the football team has won two southland conference championships in 2005 and 2008, advancing to the ncaa semi-finals in 2005. before that, the school won two division ii national championships in 1981 and 1982. additionally, the bobcats won the texas intercollegiate athletic association championship in 1921, 1926, and 1929 along with eight lone star conference titles between 1948 and 1983. the team has been competing intermittently since 1904 and has a record of 489-404-28, a .546 winning percentage.