University Of Texas At Austin Football established itself with its very first season in the year 1893. The sobriquet Longhorns, or Horns, is used for the University of Texas at Austin football team. The Longhorns have had a Texas longhorn steer named Bevo as their team mascot since 1916. Burnt orange is the coloring of Bevo the team mascot and is the Longhorns’ team color also. Since the Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium first opened in 1924, it has been home to the Longhorns football team. The University of Texas football team has membership in the Big 12 Conference, South Division. For the years 1963, 1969, 1970, and 2005, the University of Texas football team won the national championship. Among the Longhorns’ notable bowl games are the 2010 BCS Bowl, the 2009 Fiesta Bowl, the 2007 Alamo Bowl, and the 2006 Rose Bowl.