Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs

Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs

University	Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Conference	Great American Conference
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Todd Thurman
Location	Weatherford, Oklahoma
Varsity teams	10
Football stadium	Milam Stadium
Basketball arena	Pioneer Cellular Event Center
Baseball stadium	SWOSU Athletic Complex
Soccer stadium	SWOSU Athletic Complex
Other arenas	Rankin Williams Fieldhouse
Nickname	Bulldogs
Colors	Navy Blue and White^[1]
Website	www.swosuathletics.com

The Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs (also SWOSU Bulldogs) are the athletic teams that represent Southwestern Oklahoma State University, located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Bulldogs compete as members of the Great American Conference for all 10 varsity sports.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's Sports

Baseball
Basketball
Football
Golf
Rodeo

Women's Sports

Basketball
Cross Country
Golf
Rodeo
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball
Track & Field

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Individual sports

National Championships

SWOSU has won national championship titles in women’s basketball (1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990), football (1996), men's rodeo (1985, 1992, 1993, 1999) and women's rodeo (1998, 1994). And the SWOSU baseball team were runners-up for the national championship in the NAIA World Series (1958).^[3]

Alumni

Carl Birdsong, former NFL punter
Ray Burris, former MLB pitcher
Shane Drury, former PRCA bullrider
Gordon Gore, NFL player
V'Keon Lacey, American football player^[4]
Grady Lewis, former NBA player
Cord McCoy, PBR bullrider and runner-up on The Amazing Race
Rex Ryan, head coach for the Buffalo Bills
Rob Ryan, defensive assistant for the Buffalo Bills
Arnie Shockley, former professional football player
Jim Simmons, NFL player
Rocky Walcher, former PGA Tour golfer

References

↑ SWOSU Media Relations. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
↑ "Southwestern Oklahoma State University Athletics". www.swosuathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
↑ NAIA World Series
↑ "V'Keon Lacey". angelosports.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 1970. Retrieved June 5, 2015. |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help) CS1 maint: Unfit url (link)

External links

Official website

Great American Conference

Members	Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys & Golden Suns Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils & Cotton Blossoms East Central Tigers Harding Bisons & Lady Bisons Henderson State Reddies Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers Oklahoma Baptist Bison Ouachita Baptist Tigers Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm Southern Arkansas Muleriders Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs

Affiliates	Oklahoma Christian Eagles Rogers State Hillcats

College sports teams in Oklahoma

NCAA Division I	Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Tulsa Golden Hurricane

NCAA Division II	Cameron Aggies Central Oklahoma Bronchos East Central Tigers Northeastern State RiverHawks Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers Oklahoma Christian Eagles Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies Rogers State Hillcats Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm Southwestern Oklahoma State Bulldogs Southern Nazarene Crimson Storm

NAIA Division I	Bacone Warriors Langston Lions Mid-America Christian Evangels Oklahoma Baptist Bison Oklahoma City Stars Oklahoma Science & Arts Drovers St. Gregory's Cavaliers

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