subject: Texas Longhorns Tickets : The 2010 Season Was A Pivotal Point In The Brown Era [print this page] 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, 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 is the apparent 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 2005/2007 in regards to the amount of annual trademark royalties received from the sales of its fan merchandise.
Texas is one of only two remaining NCAA Division I schools to operate separate men's and women's athletic departments. The other school, the University of Tennessee,is currently in the process of merging its men's and women's athletic departments, with the transition to be completed 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 as well as the university fight song ("Texas Fight") at various sporting events.
Over the years, Longhorn sports teams have won 47 total national championships,39 of which are NCAA national championships.The 2009 Texas Longhorn football team entered the season with a veteran quarterback in Colt McCoy and high hopes of winning a National Championship. The Longhorns were ranked No. 2 in both the AP Poll and the USA Today Coaches Poll.The Longhorns finished the season 13/1, and 8/0 in Big 12 play. They represented the Big 12 South Division in the Big 12 Championship Game where, on a last second field goal, they defeated Nebraska 13/12 to become Big 12 Champions.
The Longhorns finished the regular season ranked #2 in the Bowl Championship Series to earn a birth in the BCS Championship Game where they were defeated by Alabama 37/21 after an early injury to Colt McCoy. Texas finished the season ranked #2 in the AP and coaches poll.In 2010, after losing six players to the NFL Draft, the Texas Longhorns suffered their worst season under Mack Brown, going 5-7 and finishing last in the Big 12 South. The 2010 season was a pivotal point in the Brown era where the string of nine 10 or more win seasons came to an end. The only signature win of the season was a 20-13 upset in Lincoln over Nebraska in their final in-conference match-up.
