Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, track and field (indoor and outdoor), and volleyball.

Student athletic clubs for crew, soccer, and basketball had formed when UAH became an independent institution in 1969.

[7] UAH became a Division II member of the NCAA beginning with the 1986–87 academic year, along with the addition of volleyball[8] and tennis programs.

In May 2020, due to financial hardships cause by the coronavirus, UAH announced that it would be ending the ice hockey program.

[18] Varsity basketball at UAH began in 1973 under coach Kayo Willis, who turned the Chargers into an NAIA power.

In 2010–11, the Chargers went 29–5, hosted the South Regional and earned their first berth in the Elite Eight, losing to Minnesota State 95–91 in the quarterfinals.

The Chargers won their third GSC Tournament title in 2016–17, finishing 26–8 and reaching the NCAA South Region final at home.

Josh Magette, a two-time All-American and UAH's all-time leader in assists (878) and steals (268) from 2008-12,[20] is the first Charger to play in the NBA.

The program joined the NAIA in 1981, and under then-athletics director Dennis Killips, reached the finals of the regional tournament.

Donna Caldwell Dunnaway took over as head coach in 1982, and led the Lady Chargers to district championship.

UAH lost to Southwestern Oklahoma, 80–68, in the 1983 NAIA national championship game in Kansas City and finished 27–8.

Les Stuedeman has been the head coach of the UAH softball program since its inception in 1996, winning 1,095 games through the 2019 season.

[9] The Chargers won the GSC championship in 2014 and earned NCAA Tournament berths in 2012 and 2014 under coach Hunter Royer.

UAH soccer began in 1969 when students approached Dr. Ostap Stromecky for his assistance in forming a club team.

Under coach Carlos Petersen, UAH won GSC championships in 1996 and 1997, and earned its first NCAA Division II tournament berth in 1997.

[4] In 1996, the Chargers finished 16–1–1, its best record in program history, losing 2–1 to NCAA Division II national champion Lynn University and drawing with NAIA No.

In the event of an interruption (such as a score), the pep band will resume where it left off after playing the fight song.