Home Timeline 1946 May Rangers Nickname 1940s Anecdotes Football Sports Rangers Nickname May 1, 1946 66 0 Ed Maher (first lay faculty member ‘42) gave the football team its nickname “Rangers”; he once lived in the city of Ranger, Texas and liked the town. Comments Browse The Timeline Browse by Year 2015 (3) 2014 (1) 2010 (1) 2009 (2) 2008 (4) 2006 (1) 2005 (2) 2004 (2) 2002 (3) 2001 (1) 2000 (1) 1999 (2) 1998 (3) 1997 (1) 1996 (2) 1995 (1) 1994 (2) 1992 (4) 1991 (2) 1990 (5) 1989 (3) 1988 (1) 1987 (2) 1986 (4) 1984 (2) 1983 (1) 1982 (2) 1981 (3) 1980 (3) 1979 (2) 1978 (4) 1977 (1) 1975 (4) 1974 (2) 1972 (2) 1970 (1) 1969 (3) 1968 (2) 1967 (1) 1966 (4) 1965 (7) 1964 (2) 1963 (1) 1962 (3) 1961 (5) 1960 (5) 1959 (1) 1958 (3) 1957 (8) 1956 (7) 1955 (13) 1954 (17) 1953 (8) 1952 (6) 1951 (2) 1950 (13) 1949 (10) 1948 (14) 1947 (7) 1946 (8) 1945 (14) 1944 (14) 1943 (26) 1942 (36) 1941 (10) 1940 (2) 1938 (1) Browse by Category 1940s (111) 1950s (43) 1960s (13) 1980s (3) Academics (10) Activities/Clubs (71) Alumni (1) Anecdotes (113) Awards/Honors (14) Band (3) Baseball (2) Basketball (10) Campus Building and Grounds (20) Debate (4) First two years (44) Football (14) Photos (16) Sports (76) Timeline (14)