The Oakville Longhorns were founded and incorporated in February of 1978, and granted admission to the NFC at the Annual General Meeting held, that year, in Sault Ste. Marie. The team was represented at that meeting by former team Vice-President Roger East and Director, Bruce Gilroy, currently the club's Offensive Co-Ordinator.

Chairmen of the Board - Steve Harrington, Bruce Gilroy, Treasurer - Steve Doucette, Vice-President - Brad Fevreau and Trainer - Ron Matuyama, have all been with the club since 1978.

The Longhorns are the second oldest team in the league behind the Sudbury Spartans. The 2007 season will be the club's 30th anniversary.

More than 1,000 athletes and 100 coaches and volunteers have been members of the Longhorns Football Family.

The Oakville Longhorns are arguably the most successful amateur
football team in Canada . In 29 seasons of play, the Longhorns have never missed the league playoffs while accumulating a regular season record of 186 - 62 - 3 for a .750 winning percentage. Oakville's playoff record is 36 - 16 (.692 winning percentage).

During the previous 29 seasons, the Longhorns have 15 first place
finishes, 19 championship appearances, 14 league championships (including an incredible 11 consecutive titles from 1993 - 2003), 7 undefeated seasons, 4 consecutive Canadian Championship appearances (2000 - 2003) and 3 consecutive Canadian Championships (2000 - 2002).

In international games, the Longhorns have a record of 4 - 1 in
contests with teams from Brigton, England; Buffalo, New York; Dade County and Orlando, Florida.