Open House & Registration

Visit the alumni center and museum and pick up everything you need for an exciting Homecoming! While you’re there, check out our updated traditions display, explore the Picture This exhibit, and learn about our history.

Musick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker House

Stunt Night

Since 1909, classes have competed in the long-standing tradition of Stunt Night. The theme for Stunt Night will be revealed soon! Alumni can receive a FREE TICKET, but you must pre-register online.

W.W. Walton Chapel

Homecoming Pep Rally

Join us for our annual Homecoming Pep Rally featuring the Cru Spirit Band, UMHB Dance Team, and Cru Cheer. Enjoy the phenomenal lighting of the letters and fireworks!

Luther Memorial

Homecoming Hub

Stop by Homecoming Hub to check in, say hi, and pick up your registration packet! Looking for a place to meet up with your friends and classmates? Look no further. This is a great meeting spot. Don't forget to check out the updated tradition displays in the museum, and our rotating exhibit Picture This, featuring pages from the Bluebonnet yearbook from 1904 to today, alongside 30 photo submissions from alumni and students. While you are here, make sure you sign our decade wall to let everyone know who is here!

Musick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker House

Campus Store Open

Please stop by the Campus Store in the Bawcom Student Union and see all the new Cru gear on display. Make sure to use your Alumni Benefits Card to receive a discount.

Bawcom Student Union

Carnival on King Street

Join us for our annual Carnival on King Street at Homecoming. This is a FREE event, with activities for your entire family to enjoy. There will be inflatables, photo ops, a climbing wall, balloon artists, a petting zoo, a Villa Golf Simulator from Bryan Villalobos ‘19, axe throwing, and more. The center of King Street will have FREE waters and sodas, activities, student organization tables, Ms. Vicky’s cookies, and a place to enjoy fellowship with friends. We will also have Sweet N’ Salty Popcorn from Audrey Hale ’13 available for purchase, but the first 50 people will get FREE treats.

King Street

Design at UMHB Sticker Contest

Stop by the sticker tables on King Street and design a new UMHB sticker. We will have a variety of templates to choose from. Submit your design, and we will host a competition on social media to select one sticker, which will be produced and available for the last home football game on November 14.

King Street

Crusader Car Show

Check out our Crusader Car Show on King Street. We will have some cars on display, and you can vote for your favorite; the winner will receive a prize.

King Street

Band Alumni Rehearsal

Calling all former UMHB Band members. Join us for a reunion and a chance to play with the band during the Homecoming football game. Alumni will need to pre-register for this event to be included.

Farris Band Hall, Bawcom Student Union

Homecoming Hymn Sing

Start your morning off right with a devotional from Daniel McAfee, Baptist Student Ministry Director, followed by a Hymn Sing led by Bobby Johnson ’76, Tim Kemp ’87, Chris Barnes ’98, and Josh Stewart ’04, with Beth Norvell '03 sharing some special stories from our history. Heritage Club will host a reception in the lobby following the event.

Coffee with the Cru - Networking Hour

UMHB’s Young Alumni Board invites current students and alumni from the past 10 years for FREE coffee, networking, door-prize signups, and a visit with Career Services! We will have FREE coffee from Summer Moon, Sly Fox, and Buckles and Beans, so don’t miss out on this amazing experience. Alumni will have the goal to meet one student and share one career lesson!

2nd Floor Lobby, Bawcom Student Union

Spirit Stop

Check out the Spirit Stop hosted by First Year Collective and let them share their Cru Spirit before the Homecoming game. They will offer temporary tattoos, spirit paint, and hair color to help everyone get decked out in purple, gold, and white. You do not want to miss this!

King Street

Alumni Tailgate

Kick off game day with your UMHB family at our Alumni Tailgate before the Crusaders take on Howard Payne! Bring the whole family and enjoy hamburgers, hot dogs, and all the fixings for just $15 per person before cheering on Cru together. Be sure to stop by Game Day Scoop afterward for a FREE scoop of Crunilla ice cream, and if you're planning a class reunion, let us know so we can reserve a space for your group. Spots are limited, so register today!

Musick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker House

Cru Kids Day

Our Cru Kids are invited to spend time on the field with Crunk, the UMHB Dance Team, Cru Cheer, and members of the Cru Football team. Our middle schoolers and high schoolers will have the option to meet with one of our admissions counselors and talk through what it is like to look for a college, and even go on a tour of the campus. This event is for registered Cru Kids only; they must wear their new shirt or ID. To register your child, visit alumni.umhb.edu/crukids; the registration deadline is August 31.

Crusader Stadium Tunnel

Game Day Scoop

Bring the family for some FREE Crunilla ice cream at Game Day Scoop.

Musick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker House

CRUise

Be part of our exciting pregame tradition of welcoming the team to Crusader Stadium!

UMHB Football vs. Howard Payne University

Come cheer on the Cru as they take on the Yellow Jackets in an exciting Homecoming matchup. General admission tickets can be purchased with registration at the alumni discount of $7 each. All alumni are encouraged to visit the alumni check-in table on the south concourse to pick up some alumni swag.

Your Homecoming badge gives you access to Campus Recreation and the ability to check out supplies (pickleball paddles, balls, games, hammocks and more) and utilize the McClinton Family Intramural Fields & Recreation Center during the Homecoming weekend. Badges can be picked up at the Homecoming Hub at the Musick Alumni Center and Museum at the Parker House on Friday or Saturday.

Your Homecoming POV

We want to see Homecoming from your point of view! Throughout the weekend, you'll find QR codes posted around campus that let you share your favorite Homecoming moments.

Simply scan a QR code, take up to 25 photos, and help create a community photo album filled with memories from Homecoming 2026. From reunions and traditions to UMHB vs. HPU and everything in between, we want to experience Homecoming through your eyes.

The full photo gallery will be available 24 hours after Homecoming, giving you a chance to relive the weekend and see Homecoming from every perspective.