Have you ever painted yourself green and/or sprinkled yourself with gold dust in preparation for a football game? Have you ever wanted to? Of course you have. Now’s your chance. Or lose the paint and wear a band hat with one of those fuzzy things instead—UAB offers plenty of ways to get behind the Blazers and show your school spirit.

Marching Blazers

If you're musically inclined, you can get on the field as part of the Marching Blazers. The marching band plays at all UAB home games, travels with the team on occasion, and plays at festivals throughout the Southeast. They get the spirit started with their pregame show and keep it going through halftime—no student can resist that rumble when the drum line kicks up.

Blazer Band

Bartow Arena is a rather tight space for marching, but the Blazer Band is there to bring spirit to men’s and women’s basketball games. On a crisp winter night, there’s nothing like the squeak of basketball shoes, the roar of the fans, the thoop of the T-shirt cannon, and the unrestrained rocking out of the Blazer Band bringing it all together.

Cheerleaders and Golden Girls

If you’ve got rhythm but you don’t exactly have music, UAB’s Cheerleading Squad and Golden Girls dance team are an opportunity to get out there and energize the fans. On the sidelines or on the field, the cheerleaders and Golden Girls are always a hit.

Colorguard, Majorettes, and Blazerettes

Whether you're waving a UAB flag, twirling a baton, or dancing, the Colorguard, Majorettes, and Blazerettes all participate as auxiliary sections of the Marching Blazers.

Blaze

There can be only one. Fuzzy yet fearsome, UAB’s costumed mascot puts the Blaze in Blazers at UAB games, campus activities, and community events. We know Blaze could totally breathe fire if he wanted to—he just doesn’t want to scare the kids.

• Request an appearance by Blaze or UAB Spirit Squad

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