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The '''Hardin-Simmons University''' Cowboys (Cowgirls for women's sports) compete as members of the [[{{asc}}]] in [[NCAA Division III]] football and basketball.  Hardin-Simmons is a private Baptist institution located in Abilene, Texas.  The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 2000.

Hardin-Simmons is located on Ambler Avenue, on the north side of Abilene, between BUS US 83 (Treadway Boulevard) and Simmons Avenue.  Exit 285A off I-20 is the exit for Treadway; the campus is a half-mile south of the offramp.  Jack Stevens Center is about a quarter-mile north of Asher Avenue, on West 28th Street just off University Avenue.  Shelton Stadium (4,000) is on the west side of campus at the corner of Simmons and Vogel Avenues; the Mabee Complex (3,000) sits in the middle of campus at the corner of Hickory Street and Vogel.

The main historic rival for the Cowboys is their crosstown nemesis, [[McMurry]].  That rivalry, however, is at risk with McMurry's stated intent to move to [[NCAA Division II]].  HSU will still have a long-term hated foe to deal with, however, as they also share a heated rivalry with [[Howard Payne]].  [[Abilene Christian]], whose campus is less than a mile away, has been a rival at times in the past, but the two schools have rarely played at the same level of competition in many years now (when HSU downgraded their program, they basically leapfrogged ''under'' ACU).

Hardin-Simmons has sent 28 players to the NFL, all of whom attended the school prior to the 26-year stretch without a team.  The most recognizable of these are four-time Pro Bowl linemen Ed Sprinkle and Bulldog Turner.  Hall-of-Famer Sammy Baugh spent a stint as head coach in the 50s, and the university pays great respect to Jimmie Keeling, who resurrected the program in 1990 and served as head coach until 2010.  Harvey Catchings is the only former Cowboy to play in the NBA, spending 11 years in the league, mostly with Philadelphia and Milwaukee.
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=='''Conference Affiliations'''==
===Football===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{asc}}]]
|NCAA III
|1997-present
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|[[{{tiaa}}|Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
|NAIA II
|1990-1996
|-
|no team
| 
|1964-1990
|-
|[[{{d1ind}}|NCAA University Division Independents]]
|NCAA University
|1961-1963
|-
|[[{{border}}|Border Conference]]
|NCAA University
|1941-1961
|-
|[[{{txcac}}|Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference]]
|NCAA College
|1937-1940
|-
|[[{{txcac}}|Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference]]
|NCAA
|1928-1936
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1917-1927
|-
|no team
| 
|1910-1916
|-
|[[Pre-NCAA Independents]]
|Independent
|1904-1909
|-
|no team
| 
|1899-1903
|-
|[[Pre-NCAA Independents]]
|Independent
|1897-1898
|}

===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{asc}}]]
|NCAA III
|1996-present
|-
|[[{{tiaa}}|Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
|NCAA III
|1994-1996
|-
|[[{{tiaa}}|Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
|NAIA II
|1992-1994
|-
|[[{{tiaa}}|Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]]
|NAIA
|1990-1992
|-
|[[{{asun}}|Trans-America Athletic Conference]]
|NCAA I
|1978-1990
|-
|[[{{d1ind}}]]
|NCAA I
|1973-1978
|-
|[[{{d1ind}}|NCAA University Division Independents]]
|NCAA University
|1962-1973
|-
|[[{{border}}|Border Conference]]
|NCAA University
|1957-1962
|-
|[[{{gcc}}|Gulf Coast Conference]] †
|NCAA
|1956-1957
|-
|[[{{border}}|Border Conference]]
|NCAA
|1941-1957
|-
|[[{{txcac}}|Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference]]
|NCAA
|1928-1941
|-
|[[NCAA Independents]]
|NCAA
|1910-1928
|-
|[[Pre-NCAA Independents]]
|Independent
|1907-1910
|}
† - Hardin-Simmons' basketball-only membership in the Gulf Coast Conference was concurrent with their continued membership in the Border Conference.

