Texas Longhorn Athletics

Some UT traditions include:. See article Qantas Club. Texas is a tradition-rich school, and many of those traditions are associated with athletics events, especially football. Since that time, new fleet have been given names from a specific theme:. In addition, the University of Texas has numerous practice, training, and intramural facilities. This aircraft was named Iris, by the Wife of the Governor General of the time. Major sporting facilities and their main use include:. Naming of Qantas' fleet has occured since the arrival of the first DH50.

Texas is also the biggest rival of the University of Arkansas which perhaps may be attributed to their long tenure as the two eponymous state schools of the former Southwest Conference, or to the 1969 game between the two, which decided the national championship in favor of the Longhorns. Although Qantas chose neither the Boeing 777 or Airbus 340, it is rumored that Qantas is still looking into buying planes from one of these two manufacturers for the LHR-SYD/SYD-LHR non-stop route. This list includes most other colleges in Texas, but especially Baylor (located just up Interstate 35 from UT), Texas Tech, and Houston. In the meantime, Qantas will use its A330 on international routes to Asia. Perhaps due to the Longhorns' enduring athletic success, many other schools consider UT among their biggest rivals. Delivery of the 787 will start in 2008, with the 787-900 coming in 2011. Aspects of the rivalry include:. Qantas will use the Boeing 787 to cut travel time to Asia to less than 10 hours.

The football game between University of Texas and Oklahoma is known as the "Red River Shootout" (the official name of the event was changed to "Red River Rivalry", most likely due to political correctness) and is held annually in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl. This annoucement came after a long battle between Boeing and Airbus to meet the airline's needs for fleet renewal and future routes. In recent years, this rivalry has taken on added significance, since both football programs have been highly ranked and compete in the same division of the Big 12 conference. On December 14, 2005, Qantas announced an order for 65 Boeing 787s with purchase rights on 50 more, with some going to JetStar. There is also a long-standing rivalry with the University of Oklahoma. The interior design for the A380 aircraft is expected to feature new seat design, special lounge areas, AVOD, internet capability, and larger entertainment screens. Aspects of the rivalry include:. Qantas will also make aviation history by operating the longest 500-passenger service in the world, flying between Melbourne and Los Angeles (12,749 km).

At the end of the year, the school with the most points wins the series and will receive a trophy. Qantas intends to place the first 4 aircraft on trans-Pacific routes from Melbourne and Sydney to Los Angeles and later aircraft on services between Australia and London via Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore (ref: Airliner World, March 2005). Essentially, each time the two schools meet in a sport, the winner of the matchup gets a point. The aircraft will be operated in a three class, 501 seat configuration on international services. In an attempt to generate more attention for the rivalry in sports other than football, in 2004 the two schools started the Lone Star Showdown, a trial two-year program. It will be the second airline (after launch customer Singapore Airlines) to receive an A380 and will take delivery of its first aircraft in April 2007. The annual football game with Texas A&M takes place the day after Thanksgiving each year. Qantas has placed an order for 12 Airbus A380-800, with options for 10 more.

The Texas/Texas A&M rivalry has given rise to several stereotypes on both sides: Aggies are generally portrayed as ignorant and dumb farmers, while Longhorns are portrayed as highbrow and arrogant city-slickers. The QantasLink fleet consists of the following aircraft (at October 2005):. Texas has other important rivalries as well. The Qantas fleet consists of the following aircraft (at December 2005):. The University's biggest rival is Texas A&M University, although UT considers the Oklahoma Sooners to also be important rivals in football, especially in recent years due to the prominence of both programs. See full article: Qantas destinations. The women's volleyball club won National Championship honors at the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association Collegiate Volleyball Sport Club Championships April 14 - April 16, 2005 in Kansas City, Missouri. [3].

