UT Permian Basin Falcons

UT Permian Basin Falcons
UniversityUniversity of Texas Permian Basin
ConferenceLSC (primary)
RMAC (swimming)
NCAADivision II
Athletic directorScott Larson
LocationOdessa, Texas
First season1995
Varsity teams15 (7 men's, 8 women's)
Football stadiumAstound Broadband Stadium
Basketball arenaFalcon Dome
Baseball stadiumRoden Field
Soccer stadiumUTPB Soccer Field
NicknameFalcons
ColorsFalcon orange and black
   
Websiteutpbfalcons.com

The UT Permian Basin Falcons (also UTPB Falcons) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Texas Permian Basin, located in Odessa, Texas, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in Lone Star Conference for most of their varsity sports since the 2016–17 academic year. A UTPB Falcons football team was added for the 2016 NCAA Division II football season to bring the total number of varsity teams to 16. UTPB previously competed in the D-II Heartland Conference from 2006–07 to 2015–16; in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1998–99 to 2005–06; and as an NAIA Independent from 1995–96 to 1997–98.