▁administration ▁noted ▁major ▁financial ▁losses ▁of ▁about ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁per ▁year ▁and ▁low ▁average ▁attend ance ▁( 5 , 6 0 0 , ▁the ▁student ▁body ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁ 2 3 , 1 0 0 ). ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁university ' s ▁auxili ary ▁enter prise ▁income ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁ 1 4 ▁sports ▁were ▁under - fund ed , ▁as ▁football ▁account ed ▁for ▁half ▁the ▁total ▁athlet ic ▁budget . ▁Disc uss ions ▁take ▁place ▁period ically ▁about ▁restart ing ▁football ▁but ▁have ▁not ▁gained ▁tra ction ▁as ▁an ▁institution al ▁priority . ▁ ▁U TA ▁Che er ▁U TA ' s ▁small ▁co ed ▁cheer leading ▁team ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁power ▁in ▁Division ▁I ▁compet itive ▁cheer leading . ▁The ▁team ▁has ▁been ▁crown ed ▁National ▁Che er le aders ▁Association ▁Colleg iate ▁National ▁Champions ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Sports ▁rival ries ▁ ▁The ▁Texas ▁State ▁Bob c ats , ▁from ▁a ▁Central ▁Texas ▁peer ▁institution , ▁are ▁a ▁primary ▁in - con ference ▁rival ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁with ▁concurrent ▁members hips ▁in ▁three ▁different ▁con ferences . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 – 2 0 1 7 ▁seasons , ▁U TA ▁leads