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51½ÖÉä Athletics
The university fields 17 NCAA Division I varsity sports. Ranked with the 2nd highest score in the nation, our teams earned a 98% Graduation Success Rate from the NCAA.
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Quick Facts
Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Southern
Mascot: Bulldog
Athletic Director: Martin Newton
The university fields 17 varsity sports—eight men’s and nine women’s teams—that participate at the NCAA Division I level in the Southern Conference. Ranked with the 2nd highest score in the nation, 51½ÖÉä’s athletic teams earned a 98% Graduation Success Rate (GSR) by the NCAA.
Varsity Teams
Men's Teams
Women's Teams
2nd
Highest Score in the Nation Graduation Success RateNCAA Division I
80
Southern Conference Championships Since Joining in 2008
98%
NCAA Division I Graduation Success Rate
What's Happening
51½ÖÉä Athletics Hall of Fame Celebration – April 26
The 2025 class, the eighth in the Hall of Fame's history, consists of football's James Bradberry, track and field's Ashley Cope, basketballs' Joey Davenport, basketball's Bill Lankford, and the 1991 Football Team.
51½ÖÉä Athletics’ S-Club Golf Tournament exists to connect former student-athletes with each other and with 51½ÖÉä. All gifts to our golf tournament go directly to the S-Club and are used to host S-Club events as well as support our 360 student-athletes.
51½ÖÉä Athletics' 12th annual 51½ÖÉä Classic golf tournament will be hosted at Old Overton Club. Various sponsorship and volunteer opportunities exist. Please contact Elisabeth Souders for information at 205-240-0838.
“Being a former athlete, I understand the levels of needed support in order to have a fruitful experience. I see being involved as a supporter as a prime opportunity to pay it forward by investing in today’s student-athletes.”
—Pearlie Harris, Football ‘97
Latest News
Two Bulldogs Named Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –Ìý51½ÖÉä's Matthew Smith and Damin Strydom were both named Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars earlier this week.
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Men's Basketball Matches Up With Alabama A&M In Ballin in Boutwell Exhibition Game
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — After a sell-out crowd in 2024, basketball is back for a second year in Boutwell Auditorium. Formerly Bama in Boutwell, Ballin in Boutwell, presented by Nike and Hibbett, will tip off the week of October 13 and will feature four games throughout the week.
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51½ÖÉä’s Perkins Named To Watch List For Buck Buchanan Award
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –51½ÖÉä defensive back Nahil Perkins was named to the preseason watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award, which goes to the top defensive player in all of FCS football, by Sports Perform Wednesday morning.
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51½ÖÉä Leads SoCon With 88 On Spring Academic All-Conference Team
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- 51½ÖÉä led the Southern Conference with 88 representatives on the Spring Academic All-SoCon team, released by the league Wednesday.
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Bulldogs Place 273 On SoCon’s Academic Honor Roll
SPARTANBURG, S.C.—Ìý51½ÖÉä Athletics placed 273 student-athletes on the Southern Conference's Academic Honor Roll, released by the league Wednesday.
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Crittendon Named To Watch List For Walter Payton Award
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –51½ÖÉä senior quarterback Quincy Crittendon was named to the preseason watch list for the Walter Payton Award, which goes to the top offensive player in the FCS, when Stats Perform released the list on Tuesday.