Texas Longhorns

This article is about the athletics programs of the University of Texas at Austin. For the cattle breed, see Texas Longhorn. For other uses of Longhorn, see Longhorn (disambiguation).

Texas Longhorns
Logo
UniversityUniversity of Texas at Austin
ConferenceSEC
NCAADivision I (FBS)
Athletic directorChris Del Conte
LocationAustin, Texas
Varsity teams21
Football stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Basketball arenaMoody Center
Baseball stadiumDisch-Falk Field
Softball stadiumRed and Charline McCombs Field
Soccer stadiumMike A. Myers Stadium
Volleyball arenaGregory Gymnasium
Other venues
MascotBevo and Hook 'em
NicknameLonghorns
Fight songTexas Fight
ColorsBurnt orange and white[1]
   
Websitewww.texassports.com
SEC logo in Texas colors

The Texas Longhorns are the athletic teams representing the University of Texas at Austin. The teams are sometimes referred to as the Horns and take their name from Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas, and are now the official "large animal" of the state of Texas.[2] Generally, both the men's and women's teams are referred to as the Longhorns, and the mascot is a Texas Longhorn steer named Bevo. The Longhorns have consistently been ranked as the biggest brand in collegiate athletics, in both department size and breadth of appeal.

The Longhorn nickname had begun appearing in Texas newspapers by 1900.[3]

The University of Texas at Austin is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. It offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs, and was selected as "America's Best Sports College" in a 2002 analysis by Sports Illustrated. Texas was also listed as the number one Collegiate Licensing Company client from 2005 to 2013 in regards to the amount of annual trademark royalties received from the sales of its fan merchandise.[4]

Until Athletic Director Chris Del Conte altered the organizational structure of the athletic department in 2017,[5] Texas was the only remaining NCAA Division I school to operate separate men's and women's athletic departments, after the other remaining holdout, the University of Tennessee,[6] merged its men's and women's athletic departments at the end of the 2011–12 academic year.[7]

  1. ^ "Colors | Brand | The University of Texas". Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Texas State Symbols". Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Barry Popik's archives Longhorn (University of Texas nickname) Accessed September 9, 2006.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference CLC 2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "As Chris Del Conte takes over, how will Texas women's athletics be impacted?". Austin American-Statesman.
  6. ^ "Arkansas to merge men's, women's athletic programs". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2007. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  7. ^ Low, Chris (June 9, 2011). "Joan Cronan named Vols' interim AD". ESPN. Retrieved June 10, 2011.