Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles
intercollegiate sports teams of University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
The University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles (casually known as the UW–La Crosse Eagles) are the athletic teams of the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse. The Eagles athletic teams compete in at the NCAA Division III as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC). Wisconsin–La Crosse's teams were known as the Indians from 1937 to 1989. The name was changed because of concerns of racial insensitivity regarding Native Americans; see Native American mascot controversy.
Varsity sports
National championships
Team
Wisconsin–La Crosse has won 81 National Championships including: 54 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 7 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), 2 Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), and 18 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA).
^ Split 2009 title with Wisconsin–Oshkosh
^^ Split 2017 title with North Central (IL)
WIAC conference championships
As of May 4th, 2025, UWL has won 452 WIAC Conference Championships in the following categories:
Individual teams
Football
The Eagles football team plays its home games at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The football program has won three national titles: the NAIA Division II Football National Championship in 1985 and NCAA Division III Football Championship in 1992 and 1995, all during the tenure of Roger Harring, who served as head coach from 1969 to 1999 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2005.
Track and field
The Eagles have won 21 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships and 18 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Both totals are the best in Division III history.
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