Smokey the cannon is an artillery piece used as part of the pagentry of college football games of the Texas Longhorns, the team of the University of Texas at Austin. Smokey is fired each time the Longhorns score, at every kick-off, and at the end of each quarter. The cannon is present for all home games, and for some away games when not prohibited by local rules.
The current version of the cannon weighs 1,200 pounds and fires up to four blank 10-gauge shotgun shells at a time. Smokey is operated and cared for by the Texas Cowboys, a UT student organization.
