texas]] has traditionally been considered a [[college football]] powerhouse, having earned four National Championships, including one to conclude the 2005-2006 season. From 1936 to 2006, Longhorn football teams have finished their seasons ranked in the top ten of at least one of the two major polls 25 times, or more than one-third of the time, according to the [[Associated Press]]. The Longhorn football program experienced its greatest sustained success under the guidance of legendary head coach [[Darrell Royal]], who led |
[[The University of Texas]] has traditionally been considered a [[college football]] powerhouse, having earned four National Championships, including one to conclude the 2005-2006 season. From 1936 to 2006, Longhorn football teams have finished their seasons ranked in the top ten of at least one of the two major polls 25 times, or more than one-third of the time, according to the [[Associated Press]]. The Longhorn football program experienced its greatest sustained success under the guidance of legendary head coach [[Darrell Royal]], who led the Longhorns to three National Championships (in 1963, 1969, and 1970) during his twenty-year career with the Longhorns (1957-1976). The 1969 Longhorn football team was the last Division I team to win a national championship without an integrated roster. |
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Two Texas Longhorn running backs have won college football's most prestigious individual award, the [[Heisman Trophy]]: [[Earl Campbell]] (1977) and [[Ricky Williams]] (1998). Other former Longhorn greats include: [[Hub Bechtol]], [[Bobby Layne]], [[Tom Landry]], [[Bud McFadin]], [[James Saxton]], [[Johnny Treadwell]], [[Scott Appleton]], [[Tommy Nobis]], [[Jerry Sisemore]], [[Roosevelt Leaks]], [[Bill Wyman]], [[Brad Shearer]], [[Russell Erxleben]], [[Johnnie Johnson]], [[Steve McMichael]], [[Kenneth Sims]], [[Tony Degrate]], [[Doug English]], [[Jerry Gray]], [[Eric Metcalf]], [[Tony Brackens]], [[Priest Holmes]], [[Dan Neil]], [[Casey Hampton]], [[Quentin Jammer]], [[Nathan Vasher]], [[Roy Williams (wide receiver)|Roy Williams]], [[Derrick Johnson]], [[Cedric Benson]], [[Michael Huff]], [[Justin Blalock]], and [[Vince Young]]. Eleven Longhorns have been inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]<ref>http://www.collegefootball.org/halloffamers.php</ref>, while four are enshrined in the [[NFL Hall of Fame]].<ref>http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/colleges.html</ref> |
Two Texas Longhorn running backs have won college football's most prestigious individual award, the [[Heisman Trophy]]: [[Earl Campbell]] (1977) and [[Ricky Williams]] (1998). Other former Longhorn greats include: [[Hub Bechtol]], [[Bobby Layne]], [[Tom Landry]], [[Bud McFadin]], [[James Saxton]], [[Johnny Treadwell]], [[Scott Appleton]], [[Tommy Nobis]], [[Jerry Sisemore]], [[Roosevelt Leaks]], [[Bill Wyman]], [[Brad Shearer]], [[Russell Erxleben]], [[Johnnie Johnson]], [[Steve McMichael]], [[Kenneth Sims]], [[Tony Degrate]], [[Doug English]], [[Jerry Gray]], [[Eric Metcalf]], [[Tony Brackens]], [[Priest Holmes]], [[Dan Neil]], [[Casey Hampton]], [[Quentin Jammer]], [[Nathan Vasher]], [[Roy Williams (wide receiver)|Roy Williams]], [[Derrick Johnson]], [[Cedric Benson]], [[Michael Huff]], [[Justin Blalock]], and [[Vince Young]]. Eleven Longhorns have been inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]]<ref>http://www.collegefootball.org/halloffamers.php</ref>, while four are enshrined in the [[NFL Hall of Fame]].<ref>http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/colleges.html</ref> |
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The Longhorns rank 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 2006 season, the Longhorns' all-time record is 810-312-33 (.716). Only [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] and the [[University of Michigan]] have won more games and a greater percentage of games played than Texas,<ref>[http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/misc/div_ia_wins.php Division I-A All-Time Wins]. College Football Database.</ref> 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 (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the program was somewhat less successful, but Texas has since returned to prominence in college football, finishing in the top six of the AP and coaches' polls in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005. |
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The Longhorn team plays home games in [[Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium]] which has a [[seating capacity]] of 85,123.<ref name="DKR attendance">{{cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=37&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=29&change_well_id=2 | title=Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium | publisher=MackBrownTexasFootball | accessdate=2006-09-22}}</ref> Renovations began on the stadium [[November 14]], [[2005]], two days following UT's last home football game of the 2005 season. The improvements scheduled were completed before the 2006-2007 football season, and included additional seating<ref>Young, Meghan [http://www.dailytexanonline.com/news/2005/11/10/TopStories/Regents.Approve.Stadium.Upgrades-1052740.shtml Regents approve stadium upgrades] [[November 10]], [[2005]] ''The Daily Texan''.</ref> and the nation's first high definition video display in a collegiate facility nicknamed "[[Godzillatron]]."<ref>[http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=40&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=2078&change_well_id=2 Longhorns choose Daktronics for HD video display]</ref> With the new bleacher seating section added behind the south endzone, the stadium's stated capacity for the 2006 season was 85,123.<ref name="MBTF-DKR">{{cite web | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=37&url_subchannel_id=&url_article_id=29&change_well_id=2 | title=Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium|accessdate=2006-09-07 }}</ref> This has already been surpassed, with 89,422 viewing the Ohio State game on [[9 September]] [[2006]].<ref name="Ohio_State_Box">{{cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/06/ut2.htm | title=Ohio State vs Texas | publisher=MackBrownTexasFootball | accessdate-2006-09-17}}New attendance record for the state of Texas</ref> That attendance figure is the largest crowd ever to watch a football game in the state of Texas.<ref name="Ohio_State_Box">{{cite news | url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/000_stats/06/ut2.htm | title=Ohio State vs Texas | publisher=MackBrownTexasFootball | accessdate-2006-09-17}}New attendance record for the state of Texas</ref> |
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Under the current bowl system, the Longhorns played their first [[Bowl Championship Series]] game in 2005 at the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] against the [[Michigan Wolverines|Wolverines]] of the [[University of Michigan]]. The game was the first meeting between the two storied teams and the Longhorns' first trip to the Rose Bowl Game. 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 placekicker [[Dusty Mangum]] as time expired. Three ex-Longhorns from the 2005 Rose Bowl team — [[Cedric Benson]], [[Derrick Johnson]], and [[Bo Scaife]] — were selected in the [[2005 NFL Draft]]. |
Under the current bowl system, the Longhorns played their first [[Bowl Championship Series]] game in 2005 at the [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] against the [[Michigan Wolverines|Wolverines]] of the [[University of Michigan]]. The game was the first meeting between the two storied teams and the Longhorns' first trip to the Rose Bowl Game. 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 placekicker [[Dusty Mangum]] as time expired. Three ex-Longhorns from the 2005 Rose Bowl team — [[Cedric Benson]], [[Derrick Johnson]], and [[Bo Scaife]] — were selected in the [[2005 NFL Draft]]. |
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The Longhorns are currently coached by [[Mack Brown]], whose win-loss record at |
The Longhorns are currently coached by [[Mack Brown]], whose win-loss record at the university stands at 93-22 as of the end of the 2006 season. |
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====All-Time Longhorn All-Americans==== |
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The men's [[basketball]] team has achieved national prominence under head coach [[Rick Barnes]] in recent years. Barnes has guided Texas to a school-record nine consecutive [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament]] appearances and a school-best eight consecutive 20-win seasons as of March 11, 2007. |
The men's [[basketball]] team has achieved national prominence under head coach [[Rick Barnes]] in recent years. Barnes has guided Texas to a school-record nine consecutive [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament]] appearances and a school-best eight consecutive 20-win seasons as of March 11, 2007. |
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Hired as the 23rd men's basketball coach in Texas history on April 12, 1998, [[Rick Barnes]] left [[Clemson University]] to take over a |
Hired as the 23rd 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."<ref>"Rick Barnes Leaves Clemson for Texas", [http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041498aaa.html#00 Associated Press]</ref> Former head coach [[Tom Penders]] had resigned after a scandal involving his unlawful release of player [[Luke Axtell]]'s grades to the media. 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."<ref>"Rick Barnes Leaves Clemson for Texas", [http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041498aaa.html#00 Associated Press]</ref><ref>"George Washington; Penders Hired," [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E1D71F3DF93AA25755C0A96E958260 New York Times]</ref> |
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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. 7 seed in the [[1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]]. |
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. 7 seed in the [[1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]]. |
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In 2002, |
In 2002, the Longhorns advanced to the NCAA [[2002 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|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 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 Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament]] [[2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|Final Four]] round for the first time in 56 years, and for the third time in school history. Along the way, Texas earned its highest ranking in both the [[Associated Press]] and the ESPN/USA Today polls in school history (No. 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 College Player of the Year|Naismith]] and [[John R. Wooden Award|Wooden]] Awards as college basketball's Player of the Year in 2003. |
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Despite the early departure of Ford to the NBA as the eighth overall pick ([[Milwaukee Bucks]]), |
Despite the early departure of Ford to the NBA as the eighth overall pick ([[Milwaukee Bucks]]), the Longhorns compiled a 25-8 overall record in 2004 and advanced to the [[2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|Sweet Sixteen]] round for a school-record third consecutive year. 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. 2 seed in the [[2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]], and advanced to the [[March Madness|Elite Eight]] (Texas fell to [[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU]] in overtime), marking the fourth time in five years that the university had advanced to at least the NCAA [[March Madness|Sweet Sixteen]]. 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. |
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The 2005-06 season also marked the 100th anniversary of basketball at UT. Special logos were placed on the uniforms to commemorate this anniversary. |
The 2005-06 season also marked the 100th anniversary of basketball at UT. Special logos were placed on the uniforms to commemorate this anniversary. |
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===Men's Golf=== |
===Men's Golf=== |
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Texas has a strong golf tradition, winning [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|National Titles]] in 1971 and 1972 and finishing runner-up four other times. Individual National Champions were Ed White (1935), [[Ben Crenshaw]] (1971, 1972, and 1973), [[Tom Kite]] (1972), and [[Justin Leonard]] (1994). Several former Longhorn players have gone on to success on the PGA Tour including: Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, [[Phil Blackmar]], [[Mark Brooks (golfer)|Mark Brooks]], [[Bob Estes]], and Justin Leonard. Legendary golf instructor [[Harvey Penick]] was a long-time |
The University of Texas has a strong golf tradition, winning [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|National Titles]] in 1971 and 1972 and finishing runner-up four other times. Individual National Champions were Ed White (1935), [[Ben Crenshaw]] (1971, 1972, and 1973), [[Tom Kite]] (1972), and [[Justin Leonard]] (1994). Several former Longhorn players have gone on to success on the PGA Tour including: Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, [[Phil Blackmar]], [[Mark Brooks (golfer)|Mark Brooks]], [[Bob Estes]], and Justin Leonard. Legendary golf instructor [[Harvey Penick]] was a long-time Longhorn coach. The team is currently coached by John Fields and Steve Keasler. |
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[http://www.texassports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=19&change_well_id=1] |
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===Track & Field / Cross Country=== |
===Track & Field / Cross Country=== |
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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 [[United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 U.S. Olympic team]], and [[Clyde Littlefield]] ( |
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 Longhorns men's program have included [[Stan Huntsman]] (Texas coach, 1986-95), who was also the coach of the [[United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 U.S. Olympic team]], and [[Clyde Littlefield]] (Longhorn coach, 1920-60), the 1925 cofounder of the annual [[Texas Relays]]. |
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The Texas women placed sixth in the 2007 NCAA championships. The |
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: [[NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship|Indoor Championships]] in 1998, 1999, and 2006, and [[NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship|Outdoor Championships]] in 1998, 1999, and 2005. Other notable coaches have included [[Terry Crawford]], whose teams won [[NCAA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship|Indoor Championships]] in 1986, 1988, and 1990, and [[NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship|Outdoor Championships]] in 1982 and 1986. Crawford's athletes also won the 1986 [[NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship|Women's Cross Country Championship]]. |
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The Longhorn track & 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). 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). |
The Longhorn track & 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). 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). |
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===Volleyball=== |
===Volleyball=== |
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The Longhorns have finished among the top 25 in the nation 19 out of the last 23 years, with a national championship in 1981, as well as runner up finishes in 1988 and 1995. It also sent Demetria Sance to the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. The team is currently coached by [[Jerritt Elliott]] and plays home games in [[Gregory Gymnasium]]. |
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===Swimming and diving=== |
===Swimming and diving=== |
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In addition, the Longhorns have 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). The 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. |
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==Longhorns at the Olympics== |
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Note: Texas began [[NCAA]] and [[Southwest Conference]] competition in women's sports for the 1982-83 season |
Note: The University of Texas began [[NCAA]] and [[Southwest Conference]] competition in women's sports for the 1982-83 season |
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==Rivalries== |
==Rivalries== |
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The university's biggest in-state rival is [[Texas A&M University]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/texas/ | title=What is Texas' biggest sports rivalry? | work=SportsIllustrated.com | accessdate=2006-07-11}}</ref><ref name="dominance}>{{cite news | title=Longhorns focus on rivalry with Aggies | url=http://scoreboards.aol.com/football/ncaaf/team/txam/9696/team_news.aspx | publisher=AOL Sports | author=Associated Press | date=2005|accessdate=2006-07-11}}</ref> although UT considers the [[Oklahoma Sooners]] to also be important rivals in football, especially in recent years due to the prominence of both programs.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.google.com/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official | title=A Red River rivalry - UT's attention has shifted from Texas A&M to Oklahoma | publisher=The Daily Texan | date=2004-10-04 | accessdate=2006-07-11}}</ref> Other teams have also been considered to be rivals of |
The university's biggest in-state rival is [[Texas A&M University]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/texas/ | title=What is Texas' biggest sports rivalry? | work=SportsIllustrated.com | accessdate=2006-07-11}}</ref><ref name="dominance}>{{cite news | title=Longhorns focus on rivalry with Aggies | url=http://scoreboards.aol.com/football/ncaaf/team/txam/9696/team_news.aspx | publisher=AOL Sports | author=Associated Press | date=2005|accessdate=2006-07-11}}</ref> although UT considers the [[Oklahoma Sooners]] to also be important rivals in football, especially in recent years due to the prominence of both programs.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.google.com/firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official | title=A Red River rivalry - UT's attention has shifted from Texas A&M to Oklahoma | publisher=The Daily Texan | date=2004-10-04 | accessdate=2006-07-11}}</ref> Other teams have also been considered to be rivals of the Longhorns in various sports.<ref> {{cite web | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/recap?gameId=253250251 | title=Longhorns bounce back against rival, Sam Houston | work=ESPN.com | accessdate=2006-07-11}}</ref><ref name="Omaha"> {{cite news | url=http://www.texassports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=18&url_article_id=4467&change_well_id=2 | title=Texas calls on Omaha architectural firm to build stadium worthy of program | work=TexasSports.com | date=2006-06-18 | accessdate=2006-07-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2005/03/09/Sports/Texas.Rice.Ensue.Rivalry.At.The.Disch-889558.shtml?norewrite200607111603&sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com | title=Texas, Rice, ensue rivalry at the Dish | author=Brown, Jacob | publisher=The Daily Texan | date=2005-03-09 | accessdate=2006-07-11}}</ref><ref name="No place else">{{cite news | url=http://espn.go.com/ncf/bowls01/s/holiday_uthistory.html | title='No Place Else But Texas' | publisher=ESPN | date=[[26 December]] [[2001]] | accessdate=2006-12-11}}</ref> |
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| Texas Longhorns | |
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| Logo | |
| University | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Division | Division I |
| Athletic director | DeLoss Dodds |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Football stadium | Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium |
| Arena | Frank Erwin Center |
| Mascot | Bevo |
| Nickname | Longhorns |
| Fight song | Texas Fight |
| Colors | Burnt Orange and White |
| Website | www |
Texas Longhorns athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas at Austin. These teams are referred to as the Texas Longhorns, 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 University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as simply The University of Texas, or the abbreviation UT) is the flagship institution of The University of Texas System. 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, the university was selected as "America's Best Sports College" in a 2002 analysis performed by Sports Illustrated.
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. The school's colors are officially Orange and White, with Burnt Orange — also known as Texas Orange — being the specific shade of orange used.[2][3] The University of Texas Longhorn Band performs the alma matter - "The Eyes of Texas"[4], as well as the university fight song - "Texas Fight" at various sporting events.
Over the years, the Longhorns have won 47 total national championships[5], 39 of which are NCAA national championships.[6] The University of Texas at Austin currently fields a varsity team in eight men's sports and 10 women's sports.[7] They are:
Men's Sports
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Football
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field
Women's Sports
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Golf
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Volleyball
Football
The University of Texas has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse, having earned four National Championships, including one to conclude the 2005-2006 season. From 1936 to 2006, Longhorn football teams have finished their seasons ranked in the top ten of at least one of the two major polls 25 times, or more than one-third of the time, according to the Associated Press. The Longhorn football program experienced its greatest sustained success under the guidance of legendary head coach Darrell Royal, who led the Longhorns to three National Championships (in 1963, 1969, and 1970) during his twenty-year career with the Longhorns (1957-1976). The 1969 Longhorn football team was the last Division I team to win a national championship without an integrated roster.
Two Texas Longhorn running backs have won college football's most prestigious individual award, the Heisman Trophy: Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998). Other former Longhorn greats include: Hub Bechtol, Bobby Layne, Tom Landry, Bud McFadin, James Saxton, Johnny Treadwell, Scott Appleton, Tommy Nobis, Jerry Sisemore, Roosevelt Leaks, Bill Wyman, Brad Shearer, Russell Erxleben, Johnnie Johnson, Steve McMichael, Kenneth Sims, Tony Degrate, Doug English, Jerry Gray, Eric Metcalf, Tony Brackens, Priest Holmes, Dan Neil, Casey Hampton, Quentin Jammer, Nathan Vasher, Roy Williams, Derrick Johnson, Cedric Benson, Michael Huff, Justin Blalock, and Vince Young. Eleven Longhorns have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame[8], while four are enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame.[9]
The Longhorns rank 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 2006 season, the Longhorns' all-time record is 810-312-33 (.716). Only Notre Dame and the University of Michigan have won more games and a greater percentage of games played than Texas,[10] 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. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the program was somewhat less successful, but Texas has 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 Longhorn team plays home games in Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium which has a seating capacity of 85,123.[11] Renovations began on the stadium November 14, 2005, two days following UT's last home football game of the 2005 season. The improvements scheduled were completed before the 2006-2007 football season, and included additional seating[12] and the nation's first high definition video display in a collegiate facility nicknamed "Godzillatron."[13] With the new bleacher seating section added behind the south endzone, the stadium's stated capacity for the 2006 season was 85,123.[14] This has already been surpassed, with 89,422 viewing the Ohio State game on 9 September 2006.[15] That attendance figure is the largest crowd ever to watch a football game in the state of Texas.[15]
Under the current bowl system, the Longhorns played their first Bowl Championship Series game in 2005 at the Rose Bowl against the Wolverines of the University of Michigan. The game was the first meeting between the two storied teams and the Longhorns' first trip to the Rose Bowl Game. 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 placekicker Dusty Mangum as time expired. Three ex-Longhorns from the 2005 Rose Bowl team — Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife — were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft.
The Longhorns are currently coached by Mack Brown, whose win-loss record at the university stands at 93-22 as of the end of the 2006 season.
All-Time Longhorn All-Americans
The Texas Longhorn football program has produced 120 All-America selections (93 players), with 48 of these being Consensus All-America selections (41 players) and 21 of these being Unanimous All-America selections (18 players).[16][17]
All-Time National Award Winners
Players
- ** Renamed the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award in 1981; now honors the nation’s best quarterback.
Coaches
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All-Time University of Texas Football Team
chosen by Austin American-Statesman 9/9/2005
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Defense |
COACH: Darrell Royal, 1957-76
HONORARY CAPTAIN: Louis Jordan, 1911-14. First Texas player to make the Walter Camp All-American team. He was later killed in France in World War II.
2004-05 Texas Longhorns football
The 2004 Texas Longhorn football team represented The University of Texas (UT) in the college football season of 2004-05. The team was coached by head football coach Mack Brown and led on the field by quarterback Vince Young. One of the three winningest programs in college football history,[30] the University of Texas has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse.[31][32] Since Brown arrived at Texas prior to the 1998 season, he had not managed to lead the Longhorn into a Bowl Championship Series game. However, he ended that record by coaching his team to win the 2005 Rose Bowl with a thrilling last-second victory. 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.
2005-06 Texas Longhorns football
Brown, who was often lauded for his recruiting while being criticized for failing to win championships, followed up a 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.
Texas 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. They maintained those rankings throughout the entire 2005–2006 season.
On October 24, 2005, Texas passed USC in the Bowl Championship Series rankings because a strong showing in the computer rankings, which favored the Longhorns because of the overall strength of their opponents, as well as the win the week before over previously unbeaten Texas Tech. The first place ranking was the first ever for Texas in the BCS era, and the first top ranking in any major football poll since October 8, 1984, when they were atop both the Associated Press and Coaches polls.[33] The 0.0007 percent margin separating Texas from USC was the slimmest margin between the top two teams since the inception of BCS rankings.[34]
The stay at the top was short-lived. With the October 31, 2005 BCS rankings, Texas remained first in the computer rankings, with Virginia Tech actually pulling even with USC for number 2 in the computer rankings. However, USC remained atop both human polls and was able to reclaim the top overall ranking. 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. 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.
2006-07 Texas Longhorns football
The 2006 Texas Longhorn football team represented The University of Texas in the college football season of 2006-07. The team is coached by head football coach Mack Brown, who received the 2006 Paul "Bear" Bryant Award for "Coach of the Year".[35] The Longhorns played their home games in Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, which is undergoing some renovations to improve older sections as well as to add extra seating capacity. The Texas Longhorns returned several offensive (7) and defensive (7) starters from their National Title team.
Texas 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.[36][37][38] The Longhorns lost that game, but then defeated Rice, Iowa State and Sam Houston State by a combined score of 145-24. Then they defeated number 14th ranked Oklahoma Sooners 28-10 in the Red River Shootout. The Longhorns lost their last two regular season games to Kansas State (45-42)and Texas A&M (12-7). A victory against A&M would have clinched the Big 12 Championship 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.
2007-2008 Texas Longhorns football
Basketball
The men's basketball team has achieved national prominence under head coach Rick Barnes in recent years. 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.
Hired as the 23rd 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."[39] Former head coach Tom Penders had resigned after a scandal involving his unlawful release of player Luke Axtell's grades to the media. 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."[40][41]
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. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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 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. Along the way, Texas earned its highest ranking in both the Associated Press and the ESPN/USA Today polls in school history (No. 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.
