Longhorn Championships

As of 06/24/2024 The national championship count is as follows:

Texas now boasts 66 all-time National Championships (62 NCAA crowns) and four AIAW crowns. This is an impressive feat for the Longhorns, who rank fourth in the number of national championships after Stanford, UCLA, and USC.

In 1985-1986 the Women won the National Championships in swimming, diving, indoor and outdoor track, basketball, and cross country. Most championships ever for sports in the history of UT.

 

Cross Country National Champs 1985-86

National Championship by Coach in numerical order including Pre NCAA championships as of 2021:

16- Coach Reese men’s swimming- 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2016,2017, 2018, 2020, 2021)

6- Coach Quick Women’s swimming -1982, 1984,1985,1986, 1987, 1988,

6- Coach Kearney (outdoor and indoor track in the same year or counted separately) 1998,1999,2005,2006

5- Coach Crawford (outdoor and indoor track in the same year or counted separately) 1982, 1986,1988,1990

1- Coach Edrick Floréal women’s outdoor champion – 2023

3- DKR 1963, 1969, and 1970

2- Coach Falk baseball 1949 and 1950

2- Coach Gustafson baseball 1975 and 1983

2- Coach Garrido 2002 and 2005

2- Coach Hannon men’s golf 1971 and 1972

2- Coach Schubert women’s swimming 1990 and 1991

1- Coach Bruce Berque men’s tennis 2019

2- Coach Jeff Moore women’s tennis 1993 and 1995

2- Howard Joffe women’s tennis 2021-2022

2- Mick Haley women’s volleyball 1981, 1988

1- Coach Brown football 2005

1- Coach Conradt women’s basketball 1986

1- Coach Bergen women’s swimming 1981

1- Coach Crawford cross country track

1- Edrick Floréal – Indoor track and field

2- Coach Elliot women’s volleyball 2012, 2022, 2023

2- Coach John Field Golf 2012, 2022

2- Dave O’Neill rowing – 2021, 2022, 2024

National Championships by Sport

Baseball (6): 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005

Women’s Basketball (1): 1986

Women’s Cross Country (1): 1986

Football (4): 1963 (AP, UPI, FWAA, NFF), 1969 (AP, UPI, FWAA, NFF), 1970 (UPI, NFF), 2005 (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF)

Men’s Golf (4): 1971, 1972, 2012, 2022

Men’s Swimming (16): 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010.2015.2016,2017,2018,2021, 2022

Women’s Swimming (9): 1981, 1982, 1984,1985,1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991

Men’s tennis (1) – 2019

Men’s Indoor track (1): 2022

Rowing (2) 2021, 2022

Women’s Tennis (4): 1993, 1995, 2021, 2022

Women’s Indoor Track (6): 1986, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2006

Women’s Outdoor Track (4): 1986, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2023

Women’s Volleyball (3):1981, 1988, 2012, 2022, 2023

Volleyball

National Champions: 1981, 1988, 2012, 2022, and 2023

1981

1988

2002

2022

2023

NCAA Tournament champion runner-up in 2009, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2023,

More about Coach Elliot at https://www.texaslsn.org/coach-jerritt-elliot

Football

Texas has been a national champion in football nine times, according to the Official NCAA Football Record Book, which names every team to which a “major” selector awards a championship. According to that publication, the champions were 1914, 1941, 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1981, and 2005.

According to Wikipedia, Texas has been recognized 15 times as football national champions in media and/or institutional formats

4 times acknowledged by Texas and the NCAA (1963, 1969, 1970, 2005),

5 times recognized by the NCAA but not acknowledged by UT (1914, 1941, 1968, 1977, and 1981), and

6 times crowned as National Champion by some national rating services but not recognized by Texas or the NCAA. (1918, 1930, 1945, 1947, 1950, and 2008). 

NCAA and Texas Recognized National Champions

1963

1963 – Duke Carlisle Interception

1963 – The Heart of Texas

1969 Helmet Logo for 100th Year of College Football

1969

1969

1970 – UCLA Game

1970 Cotton Bowl Watch

1970

2005

Baseball

The Texas Longhorns are the winningest team in college baseball history with 77 conference championships, 35 College World series, 12 appearances to the Championship game, and 6 national champions (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, 2005).  

1949

1949 Championship Trophy

1950

1950 Championship Trophy

1975

1983

2002

2005

Men’s Swimming

Swimming NCAA Championship (1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021,2022)

1981

1988

1989

1990

1991

1996

2000

2001

2002

2010

2015

2016

2017

2018

Women’s Swimming 

The Longhorn Women’s Swim Team Has Won 9 National Champions, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987,1988, 1990, and 1991

Womens Basketball

Coach Jody Conradt – 1976-2007

783-245 win/loss record

5- Elite 8 appearances

3- Sweet 16 appearances

1- National Championship

2- Final 4 appearances

Men’s Golf

1971

1972

2012

2022

Women’s Rowing 2021, 2022, 2024

Men’s Tennis – National Champions 2019

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Women’s Tennis – National Champions 1993, 1995, 2021, 2022

1993

1995

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Women’s Track 

 

Indoor National Championships (6):

1986, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2006

1986

1988

1990 Angie Bradburn

2006 Alexandria Anderson

Women Outdoor track National Championships (4):

1982 (AIAW), 1986, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2024

1982

1986

1998

2005

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Softball

They reached the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) seven times (1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2022, 2024) (wikipedia.org)

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