The Florida Memorial Lions are the athletic teams that represent Florida Memorial University, located in Miami Gardens, Florida, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Sun Conference (formerly known as the Florida Sun Conference (FSC) until after the 2007âÂÂ08 school year) since the 1990âÂÂ91 academic year. Its football program began competing in the Mid-South Conference (MSC) from the 2020 to 2021 fall seasons.
Florida Memorial competes in 12 intercollegiate varsity sports:
From 1945 to 1958, Florida MemorialâÂÂthen known as Florida Normal and Industrial InstituteâÂÂcompiled a record of 41âÂÂ25âÂÂ6 with a break in the 1949 season. The team competed as a member of the Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC). The last football game played by the Lions was a 14âÂÂ8 win over in 1958 before a 62-year hiatus. The football program was reinstated in 2020. On October 23, 2021, the Lions won their first game since the reinstatement of the program against the of Barbourville, Kentucky by a score of 41âÂÂ17.
Florida Memorial's facilities include: