UT Fun Facts
In what year was the University of Texas at Austin founded?
1883
What is the name of UT’s live longhorn steer mascot?
Bevo
Which UT alumnus starred in Interstellar, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and now teaches “Script to Screen” at UT?
Matthew McConaughey
Which UT alumnus starred in Dallas Buyers Club and teaches a “Script to Screen” course at UT?
Matthew McConaughey
What is name of UT’s football team?
Texas Longhorns
The UT Tower is illuminated in all orange to celebrate what kind of achievement?
A university-wide accomplishment such as graduation, faculty honors, or a sports championship win
Before Bevo, UT briefly had what animal as its mascot?
A Pit Bull Terrier named “Pig.”
Which UT alumnus created the Spy Kids and Machete film franchises and founded Troublemaker Studios in Austin?
Robert Rodriguez
Which NBA player attended UT for one year before being drafted second overall in 2007?
Kevin Durant
In which iconic stadium do the Texas Longhorns play their home games? (Full name!!)
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium.
Legend says if you see what animal on campus before an exam, you’ll ace it?
The albino squirrel
One legend says UT students changed the branding “13-0” from which rival school to form the name “Bevo”?
Texas A&M
Which UT alumnus, known for his signature visual style and films like The Grand Budapest Hotel and Fantastic Mr. Fox, got his start writing scripts in Austin?
Wes Anderson
Which UT alumnus starred in hits like Wonder and Zoolander?
Owen Wilson
In 2025, the UT football program was valued at approximately how much?
2.38 Billion
What phrase carved on UT’s Main Building represents the university’s motto and mission?
“What starts here changes the world.”
Which student service organization cares for the live Bevo mascot?
The Silver Spurs
This UT alumna became an international TV icon as one of Charlie’s Angels and was known for her famous 1976 poster. Who is she?
Farrah Fawcett
Which popular early 2000s movie starring icon Sandra B. was filmed in part at UT?
Miss Congeniality
UT claimed its first national football championship in what year?
1963 Season (Jan 1964)
The UT campus includes one of only about 20 complete copies of what famous early printed work?
The Gutenberg Bible
The first Bevo was introduced during what football game and year?
During the Texas A&M game in November 1916
Which UT alumnus is a famous writer and director who created the cult classic film "Dazed and Confused"?
Richard Linklater
Which UT alumnus directed the Spy Kids series and founded Troublemaker Studios in Austin?
Robert Rodriguez
The Longhorns’ famous hand sign, the “Hook ’em Horns,” was introduced in what year?
In 1955