1992 1993 2001 2015 Highest Scoring Game in NCAA Basketball History Troy’s most famous claim to fame, however, is their game against DeVry Institute of Atlanta on January 12, 1992 when the Trojans came out victorious by the NCAA-record score of 258–141. This is currently the highest scoring game in NCAA basketball history. See Full Story Torjans Rivalries before NCAA …
Texas State Bobcats School History
1921 1934 1985 2008 Texas State Bobcats Mascot The Texas State Bobcats are the sports teams that represent Texas State University. Currently, they compete in the Sun Belt Conference in NCAA Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision for football). The Bobcat has been the mascot of Texas State University since 1921, when the university adopted the name from the recommendation of …
Southern Miss Golden Eagles School History
1972 1988 1991 1994 Golden Eagles Name Selection The school’s earliest nickname was Tigers. Thereafter came such nicknames as Normalites (from Mississippi Normal College, the early name of the university), Yellow Jackets, Confederates, and Southerners. Golden Eagles was selected in a student/alumni vote in the early 1972. Seymour d’Campus is the name of the modern-day mascot eagle. See Full Story …
South Alabama Jaguars School History
1978 2008 2009 2010 South Alabama Jaguars men’s basketball program The South Alabama Jaguars men’s basketball program has competed in the Sun Belt Conference since 1978 when the league was formed. Since 1968, the Jaguars have compiled an overall record of 694–507 (.580). South Alabama has won the Sun Belt Conference championship five times and reached the NCAA tournament eight …
Old Dominion Monarchs School History
1930 1970 1992 2013 Monarchs Football – Tommy Scott era According to sports historian Peter Stewart, in September 1930 a reporter asked Coach Tommy Scott whether the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary should have a football team. Scott answered that he had not thought of having one, but within two days a team was “put together …
Marshall Thundering Herd School History
1925 1970 1992 2014 Naming of Thundering Herd Initially, Marshall athletic teams used the nickname “Big Green” for much of its early history. However, Huntington sportswriter Duke Ridgley first used the phrase “Thundering Herd” in 1925 to describe the football team. The headlines of that football season, coupled with the popularity of Zane Grey’s novel at the time, “The Thundering …
Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks School History
1931 1979 2006 2003 Early Era of Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks What is now Louisiana–Monroe originally competed as a junior college from 1931 through 1950. In 1951 the Indians completed their first season in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) as Northeast Louisiana State College. The team’s head coach was James L. Malone, who compiled a record of 12–15 in three …
Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns School History
1901 1963 1973 2011 Ragin’ Cajuns beginning The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns are the athletic teams of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The college has been competing athletically since 1901. The Ragin’ Cajuns compete in NCAA Division I, fielding 16 varsity teams. See Full Story Naming of Ragin’s Cajuns The university’s 1963 football team was unusually strong in homegrown talent; …
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