The Milligan Buffaloes are the athletic teams that represent Milligan University, located in Milligan College, Tennessee, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) since the 2001âÂÂ02 academic year.
In 2022 a car hit a group of 3 students who were practicing in York County, Virginia. One student, Eli Cramer, was killed in the crash. The Virginia State Police later arrested the man responsible for the crash who was driving under the influence. The other students survived. Cramer was honoured at what would have been his graduation in 2024
Milligan competes in 29 intercollegiate varsity sports. The football program was discontinued in 1950 due to financial reasons.