The Eagles athletic teams compete in at the NCAA Division III as a member of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC).

The name was changed because of concerns of racial insensitivity regarding Native Americans; see Native American mascot controversy.

[2] UWL has won WIAC Conference Championships in the following categories: 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.

[4] The Eagles have won 18 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships and 15 team titles at the NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships.