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UT Permian Basin Falcons | |
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University | University of Texas Permian Basin |
Conference | LSC (primary) RMAC (swimming) |
NCAA | Division II |
Athletic director | Todd Dooley |
Location | Odessa, Texas |
First season | 1995 |
Varsity teams | 15 (7 men's, 8 women's) |
Football stadium | Astound Broadband Stadium |
Basketball arena | Falcon Dome |
Baseball stadium | Roden Field |
Soccer stadium | UTPB Soccer Field |
Nickname | Falcons |
Colors | Falcon orange and black[1] |
Website | utpbfalcons |
The UT Permian Basin Falcons (also UTPB Falcons) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Texas Permian Basin, located in Odessa, Texas, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in Lone Star Conference for most of their varsity sports since the 2016–17 academic year.[2][3] A UTPB Falcons football team was added for the 2016 NCAA Division II football season to bring the total number of varsity teams to 16.[4] UTPB previously competed in the D-II Heartland Conference from 2006–07 to 2015–16; in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1998–99 to 2005–06; and as an NAIA Independent from 1995–96 to 1997–98.