Some of these teams compete with other university clubs. No passengers were injured in the incident. UT offers a large number of intramural sports opportunities. United released a statement saying its flight 840 from Melbourne to Los Angeles "reported a wingtip touch with a Qantas aircraft as it taxied". The table at right shows Longhorn medals won in the Summer Olympics. On 2 February 2006, a Qantas Boeing 767, carrying 155 passengers and 11 crew, and a United Airlines 747, carrying 99 passengers and 14 crew, were involved in a wing clipping incident while on the runway of Melbourne's Tullamarine International Airport. Several Longhorn athletes have had success at the Olympics over the years. The aircraft was only 15 months old at the time of the incident.

Volleyball achieved titles in 1981 and 1988. Subsequent investigation found no sign of smoke or fire, and it is believed that the cargo fire sensors were faulty. Women's track and field achieved national indoor titles in 1986, 1988, 1990, 1998-99, and outdoor titles in 1982, 1986, 1998-99, 2005. 9 passengers were injured and hospitalised. Women's tennis claimed the title in 1993 and 1995. The Osaka Control Tower reported seeing smoke on landing, so an emergency evacuation was declared as a precaution and emergency slides were deployed. Texas women's cross country won a National Title in 1986. The aircraft made an emergency landing at Kansai Airport in Osaka, Japan after an indication of smoke in the cargo hold.

In addition, Texas has won nine National Titles in men's swimming and diving (1981, 1988-1991, 1996, 2000-2002) and nine in Women's Swimming and Diving (1981-82, 1984-88, 1990-91). On 21 August 2005, an incident occurred involving Qantas Airbus A330-300 VH-QPE with 178 passengers and 13 crew aboard. Two longstanding traditions exist in which the fans interact with the team and each other; when Texas makes a stuff block, the players yell "Whose House?" and the fans respond with "Horns' House!" In addition, whenever a point is made by Texas, the announcer will say "Point Texas!" and the fans respond with "Point Texas!". It also returned to service after repairs. The team plays home games in Gregory Gymnasium. The following year 747-300 VH-EBW was damaged when its landing gear collapsed while taxiing at Rome. It also sent Demetria Sance to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. [2] Repairs to the nine-year-old aircraft were undertaken in China by TAECO at a cost in excess of A$100 million and it was suggested at the time that this expense was solely to avoid a hull-loss being recorded, a claim Qantas denied.

Texas won the national championship in 1981 and 1988 and was runner-up to Nebraska in 1995. [1] There were no fatalities; however, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau criticised numerous inadequacies in Qantas' operational and training processes. Texas has a strong women's volleyball tradition, with its teams finishing in the top 25 in the nation 19 out of the last 23 years, as well as two #2 finishes. Qantas' record in the jet era was spotless until Boeing 747-400 VH-OJH over-ran the runway by 220 metres while landing in a rainstorm at Bangkok in 1999. The women's gymnastics team won a national title on April 16, 2005 at the Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs competition, and the men's team finished second, missing out on the national title by seven-tenths of a point to Penn State. Other fatal accidents occurred in 1927, 1934, 1942, 1943 (×2), and 1944. However, the University is home to two club gymnastics teams. One was on 16 July 1951, when De Havilland Drover VH-EBQ crashed in New Guinea after an engine failure, killing all seven passengers and crew.

The University of Texas does not field a varsity gymnastics squad. Prior to the jet era, Qantas had fatal crashes. Legendary golf instructor Harvey Penick was a long-time Texas coach. However, the company's official line is that it has never lost a "jet" aircraft. Several former Longhorn players have gone on to success on the PGA Tour including: Tom Kite, Ben Crenshaw, Phil Blackmar, Mark Brooks, Bob Estes, and Justin Leonard. It is often claimed, most notably in the 1988 movie Rain Man, that Qantas has never had a fatal crash. Texas has a strong golf tradition, winning National Titles in 1971 and 1972 and finishing runner-up four other times. There are also plans to increase services to India, by making the current three times weekly service to Mumbai (Bombay) into a daily return flight.

The team plays home games on Disch-Falk Field. On 30 November 2005 Qantas annouced that services to New York would go from 3 per week to 5 per week from 27 February 2006. In January of 2006, Texas is listed at number 1 in both major pre-season polls. Also in mid-2005 Qantas annouced it would increase services to Shanghai and Johannesburg. Former Longhorns who went on to success in the pros include Roger Clemens, Calvin Schiraldi, Burt Hooton, Keith Moreland, Spike Owen, Greg Swindell, and many more. In mid-2005 Qantas announced it would recommence services to Beijing, Seoul, Vancouver and San Francisco. The team was runner-up 5 other times: 1953, 1984, 1985, 1989, and 2004. The first of the 787s are scheduled to be delivered to Jetstar in August 2008.

Texas has won the College World Series 6 times: 1949, 1950, 1970, 1983, 2002 and 2005. Jetstar, Qantas' low-cost subsidiary, will also operate 10 of the new aircraft on international routes. Texas has also won more individual games in the CWS than any other school, though they do not have the most championships. The aircraft will allow Qantas to replace their current 767-300 fleet, increase capacity and establish new routes. The University's baseball team is considered one of the best in the nation with more trips to the College World Series than any other school, extending their record in 2005 to 32 appearances. The 787 was chosen after a very competitive selection process in which it competed directly with the Airbus A350. As of January 15th, Texas is 13-2 and ranked eighth after beating third-ranked Villanova. On 14 December 2005, Qantas announced an order for 115 Boeing 787-8 and 787-9 aircraft (45 firm orders, 20 options and 50 purchase rights).

This year (2005-2006) they went into the season ranked #2 in the nation until they were beat by the #1 Duke Blue Devils in East Rutherford, New Jersey and the Tennessee Volunteers. In 2005, the first visit of an Airbus A380 to Australia coincided with Qantas's 85th birthday. Both teams play home games in the Frank Erwin Special Events Center. Qantas is responsible for some of the most successful marketing campaigns in Australian history, with many advertising campaigns featuring renditions by children's choirs of Peter Allen's "I Still Call Australia Home," set to footage of breathtaking scenery. The women's basketball team has long been a national power, especially during the late 1980s (winning a National Title in 1986) and through the 1990s. Commentators believe the sale, and resultant greater Australian ownership, will free up hurdles for Qantas to expand into Asia. In 2003, the basketball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four round, and in 2004 advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round. By law, Qantas must be at least 51% Australian-owned, and the British Airways holding had brought foreign ownership to the maximum permissible level.

In recent years, the men's basketball team has gained prominence. British Airways' original 25% share had been diluted to 18.5% by the issue of more shares. * Rankings are from the Associated Press poll released prior to each game.
† First national championship since 1970 (BCS, AP). In September 2004, British Airways disposed of its share in Qantas, expected to amount to A$1.1bn. Texas and USC ended up winning out their seasons and faced each other in the National Championship, which Texas won 41-38. In 1993, British Airways bought a 25 % share in Qantas for A$665m. However, USC remained atop both human polls and was able to reclaim the top overall ranking. In 2003, Qantas attempted and failed to obtain regulatory approval to purchase a larger (but still minority) stake in Air New Zealand.

With the October 31st BCS rankings, Texas remained first in the computer rankings, with Virginia Tech actually pulling even with USC for number 2 in the computer rankings. It now wholy owns and operates JetConnect which operates NZ domestic services under the Qantas brand. The stay at the top was short-lived. Qantas has attempted to expand into the New Zealand domestic air travel market, first with a shareholding in Air New Zealand and then by a franchise takeover of Ansett New Zealand. ^[3] The 0.0007 percent margin separating Texas from USC was the slimmest margin between the top two teams since the inception of BCS rankings.^[4]. Qantas is already the second-largest airline operating out of Singapore Changi Airport, while Singapore Airlines is the second-largest operator of international flights into and out of Australia. The first place ranking was the first ever for UT in the BCS era, and the first top ranking in any major football poll since October 8th, 1984, when they were atop both the Associated Press and Coaches polls. On 13 December 2004, the first flight of Jetstar Asia Airways took off from its Singapore hub to Hong Kong, marking Qantas' entry into the Asian cut-price market, and its intentions in battling key competitor Singapore Airlines on its home ground.

