New Orleans Privateers
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| University | University of New Orleans |
| Conference | Southland Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Derek Morel |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, US |
| Varsity teams | 14 |
| Football stadium | Tad Gormley Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Lakefront Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Maestri Field at Privateer Park |
| Mascot | Bluebeard the Pirate |
| Nickname | Privateers |
| Fight song | "Let's Hear It For UNO" |
| Colors | Royal Blue, Silver, and Navy |
| Website | www |
The New Orleans Privateers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of New Orleans (also known locally as UNO), located in the Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The Privateers compete in NCAA intercollegiate athletics as a member of the Southland Conference at the Division I level.
The mascot is "Lafitte the Instigator," an anthropomorphized alligator dressed as a pirate.
UNO's athletic teams participated in NCAA Division II from 1969 to 1975 before moving to Division I and becoming a charter member of the Sun Belt Conference. In December 2009, the LSU Board approved a proposal from UNO to move its athletic program from Division I to Division III following a drop in enrollment and associated budget cuts following Hurricane Katrina. The school submitted an application in May 2010 and in June 2010, received initial approval from the NCAA Division III Membership Committee to move forward with its transition. The school originally announced that it intended to add football, along with women's golf and women's soccer as part of the transition to NCAA Division III.
UNO left the Sun Belt on June 30, 2010 and competed as an NCAA Division I Independent in all sports during the 2010-11 academic year as part of the transition from Division I. Following the findings of the financial analysis and institutional research, the LSU Board of Supervisors meetings approved the move down from Division I to Division II instead of Division III. UNO was placed on the NCAA Division II Membership Committee spring agenda, to compete in Division II sports. The Privateers added women's golf, men's cross country and women's cross country to reach Division II’s minimum requirement of 10 sports. UNO was to begin playing at the Division II level and competing as an independent team during the provisional 2011-12 academic year before becoming a full member of Division II and member of the Gulf South Conference in 2012-13.
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