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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 US 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.〔(Barry Popik's archives ) ''Longhorn (University of Texas nickname)'' Accessed September 9, 2006.〕 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. ==Varsity sports== 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.〔(Board of Regents Meeting Minutes, p.43-44 – July 31, 1970 ) ''The University of Texas System.'' Accessed February 27, 2006.〕〔(The University of Texas Style Guidelines ) – signed by Texas president Larry Faulkner. Accessed February 27, 2006.〕 The University of Texas Longhorn Band performs the alma mater ("The Eyes of Texas")〔Berry, Margaret C. . Accessed December 1, 2005.〕 as well as the university fight song ("Texas Fight") at various sporting events. Over the years, Longhorn sports teams have won 50 total national championships,〔(Texas Longhorns Championships History: National Champions ) ''TexasSports.com''. March 20, 2007〕 43 of which are NCAA National Championships.〔(Schools with the Most National Championships ) ''NCAA.org''. Fall 2006〕 The University of Texas currently fields a varsity team in nine men's sports and eleven women's sports. They are: * Men's sports * * Baseball * * Basketball * * Cross country * * Football * * Golf * * Swimming and diving * * Tennis * * Indoor Track and Field * * Outdoor Track and Field * Women's sports * * Basketball * * Cross country * * Golf * * Rowing * * Soccer * * Softball * * Swimming and diving * * Tennis * * Indoor Track and Field * * Outdoor Track and Field * * Volleyball 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Texas Longhorns」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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