Texas–Arlington Mavericks football

The Texas–Arlington Mavericks football team represented the University of Texas at Arlington from the 1959 through 1985 season. Between 1919 through 1958, UTA competed as a junior college prior to moving to the NCAA College Division in 1959 and ultimately the University Division in 1971. UTA played its home games at multiple stadiums throughout their history with the most recent being Maverick Stadium, in Arlington, Texas.

Texas–Arlington Mavericks
First season1919
Last season1985
StadiumMaverick Stadium
(Capacity: 15,000)
LocationArlington, Texas
NCAA divisionDivision I-AA
ConferenceSouthland Conference
All-time record1291502 (.463)
Bowl record10 (1.000)
Conference titles3 (1966, 1967, 1981)
RivalriesLamar Cardinals
ColorsRoyal Blue, White, and Orange[1]
              
WebsiteUTAMavs.com

History

Carlisle Military Academy football team, circa 1906-1907
Arlington State Rebels football team, undated

The UT Arlington football team traces its roots to 1919 when the program was established at Grubbs Vocational College.[2] By 1923 Grubbs was renamed as the North Texas Agricultural College with the football team then playing as the Junior Aggies competing in the Central Texas Conference. As the Aggies, the program captured four conference championships through the 1948 season.[2] By 1949, the school would again change its name and mascot in competing as the Arlington State College Blue Riders through the 1950 season only to again change the mascot to the Rebels for the 1951 season.[2] Arlington would reach their zenith as a junior college program in capturing both the 1956 and 1957 Junior Rose Bowls as national junior college champions.[3] Following the 1958 season, Arlington State became a four-year school and begin competition as a College Division school.[2]

After founding the Southland Conference as a charter member for the 1964 season, by 1966, the school officially became the University of Texas at Arlington.[2] UTA won conference championships in 1966, 1967 and 1981 seasons in addition to winning their lone bowl game, the 1967 Pecan Bowl.[2] The program would be officially disbanded after an announcement by then university president Wendell Nedderman on November 25, 1985, citing financial loss and low attendance as the primary impetus for its abandonment.[2][4][5]

The University of Arlington Football Club fielded a team for two seasons in 2007 and 2008, with an exhibition victory of the University of South Alabama. UTA defeated USA 6-0. USA went on to field an NCAA football team.

Seasons

This listing includes only the seasons UTA competed as a four-year college beginning with the 1959 season.

Conference Champions * Bowl game berth ^
Season Head coach Conference Season results Bowl result
Conference finish Wins Losses Ties
Texas-Arlington Mavericks
1959 Chena Gilstrap Division II Independent 4 3 0
1960 Division II Independent 9 2 0
1961 Division II Independent 7 3 0
1962 Division II Independent 4 6 0
1963 Division II Independent 1 8 0
1964 Southland Conference 5th 3 6 1
1965 Southland Conference 2nd 6 3 0
1966 * Burley Bearden Southland Conference 1st 6 4 0
1967 * Southland Conference 1st 10 1 0 Won 1967 Pecan Bowl against North Dakota State Bison, 13–0 ^
1968 Southland Conference 2nd 6 4 0
1969 Southland Conference 3rd 5 5 0
1970 Southland Conference 5th 0 10 0
1971 John Symank Southland Conference 7th 2 9 0
1972 Southland Conference 2nd 5 6 0
1973 Southland Conference 5th 4 6 0
1974 Harold Elliott Southland Conference 5th 1 10 0
1975 Southland Conference 5th 4 7 0
1976 Southland Conference 3rd 5 6 0
1977 Southland Conference 3rd 5 6 0
1978 Southland Conference 3rd 5 6 0
1979 Southland Conference 2nd 9 2 0
1980 Southland Conference 3rd 3 8 0
1981 * Southland Conference 1st 6 5 0
1982 Southland Conference 6th 3 8 0
1983 Southland Conference 5th 5 6 0
1984 Chuck Curtis Southland Conference 3rd 7 4 0
1985 Southland Conference 6th 4 6 1
Total 128 150 2 (only includes regular season games)
1 0 0 (only includes bowl games)
129 150 2 (all games)
References:[6]

Stadiums

References

  1. "Color: UT Arlington Identity System". Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  2. Rychlik, Michael (December 29, 1999). "UTA had some football success until the program died in 1985". Arlington Morning News. Archived from the original on May 25, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2018. Published in print as "Rise & Fall: Plight of UTA football still hard for some to swallow". The Dallas Morning News. December 29, 1999. Retrieved September 12, 2020 via Newsbank.
  3. UTA Magazine Online, Legendary Coach and Athletic Director Dies Archived 2006-12-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Former congressman Tommy Vandergriff, who was willing to contribute..." UPI. December 10, 1985. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  5. McNabb, David (November 26, 1985). "UTA eliminates football because of program costs". The Dallas Morning News. p. 1A. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. League History & Records 2008 Southland Conference Football Media Guide, southland.org. Accessed December 18, 2008.
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