On October 24, Texas passed USC in the Bowl Championship Series rankings due to a strong showing in the computer rankings, which favored the Longhorns because of the overall strength of their opponents as well as the previous week's win over previously unbeaten Texas Tech. Prior to Jetstar, Qantas had also developed a full-service all economy international carrier focussed on the holiday and leisure market, which has taken on the formerly used Australian Airlines name. They maintained those rankings throughout the entire 2005 - 2006 season. Qantas hopes that this move will "crowd out" the cut-price segment of the market, allowing Qantas to remain the superdominant player in the Australian domestic aviation market and one of the few profitable full-service airlines in the world. Texas was given a pre-season #2 ranking (behind defending National Champions University of Southern California) by Sports Illustrated magazine, and was also ranked second in the AP and USA Today coaches pre-season polls. The introduction of Virgin Blue, a cut-price competitor, has eaten into this market share somewhat, and Qantas has responded by creating a new cut-price subsidiary airline Jetstar. With the exception of Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife, Texas returned most of their key players from 2004 - 2005, including red-shirt Junior Quarterback Vince Young. After September 2001 and the collapse of Ansett Airlines, Qantas held a near-monopoly on the Australian domestic air travel market.

Brown, who was often lauded for his recruiting while being criticized for failing to win championships, followed up a strong 2004 season on the field with an extremely successful 2005 recruiting season by securing the top-ranked recruiting class (the 2005 recruiting season is for players entering the University in Fall 2006). Over the years, several domestic Australian airlines have gone out of business amid complaints of anti-competitive pricing by Qantas and exorbitant prices on new non-competed routes. The Longhorns are currently coached by Mack Brown and led on the field by quarterback Vince Young. Qantas has a reputation for being an aggressive competitor in the Australian aviation market. Three ex-Longhorns from the 2005 Rose Bowl team, Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife, were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. It also flies many international routes to and from Australia. The Longhorns defeated the Wolverines 38-37 thanks to a successful field goal kick by Dusty Mangum as time expired off the clock. Since the merger with Australian Airlines in 1993, Qantas has flown an extensive schedule between all Australian capital cities, as well as many regional cities and towns.

The game was the first meeting between the two storied teams and the Longhorns' first trip to the Rose Bowl for a BCS game. The airline ceased operations in 1996. Under the current bowl system, the Longhorns played their first Bowl Championship Series game in 2005 at the Rose Bowl against the University of Michigan. Several Boeing 747SP and 767 aircraft were transferred from Qantas service. The improvements are scheduled to be completed before the 2006-2007 football season.^[2]. In 1990, Qantas established Australia Asia Airlines to operate services to Taiwan. The stadium is undergoing renovations scheduled to start November 14, 2005, two days following UT's last home football game of the season. Qantas was privatised in 1995 by Prime Minister Keating's labor government.

Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium which has a seating capacity of 80,082. Many of these routes were dropped in the 1970s following the airline slump after wide-body aircraft were introduced. The team currently plays home games in Darrell K. By the 1960s, Qantas was operating round-the-world services from Australia to London via Asia and the Middle East and via the USA and Mexico. During the late 1980s and 1990s, the team was somewhat less successful, but has recently returned to prominence, finishing in the top ten in 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005. The network was expanded across the Pacific in 1954 when Qantas took over the operations of British Commonwealth Pacific Airlines (BCPA). Only two programs, Notre Dame and the University of Michigan, have won more games than Texas. In 1948, the airline took delivery of Lockheed L.049 Constellations.