=='''Post-Season Appearances'''==
===Football===
{{Bowl Alert}}
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[Sun Bowl]]
|''[[Sun Bowl|1935]]'', '''[[Sun Bowl|1936]]''', [[Sun Bowl|1942]], [[Sun Bowl|1958]]
|-
|[[Alamo Bowl (old)|Alamo Bowl]]
|'''[[Alamo Bowl (old)|1946]]'''
|-
|[[Harbor Bowl]]
|'''[[Harbor Bowl|1947]]'''
|-
|[[Grape Bowl]]
|''[[Grape Bowl|1948]]''
|-
|[[Shrine Bowl]]
|'''[[Shrine Bowl|1948]]'''
|-
|[[Camellia Bowl (old)|Camellia Bowl]]
|'''[[Camellia Bowl (old)|1948]]'''
|-
|[[NCAA Division III Playoffs]]
|[[NCAA Division III Playoffs|1999]], [[NCAA Division III Playoffs|2000]], [[NCAA Division III Playoffs|2001]], [[NCAA Division III Playoffs|2004]], [[NCAA Division III Playoffs|2006]], [[NCAA Division III Playoffs|2008]]
|-
|[[NAIA Division II Playoffs]]
|[[NAIA Division II Playoffs|1992]], [[NAIA Division II Playoffs|1993]], [[NAIA Division II Playoffs|1994]], [[NAIA Division II Playoffs|1995]], [[NAIA Division II Playoffs|1996]]
|}

===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Tournament]]
|[[1957 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Tournament|1957]]
|-
|[[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament]]
|[[1953 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament|1953]]
|}

=='''Championships'''==
===Football===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{border}}|Border Conference]] Champions
|''[[1941 Border Conference Football|1941]]'', [[1942 Border Conference Football|1942]], [[1946 Border Conference Football|1946]]
|-
|[[{{asc}}]] Champions
|[[1998 American Southwest Football|1998]], [[1999 American Southwest Football|1999]], [[2000 American Southwest Football|2000]], [[2001 American Southwest Football|2001]], [[2003 American Southwest Football|2003]], [[2004 American Southwest Football|2004]]
|-
|[[{{tiaa}}|Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] Champions
|[[1993 Texas Intercollegiate Football|1993]], ''[[1994 Texas Intercollegiate Football|1994]]'', ''[[1995 Texas Intercollegiate Football|1995]]'', [[1996 Texas Intercollegiate Football|1996]]
|}
===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 600px;"
|[[{{border}}|Border Conference]] Regular Season Champions
|''[[1953 Border Conference Men's Basketball|1953]]'' 
|-
|[[{{asc}}]] Western Division Regular Season Champions
|''[[2005 American Southwest Men's Basketball|2005]]''
|-
|[[{{tiaa}}|Texas Intercollegiate]] Regular Season Champions
|''[[1992 Texas Intercollegiate Men's Basketball|1992]]'', [[1993 Texas Intercollegiate Men's Basketball|1993]]
|}
=='''National Individual Awards'''==
===Football===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 700px;"
|'''[[National Football Foundation Hall of Fame]]'''
|1960: Bulldog Turner (C/LB)<br>1989: Warren B. Woodson (coach)
|-
|[[Sammy Baugh Trophy]]
|1960: Harold Stephens
|-
|[[Dave Rimington Award|Dave Rimington Award (Division III}]]
|2006: Josh Knox (C)
|-
|[[NCAA Division II Football First-Team All-Americans]]
|1937: Burns McKinney (B)<br>1939: Clyde Turner (C)<br>1940: Owen Goodnight (B)<br>1942: Rudy Mobley (B)<br>1946: Rudy Mobley (B)
|-
|[[NCAA Division III Football First-Team All-Americans]]
|1994: Colin McCormick (WR)<br>1999: Gary Gutierrez (OL)<br>2002: Thomas Anderson (OL)<br>2002: Alex Hansen (DB)<br>2003: Alex Hansen (DB)<br>2003: Adam Hernandez (OL)<br>2004: Adam Hernandez (OL)<br>2004: Alex Hansen (DB)<br>2004: Brent Geiley (LB)<br>2004: Reggie Robinson (DL)<br>2004: Will Galusha (DB)<br>2005: Will Galusha (DB)<br>2005: Tye Conry (OL)<br>2006: Josh Knox (OL)<br>2008: Mychal Carrillo (WR)<br>2008: Ryan Hunter (OL)<br>2010: Koby Parker (OL)
|-
|[[NAIA Division I Football First-Team All-Americans]]
|1993: Colin McCormick (WR)<br>1994: Colin McCormick (WR)<br>1994: Kevin Beam (QB)<br>1994: Anthony Christian (DL)<br>1995: Jason Hall (OL)
|}

===Basketball===
{| class="wikitable zebra" style="width: 700px;"
|[[National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame]]
|2015: Lou Henson (coach)
|}
=='''External Links'''==
[http://www.hsuathletics.com/ Hardin-Simmons University Athletics]
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