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Texas Longhorns football
Intercollegiate team representing The University of Texas at Austin in American football / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate team representing the University of Texas at Austin (variously Texas or UT) in the sport of American football. The Longhorns compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Their home games are played at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.
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First season | 1893; 131 years ago | ||
Athletic director | Chris Del Conte | ||
Head coach | Steve Sarkisian 4th season, 25–14 (.641) | ||
Stadium | Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (capacity: 100,119[1]) | ||
Field | Campbell-Williams Field | ||
Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
Location | Austin, Texas | ||
NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
Conference | Southeastern Conference | ||
Past conferences | SIAA (1896–1904) TIAA (1913–1914) SWC (1915–1995) Big 12 (1996–2023) | ||
All-time record | 948–392–33 (.702) | ||
Bowl record | 31–25–2 (.552) | ||
Playoff appearances | 1 (2023) | ||
Playoff record | 0–1 | ||
Claimed national titles | 4 (1963, 1969, 1970, 2005) | ||
Unclaimed national titles | 5 (1914, 1941, 1968, 1977, 1981) | ||
National finalist | 2 (2005, 2009) | ||
Conference titles | 33 | ||
Rivalries | Arkansas (rivalry) Oklahoma (rivalry) Rice (rivalry) TCU (rivalry) Texas A&M (rivalry) Texas Tech (rivalry) | ||
Heisman winners | Earl Campbell – 1977 Ricky Williams – 1998 | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 63[2] | ||
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Colors | Burnt orange and white[3] | ||
Fight song | Texas Fight | ||
Mascot | Bevo | ||
Marching band | The University of Texas Longhorn Band | ||
Outfitter | Nike | ||
Website | texassports.com |
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With over 900 wins, and an all-time win–loss percentage of .703, the Longhorns rank 4th and 7th on the all-time wins and win–loss records lists, respectively. Additionally, the program claims 4 national championships, 33 conference championships, 100 First Team All-Americans (62 consensus and 25 unanimous), and 2 Heisman Trophy winners.