Texas Longhorn Athletics
| Texas Longhorns | |
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| University | The University of Texas at Austin |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| NCAA | Division I/FBS |
| Athletic director | Mike Perrin (men's) Christine Plonsky (women's) |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Football stadium | Darrell K. Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Frank Erwin Center |
| Baseball stadium | Disch-Falk Field |
| Other arenas |
Gregory Gymnasium (volleyball) Mike A. Myers Stadium (soccer) Red and Charline McCombs Field (softball) |
| Mascot | Bevo and Hook 'em |
| 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 (or variously as Longhorns or 'Horns), 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 U.S. state of Texas. The University of Texas at Austin 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, and the mascot is a Texas Longhorn steer named Bevo.
The Longhorn nickname appeared in Texas newspapers by 1900.
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 2005–2013 in regards to the amount of annual trademark royalties received from the sales of its fan merchandise.
Texas is 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, merged its men's and women's athletic departments at the end of the 2011–12 academic year.
A charter member of the Southwest Conference until its dissolution in 1996, the Texas Longhorns now compete in the Big 12 Conference, as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The school's colors are officially Orange (Pantone 159) and White, with Burnt Orange — also known as Texas Orange – being the specific shade of orange used.The University of Texas Longhorn Band performs the alma mater ("The Eyes of Texas") as well as the university fight song ("Texas Fight") at various sporting events.
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