SEC · Austin, Texas

Texas Football History

Championships, records and rivalries

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Program history

TEX history

A national brand in a state that produces football at a scale nowhere else matches.

Studio portrait of the 1893 University of Texas football squad, two footballs in front of them lettered UT 93 and Champion — The 1893 squad, the footballs lettered UT 93 and Champion

Black and white team photograph of an early Texas squad in horizontally striped jerseys, seated and standing in three rows on the practice field — An early squad in the striped jerseys of the period

TEX history

Austin and the state around it

Texas sits at the center of the most productive high school football system in the country. The scale of that system — thousands of schools across a state larger than most countries — means the program can build rosters close to home while every other major program recruits the same territory.

Bevo, the longhorn steer that appears on the sideline, is among the sport's most recognizable mascots.

TEX history

The Red River rivalry, and the SEC

Texas plays Oklahoma annually at a neutral site in Dallas during the State Fair, one of the few fixtures in the sport that has kept its setting for a century. Both programs left the Big 12 for the SEC together, and the game survived the move.

SEC membership changed what a season looks like in Austin: there are no easy weeks, and a schedule that once had breathing room now rarely does.

FAQ

TEX history questions

Where is the Red River rivalry played?

At a neutral site in Dallas during the State Fair of Texas, a setting the game has kept for around a century.

When did Texas join the SEC?

Texas moved from the Big 12 alongside Oklahoma in a realignment driven by media rights. 2026 is its third season in the conference.

Who is Bevo?

The longhorn steer that appears on the Texas sideline, one of the best-known live mascots in American sport.

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