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Some UT traditions include:. Throughout the 19th and early 20th century, the Bank opened branches throughout Oceania, at Moreton Bay (Brisbane) in 1850, then in Victoria (1851), New Zealand (1861), South Australia (1877), Western Australia (1883), Fiji (1901), Papua New Guinea (1910) and Tasmania (1910). Texas is a tradition-rich school, and many of those traditions are associated with athletics events, especially football. In 1817, the Bank of New South Wales was founded in Sydney as the first bank in Australia. In addition, the University of Texas has numerous practice, training, and intramural facilities. This unit offers a wide range of deposit, loan, transaction account and international trade facilities to personal and business customers. Major sporting facilities and their main use include:. It is the dominant provider of banking services to small to medium business and is the banker of the New Zealand government.

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. This unit offers a whole range of consumer and corporate services to clients throughout New Zealand. This list includes most other colleges in Texas, but especially Baylor (located just up Interstate 35 from UT), Texas Tech, and Houston. This business offers financial services to the corporate and institutional customer base, helping and advising in the management of cash, funding, capital and market risk for enterprises and institutions in Australia and New Zealand. Perhaps due to the Longhorns' enduring athletic success, many other schools consider UT among their biggest rivals. There is also custody and settlement services to institutional customers and fund managers. Aspects of the rivalry include:. It also includes managed investments, life insurance, superannuation and discount broking.

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. Wealth Management designs, manufactures and services financial products to allow customers to create, manage and protect their wealth. 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. This covers the asset accumulation, investment management and life insurance operations in Australia and New Zealand. There is also a long-standing rivalry with the University of Oklahoma. Investment, superannuation and general and life insurance products are also sold through the branch network. Aspects of the rivalry include:. Westpac is a major home loan provider and also serve the finance needs of business customers with a turnover of up to $20 million.

At the end of the year, the school with the most points wins the series and will receive a trophy. This includes deposit taking, transaction accounts, credit cards and other lending. Essentially, each time the two schools meet in a sport, the winner of the matchup gets a point. These five business areas are:. 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. Westpac's core businesses consist of five main areas of business, through which serves around 8.2 million customers. The annual football game with Texas A&M takes place the day after Thanksgiving each year. .

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 name is derived from the fact its major operations are in the Western Pacific. Texas has other important rivalries as well. The bank began life as the Bank of New South Wales in 1817 (making it the oldest bank in Australia), but after various mergers became Westpac in 1982. 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. Westpac Banking Corporation, usually called Westpac, is the fourth largest bank in Australasia, after the National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank and ANZ Bank and one of the largest banks in the South Pacific. 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. Westpac sold its operation in Niue to Bank of South Pacific.

Some of these teams compete with other university clubs. 2004: Westpac begins phasing out the Bank of Melbourne brand in Victoria, the Challenge Bank brand in Western Australia and the WestpacTrust brand in New Zealand. UT offers a large number of intramural sports opportunities. In Tonga, Bank of Hawaii sold its shares in Bank of Tonga to Westpac, giving Westpac 60% ownership of the bank. The table at right shows Longhorn medals won in the Summer Olympics. Westpac now owns 93.5% of Westpac Bank Samoa and Samoan companies and individuals own 6.5%. Several Longhorn athletes have had success at the Olympics over the years. Westpac offered Samoan investors, who held the remaining shares, the same price it had paid Bank of Hawaii.

Volleyball achieved titles in 1981 and 1988. Bank of Hawaii sold its interest in Pacific Commercial Bank (42.7%) to Westpac, which held an equal portion. Women's track and field achieved national indoor titles in 1986, 1988, 1990, 1998-99, and outdoor titles in 1982, 1986, 1998-99, 2005. 2001: The government of Kiribati sought to reduce Westpac's share in Bank of Kiribati from 51 to 49%, leading Westpac to sell its shares back to the government. Women's tennis claimed the title in 1993 and 1995. 1973), respectively. Texas women's cross country won a National Title in 1986. 1971) and Banque de Polynésie (est.

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). 1998: Westpac sold its operations in New Caledonia and Tahiti to Société Générale, which merged them with Société Générale Calédonienne de Banque (est. 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!". 1997: Westpac acquired the Bank of Melbourne, and subsequently re-branded all Victorian branches as Bank of Melbourne. The team plays home games in Gregory Gymnasium. 1996: Westpac acquired the Trust Bank of New Zealand. It also sent Demetria Sance to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Westpac also acquired Western Australia's Challenge Bank, and later adopted the name "Challenge Bank" for all its branches in Western Australia.

Texas won the national championship in 1981 and 1988 and was runner-up to Nebraska in 1995. 1995: Westpac sold its shares in National Bank of Tuvalu to the government, which now wholly-owns that bank. 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. 1992: Westpac recorded a 1.6 billion dollar loss, which at the time, was the largest loss for an Australian corporation. 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. In both places Indochine functioned as the bank of issue until 1966-7.). However, the University is home to two club gymnastics teams. (Banque de l'Indochine, which later merged into Banque Indosuez, had established itself in New Caledonia in 1888 and in Papeete, Tahiti in 1905.

