[9][10][11] The Rangerettes have performed in 75 Cotton Bowl game halftimes in a row (Jan 1951-Jan 2025),[9][12][13] and make regular appearances at NFL pre-game and half-time shows for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans.

[16][17][18][19] They have taken several world tours since the 1970s, including South America, the Far East, Romania, France, Canada, Japan, Italy,[20][21] Switzerland,[22] England,[23] Scotland, and Ireland.

[2] The Kilgore College Rangerettes were founded by Gussie Nell Davis, a physical education instructor from Farmersville, Texas who had previously taken an all-girl's group called the "Flaming Flashes" from being a simple high school pep-squad to an elaborately performing drum and bugle corps in Greenville, Texas.

He wanted something that would increase female enrollment at the college but would also keep fans in their seats during football half time shows instead of drinking alcohol under the stands.

[24] Opting early to forgo the use of musical instruments, Davis focused her new team on dance and choreography, later naming the group the Rangerettes.

They are chosen by the directors and an outside panel of judges, with assistance from their classmates, and are announced at Showoffs, the week before the start of fall semester classes.

[53] Rangerette managers are male students from Kilgore College selected by the team to help with setting up and removing props and stage equipment for productions and half-time performances.

In July 2005, the Zwick Foundation provided Kilgore College with a $3.5 million grant for design and construction of a new dormitory exclusively for use by the Rangerettes.

[78] In anticipation of the organization's 75th anniversary, filmmaker Chip Hale followed the Rangerettes for a year, creating the documentary Sweethearts of the Gridiron.

[79] The film explores the history of the Kilgore Rangerettes, the first precision drill team in the U.S., founded by Gussie Nell Davis in 1940.

[81] The documentary features archival footage and interviews with former Rangerettes, emphasizing themes of discipline, teamwork, and the team's lasting impact on American sports and dance culture.

"[1] Davis countered, "that there was nothing wrong in learning self-confidence, discipline, cooperation, and the ability to perform precision dance, along with poise, etiquette, and personal grooming".

[85] On June 22, 2017, Motes was indicted by a Gregg County Grand Jury, and faced first degree felonies in three charges encompassed in two counts for aggravated kidnapping.