Texas Longhorns Tickets

Texas Longhorns
Texas Longhorns athletics programs include the external and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas at Austin. These teams are referred to as the Texas Longhorns, taking their name from the Longhorn cattle, an important part of the development of Texas, and now the official "large animal" of the State of Texas. The University of Texas at Austin (UT) 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 and women's teams are referred to as the Longhorns.The Longhorn nickname appeared in Texas newspapers by 1900.

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.

Varsity sports
A charter member of the Southwest Conference until its termination in 1996, it now competes in the Big 12 Conference (South Division) of the NCAA's Football Bowl Subdivision. The school's colors are officially Orange and White, with Burnt Orange being the specific shade of orange used. Its alma mater is "The Eyes of Texas." At football games, students frequently sing "Texas Fight", the University's fight song, while displaying the Hook 'em Horns hand gesture. The University is also known as the "Showband of the Southwest." Its mascot is a Texas longhorn named Bevo. Over the years, Texas has won 47 total national championships, 39 of which are NCAA national championships.

Football
The University of Texas has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse, having earned four National Championships, including one to conclude the 2005-2006 seasons. From 1936 to 2006, its football teams have finished their seasons ranked in the top ten of at least one of the two major polls 25 times, or more than one-third of the time, according to the Associated Press. The Longhorn football program experienced its greatest continual success under the guidance of legendary head coach Darrell Royal, who led Texas to three National Championships (in 1963, 1969, and 1970) during his twenty-year career with the Longhorns (1957-1976). The 1969 Longhorn football team was the last Division I team to win a national championship without an incorporated list.

2004-2005 Texas Longhorns football
The 2005 Texas Longhorn football team represented The University of Texas (UT) in the college football season of 2005-2006. It was coached by head football coach Mack Brown and led on the field by quarterback Vince Young. One of the three best winning programs in college football history, the University of Texas has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse. Brown ended his record by coaching his team to win the 2005 Rose Bowl with a thrilling last-second victory. It was the first time the Rose Bowl had ever been decided on the closing play, and it earned the Longhorns a top 5 finish in the polls.

2005-2006 Texas Longhorns football
Brown followed up a strong 2004 season on the field with an extremely successful 2005 recruiting season by securing the top-ranked recruiting class. With the exclusion of Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife, Texas returned most of their key players from 2004-2005, including red-shirt Junior Quarterback Vince Young.

Texas was given a pre-season #2 ranking by Sports Illustrated magazine, and was also ranked second in the AP and USA Today coaches' pre-season polls. They maintained those rankings throughout the entire 2005-2006 season.

On October 24, 2005, Texas passed USC in the Bowl Championship Series rankings because a strong showing in the computer rankings, favored the Longhorns because of the overall strength of their opponents, as well as the win the week before over previously unbeaten Texas Tech. The first place ranking was the first ever for Texas in the BCS era, and the first top ranking in any major football poll since October 8, 1984, atop both the Associated Press and Coaches polls. The 0.0007 percent margin separating Texas from USC was the slimmest margin between the top two teams since the beginning of BCS rankings.

The stay at the top was short-lived. With the October 31, 2005 BCS rankings, Texas remained first in the computer rankings, with Virginia Tech actually pulling even with USC for number 2 in the computer rankings. Texas and USC ended up winning out their seasons and faced each other in the National Championship, which Texas won, 41-38.

At the conclusion of the 2005-2006 seasons, Sports Illustrated issued a special honoring edition that featured Vince Young shouting in triumph amidst a storm of multi-colored confetti. Features in the special edition included a story on Vince Young's Glory Days by author Tim Layden, as well as a story dissecting How the Rose Bowl was won by Austin Murphy. The issue was on sale nationwide alongside the regular edition of the magazine, which also featured the Rose Bowl on the cover.

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Texas Longhorns team history dates back to the early 1900's, they play under the patronage of The University of Texas at Austin. Longhorn Cattles played an important role in developing the State of Texas and that's why the teams are named Longhorns. Texas Longhorns are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and compete in the Big 12 Conference. They take part in sports like Tennis, basketball, baseball, swimming, volleyball, Golf and soccer. Many of the Longhorn players have gone on to compete in the Olympics and win laurels for America.

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