Despite the early departure of Ford to the NBA as the eighth overall pick (Milwaukee Bucks), the Longhorns compiled a 25-8 overall record in 2004 and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round for a school-record third consecutive year. 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. 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 the university had advanced to at least the NCAA Sweet Sixteen. 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 6th 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.
Baseball
The Texas Longhorns are the winningest team in college baseball history, both in terms of total wins and in terms of win percentage. Texas holds the records for most appearances in the College World Series (32) and most individual CWS games won. 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).
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.
Since 1997, the Longhorns have been led by head coach Augie Garrido, the winningest coach in NCAA baseball history. The team plays its home games at Disch-Falk Field.
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. Individual National Champions were Ed White (1935), Ben Crenshaw (1971, 1972, and 1973), Tom Kite (1972), and Justin Leonard (1994). 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. Legendary golf instructor Harvey Penick was a long-time Longhorn coach. The team is currently coached by John Fields and Steve Keasler. [2]
Track & 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 Longhorns 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 (Longhorn coach, 1920-60), the 1925 cofounder of the annual Texas Relays.
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. Other notable coaches have included Terry Crawford, whose teams won Indoor Championships in 1986, 1988, and 1990, and Outdoor Championships in 1982 and 1986. Crawford's athletes also won the 1986 Women's Cross Country Championship.
The Longhorn track & 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). 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).
Volleyball
The Longhorns have finished among the top 25 in the nation 19 out of the last 23 years, with a national championship in 1981, as well as runner up finishes in 1988 and 1995. It also sent Demetria Sance to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The team is currently coached by Jerritt Elliott and plays home games in Gregory Gymnasium.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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| 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 |
Swimming and diving
In addition, the Longhorns have 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). The 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.
Longhorns at the Olympics
Several Longhorn athletes have had success at the Olympics over the years. The table at right shows Longhorn medals won in the Summer Olympics.
Championship History
National championships[42] (47)
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Rivalries
The university's biggest in-state rival is Texas A&M University,[44][45] although UT considers the Oklahoma Sooners to also be important rivals in football, especially in recent years due to the prominence of both programs.[46] Other teams have also been considered to be rivals of the Longhorns in various sports.[47][48][49][50]
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.[51] The annual football game with Texas A&M takes place the day after Thanksgiving each year. 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,[52] a trial two-year program. 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,[53] and the Aggies singing about Texas for essentially the entire second verse of the Aggie War Hymn[54])
- The football series between the two universities is the third longest running rivalry in all of college football.[55] Since 1900, the last regular season football game is usually reserved for their matchup.[56]
- Each school has elaborate pre-game preparations for the annual football clash, including the Aggie Bonfire[57] and the Hex Rally[58]
- Texas has a unique lighting scheme for the UT Tower after wins over Texas A&M.[59]
- In the past, mischief has preceded the annual game, such as "kidnapping" each other's mascots.[60][61]
University of Oklahoma
Texas has a long-standing, bitter rivalry with the University of Oklahoma. 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. 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"[62] (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[63] and its political correctness.[64]
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 OU/Texas game was ranked third.[65]
Others
Many other schools consider UT among their biggest rivals. This list includes most other colleges in Texas, but especially Baylor[66] (located just up Interstate 35 from UT), Texas Tech,[67] and Houston.[68] Texas is also the biggest rival of the University of Arkansas[69] 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.[70][71]
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 and track & 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.
Traditions
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 - 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.[72] Within a few years, the symbol was widely known to football fans across the state and country. Sports Illustrated featured the Hook 'em Horns symbol in front of a Texas pennant on the cover of their 10 September 1973 issue (pictured).[73]
- "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.
- Lighting the UT Tower (also known as the Main Building) in different colors for various types of sporting victories
- Read the rest - Students from Texas A&M University and the University of Oklahoma 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." As it turns out, that's not the entire verse, and as a response, Texas students tell Aggies and Sooners 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.
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