Finals Rodeo held in Casper, Wyoming. Ranger had only been competing again since 2005, after a 25-year hiatus. In August 2007, Ranger replaced its football program with men's and women's soccer and men's golf programs. The football team finished the year with a record of 4 wins and 5 losses; the team was unable to compete its schedule due to ineligibility issues. In 2013 the Ranger College men's soccer team won the NJCAA Region V Championship and participated in the NJCAA Division I national tournament. In 2015-16 the men's basketball team was found to have committed two eligibility violations. The first instance caused them to forfeit four games. The second and more serious violation required them to forfeit all games from the 2015-2016 season and to be placed on probation by the NJCAA for the 2016-17 season, meaning they were barred from any post-season play in 2016-17. In June 2016, Ranger earned a College National Finals Rodeo championship when sophomore heeler Wesley Thorp won the team roping event, with partner Cole Weeler of Weatherford College. In 2020, the Ranger College women's cross-country team won the NJCAA national title, and head cross-country coach Kathy Graham was named NJCAA National Coach of the Year. Alumni Kris Clyburn, professional basketball player Billy Gillispie, NCAA basketball coach Agapius Masong, distance runner Jim Morris, professional baseball player and subject of the 2002 Disney film The Rookie. Johnny Perkins, professional football player Del Thompson, professional football player and member of Ranger College's 1978 national championship team References External links Official website Education in Eastland County, Texas Educational institutions established in 1926 Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Community colleges in Texas Buildings and structures in Eastland County, Texas NJCAA athletics 1926 establishments in Texas