Texas Longhorns Fun Facts
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 (or variously as Longhorns, Horns, 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 University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as simply The University of Texas) 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 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. Texas was also listed as the number one Collegiate Licensing Company client from 20052007 in regards to the amount of annual trademark royalties received from the sales of its fan merchandise.
In 2002 Sports Illustrated honored the Texas Longhorns by naming them the best athletic program in the country.
Texas is one of only two remaining NCAA Division I schools to operate separate men's and women's athletic departments, with the other being the University of Tennessee.
Longhorn Football Program
Two Texas Longhorn running backs have won college football's most prestigious individual award, the Heisman Trophy: Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998). Eleven Longhorns have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, while four are enshrined in the NFL Hall of Fame. (Earl Cambell, Tom Landry, Bobby Layne, Tex Schramm)
Texas ranks as the second most winning program in college football history, in terms of total wins, having passed Notre Dame with win 831 on November 27, 2008. As of the end of the 2007 season, the Longhorns' all-time record is 820-315-33 (.716). Only the University of Michigan have won more games and a greater percentage of games played than Texas, 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 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 Longhorns are currently coached by Mack Brown, who came to Texas after being head coach at North Carolina.
At the end of the 2008 season, coach Mack Brown was the recepient of the Bobby Dodd award.
The Bobby Dodd coach of the year award, named after the man who coached the Yellow Jackets from 1945-66, goes to the coach who excels both on and off the field. On the award is the inscription: In recognition of a higher and more noble aspect of college coaching. A style that emphasizes something more than winning a game.
a belief that football should be kept in perspective with college life in general.
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