The Longhorns have a long tradition of winning football games. Immediately after World War II, Qantas began operating Avro Lancastrian aircraft between Sydney and London in cooperation with British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). Other former Longhorn greats include: Scott Appleton, Tommy Nobis, Bobby Layne, Tom Landry, Jerry Sisemore, Brad Shearer, Kenneth Sims, Tony Degrate, Doug English, Jerry Gray, Eric Metcalf, Tony Brackens, Priest Holmes, and many more. Subsequent conservative governments maintained this arrangement. Two Texas Longhorn running backs have won college football's highest honor, the Heisman Trophy: Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998). In 1967, the name was changed to Qantas Airways Limited. The team experienced its greatest success when it was coached by Darrell Royal, under Royal winning three National Championships — 1963, 1969 and 1970. It remained an unlisted public company with the government holding 100 % of the shares.

From 1936 to 2004, the team finished the season in the top ten 23 times, or one-third of the time, according to the Associated Press. After World War II, QEA Limited was in dire financial straits and was taken over by the Australian labor government led by Prime Minister Ben Chifley. The University of Texas has traditionally been considered a college football powerhouse, with four national titles to their credit, including the 2005-2006 season. The flights operated in complete radio silence and took more than twenty-four hours. The mascot is a Texas longhorn named Bevo. QEA operated a non-stop flying boat service between Perth, Western Australia and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1943-44. The school's colors are burnt orange and white, and its alma mater is The Eyes of Texas.^[1] At football games, students frequently sing Texas Fight, the University's fight song. Most of the QEA fleet was taken over by the Australian government for war service between 1939 and 1945, and most of these aircraft were lost in action.

A charter member of the Southwest Conference until its dissolution in 1996, Texas now competes in the Big 12 Conference (South Division) of the NCAA's Division I-A. The Sydney to Southampton service took nine days, with passengers staying in hotels overnight. . In 1938, this operation was replaced by a flying boat service using Shorts S.23 Empire Flying Boats. 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. Imperial Airways operated the rest of the service through to London. The University of Texas offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs. Qantas Empire Airways commenced services between Brisbane and Singapore using deHavilland DH-86 Commonwealth Airliners.

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. Each partner held 49 %, with two per cent in the hands of an independent arbitrator. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as simply the University of Texas, Texas, or the abbreviation UT) is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. In 1934, QANTAS Limited and Britain's Imperial Airways (the forerunner of British Airways) formed a new company, Qantas Empire Airways Limited. These teams are referred to as the Texas Longhorns, taking their name from the Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas. It operated air mail services subsidized by the Australian government, linking railheads in western Queensland. Texas Longhorn Athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas. Qantas was founded in Queensland on 16 November 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territorial Aerial Services Limited.

1 in BCS ahead of USC October 25, 2005 The San Diego Union-Tribune. . ^  Harmonson, Todd Texas ascends to No. Qantas was formerly an acronym for the "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services." The company is traded on the Australian Stock Exchange as "QAN.". ^  Veyhl, Jake Longhorns Number 1 for First Time in BCS Rankings October 25, 2005 The Daily Texan. Qantas is the third oldest airline in the world after KLM, the national airline of the Netherlands, and Avianca from Colombia. ^  Young, Meghan Regents approve stadium upgrades November 10, 2005 The Daily Texan. "Qantas" (IATA: QF, ICAO: QFA, and Callsign: Qantas) is the name and callsign of the oldest and largest airline of Australia.

"Eyes of Texas" Handbook of Texas Online. He is also qualified for flying the Boeing 747-400 as a First Officer - he commenced and completed his training with Qantas. ^  Berry, Margaret C. Actor John Travolta personally owns and flies an ex-Qantas Boeing 707 painted in the Qantas livery of the 1960's. Texas coach Darrell Royal replied, "We're ready." and the Longhorns went on to win the game. Its first international destination was to Singapore. At the time, the prevailing custom was for the final polls to come out in advance of the bowl game, meaning Texas had already been crowned the National Champions. British Airways used these designs on their tailfins as part of their 1997 "ethnic art" relaunch.

Wayne Hardin, coach of the US Naval Academy, ranked #2 prior to the 1963 Cotton Bowl, hoping to pull off an upset of #1 Texas. All three carry striking, colourful liveries, designed by Australian Aborigines. "When the challenger meets the champion and the challenger wins, there is a new champion."