Alabama A&M Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs are the athletic teams that represent Alabama A&M University. The program will feature 17 varsity sports teams in the 2024–25 school year. A&M participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Russell Athletic is the current sponsor of the Alabama A&M University Athletic Department.

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Bowling
Cross country	Cross country
Football	Soccer
Golf	Softball
Tennis	Tennis
Track & field	Track & field
	Volleyball
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Alabama A&M Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs
University	Alabama A&M University
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
NCAA	Division I (FCS)
Athletic director	Dr. Paul A. Bryant
Location	Normal, Alabama
Varsity teams	17
Football stadium	Louis Crews Stadium
Arena	Alabama A&M Events Center
Nickname	Bulldogs Lady Bulldogs
Colors	Maroon and white[1]
Website	aamusports.com

Men's cross country is being reinstated starting in 2024–25 after having last competed in 2004.^[2]

History

National championships

Assoc.	Division	Sport	Year	Rival	Score
NCAA	Division II	Men's soccer[3] (2)	1977	Seattle Pacific	2–1
			1979	Eastern Illinois	2–0
		Women's track and field (indoor) (1)	1992	Abilene Christian Cal State Los Angeles	67–42 (+25)
		Women's track and field (outdoor) (1)	1992	Cal State Los Angeles	112–65 (+47)
			1993	Abilene Christian	92–86 (+6)

Individual sports

Baseball

Main article: Alabama A&M Bulldogs baseball

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs transitioned from Division II to NCAA Division I in 1999. The lone Bulldogs baseball conference title came in 1993 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Football

Main article: Alabama A&M Bulldogs football

Alabama A&M vs. Southern University, 2014

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs are the college football team representing the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. The Bulldogs play in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision.

Basketball

Main article: Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball

Main article: Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs basketball

A Lady Bulldogs basketball game in 2024

The Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team has had notable players including Desmond Cambridge, Mickell Gladness, Obie Trotter, Frank Sillmon, Willie Hayes (basketball), and Nigel Moore (basketball). The Bulldogs were coached by L. Vann Pettaway from 1986 to 2010. During that span, Pettaway amassed a 440–264 record with the a school-best 28–3 in 1992-93 and 1995–96. From 1992 to 1997, the Bulldogs went 136–20. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs men's basketball team has made the NCAA tournament once, in 2005.^[4]

Soccer

Alabama A&M's men's soccer team won two NCAA Division II national championships in 1977 and 1979, finished Third place in 1980, and was runner-up in Division I in 1981. The program was discontinued following the 2011 season.^[5][6]