UT Arlington Mavericks football

The UT Arlington football team traces its roots to 1919 when the program was established at Grubbs Vocational College.

[2] After founding the Southland Conference as a charter member for the 1964 season, by 1966, the school officially became the University of Texas at Arlington.

[2] The program would be officially disbanded after an announcement by then university president Wendell Nedderman on November 25, 1985, citing financial loss and low attendance as the primary impetus for its abandonment.

[2][5][6] Despite the team's disbandment, the UTA Maverick Marching Band was determined to stay intact.

It was noted at the time that the school would need to add a women's sport to go with football to comply with Title IX regulations along with needing to raise money to build a new stadium and annual operating expenses of at least $3 million per year.