The University of Texas does not field a varsity gymnastics squad. Westpac bought Banque Indosuez's operations in New Caledonia and Tahiti. Legendary golf instructor Harvey Penick was a long-time Texas coach. 1990: Bank of New Zealand sold half its shares in Bank of Tonga to Westpac and half to Bank of Hawaii, giving each of them 30%. 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. Westpac also acquired HSBC's operations in Fiji and the New Hebrides. Texas has a strong golf tradition, winning National Titles in 1971 and 1972 and finishing runner-up four other times. 1988: Westpac acquired the European Pacific Banking Corporation in the Cook Islands and a HSBC subsidiary, the Solomon Islands Banking Corporation, which HSBC had established as a branch in 1973.

The team plays home games on Disch-Falk Field. 1987: Westpac established a branch in Niue that is the only bank in that country. In January of 2006, Texas is listed at number 1 in both major pre-season polls. 1981) in Tuvalu (ex-Ellice Islands), taking 40% of the shares as well as a 10-year management contract. 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. 1985: Westpac replaced Barclays Bank in the National Bank of Tuvalu (est. The team was runner-up 5 other times: 1953, 1984, 1985, 1989, and 2004. Bank of Kiribati also fulfilled the functions of a reserve or central bank.

Texas has won the College World Series 6 times: 1949, 1950, 1970, 1983, 2002 and 2005. 1984: The original agreement between BNSW and the government in the Gilbert and Ellice Islands expired and Westpac and the government of Kiribati formed Bank of Kiribati Ltd as a 51%-49% joint venture. Texas has also won more individual games in the CWS than any other school, though they do not have the most championships. 1982: BNSW merged with Commercial Bank of Australia to form Westpac Banking Corporation ("Westpac" being a conjugation of "West Pacific"). 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. 1969), in which Bank of Hawaii had had an ownership interest since 1971. As of January 15th, Texas is 13-2 and ranked eighth after beating third-ranked Villanova. 1977: BNSW formed Pacific Commercial Bank Ltd, in Samoa in a joint venture with Bank of Hawaii, by buying into Pacific Savings and Loan Company (est.

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. 1975: It incorporated its local business in Papua New Guinea as Bank of New South Wales (PNG) Ltd. Both teams play home games in the Frank Erwin Special Events Center. 1974: The Bank of New Zealand (20%), Westpac (20%), Bank of Hawaii (20%), and the Government of Tonga (40%) established The Bank of Tonga as a joint venture. 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. 1971: It established a branch in the New Hebrides(now Vanuatu). In 2003, the basketball team advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four round, and in 2004 advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round. 1970: It established a branch on Tarawa in Kiribati (ex-Gilbert Islands), which also took over the government savings bank.

In recent years, the men's basketball team has gained prominence. It resumed operations in 1946. * Rankings are from the Associated Press poll released prior to each game.
† First national championship since 1970 (BCS, AP). 1942: BNSW suspended operations in Papua New Guinea as the Japanese Army captured many of the towns in which it had branches and agencies, and bombed Port Moresby. Texas and USC ended up winning out their seasons and faced each other in the National Championship, which Texas won 41-38. 1931: It acquired the Australian Bank of Commerce, which had branches in both New South Wales and Queensland. However, USC remained atop both human polls and was able to reclaim the top overall ranking. 1927: BNSW acquired the Western Australian Bank.

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. The stay at the top was short-lived. ^[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]. 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 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. They maintained those rankings throughout the entire 2005 - 2006 season. 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. 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.

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). The Longhorns are currently coached by Mack Brown and led on the field by quarterback Vince Young. Three ex-Longhorns from the 2005 Rose Bowl team, Cedric Benson, Derrick Johnson, and Bo Scaife, were selected in the 2005 NFL Draft. The Longhorns defeated the Wolverines 38-37 thanks to a successful field goal kick by Dusty Mangum as time expired off the clock.

The game was the first meeting between the two storied teams and the Longhorns' first trip to the Rose Bowl for a BCS game. 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. The improvements are scheduled to be completed before the 2006-2007 football season.^[2]. The stadium is undergoing renovations scheduled to start November 14, 2005, two days following UT's last home football game of the season.

Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium which has a seating capacity of 80,082. The team currently plays home games in Darrell K. 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. Only two programs, Notre Dame and the University of Michigan, have won more games than Texas.

The Longhorns have a long tradition of winning football games. 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. Two Texas Longhorn running backs have won college football's highest honor, the Heisman Trophy: Earl Campbell (1977) and Ricky Williams (1998). The team experienced its greatest success when it was coached by Darrell Royal, under Royal winning three National Championships — 1963, 1969 and 1970.

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. 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 mascot is a Texas longhorn named Bevo. 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.

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. . 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. The University of Texas offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs.

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. 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. 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. Texas Longhorn Athletics programs include the extramural and intramural sports teams of The University of Texas.

1 in BCS ahead of USC October 25, 2005 The San Diego Union-Tribune. ^  Harmonson, Todd Texas ascends to No. ^  Veyhl, Jake Longhorns Number 1 for First Time in BCS Rankings October 25, 2005 The Daily Texan. ^  Young, Meghan Regents approve stadium upgrades November 10, 2005 The Daily Texan.

"Eyes of Texas" Handbook of Texas Online. ^  Berry, Margaret C. Texas coach Darrell Royal replied, "We're ready." and the Longhorns went on to win the game. 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.

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. "When the challenger meets the champion and the challenger wins, there is a new champion."