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A History of Success

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ULM ATHLETICS --
A HISTORY OF SUCCESS




         78 years of athletics excellence



         Two National Championships
              - 1987 Football Division I-AA
                                  (13-2; defeated Marshall 43-42 in Championship Game)
                        - 1935 Football Junior College
                                 (8-0; Outscored opponents 180-6 on the season)

          20 Men's and Women's Conference All-Sports Titles
             - 13 Southland Conference, 3 Atlantic Sun, 4 Gulf South

          Final Four Appearance
               - 1984 Women's Basketball



          82 Conference Championships

 

 

          193 All-Americans

 

         Conference Membership:
                - Sun Belt Conference (football only: 2001-05, all sports: 2006-present)
                           - Southland Conference (1982-2006)
                                  -F
ootball moved to 1A Independent in 1994
                           - Atlantic Sun Conference (1978-82)
                           - Gulf States Conference (1953-71)


Sport-by-Sport Breakdown


   Football:
1987 Division 1AA National Football Championship
1935 Junior College National Football Championship
53 All-Americans and 207 1st or 2nd Team All-Conference Players (since 1982)
More than 50 players sent to the NFL

    Men's Basketball:
Street & Smith Top 100 All-Time Men's Collegiate Basketball Program
21 Consecutive Winning Seasons (1961-82) -- 35 Winning Seasons in Past 46 years
12 Conference Championships
Seven NCAA Tournament Appearances and Two NIT Invitations
All-Time Winning Percentage of .554
Fant-Ewing Coliseum Winning Percentage of .745
NCAA's All-Time Career Block Leader
Wojciech Myrda -- 535
78 All-Conference Players, 12 Conference Players of the Year and 17 All-Americans

    Women's Basketball:
1984 NCAA Women's Final Four
No. 2 National Ranking --1984
Four Southland Conference Championships -- 2004, 1984, 1983, 1982
43 All-Conference players, Four Conference Players of the Year, 10 All-Americans

    Baseball:
13 Conference Championships
   -2008, 2002, 2000, 1999, 1995, 1994, 1982, 1981, 1969, 1968, 1967, 1965, 1963
1970 NAIA National Runner-Up
171 All-Conference Players, 18 Conference Players of the Year, 32 All-Americans,
10 Coaches of the Year

    Men's and Women's Tennis:
26 Team Conference Championships
    -20 Southland Conference, 3 Sun Belt Conference, 3 Gulf South
47 Individual Conference Champions, Three All-Americans, Five Coaches of the Year

    Softball:
USA Today/NFCAA Top 50 All-Time Collegiate Program
1992 National Invitational Tournament (NIT) Championship
No. 19 National Ranking -- 1997
86 All-Conference Selections, 14 Conference Players of the Year, Four All-Americans,
One Coach of the Year

    Men's and Women's Track and Field:
26 Team Conference Championships
    --12 Southland Conference, Two Atlantic Sun Conference, 12 Gulf South Conference
15 Individual NCAA National Champions
Six World Record Holders
Four Olympians
Two USTFCCCA Hall of Fame Coaches
67 All-Americans, 16 Individual National Champions, 272 Individual Conference Champions, 12 Coaches of the Year, 46 Athletes of the Year / Top Track Performers / Top Field Performers /
High Point Scorers

   Soccer:
Since 1999: 31 All-Conference Selections, 15 All-Louisiana Selections, One Player of the Year, One Coach of the Year


   Men's Golf:
Two Conference Championships (Gulf States & Southland)
Six All-Americans, Three NCAA Qualifiers, Three Conference Champions
27 All-Conference Selections since 1983, One Louisiana Player of the Year

   Women's Golf:
Since 2005: Seven All-Louisiana Selections, Five All-Conference Selections, Two Players of the Year


   Men's and Women's Cross Country:
Four Individual Conference Champions, Two Athletes of the Year

    Volleyball:
23 All-Conference / All-Region / All-Louisiana Players, Five Players of the Year

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